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- fluence vs intensity for damage threshold of ultrashort pulses
Hello,
A femtosecond optical pulse is characterized by a maximum peak intensity ##I(W/m^2)##, a pulse duration ##\Delta {t}## and a repetition rate ##R (Hz)##.
The damage threshold of an optical material is often expressed using either the maximum fluence ##(J/cm^2)## or the maximum intensity ##(W/cm^2)##. Which parameter is more appropriate in the case of a sequence of short pulses? Fluence (energy density) seems to be the more critical parameter in the case of a train of short pulses...I think that a material would be locally damaged if a lot of energy, i.e. ##J##, was deposited over a small area ##cm^2## in a very amount short time ##(s)##. This leads me to think that maximum peak intensity should be the parameter to worry about instead...
A femtosecond optical pulse is characterized by a maximum peak intensity ##I(W/m^2)##, a pulse duration ##\Delta {t}## and a repetition rate ##R (Hz)##.
The damage threshold of an optical material is often expressed using either the maximum fluence ##(J/cm^2)## or the maximum intensity ##(W/cm^2)##. Which parameter is more appropriate in the case of a sequence of short pulses? Fluence (energy density) seems to be the more critical parameter in the case of a train of short pulses...I think that a material would be locally damaged if a lot of energy, i.e. ##J##, was deposited over a small area ##cm^2## in a very amount short time ##(s)##. This leads me to think that maximum peak intensity should be the parameter to worry about instead...