Mirrors for high-power argon lasers in the UV range
Abstract
The paper is concerned with the possibility of using ion-sputtered Ta2O5/SiO2 coatings for the mirrors of high-power CW argon ion lasers operating in the UV range. The absorption coefficients and damage thresholds of dielectric mirrors are determined for a wavelength of 350 nm. It is shown that ion-sputtered mirror coatings can be competitive with the traditional coatings produced by electron-beam evaporation.
- Publication:
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Avtometriia
- Pub Date:
- October 1991
- Bibcode:
- 1991Avtme......108G
- Keywords:
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- Argon Lasers;
- Ceramic Coatings;
- Magnetron Sputtering;
- Mirrors;
- Ultraviolet Lasers;
- Continuous Wave Lasers;
- Dielectrics;
- Silicon Oxides;
- Tantalum Oxides;
- Lasers and Masers