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Short-pulse laser excitation of quartz: experiments and modelling of transient optical properties and ablation

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Time-resolved optical studies using spectral interferometry and reflectance measurements of ultrafast laser excitation of quartz have been performed and combined with subsequent atomic force microscopy imaging of the laser-formed holes. A comprehensive investigation of these transient properties of the dielectric has been analysed in view of a single theoretical model describing the laser–material interaction in a multirate equation model including light propagation. Simulations demonstrate that self-trapped excitons in quartz significantly change the optical properties immediately after excitation.

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This work was supported by The Danish Council for Independent Research | Natural Sciences (FNU) and Laserlab Europe (Transnational Acces).

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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, 8000, Århus C, Denmark

    L. Haahr-Lillevang, K. Wædegaard, D. B. Sandkamm & P. Balling

  2. Laboratoire des Solides Irradiés/CEA IRAMIS, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France

    A. Mouskeftaras & S. Guizard

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Haahr-Lillevang, L., Wædegaard, K., Sandkamm, D.B. et al. Short-pulse laser excitation of quartz: experiments and modelling of transient optical properties and ablation. Appl. Phys. A 120, 1221–1227 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-015-9307-9

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