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Laser damage studies of 351nm silica-zirconia sol gel coatings

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OSTI ID:552267
Zirconia and silica sol gels have been spin and dip coated on 50mm diameter fused silica substrates to produce 351nm HR multilayer stacks and very high laser damage thresholds. Multilayer coating design software has been used to estimate the refractive indices of individual layers. A spectrophotometer has been used to evaluate the absorption coefficient of the zirconia layers in the UV region. The coatings were typically found to craze after about 6 to 9 layer pairs had been deposited.
Research Organization:
International Society for Optical Engineering, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI ID:
552267
Report Number(s):
CONF-961070--Vol.2966
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English