Thin film femtosecond laser damage competition

authored by: Christopher J. Stolz, Detlev Ristau, Marcus Turowski, Holger Blaschke
Abstract: In order to determine the current status of thin film laser resistance within the private, academic, and government sectors, a damage competition was started at the 2008 Boulder Damage Symposium. This damage competition allows a direct comparison of the current state of the art of high laser resistance coatings since they are tested using the same damage test setup and the same protocol. In 2009 a high reflector coating was selected at a wavelength of 786 nm at normal incidence at a pulse length of 180 femtoseconds. A double blind test assured sample and submitter anonymity so only a summary of the results are presented here. In addition to the laser resistance results, details of deposition processes, coating materials and layer count, and spectral results will also be shared.
External Organisation(s): Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH)
Type: Conference contribution
Publication date: 31.12.2009
Publication status: Published
Peer reviewed: Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas: Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Condensed Matter Physics, Computer Science Applications, Applied Mathematics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic version(s): https://doi.org/10.1117/12.837473 (Access: Unknown)

BibTeX

@inproceedings{7353477131054c378e00c76a79bf58fd,
title = "Thin film femtosecond laser damage competition",
abstract = "In order to determine the current status of thin film laser resistance within the private, academic, and government sectors, a damage competition was started at the 2008 Boulder Damage Symposium. This damage competition allows a direct comparison of the current state of the art of high laser resistance coatings since they are tested using the same damage test setup and the same protocol. In 2009 a high reflector coating was selected at a wavelength of 786 nm at normal incidence at a pulse length of 180 femtoseconds. A double blind test assured sample and submitter anonymity so only a summary of the results are presented here. In addition to the laser resistance results, details of deposition processes, coating materials and layer count, and spectral results will also be shared.",
keywords = "Damage testing, Femtosecond laser, Mirror, Multilayer, Thin film",
author = "Stolz, {Christopher J.} and Detlev Ristau and Marcus Turowski and Holger Blaschke",
year = "2009",
month = dec,
day = "31",
doi = "10.1117/12.837473",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780819478825",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
booktitle = "41st Annual Laser Damage Symposium Proceedings - Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials",
note = "41st Annual Laser Damage Symposium - Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2009 ; Conference date: 21-09-2009 Through 23-09-2009",
}