Gamma-radiation-induced negative nonlinear absorption in quartz glass

Morgan, Bryan W.; Van Zile, Matthew P.; Sabharwall, Piyush; Burger, Milos; Jovanovic, Igor

doi:10.1364/ome.449877

Gamma-radiation-induced negative nonlinear absorption in quartz glass

Journal Article · Wed Feb 23 00:00:00 EST 2022 · Optical Materials Express

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/ome.449877· OSTI ID:1909185

^[1]; Van Zile, Matthew P. ^[2]; ^[3]; Burger, Milos ^[1]; Jovanovic, Igor ^[1]

Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States) ; Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

The effect of ionizing radiation on the nonlinear optical properties of materials needs to be considered for applications that employ high-power laser pulses in extreme radiation environments. The Heraeus Infrasil302 optical quartz glass was irradiated by gamma rays, and its nonlinear absorption was measured using the open-aperture Z-scan technique with nanosecond laser pulses. Irradiation results in a negative nonlinear absorption coefficient whose magnitude increases with irradiation dose. Nonlinear absorption coefficients of -0.78, -1.14, -1.29, and -1.88~ × ~10^-13 m/W are measured for gamma doses of 600 krad, 1.2 Mrad, 3.6 Mrad, and 10 Mrad, respectively. Thermal annealing restores the optical properties of quartz-glass to their unirradiated values. It is suggested that metallic impurities introduced by the manufacturing process have a role in inducing saturated absorption in irradiated quartz glass, which manifests as negative nonlinear absorption coefficient, and is demonstrated by comparing Infrasil302 quartz results to equivalent irradiated measurements for Spectrosil2000 quartz.

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Research Organization:: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC07-05ID14517

OSTI ID:: 1909185

Report Number(s):: INL/JOU-23-70742-Rev000

Journal Information:: Optical Materials Express, Journal Name: Optical Materials Express Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 12; ISSN 2159-3930

Publisher:: Optical Society of America (OSA)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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