Multi-Layer Dielectric Grating 524 40 223
Description
The rapid development of ultrafast lasers has prompted the need for new ultra-high performance, high damage threshold, diffraction gratings for pulse compression. HORIBA Jobin Yvon has been a leading supplier of gold coated pulse compression gratings since the development of the technique. Today HJY is developing unique MLD gratings with higher damage threshold for very high power laser chirped pulse compression.
Traditional diffraction gratings for pulse comprapplications are holographically recorded and a gold metallic film. Metalized gratings have many useful features including diffraction efficiencies that can exceed 94% over a broad range of wavelengths. profile as well as the optical properties of the metal coating determines the properties of the grating.
Multi-Layer Dielectric Grating 524 40 223
Specifications |
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| Groove Density: | 1740 l/mm |
| Center Wavelength: | 1053 nm |
| Blank Size: | 165mm x 220mm x 30mm |
Features
High efficiency: typically from 92% to 95% absolute efficiency on TE polarization,
Spectral domain: centred at 1053 nm with ~30 nm bandpass,
Ideal for high energy lasers: Nd:glass (1053-1057 nm),
Groove density: 1740 gr/mm,
Wavefront quality: < λ/3 PV at 1053 nm.
As far as laser induced damage threshold is concerned, gold coated gratings typically present the following values:
400 mJ/cm2 on the grating surface for nanosecond pulses
250 mJ/cm2 on the grating surface for picosecond pulses and lower fluences for shorter pulses or shorter wavelengths.
For many years multi-layer dielectric (MLD) structures composed of alternating high and low index layers have been well known to be highly reflecting. At each interface between a low and high index pair about 4% of the light is reflected. Summing all of the light from the many layers gives an optic that can approach close to complete reflection. Since MLD structures are insulators they lack the conduction electrons that make metals good reflectors and thus can have intrinsically higher damage thresholds.
The manufacture of MLD gratings requires control of the stack of dielectric films, each of a predefined thickness, uniform coating of photoresist and very precise generation of the holographic pattern that defines the groove shape and distribution. The latent image in the photoresist is transferred permanently into the dielectric stack by ion etching.
Applications
Ultrafast laser pulse compression and stretching
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Multi-Layer Dielectric Grating is used for ultra-high performance, high damage threshold, diffraction gratings for pulse compression in ultrafast lasers.
The efficiency of the Multi-Layer Dielectric Grating is typically from 92% to 95% absolute efficiency on TE polarization.
The spectral domain of the Multi-Layer Dielectric Grating is centered at 1053 nm with ~30 nm bandpass.
The wavefront quality of the Multi-Layer Dielectric Grating is < λ/3 PV at 1053 nm.
The groove density of the Multi-Layer Dielectric Grating is 1740 gr/mm.