Evolution of intrinsic defect density in UV laser conditioning at the KDP crystal stress affected zone and its role in improving the laser induced damage threshold

Jianrui Hu, Zhaoyang Yin, Jian Cheng, Jixiang Chen, Linjie Zhao, Hongqin Lei, Guang Chen and Mingjun Chen

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2025, 13, 4737
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Quantitative nanometer-scale characterization of densification in fused silica via s-SNOM

Ying Yan, Bo Jiang, Qing Mu and Ping Zhou

Nanoscale, 2025, 17, 9166
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Overview of advanced optical manufacturing techniques applied in regulating laser damage precursors in nonlinear functional KH_xD_2-xPO₄ crystal

Jian Cheng, Guang Chen, Mingjun Chen, Linjie Zhao, Qiao Xu, Xiaodong Yuan, Zhichao Liu, Shengfei Wang, Wei Liao, Qi Liu, Wenyu Ding and Longxiang Li

gxjzz, 2025, 6, 1
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Investigation on machining performance of soft-brittle KDP crystals with surface micro-defects in the ball-end milling repairing process

Hongqin Lei, Linjie Zhao, Jian Cheng, Mingjun Chen, Qi Liu, Jinghe Wang, Dinghuai Yang, Wenyu Ding, Guang Chen and Chengshun Han

Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 2024, 40, e00884
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Role of fictive temperature distribution involved in CO2 laser polishing of fused silica and its optimization for achieving even heat-affected zones

Tianhao Zhang, Linjie Zhao, Jian Cheng, Zhaoyang Yin, Tianyuan Li, Mingjun Chen, Wei Liao and Xiaodong Yuan

Applied Surface Science, 2024, 670, 160605
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Challenges of optical manufacturing techniques applied in improving the laser damage resistance of hard-brittle fused silica optics

Jian Cheng, Guang Chen, Mingjun Chen, Linjie Zhao, Qiao Xu, Xiaodong Yuan, Zhichao Liu, Shengfei Wang, Wei Liao, Qi Liu and Wenyu Ding

Optics & Laser Technology, 2025, 192, 113475
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Micro-defect suppression on fused silica via dual femtosecond and CO2 lasers to improve laser damage resistance

Tianyuan Li, Zhaoyang Yin, Linjie Zhao, Mingjun Chen, Jian Cheng and Tianhao Zhang

Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 2025, 44, e01381
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Comparative study of the steady and transient photoluminescence induced by plastic and brittle surface defects and their correlation to the laser damage performance of KDP crystal optics

Jixiang Chen, Chaoyang Yin, Jian Cheng, Linjie Zhao, Mingjun Chen, Guang Chen, Jianrui Hu, Hongqin Lei, Zixiao Zhang and Dinghuai Yang

Optical Materials, 2025, 159, 116657
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Propagation mechanism of E’-center and NBOHC in fused silica induced by gamma-ray irradiation

Xing Gao, Yongnian Qi, Qing Mu, Ying Yan and Ping Zhou

Opt. Mater. Express, 2024, 14, 2472
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A novel combining Raman-photoluminescence method to characterize the brittle and plastic states of fused silica based on nanoscale ring structures and atomic point defects

Dinghuai Yang, Zixiao Zhang, Zhaoyang Yin, Linjie Zhao, Hongqin Lei, Zican Yang, Jian Cheng, Henan Liu, Jinghe Wang, Yazhou Sun and Mingjun Chen

Ceramics International, 2025, 51, 5845
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Atomic metastable point defects dominating the brittle-plastic transition process of fused silica: Self-trapped excitons

Dinghuai Yang, Zhaoyang Yin, Linjie Zhao, Jian Cheng, Yazhou Sun and Mingjun Chen

Materials Research Bulletin, 2026, 193, 113654
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Morphological evolution mechanism of microstructures involved in shaping micro-pillar arrays into microlens arrays on fused silica surfaces by CO2 laser polishing

Zixiao Zhang, Qiang Zhao, Zhaoyang Yin, Jian Cheng, Hongqin Lei, Xinxin He, Linjie Zhao, Mingjun Chen, Jinghe Wang and Tianhao Zhang

Surfaces and Interfaces, 2024, 55, 105333
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Numerical simulation of electric field enhancement on the exit surface of fused silica induced by particle contamination

Rongqi Shen, Yi Lu and Zhongxi Zhang

Optics Communications, 2025, 574, 131109
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Particle simulation of the laser-induced damage on the KDP crystal optical surface under intense laser irradiation

Jian Cheng, Dinghuai Yang, Li Lai, Linjie Zhao, Mingjun Chen, Henan Liu, Jinghe Wang, Chengshun Han, Zican Yang, Hongqin Lei, Tianhao Zhang and Yazhou Sun

Optics & Laser Technology, 2024, 179, 111238
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Toward revealing chemical structure defects accompanied with surface geometrical defects in KH2PO4 optics processed by single point diamond turning

Guang Chen, Yibo Liu, Jianchong Li, Jian Cheng, Jixiang Chen, Hongqin Lei, Linjie Zhao and Mingjun Chen

Applied Surface Science, 2026, 730, 166255
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Effect of scratches on the laser damage performance of silicon carbide optics

Yongjie Li, Longxiang Li, Yiren Wang, Xingchang Li, Qiang Li, Jian Zhang and Xuejun Zhang

