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APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS
Volume 109, Issue 4, Pages 695-706Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00340-012-5238-8
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This study addresses the initiation of laser-induced breakdown of dielectric materials in the nanosecond regime under multi-wavelength conditions. In particular, the competition between multi-photon absorption and electronic avalanche as ionization mechanisms in KDP crystal is studied. Since they are both dependent on the laser frequency and intensity of incident radiations, we carried out two experiments: in mono-wavelength configuration at 1,064 nm and in multi-wavelengths configuration applying the simultaneous mixing of 1,064 and 355 nm radiations with various fluence ratios. To interpret experimental data, a model based on heat transfer and which includes ionization processes has been developed for both configurations. The comparison between experiments and modeling results first indicates that avalanche can be responsible for optical breakdown at 1,064 nm. Then, the study underlines the existence of a coupling effect in the multi-wavelength configuration where multi-photon absorption and electronic avalanche both contribute to the breakdown. From a general point of view, the model accounts for the experimental trends and particularly reveals that the electronic recombination timescale may have an important role in the scenario of nanosecond laser-induced breakdown.
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