Abstract

The pulsed laser damage threshold of several thin film coatings has been assessed using 1.06-μm radiation at a pulse length of 6-nsec FWHM. The irradiation spot size was 360 μm in diameter at the 1/e² points in intensity. These coatings are part of a well-characterized master set prepared for round-robin testing by Balzers of Liechtenstein, a leading thin film manufacturer. Similar data from eight different laboratories in the United States and Europe have been intercompared to evaluate test procedures and film reproducibility [ K. H. Guenther, et al., Appl. Opt. 23, 3743 ( 1984)].

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Laser damage test on Balzers thin film coatings

A. Pieter Schwarzenbach, Heinz P. Weber, and Jürg E. Balmer
Appl. Opt. 23(21) 3764-3766 (1984)

1.06-μm laser damage of optical coatings: regression analyses of round-robin test results

Karl H. Guenther and Roland G. Menningen
Appl. Opt. 23(21) 3754-3758 (1984)

1.06-μm laser damage of thin film optical coatings: a round-robin experiment involving various pulse lengths and beam diameters

K. H. Guenther, T. W. Humpherys, J. Balmer, J. R. Bettis, E. Casparis, J. Ebert, M. Eichner, A. H. Guenther, E. Kiesel, R. Kuehnel, D. Milam, W. Ryseck, S. C. Seitel, A. F. Stewart, H. Weber, H. P. Weber, G. R. Wirtenson, and R. M. Wood
Appl. Opt. 23(21) 3743-3752 (1984)

Measurement at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory of thresholds of samples in the Balzers round-robin laser-damage experiment

David Milam
Appl. Opt. 23(21) 3762-3763 (1984)

Laser damage round-robin testing (1.06-μm) with 13-nsec pulse duration and 40-μm spot size

S. C. Seitel and J. O. Porteus
Appl. Opt. 23(21) 3767-3773 (1984)