重复率激光作用下光学薄膜损伤的累积效应

使用脉宽12 ns,频率10 Hz的1064 nm调Q NdYAG激光器,研究了高反射膜在重复率激光作用下的损伤的累积效应.实验发现,高反射膜的损伤阈值随辐照脉冲数增加而降低,表现出明显的累积效应.通过对损伤阈值和损伤概率以及辐照次数的统计性研究,并结合单脉冲辐照的结果,说明了存在于薄膜中微小的缺陷参与了多脉冲激光对薄膜的损伤过程.可用预损伤机制解释实验结果.得到了关于IBS制备的高反射膜的损伤阈值和照射次数的关系式,并用实验结果进行验证,发现具有很好的一致性.实验过程中样品的损伤形貌通过Nomarski偏光显微镜进行了观察,发现是典型的缺陷损伤.     

激光、激光技术 激光安全与防护

TN2412006054041多脉冲激光作用下光学薄膜损伤的累积效应=Accumula-tion effect of multi-shot laser-induced damage to opticalcoatings[刊,中]/王涛(中科院上海光机所光学薄膜技术研发中心.上海(201800)),赵元安…//光子学报.—2006,35(6).—859-862研究了高反射膜在多脉冲激光作用下损伤的累积效应。在对重复率激光对高反膜的损伤实时监测的基础上,对损伤阈值和照射脉冲激光数目的关系进行了统计分析研究,并提出了可能的损伤机制。图6参11(严寒)TN2412006054042光学元件的激光损伤阈值测量=Laser damage thresholdmeasurement of th…     

渐变折射率Ta_2O_5/SiO_2薄膜多脉冲激光损伤特性

采用离子束溅射(IBS)的方式,制备了1064nm高反射Ta2O5/SiO2渐变折射率光学薄膜。对其光学性能和在基频多脉冲下抗损伤性能进行了分析。通过渐变折射率的设计方式,很好地抑制了边带波纹,增加了1064nm反射率。通过对损伤阈值的分析发现,随着脉冲个数的增加,损伤阈值下降明显;但是在20个脉冲数后,损伤阈值(维持在22J/cm2左右)几乎保持不变直到100个脉冲数。通过Leica显微镜对损伤形貌的观察,发现损伤诱因是薄膜表面的节瘤缺陷。通过扫描电镜(SEM)以及聚集离子束(FIB)对薄膜表面以及断面的观察,证实了薄膜的损伤起源于薄膜表面的节瘤缺陷。进一步研究得出,渐变折射率薄膜在基频光单脉冲下损伤主要是由初始节瘤缺陷引起的,在后续多脉冲激光辐照下初始节瘤缺陷引起烧蚀坑的面积扩大扫过薄膜上的其他节瘤缺陷,引起了其他节瘤缺陷的喷射使损伤加剧,造成损伤的"累积效应"。     

基频HfO2/SiO2高反射薄膜激光损伤生长特性

以1064 nm波长作用下的HfO2/SiO2高反射薄膜为研究对象,研究了高反射薄膜在损伤生长过程中分层剥落初始损伤结构的变化规律、损伤形貌特征和损伤生长阈值等特性。实验结果表明:分层剥落初始损伤结构的横向尺寸随激光能量密度的增加呈分段线性增长,破斑沿纵向拓展的损伤生长阈值是沿横向拓展的损伤生长阈值的2倍以上,初始损伤结构横向尺寸的生长率与能量密度呈指数关系,且生长阈值随着辐照次数的增加显著降低。     

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。     

溶胶-凝胶ZrO2-TiO2高折射率光学膜层的抗激光损伤性能研究

采用溶胶-凝胶方法制备了ZrO₂-TiO₂(Ti含量为0—100mol%)高折射率光学薄膜. 借助激光动态光散射技术研究溶胶微结构. 采用傅里叶变换红外光谱、原子力显微镜、薄膜光学常数分析仪、漫反射吸收光谱及强激光辐照实验，对膜层的结构、光学性能及抗激光损伤性能进行了系统表征. 结果显示，溶胶-凝胶工艺可以在部分牺牲折射率的情况下，使膜层的抗激光损伤性能得到大幅度提升. 随Ti含量从0mol%增加至100mol%，膜层的平均损伤阈值呈下降趋势，当Ti含量从0mol%增加至60mol%时，平均损伤阈值从57.1J/cm²下降到21.1J/cm²(辐照激光波长为1053nm，脉冲宽度为10ns，“R/1”测试模式)，当Ti含量从60mol%增加至100mol%时，平均损伤阈值变化很小. 综合溶胶微结构、膜层光学性能和损伤实验结果可以推断，强激光诱导多光子吸收是引起膜层损伤的主要原因. 不同配比的复合膜之间光学带隙的显著差异导致相同辐照激光情况下多光子吸收的概率发生变化，从而导致损伤阈值的规律性变化. 关键词： 2-TiO₂薄膜')" href="#">ZrO₂-TiO₂薄膜 溶胶-凝胶 激光诱导损伤 光学带隙     

