532nm HfO_2/SiO_2高反膜的激光预处理效应

采用单台阶能量光栅扫描以及R-on-1测试两种不同预处理方式研究了激光预处理技术对532nm HfO2/SiO2高反膜的阈值提升效果。用Nd:YAG二倍频激光对电子束蒸发制备的532nm HfO2/SiO2高反膜进行1-on-1损伤阈值测试,然后分别进行单台阶能量光栅扫描以及R-on-1测试。通过对损伤概率以及损伤形貌的分析,发现激光预处理能够去除薄膜内低阈值缺陷,达到提高损伤阈值的目的,损伤阈值分别提高38%和30%。     

单脉冲和多脉冲飞秒激光对单层光学薄膜的损伤

 利用掺钛的蓝宝石飞秒激光系统输出的单脉冲和多脉冲飞秒激光(中心波长800 nm，脉宽50 fs，靶面聚焦直径Ф 40 μm)，分别对BK7玻璃基底上厚约500 nm的单层HfO₂和单层ZrO₂薄膜进行辐照，得到了这两种薄膜在1-on-1和1 000-on-1测试方法下的激光损伤阈值。实验发现，两种方法下HfO₂单层膜的阈值均比ZrO₂单层膜的阈值高。从简化的Keldysh多光子离化理论出发，认为HfO₂薄膜材料的带比ZrO₂的宽是导致上述结果的主要原因。同时，同一种薄膜的多脉冲下的阈值比单脉冲下的低，原因是多脉冲下，飞秒激光对光学薄膜的损伤存在累积效应。     

光斑尺寸对光学薄膜元件温升的影响

 实验测量了波长1 064 nm， 10 kHz高重复频率激光辐照下在白宝石、石英玻璃、K9基片上制备的Ta₂O₅/SiO₂高反膜的温度变化，有限元分析的结果与实验结果相一致。用ANSYS程序计算了不同光斑直径、相同功率激光和相同功率密度激光辐照下薄膜元件温升的变化。结果表明：相同功率激光辐照光学薄膜元件时，光斑大小只影响激光辐照点的温升，对基板温升没有影响。基板温升只与激光功率有关，激光功率越大，基板温升越大。相同功率密度激光辐照光学薄膜元件时，光斑越大，激光辐照点温度及基板温度均越高。从激光损伤的热效应考虑，小光斑激光辐照时，光学薄膜的激光损伤阈值较高。     

杂质对溶胶-凝胶SiO2薄膜激光损伤的影响

 采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了含有吸收性杂质和非吸收性杂质的SiO₂增透膜,采用波长为1 064 nm的激光对其进行了小光斑激光预处理,对比研究了预处理前后的激光损伤差异,研究表明：激光预处理对于洁净的SiO₂薄膜影响不大;含10 μm SiO₂颗粒杂质的样品微透镜效应很明显,容易成为损伤起始的种子,激光预处理后情况有所改善;含有CeO₂颗粒杂质的样品表现出了很强的吸收性质,损伤阈值降低到不足洁净样品的一半。所有样品激光预处理后损伤形貌未发生变化,透光率峰值均有约50 nm的蓝移。     

图像处理在双波长激光诱导熔石英损伤增长中的应用

利用图像处理方法对比研究了单波长辐照和双波长激光同时辐照下熔石英光学元件的损伤增长阈值。通过实时采集损伤图像和靶面光斑能量空间分布,获取损伤增长发生位置对应的能量密度。针对3ω单独辐照、3ω和1ω同时辐照下熔石英元件损伤增长的实验数据,比较分析了基于图像处理方法和传统损伤增长阈值R-on-1测量方法(国标)所得结果的差异。结果表明:本文采用的图像处理方法在研究小口径非均匀光斑辐照下的熔石英光学元件损伤增长阈值时,能解决传统损伤阈值测试中将能量密度分布非均匀光斑等效为均匀分布的平顶光斑带来的计算误差问题,有助于降低损伤(增长)阈值测量中的光斑口径效应。     

