• High Power Laser and Particle Beams
  • Vol. 36, Issue 1, 011002 (2024)
Wenchao Zhou1,2, Qianhe Wei3, Chen Peng2, Dequan Huang2, and Rihong Zhu1
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Electronic and Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
  • 2Institute of Applied Electronics, CAEP, Mianyang 621900, China
  • 3School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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    DOI: 10.11884/HPLPB202436.240014 Cite this Article
    Wenchao Zhou, Qianhe Wei, Chen Peng, Dequan Huang, Rihong Zhu. Reflectivity measurement of highly reflective mirrors at spectral band of 2.7−3.0 μm[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2024, 36(1): 011002 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The highly reflective (HR) mirrors with high-performance are widely employed in mid-infrared (mid-IR) laser systems. The manufacturing of mid-IR HR mirrors with high reflectivity requires techniques to precisely measure their high reflectivity. In this paper, a continuous-wave cavity ring-down (CRD) experimental apparatus in the 2.7-3.0 μm spectral range is established based on a quantum-cascade laser for high reflectivity measurement. By precisely optimizing the laser wavelength within the reflection band of the mid-IR HR mirrors, analyzing the influence of water vapor absorption on the ring-down time and reflectivity measurements, and comparing the reflectivity results measured under ambient air in clean-room laboratory and under nitrogen purging, the accurate measurement of high reflectivity is achieved at the 2.7-3.0 μm spectral band with an absolute reflectivity measurement accuracy of below 2×10-5 for about 99.95% reflectivity. The experimental results demonstrate that by setting the laser wavelength precisely to 2.9 μm and employing equal lengths of initial and test ring-down cavities (RDC) to avoid the influence of water vapor’s absorption lines, the reflectivity measurement for the 2.7-3.0 μm spectral band can be performed under normal clean-room laboratory air, without the need of nitrogen purging.
    $ I(t) = {I_1}\exp ( - t/{\tau _0}) $(1)

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    $ {\tau _0} = \dfrac{L}{{c(\alpha L - \ln \sqrt {{R_1}{R_2}} )}} $(2)

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    $ \tau_1=\dfrac{L}{c(\alpha L-\ln R\sqrt{R_1R_2})} $(3)

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    $ R_{ }=\exp(L/c\tau_0-L/c\tau_1) $(4)

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    $ R_{ }=\exp(L_0/c\tau_0-L_1/c\tau_1)-\alpha(L_1-L_0) $(5)

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    $ \left| {{{\Delta {R_x}}}/{{{R_x}}}} \right| = (1 - R)(\left| {{{\Delta L}}/{L}} \right| + \left| {{{\Delta {\tau _0}}}/{{{\tau _0}}}} \right|) + (1 - R{R_x})(\left| {{{\Delta L}}/{L}} \right| + \left| {{{\Delta {\tau _1}}}/{{{\tau _1}}}} \right|) $(6)

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    Wenchao Zhou, Qianhe Wei, Chen Peng, Dequan Huang, Rihong Zhu. Reflectivity measurement of highly reflective mirrors at spectral band of 2.7−3.0 μm[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2024, 36(1): 011002
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