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Computational manufacturing as a key element in the designproduction chain for modern multilayer coatings Tatiana V. Amotchkina, 1,3,4, * Sebastian Schlichting, 2 Henrik Ehlers, 2 Michael K. Trubetskov, 1,3 Alexander V. Tikhonravov, 1 and Detlev Ristau 2,4 1 Research Computing Center, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119991, Russia 2 Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hollerithallee 8, Hannover D-30419, Germany 3 Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Hans-Kopfermann-Straße 1, Garching D-85748, Germany 4 QUESTCentre for Quantum Engineering and Space-Time Research, Welfengarten 1, Hannover D-30167, Germany *Corresponding author: [email protected] Received 5 July 2012; revised 1 October 2012; accepted 2 October 2012; posted 2 October 2012 (Doc. ID 171968); published 26 October 2012 We propose a general approach that allows one to reveal factors causing production errors in the course of the deposition process controlled by broadband optical monitoring. We consider computational experi- ments simulating the real deposition process as a crucial point of this approach. We demonstrate application of the approach using multiple experimental deposition runs of the selected multilayer coatings. © 2012 Optical Society of America OCIS codes: 310.1860, 310.4165, 310.3840, 310.6860. 1. Introduction In recent years demands on complex multilayer coat- ings with sophisticated performance specified in wide spectral ranges have been permanently grow- ing [ 1, 2]. Design and production of such coatings have become realistic due to tremendous progress in elaboration of stable deposition processes [ 3], high-precision monitoring techniques [ 1, 47], ad- vanced measurement instrumentation [ 8], and powerful design software tools [ 9]. Modern numerical algorithms allow one to design multilayer coatings with any desired spectral performance that does not contradict the fundamental laws of nature [ 2, 10]. Accurate practical implementation of complex theoretical design solutions may, however, be a pro- blem, even for advanced deposition plants equipped with precise monitoring devices, because of inevita- ble errors of different types. Evidently, in order to improve the reliability of production of complex designs, research efforts should be developed in two directions. Research work for the first direction is to be aimed at elaborating adequate models of multilayer optical coatings, improving accuracy of existing monitoring algorithms, and developing novel monitoring strate- gies. Recent theoretical achievements already made in this direction, as well as corresponding experimen- tal results, have been reported in [ 1, 4, 7, 1115]. Si- mulations of real deposition runs, so-called computational manufacturing experiments (CME), are used to test mathematical algorithms utilizing on-line monitoring data and controlling layer thick- nesses [ 1, 16, 17]. Modern design approaches provide not one but a set of design solutions with excellent spectral perfor- mance and close combinations of principle design 1559-128X/12/317604-12$15.00/0 © 2012 Optical Society of America 7604 APPLIED OPTICS / Vol. 51, No. 31 / 1 November 2012

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Computational manufacturing as a key elementin the design–production chain for modern

multilayer coatings

Tatiana V. Amotchkina,1,3,4,* Sebastian Schlichting,2 Henrik Ehlers,2

Michael K. Trubetskov,1,3 Alexander V. Tikhonravov,1

and Detlev Ristau2,4

1Research Computing Center, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119991, Russia2Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hollerithallee 8, Hannover D-30419, Germany

3Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Hans-Kopfermann-Straße 1, Garching D-85748, Germany4QUEST—Centre for Quantum Engineering and Space-Time Research, Welfengarten 1, Hannover D-30167, Germany

*Corresponding author: [email protected]

Received 5 July 2012; revised 1 October 2012; accepted 2 October 2012;posted 2 October 2012 (Doc. ID 171968); published 26 October 2012

We propose a general approach that allows one to reveal factors causing production errors in the course ofthe deposition process controlled by broadband optical monitoring. We consider computational experi-ments simulating the real deposition process as a crucial point of this approach. We demonstrateapplication of the approach using multiple experimental deposition runs of the selected multilayercoatings. © 2012 Optical Society of AmericaOCIS codes: 310.1860, 310.4165, 310.3840, 310.6860.

