Dr. Kai Starke Profile

Dr. Kai Starke

at Cutting Edge Coatings GmbH

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Publications (39)

Proceedings Article | 6 June 2024 Poster

Functional optical coatings with quantum nanolaminates prepared by ion beam sputtering technology

R. Middendorff, F. Weiß, C. Bergmann, M. Jupé, A. Wienke, K. Starke

Proceedings Volume 13020, (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3022820

KEYWORDS: Optical coatings, Sputter deposition, Ion beams, Quantum technologies, Quantum processes, Control systems, Complex adaptive systems, Zirconium dioxide, Tunable filters, Titanium dioxide

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Proceedings Article | 2 December 2010 Paper

Linear and non-linear absorption of Ti(x)Si(1-x)O2-Mixtures

M. Jupé, L. Jensen, S. Malobabic, D. Ristau, K. Starke

Proceedings Volume 7842, 78421S (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.867767

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Coating, Oxides, Electrons, Temperature metrology, Dielectrics, Silica, Ion beams, Ionization, Optical components

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Proceedings Article | 31 December 2009 Paper

Analysis in wavelength dependence of electronic damage

M. Jupé, L. Jensen, K. Starke, D. Ristau, A. Melninkaitis, V. Sirutkaitis

Proceedings Volume 7504, 75040N (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.836701

KEYWORDS: Ionization, Absorption, Laser induced damage, Silica, Data modeling, Dielectrics, Solids, Laser damage threshold, Femtosecond phenomena, Titanium dioxide

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Proceedings Article | 31 December 2009 Paper

Investigation in oxide mixture coatings with adapted gradient index profiles

Kai Starke, Lars Jensen, Marco Jupé, Detlev Ristau, Giedrius Abromavicius, Kestutis Juskevicius, Rytis Buzelis, Ramutis Drazdys

Proceedings Volume 7504, 75040B (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.836462

KEYWORDS: Refractive index, Gradient-index optics, Oxides, Mirrors, Thin film coatings, Transmittance, Optical coatings, Ion beams, Silica, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 31 December 2009 Paper

Fundamental processes controlling the single and multiple femtosecond pulse damage behavior of dielectric oxide films

L. Emmert, D. Nguyen, M. Mero, W. Rudolph, D. Ristau, K. Starke, M. Jupé, C. Menoni, D. Patel, E. Krous

Proceedings Volume 7504, 75040P (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.836508

KEYWORDS: Electrons, Ionization, Laser damage threshold, Oxides, Dielectrics, Laser induced damage, Absorption, Femtosecond phenomena, Pulsed laser operation, Picosecond phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 14 May 2008 Paper

Subpicosecond dielectric breakdown and incubation in TixSi1-xO2 composite films with adjustable bandgap

L. Emmert, D. Nguyen, I. Cravetchi, M. Mero, W. Rudolph, M. Jupe, M. Lappschies, K. Starke, D. Ristau

Proceedings Volume 7005, 70051V (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.785154

KEYWORDS: Laser damage threshold, Composites, Oxides, Coating, Absorption, Refractive index, Dielectric breakdown, Ion beams, Laser induced damage, Femtosecond phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 16 April 2008 Paper

Optics characterization with compact EUV spectrophotometer

H. Blaschke, I. Balasa, L. Koch, K. Starke, D. Ristau, C. Wies, R. Lebert, A. Bayer, F. Barkusky, K. Mann

Proceedings Volume 6922, 692228 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.772859

KEYWORDS: Extreme ultraviolet, Spectrophotometry, EUV optics, Spectroscopy, Reflectivity, Inspection, Process control, Optical lithography, Geometrical optics, Charge-coupled devices

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Proceedings Article | 20 December 2007 Paper

Spectrally resolved laser calorimetric absorptance measurements

L. Jensen, I. Balasa, K. Starke, D. Ristau

Proceedings Volume 6720, 67201C (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.752907