1 064 nm激光对氧化铟锡薄膜的损伤研究

 液晶光学器件在激光光束精密控制上具有重要应用前景,氧化铟锡（ITO）薄膜作为液晶光学器件的透明导电电极,是液晶器件激光损伤的薄弱环节。为此,建立了ITO薄膜激光热损伤物理模型。理论计算结果表明：1 064 nm激光对ITO薄膜的损伤主要为热应力损伤;连续激光辐照下,薄膜损伤始于靠近界面的玻璃基底内;脉冲激光辐照下,温升主要发生在光斑范围内的膜层,薄膜损伤从表面开始。利用泵浦探测技术,研究了ITO薄膜的损伤情况,测量了不同功率密度激光辐照后薄膜的方块电阻,结合1-on-1法测定了ITO薄膜的50%损伤几率阈值。实验结果表明：薄膜越厚,方块电阻越小,激光损伤阈值越低;薄膜未完全损伤前,方块电阻随激光功率密度的增加而增大。理论计算与实验结果吻合较好。设计液晶光学器件中的ITO薄膜电极厚度时,应综合考虑激光损伤、透光率及薄膜电阻的影响。     

化学法制备的HfO2薄膜的激光损伤阈值研究

 采用化学法制备了HfO₂介质膜，研究了热处理、紫外辐照以及Al₂O₃复合对HfO₂介质膜激光损伤阈值的影响。采用红外光谱（FTIR）和X射线衍射仪对薄膜进行了表征，并用输出波长为1.064 μm、脉宽为10 ns的电光调Q激光系统测试薄膜的激光损伤阈值。实验结果表明：采用150 ℃左右的温度对薄膜进行热处理可以提高薄膜的激光损伤阈值，所获得的薄膜的激光损伤阈值高达42.32 J/cm²，比热处理前的激光损伤阈值提高了82%；无机材料Al₂O₃的适量添加能够提高薄膜的激光损伤阈值，其中HfO₂与Al₂O₃的最佳质量配比约为95∶5；另外，对薄膜进行适当的紫外辐照也可改善HfO₂ 薄膜以及HfO₂-Al₂O₃复合薄膜的抗激光损伤性能。紫外辐照对提高HfO₂-Al₂O₃复合薄膜的激光损伤阈值效果尤为显著，辐照40 min后的激光损伤阈值达到44.33 J/cm²，比紫外辐照前的激光损伤阈值提高了90%。     

用1064nm激光增强HfO2/SiO2薄膜的抗激光损伤能力的实验研究

 用1 064nm激光实验研究了HfO₂/SiO₂薄膜的激光损伤增强效应，实验以薄膜激光损伤阈值70%的激光能量开始，采用N-ON-1方式处理薄膜，激光脉冲的能量增量为5J/cm²。实验结果表明，激光处理薄膜表面能使激光损伤阈值平均提高到3倍左右，并且薄膜的损伤尺度也明显减小。对有缺陷的薄膜，其缺陷经低能量激光后熔和消除，其抗激光损伤能力得到增强，但增强得并不显著，而薄膜本身的激光预处理，可以使其激光损伤阈值大大提高。     

不同工艺制备的高反射薄膜在真空与大气环境下的激光损伤特性

 建立了光学元件在真空环境下的激光损伤测量系统,采用电子束蒸发和离子辅助技术制备了Hf­₂/SiO₂高反射薄膜。对不同工艺制备的薄膜在真空与大气环境下的1 064 nm波长的激光损伤阈值进行了测量,对薄膜的损伤形貌进行了观测。对薄膜的损伤特性研究分析结果表明：薄膜在真空环境中的损伤阈值相对大气环境中有明显下降,其1∶1测试和R1测试损伤阈值下降约30%;两种环境中的薄膜损伤特性也不同,真空环境中损伤阈值的下降可能与热传导的不同有关。     

连续激光辐照ZnSe/MgF2/K9滤光片的透射特性研究

 分析了连续激光辐照ZnSe/MgF₂/K9滤光片引起透射特性的变化。在室温条件下，用波长0.632 8μm激光作为探测光束，测量了1.06μm连续激光辐照ZnSe/MgF₂/K9滤光片温升引起薄膜折射率的改变，导致探测光束通过干涉滤光片后透过率的热致非线性变化。在光斑直径0.75mm条件下，测量了不同功率激光辐照ZnSe/MgF₂/K9滤光片引起温升随时间的变化。在激光功率30W，辐照时间2.52s条件下，实验观测到ZnSe/MgF₂/K9滤光片薄膜破坏温度约为90℃，辐照时间10s时干涉滤光片形成的薄膜龟裂形貌。     

Effect of native defects and laser-induced defects on multi-shot laser-induced damage in multilayer mirrors

The roles of laser-induced defects and native defects in multilayer mirrors under multi-shot irradiation condition are investigated. The HfO 2 /SiO 2 dielectric mirrors are deposited by electron beam evaporation(EBE) . Laser damage testing is carried out on both the 1-on-1 and S-on-1 regimes using 355-nm pulsed laser at a duration of 8 ns. It is found that the single-shot laser-induced damage threshold(LIDT) is much higher than the multi-shot LIDT. In the multi-shot mode,the main factor influencing LIDT is the accumulation of irreversible laser-induced defects and native defects. The surface morphologies of the samples are observed by optical microscopy. Moreover,the number of laser-induced defects affects the damage probability of the samples. A correlative model based on critical conduction band(CB) electron density(ED) is presented to simulate the multi-shot damage behavior.     

Accumulation effect of SiO_2 protective layer on multi-shot laser-induced damage in high-reflectivity HfO_2/SiO_2 coatings

The accumulation effects in high-reflectivity(HR) HfO2/SiO2 coatings under laser irradiation are investigated.The HR HfO2/SiO2 coatings are prepared by electron beam evaporation at 1 064 nm.The laser-induced damage threshold(LIDT) are measured at 1 064 nm and at a pulse duration of 12 ns,in 1-on-1 and S-on-1 modes.Multi-shot LIDT is lower than single-shot LIDT.The laser-induced and native defects play an important role in the multi-shot mode.A correlative theory model based on critical conduction band electron density is constructed to elucidate the experimental phenomena.     

紫外脉冲激光退火发次对KDP晶体抗损伤性能的影响

在R-on-1的辐照模式下, 利用355 nm的紫外脉冲激光以低于KH₂PO₄ (KDP)晶体零概率损伤阈值的通量对其进行不同发次的全域扫描, 目的是为了研究KDP晶体在接受不同发次的紫外激光辐照后其抗损伤能力的变化规律及机制. 辐照后的1-on-1损伤测试表明, 适当的紫外激光退火可以有效地提升KDP晶体的抗损伤能力, 提升的幅度与其接受激光扫描的次数有关. 通过荧光和紫外吸收检测深入探讨了晶体内缺陷对激光退火的影响, 结果表明: 紫外脉冲激光辐照后KDP 晶体内的氧空位电子缺陷的存在与否是导致其抗损伤能力变化的主要原因; 通过拉曼和红外光谱的测量表明, 辐照后KDP 晶体内的PO₄, P–OH和P＝O基团的极化变形也导致了其抗损伤能力的改变. 关键词： 激光退火 荧光 拉曼 红外     

0.532-μm laser conditioning of HfO2/SiO2 third harmonic separator fabricated by electron-beam evaporation

The 0.532-μm laser conditioning of HfO2/SiO2 third harmonic separator fabricated by electron-beam evaporation (EBE) was studied.The laser induced damage threshold (LIDT) of the separator determined by 1-on-1 test is 9.1 J/cm2 and it is 15.2 J/cm2 after laser conditioning determined by raster scanning.Two kinds of damage morphologies,taper pits and flat bottom pits,are found on the sample surface and they show different damage behaviors.The damage onset of taper pits does not change obviously and the laser conditioning effect is contributed to the flat bottom pits,which limits the application of laser conditioning.     

Wettability modification of electrospun poly(?-caprolactone) fibers by femtosecond laser irradiation in different gas atmospheres

The effect of femtosecond laser irradiation in air and in O₂ and CF₄ gas flows on the wettability of electrospun poly(?-caprolactone) fiber tissue scaffolds was studied. Laser power, focus spot size, raster scan spacing and gas atmosphere were varied in experiments. SEM imaging showed the average fiber diameter and surface porosity sizes were both altered by ablation. The micro-scale surface roughness measured by scanning laser profilometry was found to have a non-monotonic relationship to the surface wettability measured by the contact angle of sessile water droplets. In contrast, surface water contact angle continuously decreased with increased oxygen atomic percentage and oxygen-containing group fraction as measured by XPS. Further, the oxygen content was larger for more extensively ablated fiber surfaces, regardless of whether the increased ablation was caused by high laser power, smaller scanning space or smaller defocusing distance. Of the three gas atmospheres, O₂ gas flow was the most favorable environment for increasing surface oxidization, resulting in the largest water contact angle decrease for given laser power. For CF₄ gas flow, the least oxidization occurred, and the magnitude of water contact angle decrease was smallest for treatment at a given laser power.     

Influence of substoichiometer on the laser-induced damage characters of HfO2 thin films

HfO₂ is one of the most important high refractive index materials for depositing high power optical mirrors. In this research, HfO₂ thin films were prepared by dual-ion beam reactive sputtering method, and the laser-induced damage thresholds (LIDT) of the sample were measured in 1-on-1 mode for laser with 1064 nm wavelength. The results indicate that the LIDT of the as-grown sample is only 3.96 J/cm², but it is increased to 8.98 J/cm² after annealing under temperature of 200 °C in atmosphere. By measuring the laser weak absorption and SIMS of the samples, we deduced that substoichiometer is the main reason for the low LIDT of the as-grown sample, and the experiment results were well explained with the theory of electronic-avalanche ionization.     

Influences of CO2 laser annealing on mechanical and laser-induced damage properties of ZrO2 thin films

Zirconium dioxide (ZrO₂) thin films were deposited on BK7 glass substrates by the electron beam evaporation method. A continuous wave CO₂ laser was used to anneal the ZrO₂ thin films to investigate whether beneficial changes could be produced. After annealing at different laser scanning speeds by CO₂ laser, weak absorption of the coatings was measured by the surface thermal lensing (STL) technique, and then laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) was also determined. It was found that the weak absorption decreased first, while the laser scanning speed is below some value, then increased. The LIDT of the ZrO₂ coatings decreased greatly when the laser scanning speeds were below some value. A Nomarski microscope was employed to map the damage morphology, and it was found that the damage behavior was defect-initiated both for annealed and as-deposited samples. The influences of post-deposition CO₂ laser annealing on the structural and mechanical properties of the films have also been investigated by X-ray diffraction and ZYGO interferometer. It was found that the microstructure of the ZrO₂ films did not change. The residual stress in ZrO₂ films showed a tendency from tensile to compressive after CO₂ laser annealing, and the variation quantity of the residual stress increased with decreasing laser scanning speed. The residual stress may be mitigated to some extent at proper treatment parameters.     

355 nm紫外激光损伤阈值自动测量装置及实验

介绍了一套355nm紫外激光损伤阈值自动测量装置。该测量装置由一台Nd：YAG激光器产生紫外355nm激光,经过紫外激光传输系统,紫外激光聚焦形成测试激光。脉冲激光能量由激光能量计监测,Normaski显微镜判断样片的激光损伤。另外,整个测量装置和测量过程由计算机集成控制,具有良好的操作性和运行参数控制能力,可实现1—on-1,n-on-1,s—on—1,R-on-1等多种激光损伤测试。