1. Introduction

In recent years demands on complex multilayer coat-ings with sophisticated performance specified inwide spectral ranges have been permanently grow-ing [1,2]. Design and production of such coatingshave become realistic due to tremendous progressin elaboration of stable deposition processes [3],high-precision monitoring techniques [1,4–7], ad-vanced measurement instrumentation [8], andpowerful design software tools [9]. Modern numericalalgorithms allow one to design multilayer coatingswith any desired spectral performance that doesnot contradict the fundamental laws of nature[2,10]. Accurate practical implementation of complextheoretical design solutions may, however, be a pro-blem, even for advanced deposition plants equipped

with precise monitoring devices, because of inevita-ble errors of different types. Evidently, in order toimprove the reliability of production of complexdesigns, research efforts should be developed intwo directions.

Research work for the first direction is to be aimedat elaborating adequate models of multilayer opticalcoatings, improving accuracy of existing monitoringalgorithms, and developing novel monitoring strate-gies. Recent theoretical achievements already madein this direction, as well as corresponding experimen-tal results, have been reported in [1,4,7,11–15]. Si-mulations of real deposition runs, so-calledcomputational manufacturing experiments (CME),are used to test mathematical algorithms utilizingon-line monitoring data and controlling layer thick-nesses [1,16,17].

Modern design approaches provide not one but aset of design solutions with excellent spectral perfor-mance and close combinations of principle design

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parameters (merit function value, number of layers,total optical thickness) [2,18]. Different design solu-tions, however, are not equally suitable for practicalrealization. For example, some of them may be un-stable with respect to deposition errors and evencause failures of deposition processes [19]. On theother hand, other designs may exhibit stability to de-position errors, even to errors of large magnitudes. Ingeneral, stability of the design solutions is tightly in-terconnected with a monitoring technique used inthe course of design deposition. The second directionof research efforts, therefore, is related to elaborationof numerical tools for selecting the most manufactur-able designs among multiple solutions of considereddesign problems. At the current state of the art,CME, simulating real deposition runs, are inten-sively used for this purpose [1,12,16,19,20]. Recently,importance and benefits of CME have been demon-strated for the production of various types of opticalcoatings [7,12,20,21].

It is natural to define the most manufacturable de-sign as a design providing the highest productionyield. Evidently, performing a representative num-ber of real deposition runs in order to find the produc-tion yield is quite expensive and time consuming. Atthe same time, expenses on CME are negligible incomparison with the costs of real experiments.CME provide an estimation of the production yieldthat is calculated as a ratio of the number of success-ful experiments to the total number of performed ex-periments [16,20,22,23]. To distinguish betweensuccessful and unsuccessful experiments, allowedcorridors of deviations from target spectral charac-teristics are to be used. Experiments with spectralcharacteristics lying inside such corridors are consid-ered as successful ones. Simulation algorithms allow-ing one to estimate the production yield areelaborated in several research groups [1,4,12,16,24].

It is reasonable, therefore, that computationalmanufacturing should be implemented in moderndesign-production chains of multilayer coatings asit is schematically shown in Fig. 1. The left-handdashed rectangle in this figure illustrates the selec-tion of the most manufacturable designs with thehelp of computational manufacturing.

Estimations of the production yield, however, canbe considered as reliable ones only if in the course of

CME real deposition runs are adequately simulated.It means that most of the factors causing productionerrors in deposition plants must be taken into ac-count by a simulator. It is important also that the nu-merical values of parameters representing thesefactors are of the same level as in the real depositionenvironment. One possible approach was proposed in[24], where a series of single-layer samples were pro-duced in order to investigate the reproducibility oflayer properties and specify deposition errors inthe course of simulations.

The establishment of adequate relations betweenreal and simulated deposition processes is not astraightforward research task. For this purpose aniterative procedure comprising CME, real depositionruns, and reverse engineering of produced coatings isrequired. The interconnection between simulation,deposition, and reverse engineering processes is alsoschematically shown in Fig. 1 (see right-hand dashedrectangle).

