Publications#

This page lists scientific publications from my ten years of laser-induced damage research with the High-Intensity Laser Physics Group at the Laser Research Center of Vilnius University. For the most up-to-date list, see Google Scholar and ORCID.

Peer-reviewed#

E. Atkočaitis, L. Smalakys, and A. Melninkaitis, Pulse temporal scaling of LIDT for anti-reflective coatings deposited on lithium triborate crystals, Opt. Express 30, 28401-28413 (2022)
L. Smalakys and A. Melninkaitis, Predicting lifetime of optical components with Bayesian inference, Opt. Express, 29, 903-915 (2021)
L. Smalakys, E. Drobužaitė, B. Momgaudis, R. Grigutis, and A. Melninkaitis, Quantitative investigation of laser-induced damage fatigue in HfO2 and ZrO2 single layer coatings, Opt. Express, 28, 25335-25345 (2020)
L. Smalakys, B. Momgaudis, R. Grigutis, S. Kičas, and A. Melninkaitis, Contrasted fatigue behavior of laser-induced damage mechanisms in single layer ZrO2 optical coating. Optics Express, 27, 26088-26101 (2019)
T. Tolenis, L. Grinevičiūtė, R. Buzelis, L. Smalakys, E. Pupka, S. Melnikas, A. Selskis, R. Drazdys, and A. Melninkaitis, Sculptured anti-reflection coatings for high power lasers. Optical Materials Express, 7, 1249 (2017)
S. Melnikas, T. Tolenis, L. Smalakys, G. Batavičiūtė, A. Melninkaitis, and S. Kičas, Enhancement of laser-induced damage threshold in chirped mirrors by electric field reallocation. Optics Express, 25, 26537–26545 (2017)
T. Tolenis, L. Grinevičiūtė, L. Smalakys, M. Ščiuka, R. Drazdys, L. Mažulė, R. Buzelis and A. Melninkaitis, Next generation highly resistant mirrors featuring all-silica layers. Scientific Reports, 7, 10898 (2017)
L. Smalakys, G. Batavičiūtė, E. Pupka, and A. Melninkaitis, Parametric analysis of damage probability: a tool to identify weak layers within multilayer coatings, Applied Optics, 54, 2953-2962 (2015)
L. Gallais, D.-B. Douti, M. Commandré, G. Batavičiūtė, E. Pupka, M. Šciuka, L. Smalakys, V. Sirutkaitis and A. Melninkaitis, Wavelength dependence of femtosecond laser-induced damage threshold of optical materials, Journal of Applied Physics, 117, 223103 (2015)
G. Batavičiūtė, P. Grigas, L. Smalakys, and A. Melninkaitis, Revision of laser-induced damage threshold evaluation from damage probability data, Review of Scientific Instruments, 84, 045108 – 045108–8 (2013)

Conference papers and proceedings#

B. Momgaudis, L. Smalakys, M. Vengris, and A. Melninkaitis, Optical fatigue investigation with in situ time resolved digital holography, Proc. SPIE 11026, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2019 (2019)
L. Smalakys, E. Švažas, R. Grigutis, and A. Melninkaitis, Application of image processing and machine learning for classification of laser-induced damage morphology, Proc. SPIE 10691, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2018 (2018)
L. Smalakys, B. Momgaudis, M. Vengris, R. Grigutis, and A. Melninkaitis, Extensive time-resolved investigation of laser-induced damage fatigue of single layer dielectric coating, Proc. SPIE 10691, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2018 (2018)
A. Melninkaitis, G. Batavičiūtė, C. Heese, M. Ščiuka, and L. Smalakys, Towards qualification longevity of high power space optics, Proc. SPIE 10691, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2018 (2018)
A. Melninkaitis, L. Grinevičiūtė, G. Abromavičius, L. Mažulė, L. Smalakys, E. Pupka, M. Ščiuka, R. Buzelis, and S. Kičas, Next-generation all-silica coatings for UV applications, Proc. SPIE 10014, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2017 (2017)
B. Momgaudis, T. Amotchkina, L. Smalakys, M. Trubetskov, O. Pronin, F. Krausz, V. Pervak, and A. Melninkaitis, Time resolved digital holography measurements of the nonlinear optical filters, Proc. SPIE 10014, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2017 (2017)
L. Smalakys, B. Momgaudis, R. Grigutis, and A. Melninkaitis, Finite difference time domain method for simulation of damage initiation in thin film coatings, Proc. SPIE 9741, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2016 (2016)
F. R. Wagner, A. Melninkaitis, G. Batavičiūtė, C. Gouldieff, L. Smalakys, A. Beaudier, and J.-Y. Natoli, Characterization of damage precursor density from laser damage probability measurements with non-Gaussian beams, Proc. SPIE 9237, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2015 (2015)
A. Melninkaitis, N. Šiaulys, L. Smalakys, B. Momgaudis, J. Vaicenavičius, S. Barkauskaitė, V. Sirutkaitis, L. Gallais, and S. Guizard, What time-resolved measurements tell us about femtosecond laser damage?, Proc. SPIE 9237, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2015 (2015)
L. Smalakys, G. Batavičiūtė, E. Pupka, and A. Melninkaitis, Comprehensive studies of IR to UV light intensification by nodular defects in HfO2/SiO2 multilayer mirrors, Proc. SPIE 8843, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2014 (2014)
S. Melninkaitis, B. Momgaudis, R. Grigutis, L. Smalakys, N. Šiaulys, L. Gallais, and V. Sirutkaitis, Time-resolved holographic imaging of femtosecond laserinduced damage process in dielectric thin films, Frontiers in Optics 2014 (2014)
L. Smalakys, G. Batavičiūtė, E. Pupka, and A. Melninkaitis, Towards separation of bulk and interface defects: Damage probability analysis of thin film coatings, Proc. SPIE 8843, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2014 (2014)
G. Batavičiūtė, E. Pupka, V. Pyragaite, L. Smalakys, and A. Melninkaitis, Effect of longitudinal laser mode beating in damage probability measurements, Proc. SPIE 8530, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2013 (2013)
K. Juškevičius, R. Buzelis, S. Kičas, T. Tolenis, R. Drazdys, G. Batavičiūtė, E. Pupka, L. Smalakys, and A. Melninkaitis, Investigation of subsurface damage impact on resistance of laser radiation of fused silica substrates, Proc. SPIE 8530, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2013 (2013)
S. Schrameyer, H. Mädebach, L. Jensen, D. Ristau, C. Heese, J. Piris, A. Ciapponi, B. Sarti, P. Allenspacher, M. Lammers, et al., Round-Robin experiment on LIDT measurements at 1064 nm in vacuum for space qualification of optics, Proc. SPIE 8530, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2013 (2013)
G. Batavičiūtė, P. Grigas, L. Smalakys, and A. Melninkaitis, Bayesian approach of laser-induced damage threshold analysis and determination of error bars, Proc. SPIE 8530, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2012 (2012)