• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 59, Issue 1, 0105001 (2022)
Ming Wang1, Yanchang Zheng2、*, Zhengkun Liu2, Xinpu Wu2, Zhiwen Chen2, Hai Wang1, and Yilin Hong2
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Mechanical Engineering, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu , Anhui 241000, China
  • 2National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei , Anhui 230029, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/LOP202259.0105001 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Ming Wang, Yanchang Zheng, Zhengkun Liu, Xinpu Wu, Zhiwen Chen, Hai Wang, Yilin Hong. Meniscus and Spin Coating Methods for Coating SiO2 Sol-Gel Antireflective Film on Beam Sampling Grating[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2022, 59(1): 0105001 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of meniscus coating
    Fig. 1. Schematic of meniscus coating
    Schematic of spin coating
    Fig. 2. Schematic of spin coating
    Microscope images of grating surface after coating. (a) Meniscus coating; (b) spin coating
    Fig. 3. Microscope images of grating surface after coating. (a) Meniscus coating; (b) spin coating
    Profiler images of grating surface after coating. (a) Profiler image after meniscus coating; (b) profiler image after spin coating
    Fig. 4. Profiler images of grating surface after coating. (a) Profiler image after meniscus coating; (b) profiler image after spin coating
    AFM images of grating surface before and after coating. (a) AFM image before coating; (b) AFM image after meniscus coating; (c) AFM image after spin coating
    Fig. 5. AFM images of grating surface before and after coating. (a) AFM image before coating; (b) AFM image after meniscus coating; (c) AFM image after spin coating
    Structure schematic of the grating surface coated with sol-gel film
    Fig. 6. Structure schematic of the grating surface coated with sol-gel film
    Diffraction efficiency versus film thickness
    Fig. 7. Diffraction efficiency versus film thickness
    Schematic of measuring diffraction efficiency
    Fig. 8. Schematic of measuring diffraction efficiency
    Optical path of measuring diffraction efficiency
    Fig. 9. Optical path of measuring diffraction efficiency
    ItemNumber1234
    Meniscus coatingAverage thickness /nm238.07230.79233.57236.54
    RMSD /nm3.573.463.503.55
    Spin coatingAverage thickness /nm235.21253.46271.35229.73
    RMSD /nm5.418.8722.2510.57
    Table 1. Film thickness obtained by multiple meniscus coating and spin coating
    Sample numberMeasurandZero-order diffraction efficiency /%-1st-order diffraction efficiency /%
    Before coatingAfter meniscus coatingAfter spin coatingBefore coatingAfter meniscus coatingAfter spin coating
    #1Average91.4595.2894.750.670.320.30
    RSD0.350.330.549.148.539.52
    #2Average91.4395.2394.280.70.310.28
    RSD0.260.210.517.895.088.06
    #3Average91.2394.9393.350.680.320.30
    RSD0.280.200.434.924.355.34
    #4Average90.9494.6994.250.720.370.35
    RSD0.380.350.464.474.245.28
    Table 2. Effect of coating sol-gel antireflective film on diffraction efficiency of BSG
    Ming Wang, Yanchang Zheng, Zhengkun Liu, Xinpu Wu, Zhiwen Chen, Hai Wang, Yilin Hong. Meniscus and Spin Coating Methods for Coating SiO2 Sol-Gel Antireflective Film on Beam Sampling Grating[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2022, 59(1): 0105001
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