渐变折射率Ta2O5/SiO2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1064 nm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1064 nm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22 J/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。     

多脉冲激光对光学薄膜的损伤

本文报道了1.06μm和0.35μm的多脉冲激光对光学薄膜损伤的积累效应,研究了损伤几率与激光能量和重复频率的关系。     

HfO_2/SiO_2薄膜的激光预处理作用研究北大核心CSCD

激光预处理是提高激光薄膜抗激光损伤阈值的重要手段。对电子束蒸发方式镀制的HfO2/SiO2反射膜采用大口径激光进行了辐照,并采用激光量热计测量了激光辐射前后的弱吸收值。采用聚焦离子束(FIB)技术分析了激光辐照后薄膜的损伤形态并探究了损伤原因,首次采用扫描电镜拍摄到了节瘤部分喷发时的形貌图,并对其进行了FIB分析,为进一步了解节瘤的损伤过程提供了依据。实验发现,激光辐照过后的激光薄膜弱吸收明显降低,激光预处理有效减少了引起薄膜吸收的缺陷,存在明显的清洗效应;在本实验采用的HfO2/SiO2反射膜中,激光预处理技术对于祛除位于基底上种子形成的节瘤是有效的,原因是激光辐射过后该节瘤进行了预喷发并不会对后续激光产生影响;而激光预处理技术对位于膜层中间的可能是镀膜过程中材料飞溅引起的缺陷是无效的,需要通过其他手段对该类节瘤进行祛除。     

532nm皮秒脉冲激光对单晶硅的损伤特性研究

随着光电对抗和超短脉冲激光技术的发展,研究超短脉冲激光与单晶硅相互作用具有非常重要的理论和实际意义.为了进一步明确532 nm皮秒脉冲激光对单晶硅的损伤机理,本文开展了532 nm皮秒脉冲激光辐照单晶硅的损伤效应实验研究,测定了损伤阈值,明确了损伤机理,探讨了低通量下的脉冲累积效应.首先,利用波长为532 nm、脉冲宽...     

光学材料的多脉冲激光损伤研究

研究了ＺＦ２玻璃多脉冲与单脉冲激光损伤，分析了多脉冲损伤阈值与脉冲数，脉冲间隔的关系，进行了多脉冲损伤机理的分析，得出多脉冲损伤是热和缺陷累积共同作用最终促成雪崩击穿的结果，并提出了提高抗多脉冲激光损伤的方法。     

多脉冲激光作用下光学薄膜损伤的累积效应

研究了高反射膜在多脉冲激光作用下损伤的累积效应.实验中使用1064nm调Q的Nd∶YAG激光器,脉宽是12 ns,频率为10 Hz.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,得到了制备IBS高反射膜的损伤阈值和照射次数的关系式,用Nomarski偏光显微镜观察了实验过程中样品的损伤形貌,发现是典型的缺陷损伤.     

脉冲激光辐照光学薄膜的缺陷损伤模型

建立了缺陷吸收升温致薄膜激光损伤模型,该模型从热传导方程出发,考虑了缺陷内部的温度分布以及向薄膜的传导过程,通过引入散射系数简化了Mie散射理论得出的吸收截面.对电子束蒸发沉积的ZrO₂:Y₂O₃单层膜进行了激光破坏实验,薄膜样品的损伤是缺陷引起的,通过辉光放电质谱法对薄膜制备材料的纯度分析发现材料中的主要杂质元素为铂,其含量为0.9％.利用缺陷损伤模型对损伤过程进行了模拟,理论模型和实验结果取得了较好的一致性.     

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。     

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ZrO_2/SiO_2薄膜的激光损伤研究

采用溶胶-凝胶工艺分别制备了SiO2和ZrO2单层薄膜、ZrO2/SiO2双层膜以及ZrO2/SiO2多层高反膜。用输出波长为1064nm、脉宽为6.3ns的YAG激光器对薄膜进行了激光损伤实验。观察了薄膜经强激光辐照后的损伤情况,讨论了薄膜的激光损伤行为,并从理论上分析了产生这些损伤的原因,为进一步镀制高质量的ZrO2/SiO2多层高反膜提供了依据。     

Annealing effects on structure and laser-induced damage threshold of Ta2O5/SiO2 dielectric mirrors

The effects of annealing on structure and laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) of Ta₂O₅/SiO₂ dielectric mirrors were investigated. Ta₂O₅/SiO₂ multilayer was prepared by ion beam sputtering (IBS), then annealed in air under the temperature from 100 to 400 °C. Microstructure of the samples was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD). Absorption of the multilayer was measured by surface thermal lensing (STL) technique. The laser-induced damage threshold was assessed using 1064 nm free pulsed laser at a pulse length of 220 μs.

It was found that the center wavelength shifted to long wavelength gradually as the annealing temperature increased, and kept its non-crystalline structure even after annealing. The absorbance of the reflectors decreased after annealing. A remarkable increase of the laser-induced damage threshold was found when the annealing temperature was above 250 °C.     

Damage performance of TiO2/SiO2 thin film components induced by a long-pulsed laser

In order to study the long-pulsed laser induced damage performance of optical thin films, damage experiments of TiO₂/SiO₂ films irradiated by a laser with 1 ms pulse duration and 1064 nm wavelength are performed. In the experiments, the damage threshold of the thin films is measured. The damages are observed to occur in isolated spots, which enlighten the inducement of the defects and impurities originated in the films. The threshold goes down when the laser spot size decreases. But there exists a minimum threshold, which cannot be further reduced by decreasing the laser spot size. Optical microscopy reveals a cone-shaped cavity in the film substrate. Changes of the damaged sizes in film components with laser fluence are also investigated. The results show that the damage efficiency increases with the laser fluence before the shielding effects start to act.     

