Ion beam milling of fused silica for window fabrication

Scott R. Wilson; David W. Reicher; C. F. Kranenberg; John Robert McNeil; Patricia L. White; Peter M. Martin; David E. McCready

doi:10.1117/12.57219

1 June 1991 Ion beam milling of fused silica for window fabrication

Scott R. Wilson, David W. Reicher, C. F. Kranenberg, John Robert McNeil, Patricia L. White, Peter M. Martin, David E. McCready

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Proceedings Volume 1441, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1990; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.57219
Event: Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1990, 1990, Boulder, CO, United States

Abstract

Ion beam figuring has been demonstrated to be a deterministic efficient flexible technique for removing material from optical surfaces. Recent interest in using this process to produce high quality optical components has driven the need to fully characterize the resulting surfaces. We have performed a polishing parameter matrix investigation to optimize fused silica (Corning 7957) surfaces for subsequent ion milling. Samples were characterized for surface scatter surface absorption surface roughness subsurface damage and laser damage as a function of mill depth. Small defects (pits) were evident on surfaces after milling a few microns with pit density dependent to some degree upon the surface preparation technique. The defects were often in lines apparently following a surface or subsurface scratch in the materiaL Surface scatter decreased significantly (up to lOX) and laser damage threshold increased in some cases by 400. Laser damage was not correlated with defects in the material. Key words: ion beam milling laser damage scatter fused silica absorption. 1.

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Scott R. Wilson, David W. Reicher, C. F. Kranenberg, John Robert McNeil, Patricia L. White, Peter M. Martin, and David E. McCready "Ion beam milling of fused silica for window fabrication", Proc. SPIE 1441, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1990, (1 June 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.57219

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