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Accepted: Oct. 9, 2020

Posted: Jan. 4, 2021

Published Online: Jan. 8, 2021

The Author Email: Mingjun Chen (chenmj@hit.edu.cn), Jian Cheng (cheng.826@hit.edu.cn)

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Chao Tan, Linjie Zhao, Mingjun Chen, Jian Cheng, Zhaoyang Yin, Qi Liu, Hao Yang, Wei Liao. Combined studies of surface evolution and crack healing for the suppression of negative factors during CO2 laser repairing of fused silica[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2021, 19(4): 041402

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In order to reveal the evolution mechanism of repaired morphology and the material’s migration mechanism on the crack surface in the process of $CO2$ laser repairing surface damage of fused silica optics, two multi-physics coupling mathematical models with different scales are developed, respectively. The physical problems, such as heat and mass transfer, material phase transition, melt flow, evaporation removal, and crack healing, are analyzed. Studies show that material ablation and the gasification recoil pressure accompanying the material splash are the leading factors in forming the Gaussian crater with a raised rim feature. The use of low-power lasers for a long time can fully melt the material around the crack before healing, which can greatly reduce the size of the residual air layer. Combined with the experimental research, the methods to suppress the negative factors (e.g., raised rim, deposited debris, air bubbles) in the $CO2$ laser repairing process are proposed.