HIGH-EFFICIENCY METALLIC DIFFRACTION GRATINGS FOR LASER APPLICATIONS

被引:119
作者
BOYD, RD [1 ]
BRITTEN, JA [1 ]
DECKER, DE [1 ]
SHORE, BW [1 ]
STUART, BC [1 ]
PERRY, MD [1 ]
LI, LF [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV ARIZONA,CTR OPT SCI,TUCSON,AZ 85721
来源
APPLIED OPTICS | 1995年 / 34卷 / 10期
关键词
METALLIC HOLOGRAPHIC GRATINGS; LASER DAMAGE;
D O I
10.1364/AO.34.001697
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The design and fabrication of large-area, high-efficiency metallic gratings for use in high-power laser systems is described. The gratings exhibit a diffraction efficiency in excess of 95% in the m = -1 order (Littrow mount) and have a high threshold for laser damage. Computations and experimental measurements are presented that illustrate the effect of grating shape and polarization on efficiency. A simple theory for optical damage to metallic diffraction gratings is developed and compared with experimental measurements of the laser-damage threshold over the pulse range from 400 fs to > 1 ns.
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页码:1697 / 1706
页数:10
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