Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 52, Issue 17, 1703101(2025)

Damage Characteristics of 500 ps Laser-Conditioned Multilayer Dielectric High-Reflectivity Coatings Under Picosecond Laser Irradiation

Zhou Yan1,2, Shuai Kun2,3, Chunxian Tao1、*, Dawei Li2, Xiaofeng Liu2,3、**, Yuanan Zhao2,3, and Jianda Shao2,3,4
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
  • 2Laboratory of Thin Film Optics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 3Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 4Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang , China
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    Figures & Tables(12)
    Reflection spectrum of HfO2/SiO2 high-reflection film under condition of 45° incidence of S-polarized light
    Statistical results of LIDT for untreated and pre-treated samples under laser irradiation with different pulse widths. (a) 1 ps laser; (b) 10 ps laser; (c) 20 ps laser
    Influence of pre-treatment on internal defect density and defect threshold of sample. Comparison of damage probability distributions and fitting results of sample before and after pre-treatment under (a) 1 ps, (b) 10 ps and (c) 20 ps laser irradiation; (d) statistical results of defect average LIDT; (e) statistical results of defect density
    Typical damage morphologies of samples before and after pre-treatment under laser irradiation with different pulse widths
    Typical damage morphologies of untreated samples under laser irradiation with different pulse widths
    Damage characteristics of flat-bottom pits irradiated by lasers with different pulse widths under near-threshold energy density, and electric field intensity distribution of sample. (a)‒(c) Damage morphologies and cross-sectional images of flat-bottom pits; (d) electric field intensity distribution of sample when incident light is in S polarization state at angle of 45°
    Two-dimensional model diagram of high-reflection coating with defects
    Peak NeT and Tl versus EgD and their evolution characteristics under 10 ps laser irradiation. (a) Peak NeT and Tl versus EgD;
    NeT and Tl after 500 ps laser pre-treatment. (a) NeT; (b) Tl
    EgD and NeT before and after 500 ps laser pre-treatment. (a) Calculated EgD; (b) evolution of NeT under 10 ps laser irradiation
    Influence of pre-treatment on evolution law of NeT and its peak value. Evolution of NeT in 500 ps pre-treated sample under (a) 10 ps laser irradiation with energy density of 6.2 J/cm² and (b) 20 ps laser irradiation with energy density of 8.4 J/cm²; (c) calculated peak NeT in Figs.11(a) and (b)
    • Table 1. Input parameters in simulation model[28-29]

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      Table 1. Input parameters in simulation model[28-29]

      ParameterSiO2HfO2
      Wavelength1053 nm for damage test and 1064 nm for laser pretreatment1053 nm for damage test and 1064 nm for laser pretreatment
      N01×1010 m-31×1010 m-3
      e1.6×10-19 C1.6×10-19 C
      τk12 fs12 fs
      me9.1×10-31 kg9.1×10-31 kg
      n1.421.86
      Eg8.5 eV5.5 eV
      Ki1.4 W/(m·K)1.1 W/(m·K)
      Ci670 J/(m·K)120 J/(m·K)
      ρ2200 kg/m39680 kg/m3
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    Zhou Yan, Shuai Kun, Chunxian Tao, Dawei Li, Xiaofeng Liu, Yuanan Zhao, Jianda Shao. Damage Characteristics of 500 ps Laser-Conditioned Multilayer Dielectric High-Reflectivity Coatings Under Picosecond Laser Irradiation[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2025, 52(17): 1703101

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    Paper Information

    Category: Thin Films

    Received: Apr. 18, 2025

    Accepted: Apr. 29, 2025

    Published Online: Sep. 13, 2025

    The Author Email: Chunxian Tao (tao@usst.edu.cn), Xiaofeng Liu (liuxiaofeng@siom.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL250721

    CSTR:32183.14.CJL250721

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