Abstract:Laser-induced contamination (LIC) can be a major concern of using UV laser systems. Surface contamination occurs via interactions between the UV laser and particulates, water vapor condensate, organics, and airborne molecular contaminates (AMC) from the environment or outgassing from system materials. A brief review of contamination of optics will lead into present results from long-term 355 nm quasi-CW laser transmission experiments at Edmund Optics. Time lapse microscopy was used to monitor nucleation and gr… Show more
“…It brings the solution and valuable know-how, which is sometimes the key point for good quality and reliable UV lasers. The degradation issues might be divided into distinct causes: 1) elements degradation itself [31] and 2) degradation by laser-induced contamination [32,33]. These issues are physically very different, and to solve them, different techniques are required; however, they sum up to the same outcome -UV laser lifetime.…”
Section: Main Challenges For Uv Power Scalingmentioning
1030 nm ytterbium-based solid-state femtosecond lasers are essential to robust near ultraviolet (NUV) and deep ultraviolet (DUV) generation. We will present the most up-to-date results in up to 6 th harmonic generation and even X-ray generation. Lifetime, pulse-to-pulse, long-term stability, beam quality, and warm-up time will be reviewed as critical factors for successful materials processing and other applications. Last but not least, we will discuss various novel achievements already incorporated into commercial products, such as beam-shaped output directly from the module, pico-, and nanosecond spaced bursts in UV.
“…It brings the solution and valuable know-how, which is sometimes the key point for good quality and reliable UV lasers. The degradation issues might be divided into distinct causes: 1) elements degradation itself [31] and 2) degradation by laser-induced contamination [32,33]. These issues are physically very different, and to solve them, different techniques are required; however, they sum up to the same outcome -UV laser lifetime.…”
Section: Main Challenges For Uv Power Scalingmentioning
1030 nm ytterbium-based solid-state femtosecond lasers are essential to robust near ultraviolet (NUV) and deep ultraviolet (DUV) generation. We will present the most up-to-date results in up to 6 th harmonic generation and even X-ray generation. Lifetime, pulse-to-pulse, long-term stability, beam quality, and warm-up time will be reviewed as critical factors for successful materials processing and other applications. Last but not least, we will discuss various novel achievements already incorporated into commercial products, such as beam-shaped output directly from the module, pico-, and nanosecond spaced bursts in UV.
The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will be the first
space-based gravitational wave observatory. LISA uses continuous-wave,
infrared laser beams propagating among three widely separated
spacecrafts to measure their distances with picometer accuracy via
time-delay interferometry. These measurements put very high demands on
the laser wavefront and are thus very sensitive to any deposits on
laser optics that could be induced by laser-induced molecular
contamination (LIMC). In this work, we describe the results of an
extensive experimental test campaign assessing LIMC related risks for
LISA. We find that the LIMC concern for LISA, even considering the
high demands on the laser wavefront, may be greatly reduced compared
to that observed at shorter wavelengths or with pulsed laser
radiation. This result is very promising for LISA as well as for other
space missions using continuous-wave, infrared laser radiation,
e.g., in free space laser communication or quantum key
distribution.
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