激光预处理ZrO_2-SiO_2 1064nm高反射膜的机理

分析了激光预处理对ZrO2-SiO21064nm高反射膜激光损伤阈值以及引起损伤缺陷的影响。在以缺陷损伤阈值和缺陷密度表征缺陷的基础上,研究了预处理前后薄膜中引起损伤缺陷的变化情况。研究了激光预处理能量和预处理效果的关系。结果表明,激光预处理可以清除ZrO2-SiO21064nm高反射膜中低阈值的缺陷,但预处理能量密度较高时,可以使薄膜中高阈值缺陷转化成低阈值缺陷。因此扫描预处理应采用相对较低的能量密度。     

PVP掺杂-ZrO2溶胶-凝胶工艺制备多层激光高反射膜的研究

以丙醇锆(ZrPr)为锆源，二乙醇胺(DEA)为络合剂，原位引入聚乙烯吡咯烷酮(PVP)，在乙醇体系中成功地合成了PVP掺杂-ZrO₂溶胶.采用旋涂法在K9玻璃基片上制备了PVP-ZrO₂单层杂化薄膜.用不同掺杂量的PVP-ZrO₂高折射率膜层与相同的SiO₂低折射率膜层交替沉积四分之一波堆高反射膜.借助小角X射线散射研究胶体微结构，用红外光谱、原子力显微镜、紫外/可见/近红外透射光谱、椭圆偏振仪以及1064nm的强激光辐照实验对薄膜的结构、光学和抗激光损伤性能进行表征.研究发现，体系组成的适当配置可以在溶胶稳定的前提下实现ZrPr的充分水解，赋予薄膜良好的结构、光学和抗激光损伤性能.杂化体系中，DEA与ZPr之间强的配合作用大大降低了ZrO₂颗粒表面羟基的活性，使得PVP大分子只是以微弱的氢键与颗粒的表面羟基作用而均匀分散于ZrO₂颗粒的周围，对颗粒的形成和生长无显著影响.因而在实验研究范围内，随PVP含量的增大，PVP-ZrO₂杂化膜层的折射率和激光损伤阈值均无显著变化.但是，薄膜中均匀分布的PVP柔性链可以有效促进膜层应力松弛，显著削弱不同膜层之间的应力不匹配程度、大大方便多层光学薄膜的制备.当高折射率膜层中PVP的质量分数达到15%—20%时，膜层之间良好的应力匹配使得多层高反射膜的沉积周期数可达到10以上.沉积10个周期的多层反射膜，在中心波长1064nm处透射率约为1.6%—2.1%，接近全反射特征，其激光损伤阈值为16.4—18.2J/cm²(脉冲宽度为1ns). 关键词： 溶胶-凝胶 2')" href="#">PVP-ZrO₂ 高反射膜 激光损伤     

HfO_2单层膜的吸收和激光损伤阈值测试

薄膜吸收是降低膜层激光损伤阈值的重要原因,为了研究薄膜吸收对激光损伤阈值的影响,对HfO2单层膜在1 064 nm处的吸收及其在不同波长激光辐照下的损伤阈值进行了测试和分析。研究结果表明:薄膜的激光损伤阈值由薄膜吸收平均值(决定于薄膜中缺陷的种类和数量)和吸收均匀性(决定于薄膜中缺陷的分布)共同决定;根据HfO2单层膜在1064 nm波长处的吸收值,不但可以定性判断薄膜在1 064 nm波长,而且还可以判断在其它波长激光辐照下的抗激光损伤能力。     

钛酸镧薄膜在1064nm/532nm波长激光辐照下的光学特性

采用热蒸发沉积技术制备了钛酸镧(H4)薄膜,研究了1 064nm和532nm波长激光诱导辐照处理后的薄膜折射率、消光系数、激光损伤阈值和损伤过程变迁.结果表明:采用不同波长的激光辐照H4薄膜后,会使其折射率升高,但升高的幅度不大.用1 064nm的激光辐照处理,可将H4膜的激光损伤阈值从10.2J/cm~2提高到15.7J/cm~2(5脉冲辐照),而532nm激光辐照对样品损伤阈值的提高效果不明显.同一样片,1 064nm激光的损伤阈值远远高于532nm的激光损伤阈值.1064nm激光辐照下,H4薄膜经历了轻微损伤、轻度损伤、重度损伤和极度损伤四个缓慢演变的阶段.而532nm激光辐照下,H4薄膜从未损伤到损伤是一个突变的过程,经历了重度损伤和极度损伤的演变阶段.     

