• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 5, Issue 12, 724 (2007)
Jianke Yao*, Weiqiang Zeng, Zhengxiu Fan, Hongbo He, and Jianda Shao
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  • RD Center for Optical Thin Film Coatings, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800
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    Jianke Yao, Weiqiang Zeng, Zhengxiu Fan, Hongbo He, Jianda Shao. Laser-induced damage of high reflectors for Ti:sapphire laser system[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2007, 5(12): 724 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    A broadband (~176 nm, R>98%, 'lambda'0=800 nm) and high laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT=2.4J/cm2) TiO2/HfO2/SiO2 high reflector (HR) for Ti:sapphire chirped-pulse amplification (CPA) laser system is fabricated by the electron beam evaporation. The refractive index and extinction coefficient of TiO2 and HfO2 films are calculated from single-layer films' transmittance spectra. The properties of HR are mainly determined by the high refractive index material. The high refractive index leads to wide bandwidth. A low extinction coefficient indicates low absorption and high LIDT. The possible damage mechanism of HR is discussed.
    Jianke Yao, Weiqiang Zeng, Zhengxiu Fan, Hongbo He, Jianda Shao. Laser-induced damage of high reflectors for Ti:sapphire laser system[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2007, 5(12): 724
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