TY - JOUR A1 - Mann, Guido A1 - Vogel, Jens A1 - Zoheidi, M. A1 - Eberstein, Markus A1 - Krüger, Jörg T1 - Breakdown limits of optical multimode fibers for the application of nanosecond laser pulses at 532 nm and 1064 nm wavelength JF - Applied surface science N2 - For many applications, optical multimode fibers are used for the transmission of powerful laser radiation. High light throughput and damage resistance are desirable. Laser-induced breakdown at the end faces of fibers can limit their performance. Therefore, the determination of laser-induced damage thresholds (LIDT) at the surface of fibers is essential. Nanosecond (1064 nm and 532 nm wavelength) single-shot LIDT were measured according to the relevant standard on SiO2 glass preforms (Suprasil F300) as basic materials of the corresponding fibers. For 10 kinds of fused silica fibers (FiberTech) with core diameters between 180 µm and 600 µm, an illumination approach utilizing a stepwise increase of the laser fluence on a single spot was used. For both wavelengths, the LIDT values (0% damage probability) obtained by means of the two methods were compared. The influence of surface preparation (polishing) on damage resistance was investigated. For equal surface finishing, a correlation between drawing speed of the fibers and their surface LIDT values was found. In addition to the surface measurements, bulk LIDT were determined for the preform material. KW - Fiber waveguides KW - Physical radiation damage KW - Laser-beam impact phenomena KW - Glasses KW - Radiation treatment PY - 2009 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2008.07.157 SN - 0169-4332 SN - 1873-5584 VL - 255 IS - 10 SP - 5519 EP - 5522 PB - North-Holland CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-19036 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -