Vacuum laser damage test bench

Paul Allenspacher; Wolfgang Riede; Denny Wernham; Annalisa Capanni; Fabio Era

doi:10.1117/12.638550

7 February 2006 Vacuum laser damage test bench

Paul Allenspacher, Wolfgang Riede, Denny Wernham, Annalisa Capanni, Fabio Era

Proceedings Volume 5991, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2005; 599128 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.638550
Event: Boulder Damage Symposium XXXVII: Annual Symposium on Optical Materials for High Power Lasers, 2005, Boulder, CO, United States

Abstract

This work summarizes the results from an extensive test campaign in which space-based laser optics were qualified for the upcoming ESA ADM-Aeolus mission. 14 different types of optical components from different suppliers were tested at the Nd:YAG laser wavelength according to the ISO standard 11 254 - 2 for multiple pulse testing. A new technique based on transient pressure sensing was developed to monitor the occurrence of damage on a sample surface exposed to a vacuum environment. Parallel testing of reference samples showed a distinct degradation under vacuum compared to atmospheric or pressurized environment. For all samples tested we found a typical behavior in the characteristic damage curves attained: A sharp drop in LIDT for small pulse numbers followed by a smooth decrease for larger pulse numbers (laser fatigue effect).

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Paul Allenspacher, Wolfgang Riede, Denny Wernham, Annalisa Capanni, and Fabio Era "Vacuum laser damage test bench", Proc. SPIE 5991, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2005, 599128 (7 February 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.638550

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