Debris Shields Offer Protection of High Power Laser Optics

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20th April 2012

Source: Optical Surfaces Limited

Debris Shields Offer Protection of High Power Laser Optics

Debris Shields from Optical Surfaces Ltd. are specifically designed to protect target-facing optics located in high-power laser facilities. The use of debris shields to protect typically expensive final reflective or refractive focusing high power optics is a well-established technique of extending their lifetime.

Manufacturing high quality debris shields combines the dual demands of producing a precision wavefront on a flexible window with a high diameter to thickness ratio. Working with a range of glasses including BK-7 and fused silica, which offer good homogeneity and transmission from the UV to the Near-IR, Optical Surfaces Ltd. is able to supply customer specified debris shields of virtually any shape and thickness.

Benefiting from a stable manufacturing environment and proprietary production techniques Optical Surfaces Ltd.'s skilled and experienced craftsmen are able to economically produce debris shields up to 600mm in diameter with typical wavefront error of lambda/10 and surface finish of 40/20-10/5.

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