title: Femtosecond damage resistance of femtosecond multilayer and hybrid mirrors.
abstract: Improving the laser-induced damage threshold of optical components is a basic endeavor in femtosecond technology. By testing more than 30 different femtosecond mirrors with 42 fs laser pulses at 1 kHz repetition rate, we found that a combination of high-bandgap dielectric materials and improved design and coating techniques enable femtosecond multilayer damage thresholds exceeding 2  J/cm2in some cases. A significant ×2.5 improvement in damage resistance can also be achieved for hybrid Ag-multilayer mirrors exhibiting more than 1  J/cm2threshold with a clear anticorrelation between damage resistance and peak field strength in the stack. Slight dependence on femtosecond pulse length and substantial decrease for high (megahertz) repetition rates are also observed.
authors.forename: Viktória
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Csajbók
authors.forename: Lőrinc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Szikszai
authors.forename: Benedek J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Nagy
authors.forename: Péter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dombi