• High Power Laser and Particle Beams
  • Vol. 35, Issue 6, 061004 (2023)
Longfei Niu, Hui You, Haibing Lü, Yilan Jiang, Guorui Zhou, Changpeng Li, Lin Huang, Jin Huang, Xinxiang Miao, Caizhen Yao, and Xiaodong Jiang*
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  • Laser Fusion Research Center, CAEP, Mianyang 621900, China
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    DOI: 10.11884/HPLPB202335.220390 Cite this Article
    Longfei Niu, Hui You, Haibing Lü, Yilan Jiang, Guorui Zhou, Changpeng Li, Lin Huang, Jin Huang, Xinxiang Miao, Caizhen Yao, Xiaodong Jiang. Influence of vacuum baking O-rings on optical properties of laser system[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2023, 35(6): 061004 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The outgassing of non-metallic materials in optical vacuum system will produce molecular contamination, which will lead to the decrease of transmittance of optical elements, and then aggravate laser-induced damage and reduce the load capacity of high-power laser facilities. In this paper, it is proposed to optimize the sealing materials in the laser environment, and carry out the experimental study of thermal vacuum baking. The results show that fluoroelastomer 246 has low outgassing, and temperature has great influence on the degassing effect of the material, and the vacuum baking degassing of the sealing ring has little influence on the optical characteristics. Compared with the sealing ring without vacuum baking, the average UV transmittance change decreased by 1 order of magnitude, and the average damage density decreased by 56%. This technology can be used in high-power laser facilities for precision cleaning and other optical cleaning systems.
    Longfei Niu, Hui You, Haibing Lü, Yilan Jiang, Guorui Zhou, Changpeng Li, Lin Huang, Jin Huang, Xinxiang Miao, Caizhen Yao, Xiaodong Jiang. Influence of vacuum baking O-rings on optical properties of laser system[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2023, 35(6): 061004
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