Changes in optical interference coatings exposed to 193-nm excimer laser radiation

Joerg Heber; Roland Thielsch; Holger Blaschke; Norbert Kaiser; Uwe Leinhos; A. Goertler

doi:10.1117/12.344384

7 April 1999 Changes in optical interference coatings exposed to 193-nm excimer laser radiation

Joerg Heber, Roland Thielsch, Holger Blaschke, Norbert Kaiser, Uwe Leinhos, A. Goertler

Proceedings Volume 3578, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1998; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.344384
Event: Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1998, 1998, Boulder, CO, United States

Abstract

The exposure of optical interference coatings to low-fluence DUV-radiation reveals changes of thin layer properties due to interactions between radiation field and thin film structure. An experimental set up for irradiating antireflective as well a high reflective coatings with 193nm excimer laser was used in order to study permanent cumulative changes in optical coatings at fluences ranging from 20mJ/cm² with up to 240 10⁶ laser pulses. The optical ex-situ monitoring of radiation induced modifications enabled the differentiation of coating specific and substrate inherent alteration effects. The identification of conditions as well as degradation processes during the exposure could be achieved for several types of DUV-coating materials. They were deposited with an ultra low loss evaporation process onto calcium fluoride and fused silica substrates. Fluoride coating included LaF₃, Na₃AlF₆, MgF₂, AlF₃ oxide coatings consisted of SiO₂ and Al₂O₃ exclusively.

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Joerg Heber, Roland Thielsch, Holger Blaschke, Norbert Kaiser, Uwe Leinhos, and A. Goertler "Changes in optical interference coatings exposed to 193-nm excimer laser radiation", Proc. SPIE 3578, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1998, (7 April 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.344384

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