Dr. Mark W. Kimmel Profile

Dr. Mark W. Kimmel

at Sandia National Labs

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Publications (18)

Proceedings Article | 29 August 2017 Paper

Solid state streak camera prototype electronic performance testing and characterization

Y. Opachich, Q. Looker, L. MacNeil, A. Alarie, M. Kimmel, J. Long, D. Max, J. Stahoviak, V. Tran, C. Wolf, T. Waltman, J. Porter

Proceedings Volume 10390, 103900L (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2276224

KEYWORDS: Solid state electronics, Streak cameras, Sensors, Prototyping, Diagnostics, Physics, Calibration, X-ray detectors, Infrared detectors, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 6 December 2016 Open Access

Sandia's Z-Backlighter Laser Facility

P. Rambo, J. Schwarz, M. Schollmeier, M. Geissel, I. Smith, M. Kimmel, C. Speas, J. Shores, D. Armstrong, J. Bellum, E. Field, D. Kletecka, J. Porter

Proceedings Volume 10014, 100140Z (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2245271

KEYWORDS: Glasses, X-rays, Laser energy, Optical amplifiers, X-ray imaging, Optical coatings, Pulsed laser operation, Fusion energy, Diagnostics, Laser beam diagnostics

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Proceedings Article | 19 September 2016 Presentation + Paper

Initial characterization results of a 1024x448, 25-um multi-frame camera with 2ns integration time for the Ultrafast X-ray Imager (UXI) program at Sandia National Laboratories

L. Claus, G. Robertson, L. Fang, R. Kay, M. Kimmel, M. Sanchez, J. Stahoviak, D. Trotter, J. Porter

Proceedings Volume 9966, 99660F (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2238538

KEYWORDS: Cameras, Spatial resolution, Imaging systems, X-ray imaging, Camera shutters, Clocks, Oscillators, Control systems, Analog electronics, Picosecond phenomena

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SPIE Journal Paper | 25 August 2016 Open Access

Analysis of laser damage tests on coatings designed for broad bandwidth high reflection of femtosecond pulses

John Bellum, Trevor Winstone, Laurent Lamaignere, Martin Sozet, Mark Kimmel, Patrick Rambo, Ella Field, Damon Kletecka

OE, Vol. 56, Issue 01, 011012, (August 2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.OE.56.1.011012

KEYWORDS: Optical coatings, Laser induced damage, Pulsed laser operation, Reflection, Picosecond phenomena, Femtosecond phenomena, Optical engineering, Laser damage threshold, Absorption, Humidity

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Proceedings Article | 4 March 2016 Open Access

Nonlinear laser-plasma interaction in magnetized liner inertial fusion

Matthias Geissel, T. Awe, D. Bliss, M. Campbell, M. Gomez, E. Harding, A. Harvey-Thompson, S. Hansen, C. Jennings, M. Kimmel, P. Knapp, S. Lewis, R. McBride, K. Peterson, M. Schollmeier, D. Scoglietti, A. Sefkow, J. Shores, D. Sinars, S. Slutz, I. Smith, C. Speas, R. Vesey, J. Porter

Proceedings Volume 9731, 97310O (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2218577

KEYWORDS: Laser scattering, Scattering, Raman scattering, Plasma, Nonlinear dynamics, Magnetism, Pulsed power, Solids, Windows, Wave propagation, Electrons, Backscatter, Laser energy, Absorption, Modulation, Light scattering, Phase shift keying

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Proceedings Article | 31 August 2015 Paper

An overview of the Ultrafast X-ray Imager (UXI) program at Sandia Labs

L. Claus, L. Fang, R. Kay, M. Kimmel, J. Long, G. Robertson, M. Sanchez, J. Stahoviak, D. Trotter, J. Porter

Proceedings Volume 9591, 95910P (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2188336

KEYWORDS: Camera shutters, Readout integrated circuits, Analog electronics, X-ray imaging, Imaging systems, Oscillators, Spatial resolution, Edge detection, Picosecond phenomena, Physics

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Proceedings Article | 14 July 2015 Paper

Analysis of laser damage tests on a coating for broad bandwidth high reflection of femtosecond pulses

