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6 December 2016Finite difference time domain method for simulation of damage initiation in thin film coatings
Time resolved digital holography (TRDH) is a versatile tool that provides valuable insights into the dynamics of femtosecond damage initiation by providing spatiotemporal information of excited material. However, interpreting of TRDH data in thin film dielectric coatings is rather complicated without appropriate theoretical models that are able to correctly describe underlying nature of damage formation. Therefore, a model based on finite difference time domain (FDTD) method with complete Keldysh theory for nonlinear ionization of atoms and multiple rate equation (MRE) method for conduction band electrons was developed. The model was used to reproduce both temporal and spatial characteristics of TRDH experiment performed on Ta2O5 dielectric coating. Fitted material parameters were then applied to indirectly estimate LIDT of the coating.
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Linas Smalakys, Balys Momgaudis, Robertas Grigutis, Andrius Melninkaitis, "Finite difference time domain method for simulation of damage initiation in thin film coatings," Proc. SPIE 10014, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2016, 100141W (6 December 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2245297