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Optical coatings, Mass attenuation coefficient, Silica, Dielectrics, Optical parametric oscillators, Tunable lasers, Thin film coatings, Sapphire, Thin films

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Proceedings Article | 20 December 2007 Paper

Comparison of Gaussian and top-hat beam profiles in LIDT testing

L. Jensen, M. Jupe, K. Starke, D. Ristau, W. Riede, P. Allenspacher

Proceedings Volume 6720, 672013 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.752873

KEYWORDS: Laser damage threshold, Gaussian beams, Coating, Hybrid fiber optics, Standards development, Ultraviolet radiation, Reflectors, Laser induced damage, Pulsed laser operation, Laser systems engineering

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Proceedings Article | 20 December 2007 Paper

Mixed oxide coatings for advanced fs-laser applications

M. Jupé, M. Lappschies, L. Jensen, K. Starke, D. Ristau, A. Melninkaitis, V. Sirutkaitis, I. Cravetchi, W. Rudolph

Proceedings Volume 6720, 67200U (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.753730

KEYWORDS: Refractive index, Laser damage threshold, Silicon, Oxides, Mirrors, Silica, Optical coatings, Absorption, Dielectrics, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 18 December 2007 Paper

Experimental and theoretical studies of subpicosecond laser damage in TixSi1-xO2 composite films

D. Nguyen, I. Cravetchi, L. Emmert, W. Rudolph, M. Jupe, M. Lappschies, K. Starke, D. Ristau

Proceedings Volume 6720, 67200C (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.753547

KEYWORDS: Composites, Laser induced damage, Oxides, Silicon, Laser damage threshold, Refractive index, Dielectrics, Coating, Absorption, Sputter deposition

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Proceedings Article | 23 January 2007 Paper

Improvement in laser irradiation resistance of fs- dielectric optics using silica mixtures

M. Jupé, M. Lappschies, L. Jensen, K. Starke, D. Ristau

Proceedings Volume 6403, 64031A (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.696131

KEYWORDS: Titanium, Silicon, Oxides, Refractive index, Silica, Mirrors, Coating, Niobium, Tantalum, Reflectivity

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Proceedings Article | 15 January 2007 Paper

Damage threshold investigations of high-power laser optics under atmospheric and vacuum conditions

L. Jensen, M. Jupé, H. Mädebach, H. Ehlers, K. Starke, D. Ristau, W. Riede, P. Allenspacher, H. Schroeder

Proceedings Volume 6403, 64030U (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.696443

KEYWORDS: Coating, Laser damage threshold, Antireflective coatings, Atmospheric optics, Tantalum, Dielectrics, Transmittance, Laser optics, Aerospace engineering, Ions

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Proceedings Article | 15 January 2007 Paper

Laser-induced damage in gradual index layers and Rugate filters

M. Jupé, M. Lappschies, L. Jensen, K. Starke, D. Ristau

Proceedings Volume 6403, 640311 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.696130

KEYWORDS: Optical coatings, Optical filters, Interfaces, Silicon, Titanium, Refractive index, Absorption, Laser induced damage, Laser damage threshold, Oxides

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Proceedings Article | 15 January 2007 Paper

Morphology investigations of laser-induced damage

B. Wu, U. Bartch, M. Jupé, L. Jensen, M. Lappschies, K. Starke, D. Ristau

Proceedings Volume 6403, 640319 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.696236

KEYWORDS: Optical coatings, Refractive index, Oxides, Laser induced damage, Dielectrics, Optical filters, Titanium, Silicon, Microscopy, Linear filtering

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Proceedings Article | 29 September 2006 Paper

Nonlinear laser-induced damage and absorptance effects in dielectric coatings by using ultra-short pulses

K. Starke, M. Jupé, L. Jensen, H. Mädebach, M. Lappschies, D. Ristau, A. Ostendorf

Proceedings Volume 6400, 640008 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.690421

KEYWORDS: Laser induced damage, Dielectrics, Absorption, Laser damage threshold, Silica, Optical coatings, Ion beams, Sputter deposition, Photons, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2006 Paper