Damage on HfO2/SiO2 high-reflecting coatings under single and multiple Nd:YAG laser pulse irradiation

The single- and multi-shot damage behaviors of HfO2/SiO2 high-reflecting (HR) coatings under Nd:YAG laser exposure were investigated. Fundamental aspects of multi-shot laser damage, such as the instability due to pulse-to-pulse accumulation of absorption defect and structural defect effect, and the mechanism of laser induced defect generation, are considered. It was found in multi-shot damage, the main factors influencing laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) are accumulation of irreversible changes of structural defects and thermal stress that induced by thermal density fluctuations.     

多脉冲激光对K9玻璃的表面损伤实验研究

 实验研究了波长为1 064 nm、脉宽为10 ns、重复频率为1 Hz的激光脉冲对K9玻璃的表面损伤特点,给出了脉冲透过能量随激光脉冲作用次数变化的规律。采用3维立体显微镜对损伤形貌进行观察,发现K9玻璃的损伤表面呈环状分布,分为烧蚀区、微裂纹区和断裂区。随着激光脉冲个数的增加,损伤由点状破坏演变为损伤区,微裂纹逐渐增长,损伤面积逐渐增大。基于激光支持的爆轰波理论分析,激光与脆性材料的相互作用可引起微裂纹的大量增长。在多脉冲激光的作用下,K9玻璃损伤的累积效应明显,表面损伤阈值明显降低,表面裂纹增长明显,损伤面积逐渐增大;但随着激光脉冲的继续增加,这种损伤趋于稳定。     

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.     

He-Ne散射光检测光学薄膜激光损伤阈值

准确测定光学薄膜的激光损伤阈值可以衡量光学薄膜的抗激光损伤能力,测定损伤阈值的关键是准确地判定损伤的发生与否。建立了He-Ne散射光检测光学薄膜激光损伤阈值系统。通过测量同一样品点的He-Ne散射光能量变化来判断薄膜表面发生的损伤,并对制备的类金刚石薄膜与HfO₂/SiO₂反射膜进行了阈值测试。与等离子体闪光法的阈值测试结果进行比较,具有较好的一致性。分析表明：He-Ne散射光测试系统能有效地判断出激光诱导损伤,易于实现在线检测。     

Incubation of laser ablation in fused silica with 5-fs pulses

The threshold fluences for laser-induced damage of fused silica with single 5-fs pulses from a Ti:sapphire laser system were determined by extrapolating the ablated volume to zero. These thresholds are about 4 times as high as the values previously obtained from multi-shot experiments. This result is interpreted in terms of an irreversible modification of the original material below the single-shot threshold (incubation). Received: 14 June 1999 / Accepted: 24 June 1999 / Published online: 8 September 1999     

Single- and multi-shot laser-induced damages of Ta_2O_5/SiO_2 dielectric mirrors at 1064 nm

Ta2O5/SiO2 dielectric mirrors deposited by ion beam sputtering (IBS) are studied. The multi-shot laserinduced damage threshold (LIDT) and its dependence on the number of shots are investigated, after which we find that the multi-shot LIDT is lower than that of single-shot. The accumulation effects of defects play an important role in the multi-shot laser damage. A simple model, which includes the conduction band electron production vsa multiphoton and impact ionizations, is presented to explain the experimental phenomena.     

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.     

The effect of laser beam size on laser-induced damage performance

The influence of laser beam size on laser-induced damage performance, especially damage probability and the laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT), is investigated. It is found that damage probability is dependent on beam size when various damage precursors with different potential behaviors are involved. This causes the damage probability and the LIDT to be different between cases under a large-aperture beam and a small-aperture beam. Moreover, the fluence fluctuation of the large-aperture laser beam brings out hot spots, which move randomly across the beam from shot to shot. Thus this leads the most probable maximum fluence after many shots at any location on the optical component to be several times the average beam fluence. These two effects result in the difference in the damage performance of the optical component between the cases under a large-aperture and small-aperture laser.