In the course of our present study we worked in thefirst research direction mentioned above. We per-formed multiple computational and real depositionexperiments. On the basis of analysis of their results,we revealed main sources of deposition errors andfound simulation parameters that adequately corre-spond to real deposition parameters. On the onehand, the obtained results helped us to provide feed-back to deposition process and to produce coatingswith improved spectral performance (right-handdashed rectangle in Fig. 1). On the other hand, theseresults will allow us to work in the second researchdirection and raise the reliability of productionyield estimations (left-hand dashed rectangle inFig. 1). The latter will be discussed in our upcomingpublication.

In the course of our research we produced a num-ber of experimental samples using the ion-assisteddeposition process based on the Leybold SYRU-Spro1100 deposition plant equipped with an APSproadvanced plasma source. For monitoring of layerthicknesses, the broadband monitoring (BBM) sys-tem developed at the Laser Zentrum Hannover(LZH) was used. This BBM system provides fullyautomated process control based on in situ transmit-tance measurements on moving substrates[1,14,15,25].

We performed CME using two different softwaretools: the BBM simulator developed at the LZH[1,19,25] and a BBM simulator incorporated withOptiLayer thin film software [9].

In Section 2 we compare the results of our startingCME and the first series of real deposition runs andreveal that real deposition parameters and simula-tion parameters are not consistent. In Section 3 werecognize main factors causing deposition errorsand find simulation parameters that adequatelydescribe the deposition process. In Section 4 wevalidate our reverse engineering procedure usingsimulated and experimental data. In Section 5 wemake corrections to the deposition process controlled

Fig. 1. (Color online) Schematic representation of moderndesign–production chain.

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by BBM and produce coatings with improved spec-tral performance. Our main results are presentedin the conclusions in Section 6.

Generally, in this paper we proposed an approachthat allows researchers to establish relations be-tween the simulation process, monitoring procedure,and reverse engineering process. This approach canalso be used by researchers with not only BBM butany other optical monitoring technique at theirdisposal.

2. Starting Computational Manufacturing Experimentsand First Deposition Runs

At the beginning of our study we considered two de-sign problems: design of a narrow bandpass filter(NBPF) and design of a two-line filter (TLF). Inthe first design problem, the target transmittanceT�t��λ� is zero in the spectral ranges from 450 to506 nm and from 545 to 650 nm and is 100% inthe spectral range from 526 to 538 nm [26]. We de-signed two filters, denoted below as NBPF1 andNBPF2. These filters consist of 26 and 25 layers, re-spectively. Layer thicknesses of NBPF1 and NBPF2designs are presented in Table 1. In the second de-sign problem, the target transmittance is zero inthe spectral ranges from 500 to 580 nm, from 615to 693 nm, and from 720 to 800 nm and 100% in

the ranges from 598 to 602 nm and from 698 to702 nm [7]. For this problem, we found two designsolutions, denoted as TLF1 and TLF2. Both designscontain 31 layers; design structures are shown inTable 1.

In the design process we used titanium dioxide as ahigh-index material and silicon dioxide as a low-index material. Refractive indices of these materialswere specified by Sellmeier equations:

n2�λ� � 1� A1λ2

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where A1 � 4.017, A2 � 0.0525, A3 � 1.402, A4 � 80for TiO2 and A1 � 1.159, A2 � 0.0015, A3 � 0.5, A4 �61 for SiO2; λ in this formula should be expressed inmicrometers. The extinction coefficient k�λ� of TiO2was estimated as k�400� � 0.0012, k�450� �0.0005, k�500� � 0.0002, k�550� � 0.0001, k�600� �0.0001, k�λ� � 0 for λ > 600 nm. In what follows,we shall refer to these refractive indices and extinc-tion coefficients as nominal ones. The substrate isSuprasil of 1 mm thickness; the refractive index istaken from the substrate manufacturer [27].

