Performance of multilayer optical coatings under long-term 532nm laser exposure

D. Poulios; O. Konoplev; F. Chiragh; A. Vasilyev; M. Stephen; K. Strickler

doi:10.1117/12.2030458

14 November 2013 Performance of multilayer optical coatings under long-term 532nm laser exposure

D. Poulios, O. Konoplev, F. Chiragh, A. Vasilyev, M. Stephen, K. Strickler

Proceedings Volume 8885, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2013; 888523 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2030458
Event: SPIE Laser Damage, 2013, Boulder, Colorado, United States

Abstract

The effects of long-term exposure to high intensity 532 nm radiation on various dielectric-coated optics are studied. To investigate potential photodarkening effects on optical surfaces, an accelerated life test platform was constructed where optics were exposed to 532 nm radiation from a short-pulse, high repetition rate fiber amplifier at total doses up to 1 trillion shots. The first run of trillion-shot tests were conducted on e-beam deposited and ion beam sputtering (IBS) coated high reflecting mirrors with onsurface intensities ranging from 1.0-1.4 GW/cm². It was found that the e-beam coated mirrors failed catastrophically at less than 150 billion shots, while the IBS coated mirror was able to complete the trillionshot test with no measurable loss of reflectivity. Profiling the IBS mirror surface with a high-resolution white light interferometer post-irradiation revealed a ~10 nm high photocontamination deposit at the irradiation site that closely matched the intensity profile of the laser spot. Trillion-shot surface exposure tests were also conducted at multiple surface sites of an LBO frequency doubling crystal at ~1.5 GW/cm² at multiple surface sites. The transmitted power and on-surface beam size were monitored throughout the tests, and periodic measurements of the beam quality and waist location of the transmitted light were also made using an M² meter. No changes in transmitted power or M² were observed in any of the tests, but 3D surface profiling revealed laser-induced contamination deposits at each site tested.

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D. Poulios, O. Konoplev, F. Chiragh, A. Vasilyev, M. Stephen, and K. Strickler "Performance of multilayer optical coatings under long-term 532nm laser exposure", Proc. SPIE 8885, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2013, 888523 (14 November 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2030458

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