High Power Laser and Particle Beams, Volume. 36, Issue 1, 011002(2024)

Reflectivity measurement of highly reflective mirrors at spectral band of 2.7−3.0 μm

Wenchao Zhou1,2, Qianhe Wei3, Chen Peng2, Dequan Huang2, and Rihong Zhu1
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  • 1School of Electronic and Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
  • 2Institute of Applied Electronics, CAEP, Mianyang 621900, China
  • 3School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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    The highly reflective (HR) mirrors with high-performance are widely employed in mid-infrared (mid-IR) laser systems. The manufacturing of mid-IR HR mirrors with high reflectivity requires techniques to precisely measure their high reflectivity. In this paper, a continuous-wave cavity ring-down (CRD) experimental apparatus in the 2.7-3.0 μm spectral range is established based on a quantum-cascade laser for high reflectivity measurement. By precisely optimizing the laser wavelength within the reflection band of the mid-IR HR mirrors, analyzing the influence of water vapor absorption on the ring-down time and reflectivity measurements, and comparing the reflectivity results measured under ambient air in clean-room laboratory and under nitrogen purging, the accurate measurement of high reflectivity is achieved at the 2.7-3.0 μm spectral band with an absolute reflectivity measurement accuracy of below 2×10-5 for about 99.95% reflectivity. The experimental results demonstrate that by setting the laser wavelength precisely to 2.9 μm and employing equal lengths of initial and test ring-down cavities (RDC) to avoid the influence of water vapor’s absorption lines, the reflectivity measurement for the 2.7-3.0 μm spectral band can be performed under normal clean-room laboratory air, without the need of nitrogen purging.

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    Wenchao Zhou, Qianhe Wei, Chen Peng, Dequan Huang, Rihong Zhu. Reflectivity measurement of highly reflective mirrors at spectral band of 2.7−3.0 μm[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2024, 36(1): 011002

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    Received: Dec. 10, 2023

    Accepted: Jan. 15, 2024

    Published Online: Mar. 21, 2024

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    DOI:10.11884/HPLPB202436.240014

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