Evidently, in the case of chosen design problems,not only two but multiple solutions exist. We selected

Table 1. Structures of the Design Solutions

Physical Thickness (nm)

Layer Number NBPF1 NBPF2 TLF1 TLF2 Layer Material

1 54.63 58.13 68.57 68.33 TiO2

2 90.45 134.29 107.35 108.48 SiO2

3 54.63 58.22 30.00 65.88 TiO2

4 180.89 119.60 30.00 97.89 SiO2

5 54.63 183.35 52.65 43.91 TiO2

6 90.45 116.54 108.07 54.44 SiO2

7 54.63 51.15 64.30 61.21 TiO2

8 90.45 115.46 79.60 100.54 SiO2

9 54.63 60.54 38.15 59.40 TiO2

10 90.45 115.78 83.49 30.00 SiO2

11 54.63 48.69 63.88 48.76 TiO2

12 361.78 118.12 105.67 104.16 SiO2

13 54.63 34.30 70.46 66.29 TiO2

14 90.45 189.77 185.98 108.20 SiO2

15 54.63 51.12 70.38 66.60 TiO2

16 90.45 94.10 109.06 109.80 SiO2

17 54.63 50.99 67.54 68.29 TiO2

18 90.45 91.26 110.67 112.68 SiO2

19 54.63 51.03 68.95 72.32 TiO2

20 180.89 92.47 111.69 117.83 SiO2

21 54.63 51.18 67.97 82.87 TiO2

22 90.45 211.39 109.72 63.75 SiO2

23 54.63 23.30 176.86 30.00 TiO2

24 90.45 112.04 86.72 47.44 SiO2

25 13.04 52.03 54.74 80.36 TiO2

26 124.06 88.42 172.45 SiO2

27 140.61 100.08 TiO2

28 95.68 116.91 SiO2

29 61.10 75.58 TiO2

30 101.04 115.42 SiO2

31 62.00 71.09 TiO2

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only two solutions because we are only illustratingour approach and do not want to overload the study.

In order to analyze the stability of the selected de-signs to deposition errors and to estimate productionyield of the chosen designs, we performed startingCME. In order to distinguish between successfuland unsuccessful CME, we specified range targets.In the case of NBPFs, transmittance is to be less than5% in the spectral ranges from 450 to 510 nm andfrom 552 to 650 nm and more than 90% in thespectral range from 528 to 536 nm. In the case ofTLFs, transmittance is to be more than 90% at thewavelengths 600 and 700 nm.

In the course of starting CME, all major factorscausing production errors in the real depositionchamber were simulated. The mean deposition ratesfor the low- and high-index materials were0.56 nm∕s and 0.3 nm∕s, respectively; the root meansquare (rms) fluctuations of SiO2 and TiO2 rateswere specified as 12% and 3%, respectively. Meanshutter delays were taken equal to 350 ms; rms de-viations of the shutter delay were taken equal 80 ms.Simulated BBM data were transmittance data mea-sured in the spectral range from 420 to 950 nm; thetime interval between measurements was 2 s. BBMtransmittance data were simulated with random er-rors having approximately 1% noise level and 0.15%fluctuations of the whole transmittance curve. In thecase of the BBM LZH simulator, the spectral distri-bution of the simulated noise reproduced the realnoise of the spectrophotometer used by the BBM de-vice. The wavelength resolution was also the same asin the spectrophotometer. Refractive index offsets forSiO2 and TiO2 were taken equal to 0.0035 and 0.001,respectively.

Estimations of production yields obtained in thecourse of starting CME are presented in the secondand fifth columns of Table 2. Total numberM of CMEfor each design was 50. We observed that the estima-tions of yield obtained by the two simulators arequite close. According to [20], with M � 50, the de-signs NBPF1, NBPF2, and TLF1 exhibit a produc-tion yield exceeding 88%; the design TLF2 exhibitsa low production yield that is less than 11%. In Fig. 2we show thickness errors made in the course of typi-cal CME performed using the OptiLayer module andusing the BBM LZH simulator. In Fig. 2 we observethat the two simulators give qualitatively similarlevels of thickness errors.