John Bellum, Trevor Winstone, Laurent Lamaignere, Martin Sozet, Mark Kimmel, Patrick Rambo, Ella Field, Damon Kletecka

Proceedings Volume 9532, 95321I (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2186789

KEYWORDS: Coating, Laser induced damage, Pulsed laser operation, Picosecond phenomena, Environmental sensing, Reflection, Femtosecond phenomena, Laser damage threshold, Humidity, Optical coatings

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Proceedings Article | 4 December 2012 Paper

The damage mechanism in borosilicate glass generated by nanosecond pulsed laser at 1.064 μm

Binh Do, Mark Kimmel, Michael Pack, Randal Schmitt, Arlee Smith

Proceedings Volume 8530, 853008 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.979243

KEYWORDS: Plasma, Pulsed laser operation, Electrons, Optical damage, Borosilicate glass, Absorption, Laser scattering, Glasses, Scattering, Ionization

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Proceedings Article | 28 November 2011 Paper

Deterministic single shot and multiple shot bulk laser damage thresholds of borosilicate glass at 1.064 micron

Mark Kimmel, Binh Do, Arlee Smith

Proceedings Volume 8190, 81900Z (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.899301

KEYWORDS: Laser damage threshold, Glasses, Pulsed laser operation, Silica, Borosilicate glass, Electrons, Plasma, Neodymium, Bulk lasers, Picosecond phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 9 June 2011 Paper

Z-Backlighter facility upgrades: a path to short/long pulse, multi-frame, multi-color x-ray backlighting at the Z-Accelerator

Jens Schwarz, Patrick Rambo, Matthias Geissel, Mark Kimmel, Marius Schollmeier, Ian Smith, John Bellum, Damon Kletecka, Adam Sefkow, Douglas Smith, Briggs Atherton

Proceedings Volume 8080, 80800E (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.887114

KEYWORDS: X-rays, Coating, X-ray sources, Pulsed laser operation, Crystals, Laser damage threshold, Picosecond phenomena, X-ray imaging, Aluminum, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 2 December 2010 Paper

Dual wavelength laser damage testing for high energy lasers

Mark Kimmel, Patrick Rambo, Jens Schwarz, John Bellum, Briggs Atherton

Proceedings Volume 7842, 78421O (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.867743

KEYWORDS: Laser energy, Pulsed laser operation, Laser induced damage, Optical damage, Optical testing, Laser damage threshold, Laser systems engineering, Reflectors, Laser optics, Physics

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As high energy laser systems evolve towards higher energies, fundamental material properties such as the laserinduced damage threshold (LIDT) of the optics limit the overall system performance. The Z-Backlighter Laser Facility at Sandia National Laboratories uses a pair of such kiljoule-class Nd:Phosphate Glass lasers for x-ray radiography of high energy density physics events on the Z-Accelerator. These two systems, the Z-Beamlet system operating at 527nm/ 1ns and the Z-Petawatt system operating at 1054nm/ 0.5ps, can be combined for some experimental applications. In these scenarios, dichroic beam combining optics and subsequent dual wavelength high reflectors will see a high fluence from combined simultaneous laser exposure and may even see lingering effects when used for pump-probe configurations. Only recently have researchers begun to explore such concerns, looking at individual and simultaneous exposures of optics to 1064 and third harmonic 355nm light from Nd:YAG [1]. However, to our knowledge, measurements of simultaneous and delayed dual wavelength damage thresholds on such optics have not been performed for exposure to 1054nm and its second harmonic light, especially when the pulses are of disparate pulse duration. The Z-Backlighter Facility has an instrumented damage tester setup to examine the issues of laser-induced damage thresholds in a variety of such situations [2] . Using this damage tester, we have measured the LIDT of dual wavelength high reflectors at 1054nm/0.5ps and 532nm/7ns, separately and spatially combined, both co-temporal and delayed, with single and multiple exposures. We found that the LIDT of the sample at 1054nm/0.5ps can be significantly lowered, from 1.32J/cm² damage fluence with 1054/0.5ps only to 1.05 J/cm² with the simultaneous presence of 532nm/7ns laser light at a fluence of 8.1 J/cm². This reduction of LIDT of the sample at 1054nm/0.5ps continues as the fluence of 532nm/7ns laser light simultaneously present increases. The reduction of LIDT does not occur when the 2 pulses are temporally separated. This paper will also present dual wavelength LIDT results of commercial dichroic beam-combining optics simultaneously exposed with laser light at 1054nm/2.5ns and 532nm/7ns.

