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Silica substrates coated with organic thin films were exposed to stainless steel and silica micro-particles to determine the effectiveness in preventing particle contamination and cleaning efficiency by air flows. Three specially designed monolayers coatings were developed and tested. Laser induced damage tests were conducted to confirm that the coatings do not affect the LIDT values. The results suggest that although the accumulation of particles is not significantly affected, the coated substrates exhibit significantly improved cleaning efficiency with air flow. A size distribution analysis was conducted to study the adsorption and cleaning efficiency of particles of different sizes.
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Ruobin Jia, Brittany N. Hoffman, Alexei A. Kozlov, Stavros G. Demos, Alexander A. Shestopalov, "Monolayer organic thin films as contamination resistant coatings in optical elements," Proc. SPIE 11910, Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials 2021, 119101N (12 October 2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2605048