In order to numerically estimate the closeness be-tween theoretical transmittance T�λ� and measured

transmittance T̂�λ� of experimental or simulatedcoatings, we introduced a discrepancy function DF:

DF ��1L

XLj�1

�T�λj� − T̂�λj��2�1∕2

; (2)

where fλjg is the wavelength grid specified in thespectral range from 420 to 950 nm and L is the num-ber of spectral points. We denote as DFsim the valueof the discrepancy function [Eq. (2)] calculated for thecase when T̂�λj� is from the simulated measurementdata. In the third and sixth columns of Table 2, wepresent average hDFsimi values calculated on thebasis of M � 50 starting CME as �1∕M�PM

i�1 DFsim;i [the number of spectral points L �1160 in Eq. (2)].

From a practical point of view, it is useful to nu-merically estimate the closeness of the measuredtransmittance T̂�λ� of experimental or simulatedcoatings to the target transmittance T�t��λ�. In orderto do this, we consider a deviation function DF�t�:

Table 2. Estimations of Production Yields Obtained in the Course of Starting CME

BBM LZH Simulator OptiLayer Simulator

Design Estimated Yield (%) hDFsimi hDF�t�simi Estimated Yield (%) hDFsimi hDF�t�

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DF�t� ��1L

Xj

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where fλjg is the uniform wavelength grid in thetarget spectral range. We denote as DF�t�

sim the valueof the deviation function [Eq. (3)] calculated for thecase when T̂�λj� is from the simulated measurementdata. Note that in the case of DF�t� [Eq. (3)] the wa-velength grid λj and the number of wavelength pointsL are typically different from ones used for the defi-nition of DF in Eq. (2). In the fourth and seventh col-umns of Table 2, we present average hDF�t�

simi valuescalculated on the basis of M starting CME as�1∕M�PM

i�1 DF�t�sim;i, M � 50. It is seen from Table 2

that the average hDFsimi and hDF�t�simi values, corre-

sponding to two different simulators, are consistent.We performed several real deposition runs for each

design, namely, four runs for the NBPF1 design, tworuns for the NBPF2 design, four runs for the TLF1,and three runs for TLF2. In the course of deposition

of TLF2, all processes failed. It was expected becauseof the low estimation of production yield (see Table 2).All runs of designs NBPF1, NBPF2, and TLF1 weresuccessful: deposition processes were finished prop-erly, and spectral transmittance data of the producedsamples were lying inside the allowed corridors.Spectral performance of the produced experimentalsamples are shown in Fig. 3. The transmittancecurves corresponding to different runs are almostindistinguishable.

We denoteDFexp andDF�t�exp as the values of the dis-

crepancy function [Eq. (2)] and deviation function[Eq. (3)] calculated for the case when T̂�λj� is fromthe experimental data. Values for DFexp and DF�t�

expcorresponding to the produced coatings are collectedin Table 3.

Comparing DFsim values (Table 2) and DFexpvalues (Table 3), we observed that DFexp valuesare essentially larger than DFsim values. We noticedalso that DF�t�

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Table 3. Discrepancies DF exp and DF �t�exp Obtained for the First Deposition Runs

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values (Table 2). This is an indication of the fact thatthe values of real deposition parameters and simula-tion parameters were not consistent. This may alsomean that there were process disturbances that werenot taken into account in the course of CME.

In order to compare real errors in layer thicknessesand errors obtained in the course of CME, we per-formed reverse engineering of the produced coatings.At our disposal we had transmittance data T̂�k��λj�recorded after the deposition of each layer k �1;…; N by the BBM device and available on a setof wavelengths fλjg in the spectral range from 420to 950 nm, j � 1; :::::; L, L � 1196. In our reverse en-gineering process we assumed that the optical con-stants of layers were known with sufficientaccuracy and concentrated our attention only onerrors in the thicknesses of the coating layers. We es-timated relative errors δ1;…; δN in layer thicknesseson the basis of minimization of the generalizeddiscrepancy function [26,28]:

GDF �

1NL

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XLj�1

�T�k��d1�1� δ1�;…; dk�1� δk�; λj�

−T̂�k��λj��2!1∕2

; (4)

where N is the number of design layers, T�k��…� isthe theoretical transmittance, corresponding to thepart of the coating consisting of k layers, and T̂�k�

is the measured transmittance after the depositionof the layer number k.