Optics & Laser Technology, 2025, 181, 111964
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Study on wear mechanism of small ball-end grinding wheel and surface integrity of complex component under high-speed machining condition

Biao Qin, Henan Liu, Jian Cheng, Jinchuan Tian, Jiangang Sun and Mingjun Chen

Wear, 2025, 570, 205907
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Influence mechanisms of the “Si-enrichment” phenomenon and the consequent rapid increase of damage-triggering electronic defects on laser damage resistance of fused silica

Dinghuai Yang, Zhichao Liu, Zican Yang, Linjie Zhao, Jian Cheng, Mingjun Chen, Shengfei Wang, Feng Geng, Yazhou Sun and Qiao Xu

Applied Surface Science, 2025, 712, 164157
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Multimodal surface defect detection of fused silica components based on confocal time-resolved photoluminescence microscopy

Yubo Liu, Shiling Wang, Shaowen Wang, Fengwei Zhang, Jianfeng Zheng, Lan Wu, Chong Liu, Xulongqi Wang, Bingwen Jin, Zhiji Deng, Miao Cheng and Dong Liu

Appl. Opt., 2025, 64, 3357
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Experimental and numerical simulation study on nanosecond laser damage of fused silica optical components induced by fused silica particles

Rongqi Shen, Haomiao Wang, Ying Wang, Yuhai Li, Tianzheng Lu, Wenlong Li, Jiayi Lu, Yi Lu, Fei Wang, Zhongxi Zhang and Linyun Xu

Optics & Laser Technology, 2025, 192, 113530
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Energy dissipation mechanism and quality-factor enhancement method in hemispherical resonator

Ning Wang, Zhennan Wei, Zeyuan Xu, Guoxing Yi, Lishan Yuan, Wenyue Zhao and Dongfang Zhao

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2025, 286, 109912
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Subsurface damage detection and prediction of thin-walled complex curved-surface component

Biao Qin, Henan Liu, Jian Cheng, Jinchuan Tian, Jiangang Sun, Zihan Zhou, Chuanzhen Ma and Mingjun Chen

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2024, 272, 109165
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Effects of pressure on the electronic and optical properties of defect-free and defect-containing fused silica: A first-principles study

Rongqi Shen, Yi Lu and Zhongxi Zhang

Vacuum, 2025, 232, 113881
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Mechanism of laser damage threshold reduction induced by radical crack defects on KDP crystal surfaces

Jixiang Chen, Linjie Zhao, Hongqin Lei, Jian Cheng, Mingjun Chen, Jianrui Hu, Guang Chen, Bei Wang, Zixiao Zhang and Wenyu Ding

Surfaces and Interfaces, 2025, 76, 107851
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Multifunctional SnS Thin Film for Next‐Generation Room‐Temperature Gas Sensing and High‐Performance Photodetection

Vinita and Bhartendu Kumar Singh

Adv Eng Mater, 2026
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Synergistic bandgap and heterojunction engineering in YbSnO thin films for high-performance self-powered solar-blind photodetection

Yujie Guan, Shiya Huang, Qiuling Lai, Ziming Wu, Weixin Lin, Han Zhao, Yumin Liu, Xiong Chen, Dagui Chen and Qichang Hu

Applied Physics Letters, 2026, 128
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Tool geometry design and microstructure fabrication by micro flat-end milling on soft-brittle LiF surface

Hongqin Lei, Zixiao Zhang, Liang Chen, Yanqiu Guo, Jian Cheng, Linjie Zhao, Mingjun Chen, Dinghuai Yang and Guang Chen

Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2025, 149, 868
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Editorial for the Special Issue on Recent Advances in Micro/Nano-Fabrication

Yao Liu and Jinjie Zhou

Micromachines, 2024, 15, 1485
DOI: 10.3390/mi15121485

Fabrication of high-quality microlens arrays on fused silica based on combined rapid evaporative ablation and precision melting polishing of CO2 lasers

Zixiao Zhang, Hongqin Lei, Jian Cheng, Qiang Zhao, Xinxin He, Linjie Zhao, Mingjun Chen and Jinghe Wang

Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2024, 33, 3928
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2024.10.084

Evaluation of surface integrity for ultra-precision machined fused silica surface based on atomic point-defect density

Dinghuai Yang, Linjie Zhao, Jian Cheng, Qi Liu, Zixiao Zhang, Hongqin Lei, Zican Yang, Henan Liu, Jinghe Wang, Yazhou Sun and Mingjun Chen

Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2025, 149, 917
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Understanding the friction behavior and surface characteristic in multiple ball-end milling passes of soft-brittle KH2PO4 optics

Hongqin Lei, Qiang Zhao, Jian Cheng, Linjie Zhao, Mingjun Chen, Qi Liu, Dinghuai Yang and Guang Chen

Tribology International, 2025, 211, 110836
DOI: 10.1016/j.triboint.2025.110836

Role of atomic electronic structure defects in initiating laser-induced modification and failure of brittle-hard fused silica optics

Dinghuai Yang, Zhichao Liu, Linjie Zhao, Jian Cheng, Mingjun Chen, Shengfei Wang, Feng Geng, Yazhou Sun and Qiao Xu

Optica, 2025, 12, 1291
DOI: 10.1364/OPTICA.563181