Round-robin test on optical absorption at 10.6 um

Detlev Ristau; Hansjoerg S. Niederwald; D. Erdelyi; Peter Meja; Adolf Giesen; Wilfried Plass; Rene Krupka; Michael Kennedy; E. Oertel; Zhiming Lu; T. V. Le; Kwang M. Lee; Herman E. Reedy; D. Scatena; Nick Ellis; David Greening

doi:10.1117/12.240377

27 May 1996 Round-robin test on optical absorption at 10.6 μm

Detlev Ristau, Hansjoerg S. Niederwald, D. Erdelyi, Peter Meja, Adolf Giesen, Wilfried Plass, Rene Krupka, Michael Kennedy, E. Oertel, Zhiming Lu, T. V. Le, Kwang M. Lee, Herman E. Reedy, D. Scatena, Nick Ellis, David Greening

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Proceedings Volume 2714, 27th Annual Boulder Damage Symposium: Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1995; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.240377
Event: Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1995, 1995, Boulder, CO, United States

Abstract

The approved Draft International Standard 11551 on test methods for absorptance of optical laser components recently passed the international voting procedure. The utility of this standard practice document is the subject of the present round robin test. In order to cover a broad range of CO₂-laser optical components, different types of metal mirrors and transmissive ZnSe-optics were included in the master sample set. After an initial inspection, this set passed through a series of optical laboratories in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany. The absorption of the samples was measured by calorimetric methods according to ISO DIS 11551, and the measurement results were compiled by the coordinating institute. The evaluation of the experiment was not started until all tests were completed. The results of the round robin test are discussed, compared and evaluated with respect to ageing mechanisms in optical coatings for CO₂-laser systems. Although a great variety of different test facilities was employed by the round robin partners, a good agrement of the absorption values was observed for the wavelength of 10.6 micrometers . This demonstrates the versatility of the approved Draft International Standard 11551 for the calorimetric measurement of optical absorption in CO₂-laser components.

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Detlev Ristau, Hansjoerg S. Niederwald, D. Erdelyi, Peter Meja, Adolf Giesen, Wilfried Plass, Rene Krupka, Michael Kennedy, E. Oertel, Zhiming Lu, T. V. Le, Kwang M. Lee, Herman E. Reedy, D. Scatena, Nick Ellis, and David Greening "Round-robin test on optical absorption at 10.6 μm", Proc. SPIE 2714, 27th Annual Boulder Damage Symposium: Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1995, (27 May 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.240377

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