The estimated relative errors in layer thicknessesare shown in Fig. 4. Analyzing Fig. 4, we observed avery interesting feature: the errors related to differ-ent experimental runs are quite close, i.e., the errorswere reproduced from one deposition run to another.This tendency is observed for all three considered de-signs, even though the runs were performed in differ-ent deposition campaigns [see Figs. 4(a)–4(c)]. Thissuggests high reproducibility and a stable process.Dominating random influences can be excluded.

Comparing errors estimated from real experimen-tal data (Fig. 4) and typical errors obtained in thecourse of CME (Fig. 2), we observed that the levelsof estimated real errors were essentially higher thanthe levels of errors in simulated coatings. Average er-rors, obtained in the course of CME, do not exceed4%–5%, and errors estimated from the real experi-mental data reach 10%–11% for some layers. In ad-dition to this, patterns of errors shown in Figs. 4 and2 are rather different. Along with the differences be-tween DFsim and DFexp values, this indicates thatthere was no adequate correspondence betweensimulated and real deposition processes.

Inconsistency between levels of simulated errorsand estimated real errors, as well as reproducibilityof estimated real errors from one deposition run toanother, indicates that the simulation, deposition,and probably reverse engineering processes were

not properly correlated in our design–productionchain (see the right-hand part of Fig. 1). In orderto adequately interconnect the elements of the chain,we considered several suppositions that may explainthe obtained inconsistencies:

Supposition A. There are systematic factors causedby deficiencies of the coating model itself (for exam-ple, inhomogeneity, scattering, effects of thin inter-mediate layers were not taken into account by theused model) or errors in the specified parameter dataset (for example, errors in optical constants oflayers). If such factors were not taken into accountby the BBM procedure in the course of the deposition,then the BBM could not control the deposition pro-cess in an optimal way.Supposition B. There were essential factors thatwere not taken into account in the course of theCME. It means that there was no correspondence be-tween simulated and real deposition processes in ourdesign–production chain.Supposition C. The reverse engineering model,which was applied for experimental data processing,was missing significant factors and therefore was notsufficient. It means that there was no proper rela-tionship between deposition and reverse engineeringin the design–production chain.

Our primary goal was to check our suppositionsand to make necessary corrections in our design–production chain. Realization of this goal allows usto improve the quality of the coatings and to opena way for performing reliable adequate CME.

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3. Correlation between Simulation and RealDeposition Parameters

All major factors affecting the deposition process andcausing errors in layer parameters can be dividedinto two groups. The factors of the first group are re-lated to the deposition process and monitoring sys-tem. It includes, for example, random noise inexperimental transmittance data, measurementfluctuations, shutter delays, and deposition ratesand their fluctuations. In order to minimize systema-tic errors, careful calibration of the system was per-formed. The shutters were calibrated to reducefluctuations during closing. The mean shutter delayin the adjustment used wasmeasured as 350 ms, andthe fluctuations were in the range of 80 ms. In thecase of the LZH simulator, in order to quantify theexisting errors in the measurement system, a largenumber of transmittance measurements of wellknown substrates were made. A statistical evalua-tion of these measurements provided the informationabout random noise and measurement fluctuations.Measurement fluctuations of the whole transmit-tance curve were estimated as 0.15%, and the spec-tral distribution of noise was found from thesemeasurements; the average level of noise is 1%. Inthe case of the OptiLayer simulator, measurementfluctuations of the whole transmittance curve weretaken equal to 0.15%, the noise level was taken equalto 1%. This noise level was independent of the wave-length.

Deposition rates of the given system are 0.3 nm∕sfor TiO2 and 0.56 nm∕s for SiO2. These rates are alsoused in the CME with fluctuations of to 3% for TiO2and 12% for SiO2. Generally, the factors of the firstgroup were adequately specified in the course ofthe CME.

