Pulse-length dependence of the laser-induced damage behavior of a fused-silica antireflective metasurface

Kafka, Kyle R. P.; Hoffman, Brittany; Huang, Hu; Kozlov, Alexei; Stehlik, Marek; Demos, Stavros G.

doi:10.1017/hpl.2025.10036

Pulse-length dependence of the laser-induced damage behavior of a fused-silica antireflective metasurface

Journal Article · Mon Jul 07 00:00:00 EDT 2025 · High Power Laser Science and Engineering

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2025.10036· OSTI ID:2997980

Kafka, Kyle R. P. ^[1]; Hoffman, Brittany ^[1]; Huang, Hu ^[1]; Kozlov, Alexei ^[1]; Stehlik, Marek ^[1]; Demos, Stavros G. ^[1]

University of Rochester, NY (United States)

A broadband, antireflective metasurface optic on a silica substrate is subjected to laser-induced damage-threshold measurements to quantify its performance under exposure to high-intensity/fluence laser pulses in the near-infrared at four pulse durations, ranging from 20 fs to 1.4 ns. The performance of the metasurface is benchmarked against that obtained from an equivalent bare fused-silica substrate that did not receive reactive-ion-etching metasurface treatment. Results showed that the damage threshold of the antireflective metasurface was always lower than the input-surface damage threshold of the untreated substrate. The damage initiations with nanosecond and picosecond pulses resulted in localized modification and removal of the nanostructures, whereas the onset of laser-induced modification with 20-fs pulses in a vacuum environment manifested as changes in the optical and electronic properties without significant material removal. The broader goal of this work is to develop a preliminary understanding of the laser-induced failure mechanisms of silica-based metasurface optics.

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Research Organization:: University of Rochester, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0004144

OSTI ID:: 2997980

Journal Information:: High Power Laser Science and Engineering, Journal Name: High Power Laser Science and Engineering Vol. 13; ISSN 2052-3289; ISSN 2095-4719

Publisher:: Cambridge University Press (CUP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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