Novel compact spectrophotometer for EUV-optics characterization

K. Starke, H. Blaschke, L. Jensen, S. Nevas, D. Ristau, R. Lebert, C. Wies, A. Bayer, F. Barkusky, K. Mann

Proceedings Volume 6317, 631701 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.686878

KEYWORDS: Reflectivity, Spectroscopy, Transmittance, Spectrophotometry, CCD cameras, Silicon, Optical components, Spectral resolution, Gold, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 23 February 2006 Paper

Scaling law investigations in spot sizes dependence in the ns regime

M. Jupé, L. Jensen, H. Mädebach, K. Starke, D. Ristau, Y. Lien, D. Wernham

Proceedings Volume 6101, 61011G (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.647408

KEYWORDS: Probability theory, Laser damage threshold, Laser induced damage, Laser systems engineering, Optical components, Laser optics, Standards development, Optical testing, Data modeling, Pulsed laser operation

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Proceedings Article | 7 February 2006 Paper

Nonlinear absorption of ultrashort pulses in HR dielectric mirrors

Andrius Žukauskas, Andrius Melninkaitis, Valdas Sirutkaitis, Kai Starke, Detlev Ristau

Proceedings Volume 5991, 599111 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.639032

KEYWORDS: Absorption, Mirrors, Dielectric mirrors, Pulsed laser operation, Femtosecond phenomena, Laser damage threshold, Optical components, Ultrafast phenomena, Laser systems engineering, Dielectrics

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Proceedings Article | 20 October 2005 Paper

Modern topics in standardized laser-induced damage threshold measurements

K. Starke, H. Blaschke, M. Jupé, M. Lappschies, D. Ristau

Proceedings Volume 5965, 59650D (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.629055

KEYWORDS: Laser damage threshold, Standards development, Laser induced damage, Coating, Laser systems engineering, Pulsed laser operation, Mirrors, Optical coatings, Refractive index, Absorption

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2005 Paper

High resolution video based inspection method for LIDT investigations of thin disc laser crystals

M. Jupé, K. Starke, L. Jensen, H. Mädebach, D. Ristau

Proceedings Volume 5963, 596324 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.625204

KEYWORDS: Microscopes, Laser crystals, Crystals, Laser systems engineering, Laser damage threshold, Inspection, Laser induced damage, Video, Pulsed laser operation, Light scattering

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 May 2005

On the damage behavior of dielectric films when illuminated with multiple femtosecond laser pulses

Mark Mero, Benjamin Clapp, Jayesh Jasapara, Wolfgang Rudolph, Detlev Ristau, Kai Starke, Jörg Krüger, Sven Martin, Wolfgang Kautek

OE, Vol. 44, Issue 05, 051107, (May 2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.1905343

KEYWORDS: Electrons, Laser damage threshold, Tantalum, Ionization, Dielectrics, Luminescence, Femtosecond phenomena, Excitons, Absorption, Reflection

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2005 Paper

Quantized behavior of fs-LIDT in dielectric layers

Marco Jupe, L. Jensen, Kai Starke, Detlev Ristau, Andrius Melninkaitis, Rimantas Grigonis, Valdas Sirutkaitis

Proceedings Volume 5647, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.597993

KEYWORDS: Dielectrics, Silica, Absorption, Ionization, Silicon, Laser damage threshold, Laser induced damage, Optical components, Pulsed laser operation, Laser systems engineering

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Proceedings Article | 21 February 2005 Paper

Nonlinear absorptance of optical parametric amplified ultrashort pulses in dielectric coating materials

Kai Starke, Marco Jupe, Detlev Ristau, Valdas Sirutkaitis, Rimantas Grigonis

Proceedings Volume 5647, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.597994

KEYWORDS: Silica, Dielectrics, Coating, Ultrafast phenomena, Nonlinear optics, Laser systems engineering, Absorption, Pulsed laser operation, Laser induced damage, Femtosecond phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 10 June 2004 Paper

