How Ion Beam Deposition Enables High Power Lasers

In this webinar, Dr David Pearson and Joao Ferreira discuss the production of laser bar facet optical coatings by Ion Beam Sputter Deposition. They give a brief introduction to laser technologies, including laser diodes and their applications, together with the fabrication process steps.

The webinar goes on to discuss the advantages offered by ion beam deposition technology and the resulting improvements in the performance of both AR and HR multilayer coatings on laser facets. Some details are also presented on the techniques used to control and optimise the optical layer properties during ion beam deposition.