@inproceedings{a2d42a1d4a2849cea1c73fdb93e4d22b,
title = "Use of plasma enhanced ALD to construct efficient interference filters for astronomy in the FUV",
abstract = "Over the past few years the advent of atomic layer deposition (ALD) technology has opened new capabilities to the field of coatings deposition for use in optical elements. At the same time, there have been major advances in both optical designs and detector technologies that can provide orders of magnitude improvement in throughput in the far ultraviolet (FUV) and near ultraviolet (NUV) passbands. Recent review work has shown that a veritable revolution is about to happen in astronomical diagnostic work for targets ranging from protostellar and protoplanetary systems, to the intergalactic medium that feeds gas supplies for galactic star formation, and supernovae and hot gas from star forming regions that determine galaxy formation feedback. These diagnostics are rooted in access to a forest of emission and absorption lines in the ultraviolet (UV)[1], and all that prevents this advance is the lack of throughput in such systems, even in space-based conditions. We outline an approach to use a range of materials to implement stable optical layers suitable for protective overcoats with high UV reflectivity and unprecedented uniformity, and use that capability to leverage innovative ultraviolet/optical filter construction to enable astronomical science. These materials will be deposited in a multilayer format over a metal base to produce a stable construct. Specifically, we will employ the use of PEALD (plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition) methods for the deposition and construction of reflective layers that can be used to construct unprecedented filter designs for use in the ultraviolet.",
keywords = "Atomic Layer Deposition, Far Ultraviolet, Interference Filters, Optical Construction, Plasma Enhanced, Reflective Coatings",
author = "Paul Scowen and Robert Nemanich and Brianna Eller and Hongbin Yu and Tom Mooney and Matt Beasley",
note = "Funding Information: We acknowledge supported for this program of work by NASA Grant NNX16AC30G under the Strategic Astrophysics Technology program. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 SPIE.; Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation II ; Conference date: 26-06-2016 Through 01-07-2016",
year = "2016",
doi = "10.1117/12.2232704",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "SPIE",
editor = "Ramon Navarro and Burge, {James H.}",
booktitle = "Advances in Optical and Mechanical Technologies for Telescopes and Instrumentation II",
}