Surface investigation of VUV-optical components after exposure to high-energy synchrotron radiation

Stefan Guenster, Holger Blaschke, Kai Starke, Detlev Ristau, Miltcho Danailov, B. Diviacco, Alexandre Gatto, Norbert Kaiser, Francesca Sarto, Enrico Massetti

Proceedings Volume 5273, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.525490

KEYWORDS: Transmittance, Vacuum ultraviolet, Oxides, Synchrotron radiation, Optical coatings, Aluminum, Lanthanum, Resistance, Visible radiation, Microscopy

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Proceedings Article | 10 June 2004 Paper

Femtosecond pulse damage behavior of oxide dielectric thin films

Mark Mero, Jianhua Liu, Joachim Zeller, Wolfgang Rudolph, Kai Starke, Detlev Ristau

Proceedings Volume 5273, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.524571

KEYWORDS: Ionization, Oxides, Thin films, Dielectrics, Femtosecond phenomena, Laser damage threshold, Excitons, Absorption, Aluminum, Tantalum

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Proceedings Article | 10 June 2004 Paper

Results of a round-robin experiment in multiple-pulse LIDT measurement with ultrashort pulses

Kai Starke, Detlev Ristau, Sven Martin, Andreas Hertwig, Joerg Krueger, Paul Allenspacher, Wolfgang Riede, Stefan Meister, Christoph Theiss, Ali Sabbah, Wolfgang Rudolph, Volker Raab, Rimantas Grigonis, Tomas Rakickas, Valdas Sirutkaitis

Proceedings Volume 5273, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.525135

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Ultrafast phenomena, Standards development, Inspection, Microscopes, Laser damage threshold, Silica, Pulsed laser operation, Coating, Damage detection

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Proceedings Article | 10 June 2004 Paper

Investigations in the nonlinear behavior of dielectrics by using ultrashort pulses (Best Oral Presentation)

Kai Starke, Detlev Ristau, Herbert Welling, Tatiana V. Amotchkina, Michael Trubetskov, Andrei A. Tikhonravov, Anatoly S. Chirkin

Proceedings Volume 5273, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.525132

KEYWORDS: Electrons, Dielectrics, Refractive index, Laser damage threshold, Ultrafast phenomena, Absorption, Reflectivity, Ionization, Kerr effect, Silica

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Proceedings Article | 1 June 2004 Paper

Femtosecond breakdown and pre-breakdown behavior in thin dielectric films

Mark Mero, Jianhua Liu, Ali Sabbah, Joachim Zeller, Wolfgang Rudolph, Kai Starke, Detlev Ristau

Proceedings Volume 5340, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.538218

KEYWORDS: Dielectrics, Femtosecond phenomena, Thin films, Biomedical optics, Ultrafast lasers, Oxides, Optical coatings, Picosecond phenomena, Scattering, Computer simulations

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Proceedings Article | 30 May 2003 Paper

Standard measurement procedures for the characterization of fs-laser optical components

Kai Starke, Detlev Ristau, Herbert Welling

Proceedings Volume 4932, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.472383

KEYWORDS: Pulsed laser operation, Optical coatings, Silica, Sensors, Laser damage threshold, Laser systems engineering, Absorption, Optical components, Signal detection, Standards development

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Proceedings Article | 30 May 2003 Paper

High-precision reflectivity measurements: improvements in the calibration procedure

Marco Jupe, Florian Grossmann, Kai Starke, Detlev Ristau

Proceedings Volume 4932, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.472382

KEYWORDS: Reflectivity, Calibration, Mirrors, Transmittance, Dielectric mirrors, Laser applications, Dielectrics, Optical components, Laser components, Precision measurement

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Proceedings Article | 30 May 2003 Paper

Results of a round-robin experiment on reflectivity measurments at a wavelength of 1.06 micron