Influence of SiO2 additional layers on the laser induced damage threshold of Ta2O5 films

A series of Ta₂O₅ films with different SiO₂ additional layers including overcoat, undercoat and interlayer was prepared by electron beam evaporation under the same deposition process. Absorption of samples was measured using the surface thermal lensing (STL) technique. The electric field distributions of the samples were theoretical predicted using thin film design software (TFCalc). The laser induced damage threshold (LIDT) was assessed using an Nd:YAG laser operating at 1064 nm with a pulse length of 12 ns. It was found that SiO₂ additional layers resulted in a slight increase of the absorption, whereas they exerted little influence on the microdefects. The electric field distribution among the samples was unchanged by adding an SiO₂ overcoat and undercoat, yet was changed by adding an interlayer. SiO₂ undercoat. The interlayer improved the LIDT greatly, whereas the SiO₂ overcoat had little effect on the LIDT.     

紫外Sc2O3薄膜的光学和结构性能表征及其激光作用下的损伤机理

利用电子束蒸发方法,在不同沉积温度 (50~350 ℃)下制备了Sc2O3薄膜。分别用分光光度计,小角掠入射X射线衍射仪和轮廓仪测试了薄膜样品的光谱、微结构和表面粗糙度信息,并用薄膜分析软件Essential Macleod计算了Sc2O3薄膜的折射率和消光系数。结果表明：随着沉积温度升高,Sc2O3薄膜结晶程度增强,晶粒尺寸增大,且较高的沉积温度有利于获得较高的折射率。最后用355 nm,8 ns的三倍频Nd:YAG激光器测试了其激光损伤阈值（LIDT）,最大值为2.6 J/cm2,且阈值与薄膜的消光系数、表面粗糙度、光学损耗均呈现相反的变化趋势。用光学显微镜和扫描电子显微镜表征了该薄膜的破坏形貌,详细分析了薄膜在不同激光能量作用下破坏的发展过程,以及Sc2O3薄膜在355 nm紫外激光作用下LIDT与制备工艺的关系,重点分析了355 nm激光作用下薄膜的破坏机理。     

Temperature dependences of optical properties,chemical composition,structure,and laser damage in Ta2O5 films

Ta2O5 films are prepared by e-beam evaporation with varied deposition temperatures,annealing temperatures,and annealing times.The effects of temperature on the optical properties,chemical composition,structure,and laserinduced damage threshold(LIDT) are systematically investigated.The results show that the increase of deposition temperature decreases the film transmittance slightly,yet annealing below 923 K is beneficial for the transmittance.The XRD analysis reveals that the film is in the amorphous phase when annealed below 873 K and in thehexagonal phase when annealed at 1073 K.While an interesting near-crystalline phase is found when annealed at 923 K.The LIDT increases with the deposition temperature increasing,whereas it increases firstly and then decreases as the annealing temperature increases.In addition,the increase of the annealing time from 4 h to 12 h is favourable to improving the LIDT,which is mainly due to the improvement of the O/Ta ratio.The highest LIDT film is obtained when annealed at 923 K,owing to the lowest density of defect.     

辐照激光能量对SiO2薄膜特性及结构的影响

 为了认识SiO2薄膜在激光辐照下的变化,本文以K9玻璃为基底,采用电子束热蒸发方法制备了SiO2薄膜,并将此组在相同实验条件下制备的薄膜加以不同能量的激光辐照,研究在激光辐照前后样片的透射率、折射率、消光系数、膜厚、表面形貌及激光损伤阈值（LIDT）的变化。结果表明,样片膜厚随激光能量的增加而减小,辐照激光能改善薄膜表面形貌,并使样片LIDT值提高,最终能使样片的LIDT值从16.96 J/cm2提高至18.8 J/cm2。     

高反射光学薄膜激光损伤研究进展

激光诱导损伤阈值是大功率光学系统中重要参数,其数值大小对激光系统的输出功率与稳定性具有重要影响。为了突破损伤阈值对激光光学系统输出功率的限制,科研人员主要从制备薄膜工艺、激光特性、薄膜特性以及薄膜后工艺等方面开展研究。本文介绍了高反膜理论、制备工艺;综述了近十年来国内外对高反膜损伤研究的成果;阐述了激光特性、薄膜特性以及薄膜后工艺对薄膜损伤阈值的影响。在此基础上,对提高高反膜损伤阈值的研究和发展趋势进行了分析与展望。     

制备工艺条件对SiO2薄膜非均质特性的影响

薄膜材料的生长过程随镀膜机尺寸的增大而呈现新的规律,为制备膜层均匀性好、材料均质的大尺寸光学元件,分别在不同离子源能量、沉积压强、基板加热温度及基板转速条件下,采用离子辅助电子束蒸发方法制备了不同单层SiO2薄膜样品;利用分光光度计及椭偏仪分别对样品的透过率及椭偏参数进行测量,并对测量结果进行拟合得到不同样品的折射率及非均质特性。实验结果表明,工件架转速是使大尺寸SiO2薄膜材料产生非均质特性的主要影响因素,离子源能量、基板温度、沉积压强通过影响材料生长过程对材料的非均质特性产生调控;对于大尺寸薄膜光学元件,工件架转速存在限制的条件下,优化其他工艺参数可以获得均质SiO2薄膜材料,该结果对于制备具有优良性能的大尺寸薄膜光学元件具有借鉴意义。