Mechanisms of near ultraviolet nanosecond pulse–laser damage in HfO2/SiO2 based

The possible role of metal clusters and electronic defects in the near-ultraviolet, nanosecond-pulse–laser damage in HfO2/SiO2-pair-based coatings is analyzed using experimental results on absorption and damage in HfO2 monolayers with and without artificially introduced Hf nanoscale absorbers. These