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Area of Science:

Optics and Photonics
Materials Science

Background:

Accurate measurement of specular reflectance is crucial for characterizing optical components.
Existing methods may have limitations in spectral range or precision.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a simple, highly accurate method for determining the specular reflectance of optical components.
To enable measurements across a wide spectral range by avoiding transmissive elements.

Main Methods:

A novel setup employing a fast, periodic switching between reference and probe beams.
Careful elimination of beam intensity and detector sensitivity inhomogeneities.
Single-bounce measurement configuration.

Main Results:

Achieved a precision of ±3 × 10⁻⁴ at 10.6 µm wavelength.
Achieved a precision of ±3 × 10⁻⁵ at 1.06 µm wavelength.
Demonstrated the wide spectral range capability due to the absence of transmissive elements.

Conclusions:

The presented method provides a simple yet highly precise way to measure specular reflectance.
The technique is suitable for a broad range of optical components and wavelengths.
The method's accuracy and precision are validated by experimental results at different wavelengths.