Damage Threshold in Ablation Regime Induced by Femtosecond Laser Irradiation on Transparent Media

Authors

  • Georgi Yankov Institute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
  • Stefan Karatodorov Institute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
  • Valentin Mihailov Institute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
  • Vani Tankova Institute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
  • Nikolay Nedyalkov Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
  • Ekaterina Iordanova Institute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7546/CRABS.2023.03.02

Keywords:

laser ablation, damage threshold, femtosecond lasers, transparent media

Abstract

The current work is a case study of ongoing in-depth extensive fundamental research on the plasma formation and relaxation dynamics in transparent media induced by mid- and short-wavelength infrared laser pulses. The experimental investigation is performed on a 35 fs-laser system setup. The working parameters such as laser energy and the number of pulses are varied. The experimental measurements are applied on borosilicate glass samples doped with gold nanoparticles. The effects of the applied laser pulses and their consequence on laser-induced ablation damage thresholds are investigated and discussed. The results from this case study provide valuable information and a deeper understanding plasma formation and dynamics induced by femtosecond infrared laser pulses in solid transparent glass media.

Author Biographies

Georgi Yankov, Institute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Mailing Address:
Institute of Solid State Physics,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
72 Tsarigradsko Shosse Blvd
1784 Sofia, Bulgaria

E-mail: gjankov@ispp.bas.bg

Stefan Karatodorov, Institute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Mailing Address:
Institute of Solid State Physics,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
72 Tsarigradsko Shosse Blvd
1784 Sofia, Bulgaria

E-mail: skarat@issp.bas.bg

Valentin Mihailov, Institute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Mailing Address:
Institute of Solid State Physics,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
72 Tsarigradsko Shosse Blvd
1784 Sofia, Bulgaria

E-mail: valentin@issp.bas.bg

Vani Tankova, Institute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Mailing Address:
Institute of Solid State Physics,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
72 Tsarigradsko Shosse Blvd
1784 Sofia, Bulgaria

E-mail: vtankova@issp.bas.bg

Nikolay Nedyalkov, Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Mailing Address:
Institute of Electronics,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
72 Tsarigradsko Shosse Blvd
1784 Sofia, Bulgaria

E-mail: nnn_1900@yahoo.com

Ekaterina Iordanova, Institute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Mailing Address:
Institute of Solid State Physics,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
72 Tsarigradsko Shosse Blvd
1784 Sofia, Bulgaria

E-mail: eiordanova@issp.bas.bg

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Published

27-03-2023

How to Cite

[1]
G. Yankov, S. Karatodorov, V. Mihailov, V. Tankova, N. Nedyalkov, and E. Iordanova, “Damage Threshold in Ablation Regime Induced by Femtosecond Laser Irradiation on Transparent Media”, C. R. Acad. Bulg. Sci., vol. 76, no. 3, pp. 343–351, Mar. 2023.

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Physics