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Laser-induced damage threshold comparison of reactive low voltage ion plated and e-beam coatings

Conference ·
OSTI ID:5844054
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  1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
  2. University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (United States). Center for Electro-Optics and Lasers

Single layer coatings of hafnia are included with results obtained with titania, tantala, zirconia and silica. These coatings were deposited by a reactive low voltage ion plating (RLVIP) and conventional reactive e-beam process. Layer thicknesses were optically a {lambda}/4 at 532 nm. The RMS surface roughness changes between the uncoated and coated were on the sub-angstrom level. The spectral transmittance curves demonstrated the material thickness homogeneity aspect of the RLVIP process. Laser damage thresholds were made from high peak power (1.06 {mu}m and 0.532 {mu}m, 10 ns) and high average power (511 nm and 578 nm) laser damage test facilities. Given a set of coatings from one process, the damage thresholds tended to increase as the refractive index decreased. The e-beam silica coating had the highest damage threshold, exceeding 98 J/cm{sup 2} (1.06 {mu}m, 10 ns, 10 Hz). In addition, the surface absorption and refractive indices of the coatings were measured, and the X-ray diffraction patterns of the hafnia coatings made.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
5844054
Report Number(s):
UCRL-JC-108716; CONF-911064--8; ON: DE92008561
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English