Luminescence investigation of SiO2 surfaces damaged by 0.35-nm laser illumination

Mark R. Kozlowski; Colin L. Battersby; Stavros G. Demos

doi:10.1117/12.379338

3 March 2000 Luminescence investigation of SiO₂ surfaces damaged by 0.35-nm laser illumination

Mark R. Kozlowski, Colin L. Battersby, Stavros G. Demos

Proceedings Volume 3902, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1999; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.379338
Event: Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1999, 1999, Boulder, CO, United States

Abstract

Following initiation at absorbing surface flaws, UV laser- induced damage to polished fused-silica surfaces continues to grow upon subsequent illumination. In this study photoluminescence spectroscopy was used to detect the formation of a modified, absorbing layers of silica that could be responsible for the continued growth of the damage site. For damage sites created with pulsed 355 nm illumination, three characteristic photoluminescence peaks are detected within the damage sites when excited with a 351 nm CW beam. Two of the peaks are likely due to the well- known E' and NBOHC defects associated with oxygen vacancies and broken Si-O bonds, respectively. The third, and dominant, peak at 560 nm has not been clearly identified, but is likely associated with a change in stoichiometry of the silica. The relative intensities of the peaks are non- uniform across individual damage sties. The photoluminescence data is being combined with insights from various optical and optical and electron microscopies to develop an understanding of laser-induced damage sties. The objective is to develop strategies to slow or stop the growth of the damage sites.

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Mark R. Kozlowski, Colin L. Battersby, and Stavros G. Demos "Luminescence investigation of SiO₂ surfaces damaged by 0.35-nm laser illumination", Proc. SPIE 3902, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1999, (3 March 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.379338

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