Proceedings Article | 29 November 2010 Paper

Laser damage by ns and sub-ps pulses on hafnia/silica anti-reflection coatings on fused silica double-sided polished using zirconia or ceria and washed with or without an alumina wash step

John Bellum, Damon Kletecka, Mark Kimmel, Patrick Rambo, Ian Smith, Jens Schwarz, Briggs Atherton, Zachary Hobbs, Douglas Smith

Proceedings Volume 7842, 784208 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.868350

KEYWORDS: Polishing, Zirconium dioxide, Laser induced damage, Surface finishing, Coating, Antireflective coatings, Mode locking, Silica, Particles, Resistance

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Proceedings Article | 31 December 2009 Paper

Optical damage testing at the Z-Backlighter facility at Sandia National Laboratories

Mark Kimmel, Patrick Rambo, Robin Broyles, Matthias Geissel, Jens Schwarz, John Bellum, Briggs Atherton

Proceedings Volume 7504, 75041G (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.836917

KEYWORDS: Laser damage threshold, Optical damage, Pulsed laser operation, Optical testing, Silica, Laser energy, Coating, Laser induced damage, Optical coatings, Dielectrics

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Proceedings Article | 31 December 2009 Paper

Meeting thin film design and production challenges for laser damage resistant optical coatings at the Sandia Large Optics Coating Operation

John Bellum, Damon Kletecka, Patrick Rambo, Ian Smith, Mark Kimmel, Jens Schwarz, Matthias Geissel, Guild Copeland, Briggs Atherton, Douglas Smith, Claire Smith, Constantine Khripin

Proceedings Volume 7504, 75040C (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.836597

KEYWORDS: Coating, Surface roughness, Laser induced damage, Reflectivity, Mirrors, Silica, Ion beams, Atomic force microscopy, Reflection, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 30 December 2008 Paper

Short pulse laser damage testing on nitrocellulose and polyimide thin films in vacuum with application to laser debris shields

Mark Kimmel, Jens Schwarz, Patrick Rambo, Matthias Geissel, Briggs Atherton

Proceedings Volume 7132, 71321O (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.803825

KEYWORDS: Thin films, Pulsed laser operation, Laser induced damage, Laser damage threshold, Laser systems engineering, X-rays, Metals, Diffraction gratings, Radio optics, Optical amplifiers

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Proceedings Article | 21 March 2005 Paper

Measuring spatio-temporal pulse distortions using GRENOULLE

Selcuk Akturk, Xun Gu, Mark Kimmel, Ziyang Wang, Rick Trebino

Proceedings Volume 5714, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.589242

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Pulmonary function tests, Ultrafast phenomena, Second-harmonic generation, Dispersion, Laser crystals, Nonlinear crystals, Prisms, Spectroscopy, Fiber lasers

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Proceedings Article | 9 July 2003 Paper

Spectral structure and stability studies of the microstructure-fiber continuum

Xun Gu, Mark Kimmel, Erik Zeek, Aparna Shreenath, Rick Trebino, Robert Windeler

Proceedings Volume 5000, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.480048

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Supercontinuum generation, Numerical simulations, Ultrafast phenomena, Spectroscopy, Detection and tracking algorithms, Optical fibers, Novel fiber development, Telecommunications, Wavelength division multiplexing

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Proceedings Article | 5 April 1996 Paper

Gated frequency-resolved optical imaging with an optical parametric amplifier for medical applications

Stewart Cameron, David Bliss, M. Kimmel

Proceedings Volume 2679, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.237589

KEYWORDS: Tissue optics, Scattering, Optical amplifiers, Image processing, Optical imaging, Light scattering, Image resolution, Wavefront sensors, Biomedical optics, Inverse optics

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