The factors of the second group are related to theoptical coating model. This model is defined bythe refractive indices and extinction coefficients ofthe layer materials and the substrate, presence ofbulk inhomogeneity, surface roughness, thickness de-pendence of the refractive indices, etc. [29]. Evidently,it is not realistic to include all factors accurately inthe coatingmodel. For this reason, the optical coatingmodel, used by BBM to control the deposition, shouldtake into account the most important features of theprocess, but thismodel should remain simple enough.In our research we considered variations in theoptical constants of the layers as the most probablefactors causing errors in the course of deposition.

In the case of the Leybold SYRUSpro1100 deposi-tion plant, the nominal optical constants were deter-mined on the basis of ex situ single layer andmultilayer characterization. It is known that the op-tical constants of films in multilayer stacks can beslightly different from the refractive indices of singlelayers [30,31]. It is also possible that the refractiveindices of films of different thicknesses have differentdispersion behavior, as is shown in [32,33]. Thisphenomenon is attributed to different crystallinefractions in films of different thicknesses. From both

physical and technological points of view, depositionof optical coatings is a complicated process, and var-iations in the dispersion behavior of refractive in-dices can be caused by various factors inside thedeposition plant: change of material in the meltingpot during the deposition, unstable ion assisting be-cause of the temperature and cathode lifetime of theAPSpro source, variations in deposition rates withchanges in the melting pot filling or conditions ofthe melt (crystals in the case of SiO2), unstable tem-perature conditions of the substrate at the start ofthe deposition, cleaning conditions of the coatingplant, etc.

We studied the influence of refractive index varia-tions on the deposition process with the use of trialCME. In the course of these experiments we specifiedthe same levels of errors in measurement data andthe same estimations of rates as for starting CMEdescribed in Section 2. For refractive indices, we triedvarious combinations of errors, namely, offsets of re-fractive index dispersion curves, index drifts, and off-sets of Sellmeier coefficients. For the extinctioncoefficient we specified offsets. We tried various rea-sonable variations of optical constants, namely thefollowing:

• We specified offsets ΔnH and ΔnL of the highand low refractive indices and substituted nH�λ� �ΔnH and nL�λ� �ΔnL into Eq. (1) instead of the nom-inal refractive indices nH�λ� and nL�λ�. Offset valueswere varied in the range from 0.3% to 2% for TiO2and from 0.5% to 1% for SiO2.• We supposed that the TiO2 refractive index is

dependent on TiO2 film thickness z and specified lin-ear drift for high-index layers. We substitutednH�λ; z� � nH�λ��1 − δ�z�nm�∕100�nm��� in Eq. (1) in-stead of the nominal TiO2 refractive index. We tookδ values up to −0.003.• We varied the TiO2 and SiO2 dispersion curves.

For this purpose we specified offsets of Sellmeiercoefficients. For TiO2, we substituted A1�1�ΔA1�,A2�1�ΔA2� into Eq. (1) instead of A1, A2. We tookΔA1 from the range [0.5%–1.5%] and ΔA2 from therange [−5% to −10%]. For SiO2 we varied ΔA1 inthe range [−4%; 4%] and ΔA2 in the range [600%–

700%]. It should be noted here that the largeΔA2 re-sulted from small Selmeier coefficients.• Instead of k�λ� values we tried αk�λ�with α from

0.5 to 4.

We repeated CME with various sets of simulationparameters, trying to reproduce the situation ob-served in real deposition runs. Namely, we used trialand error methods and searched for parameters thatprovided simulated coatings satisfying the followingconditions:

1. These coatings were to exhibit spectral trans-mittances T�d1;…; dk; λ� similar to the ones obtainedin the course of real deposition runs. It means thatthe spectral behavior of deviations between theoreti-cal and measurement transmittance curves shouldbe similar.

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2. The discrepancy function values calculated forsimulated coatings DFsim were to be close to the dis-crepancies obtained in the real deposition runsDFexplisted in Table 3.

3. For different simulation runs, estimations ofrelative errors in layer thicknesses obtained on thebasis of minimization of function [Eq. (4)] were tobe reproduced from run to run. Moreover, the pat-terns of these errors were to be similar to those foundfrom the experimental data (see Fig. 4).

