Use of Al2O3 layers for higher laser damage threshold at 22.5-deg incidence, S polarization of a 527 nm/1054 nm dichroic coating

John C. Bellum; Ella S. Field; Damon E. Kletecka; Patrick K. Rambo; Ian C. Smith

doi:10.1117/12.2257607

6 December 2016 Use of Al₂O₃ layers for higher laser damage threshold at 22.5° incidence, S polarization of a 527 nm/1054 nm dichroic coating

John C. Bellum, Ella S. Field, Damon E. Kletecka, Patrick K. Rambo, Ian C. Smith

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Proceedings Volume 10014, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2016; 1001425 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2257607
Event: SPIE Laser Damage, 2016, Boulder, Colorado, United States

Abstract

We have designed and reported on a dichroic beam combiner coating consisting of HfO₂/SiO₂ layer pairs to provide high transmission at 527 nm and high reflection at 1054 nm for 22.5° angle of incidence (AOI) in S polarization (Spol). The laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) of this first coating at the use AOI and polarization with 3.5 nanosecond (ns) pulses at 532 nm is 7 J/cm², and only marginally adequate for our beam combining application. In this paper, we describe the use of a combination of Al₂O₃ and HfO₂ high index layers to modify the first as well as a second dichroic coating in two different ways, which results in a higher LIDT of 10 J/cm² for 3.5 ns pulses at 532 nm and 22.5° AOI, Spol for the second dichroic coating, and in the same 7 J/cm² LIDT for the first dichroic coating.

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John C. Bellum, Ella S. Field, Damon E. Kletecka, Patrick K. Rambo, and Ian C. Smith "Use of Al₂O₃ layers for higher laser damage threshold at 22.5° incidence, S polarization of a 527 nm/1054 nm dichroic coating", Proc. SPIE 10014, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2016, 1001425 (6 December 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2257607

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