Detlef Nickel, Christoph Fleig, Andrea Erhard, Andreas Letsch, Adolf Giesen, Marco Jupe, Kai Starke, Detlev Ristau, Oswald Wilhelm, Rudolf Huber, Rainer Haspel, Uwe Schuhmann, Chris Scharfenorth, Hans Joachim Eichler, Stefan Gliech, Angela Duparre, Michael Schulz-Grosser, Anna Krasilnikova, Alexandra Haise, Wolfgang Riede, Ona Balachninaite, Rimantas Grigonis, Valdas Sirutkaitis, Vladimir Kazakevich

Proceedings Volume 4932, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.472005

KEYWORDS: Reflectivity, Laser optics, Laser induced damage, Digital video discs, Laser therapeutics, Transmittance, Laser components, Spectrophotometry, Dielectric mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 30 May 2003 Paper

Femtosecond pulse damage and predamage behavior of dielectric thin films

Mark Mero, Jianhua Liu, Ali Sabbah, Jayesh Jasapara, Kai Starke, Detlev Ristau, John McIver, Wolfgang Rudolph

Proceedings Volume 4932, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.501361

KEYWORDS: Dielectrics, Reflection, Tantalum, Picosecond phenomena, Thin films, Plasmas, Oxides, Laser damage threshold, Aluminum, Ionization

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Proceedings Article | 12 April 2001 Paper

Femtosecond laser damage in dielectric coatings

Joern Bonse, Steffen Baudach, Joerg Krueger, Wolfgang Kautek, Kai Starke, Tobias Gross, Detlev Ristau, Wolfgang Rudolph, Jayesh Jasapara, Eberhard Welsch

Proceedings Volume 4347, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.425056

KEYWORDS: Laser damage threshold, Mirrors, Femtosecond phenomena, Dielectrics, Laser induced damage, Silica, Sapphire lasers, Pulsed laser operation, Scanning electron microscopy, Laser ablation

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Proceedings Article | 12 April 2001 Paper

Laser-induced damage investigation in chirped mirrors for ultrashort-pulse laser systems

Kai Starke, Tobias Gross, Detlev Ristau

Proceedings Volume 4347, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.425058

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Laser damage threshold, Laser systems engineering, Coating, Pulsed laser operation, Laser induced damage, Laser applications, Ultrafast phenomena, Manufacturing, Sputter deposition

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Proceedings Article | 12 April 2001 Paper

Physical mechanisms of femtosecond-pulse-induced damage in dielectric thin films

Jayesh Jasapara, Vasudevan Nampoothiri, Wolfgang Rudolph, Detlev Ristau, Kai Starke

Proceedings Volume 4347, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.425032

KEYWORDS: Ionization, Mirrors, Absorption, Picosecond phenomena, Dielectrics, Thin films, Femtosecond phenomena, Plasma, Oscillators, Reflection

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Proceedings Article | 19 October 2000 Paper

Rapid prototyping of optical thin film filters

Kai Starke, Tobias Grosz, M. Lappschies, Detlev Ristau

Proceedings Volume 4094, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.404754

KEYWORDS: Coating, Transmittance, Refractive index, Laser applications, Optical filters, Optical design, Spectrophotometry, Optics manufacturing, Thin films, Optical coatings

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Proceedings Article | 3 March 2000 Paper

Laser-induced damage threshold of optical components for ultrashort-pulse laser systems

Kai Starke, T. Gross, Detlev Ristau

Proceedings Volume 3902, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.379304

KEYWORDS: Laser damage threshold, Mirrors, Pulsed laser operation, Coating, Laser systems engineering, Ultrafast phenomena, Laser induced damage, Systems modeling, Silica, Optical components

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Proceedings Article | 7 April 1999 Paper

Laser-induced damage threshold of optical components for high-repetition-rate Nd:YAG lasers

Kai Starke, T. Gross, Detlev Ristau, Werner Riggers, Johanes Ebert

Proceedings Volume 3578, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.344388

KEYWORDS: Laser damage threshold, Coating, Mirrors, Nd:YAG lasers, Laser systems engineering, Camera shutters, Photodiodes, Optical components, Laser induced damage, Oxides

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