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Coatings for fs Lasers
Chapter 15
15. Coatings for fs Lasers
Marco Jupé and Detlev Ristau
15.1 Introduction
In various aspects, the application of ultrashort pulse (USP) laser optics diers from the
short pulse (nanosecond pulses) as well as from the continuous wave laser application.
is fact can be traced back to the properties of USP matter interaction. In many cases,
the extreme peak intensity of the ultrashort laser pulses is used to create nonlinear eects
in the sample. Because of the short pulse durations, the peak power is achieved at smaller
pulse energies in comparison to nanosecond pulses. Consequently, during the interaction
of ...