3-Dimensional simulation and footprint of optical breakdown in dielectrics induced by femtosecond laser pulse
- 作者：M.H. Mahdieh ; mahdm@iust.ac.ir ; M. Gharibzadeh
- 关键词：Footprint of optical breakdown ; Damaged volume ; Femtosecond laser pulses
- 刊名：Optics and Laser Technology
- 出版年：2012
- 期刊代码：48_00303992
- 类别：ph
- 出版时间：September, 2012
- 卷：44
- 期：6
- 页码：1713-1721
- 文件大小：1003 K
摘要
In this paper dynamics of optical breakdown process in dielectrics induced by femtosecond laser pulses have been simulated numerically. Using rate equations, the dynamics of free electron density in the focusing region during a few laser pulse duration time was studied numerically. Sources of free electron production as well as sinks of electron reduction in the interacting region were considered in the calculations. In the simulation, the propagation of the laser beam through the focusing volume was also taken into account and the footprint of the breakdown process (as an estimation for medium bulk damage) was simulated 3-dimensionally. The temporal and spatial evolution of free electron density has been used for simulating the 3-dimensional footprint of optical breakdown region. The results show that the dynamics of the breakdown footprint (and volume) strongly depends on the laser and medium characteristics.