CO2激光局域辐照对熔石英损伤特性的影响

研究了CO₂激光局域辐照对熔石英损伤特性的影响, 发现当辐照中心温度较低时(1139 K), 辐照对损伤阈值没有明显影响, 但辐照中心温度较高时(1638 K), 辐照对损伤阈值有明显的影响, 损伤阈值随距离辐照中心间距的增大而减小, 在残余应力产生光程差最大处附近, 损伤阈值降到最小, 随着与辐照中心间距的进一步增加, 损伤阈值略有上升. 对导致此现象的原因做了分析. 由于残余应力的存在, 在辐照中心发生再损伤产生的裂纹后, 裂纹先沿径向扩展, 在残余应力产生光程差最大处附近, 裂纹转而向切向扩展, 这可能与径向和环向张应力随半径的变化有关. 在采用热处理炉退火消除残余应力时, 必须注意元件的洁净处理, 否则退火会出现析晶现象, 对损伤阈值和透射率造成不良影响. 关键词： 2激光局域辐照')" href="#">CO₂激光局域辐照 熔石英 损伤特性     

Numerical simulation of modulation to incident laser by submicron to micron surface contaminants on fused silica

Modulation caused by surface/subsurface contaminants is one of the important factors for laser-induced damage of fused silica. In this work, a three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain(3D-FDTD) method is employed to simulate the electric field intensity distribution in the vicinity of particulate contaminants on fused silica surface. The simulated results reveal that the contaminant on both the input and output surfaces plays an important role in the electric field modulation of the incident laser. The influences of the shape, size, embedded depth, dielectric constant(εr), and the number of contaminant particles on the electric field distribution are discussed in detail. Meanwhile, the corresponding physical mechanism is analyzed theoretically.