Study on IR laser smoothing of ground surface on fused silica

Zhigang Yuan; Yaguo Li; Du Wang; Ting Tan; Huiliang Jin; Qinghua Zhang; Jian Wang; Qiao Xu

doi:10.1117/12.2539935

8 July 2019 Study on IR laser smoothing of ground surface on fused silica

Zhigang Yuan, Yaguo Li, Du Wang, Ting Tan, Huiliang Jin, Qinghua Zhang, Jian Wang, Qiao Xu

Proceedings Volume 11063, Pacific Rim Laser Damage 2019: Optical Materials for High-Power Lasers; 1106316 (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2539935
Event: Pacific Rim Laser Damage 2019 and Thin Film Physics and Applications 2019, 2019, Qingdao, China

Abstract

The application of fused silica in the field of High power laser requires that the formation of sub-surface damage be reduced in the process of grinding and polishing. Subsurface damage is unavoidable in traditional processing methods. Laser smoothing, as a non-contact polishing method, has attracted more and more attention in the surface treatment of fused silica. Laser smoothing is capable of producing smooth surface without incurring serious mechanical defects. Thus it is employed to polish fused silica in the hope of reducing mechanical defects on the optical components. In this paper, aiming at the ground surface of fused silica, the characteristics of mid-far infrared laser treatment and modification are studied. The surface smoothness under different laser power are studied, and the optimal laser power and action time for laser smoothing are obtained. This technology can reduce the ground surface roughness from above 100 nanometer to nanometer.

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Zhigang Yuan, Yaguo Li, Du Wang, Ting Tan, Huiliang Jin, Qinghua Zhang, Jian Wang, and Qiao Xu "Study on IR laser smoothing of ground surface on fused silica", Proc. SPIE 11063, Pacific Rim Laser Damage 2019: Optical Materials for High-Power Lasers, 1106316 (8 July 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2539935

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