As a result of numerous CME, we found the follow-ing corrected expressions for layer refractive indices:

n2�λ� � 1� A1�1�ΔA1�λ2λ2 − A2�1�ΔA2�

� A3λ2

λ2 − A4; (5)

where ΔA1 � 1.1%, ΔA2 � −7% for TiO2 andΔA1 � −3.5%, ΔA2 � 700% for SiO2. Extinction coef-ficient values were taken three times higher thannominal values presented in Section 2. We shall referto optical constants obtained in this way as to mod-ified optical constants. Nominal and modified refrac-tive indices of TiO2 and SiO2 are presented in Fig. 5,and nominal and modified extinction coefficients ofTiO2 are shown in Fig. 6.

We performed a number of CME assuming that theconsidered optical coatings were described by a mod-el with modified optical constants but the BBM pro-cedure did not take them into account and usednominal refractive indices. In other words, simulatedtransmittance data were calculated for coatings withmodified optical constants, and the BBM procedurecontrolled layer thicknesses assuming that the opti-cal constants were nominal ones. We call these CMEas renewed CME.

Typical relative errors in layer thicknesses, ob-tained in the course of renewed CME for the NBPF1design are shown in Fig. 7. The average discrepancyDFsim obtained in the course of 50 CME is 5.2. Thisvalue is very close to the discrepancies DFexpachieved in the course of real deposition runs (seethe second column of Table 3).

We performed a reverse engineering procedure forthe simulated coatings obtained in the course of therenewed CME.We estimated relative errors in layersthicknesses only, i.e., our process was based on theminimization of function [Eq. (4)]. Typical estima-tions of relative errors in the NBPF1 design areshown in Fig. 8. In this figure we also present esti-mations of the errors in layer thicknesses obtainedfrom the experimental data related to depositionRun1 of NBPF1. It is seen that the levels of errorsand pattern of errors, estimated from simulated dataand from experimental data, are quite close.

This similarity, closeness between discrepanciesDFsim andDFexp, and similarity in spectral transmit-tance data measured after the deposition of eachlayer indicate that with the help of simulations wemanaged to reproduce the situation observed inthe real deposition experiments with sufficientreliability.

Based on the analysis of the CME results, we founda systematic factor strongly affecting the monitoringprocedure and, as a consequence, the whole deposi-tion process. It turned out that the BBM monitoringprocedure used inconsistent refractive indices of theTiO2 and SiO2 layers as well as underestimating theextinction coefficient of the TiO2 layers. In other

Wavelength, nm

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Fig. 6. (Color online) Modified extinction coefficient of TiO2,extinction coefficient of TiO2 determined by the renewed reverseengineering procedure, and nominal TiO2 extinction coefficient.

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words, the BBM algorithm tried to handle errors inlayer thicknesses using an inconsistent model of amultilayer coating. It means that Supposition A,mentioned above, was true. In order to reduce the in-fluence of this systematic factor and improve thequality of the deposited coatings, our monitoring pro-cedure should use variations of the refractive indicesand extinction coefficients. In the next section we de-monstrate new experimental samples with improvedspectral performance.

At the same time, renewed CME convinced us thatSupposition B was true, and we found a factor thatwas not taken into account in the course of CME. Itmeans that in the next CME we shall have to takeinto account modified refractive index and extinctioncoefficient wavelength dependencies.

4. Validation of the Reverse Engineering Procedure

In order to finish setting up proper relations betweenthe elements of our design–production chain, we ver-ified Supposition C. In the previous section we foundthat the optical coating parameter set used in thecourse of BBM was inconsistent. In turn, the reverseengineering procedure was also inconsistent, be-cause it was based on a wrong supposition aboutthe reliability of optical constants. Therefore, the op-tical coating parameter set used in the reverse engi-neering procedure must take into account possiblevariations of dispersion curves. We proposed to spe-cify a more realistic coating model and searched fornot only random errors in layer thicknesses but alsovariations of optical constant wavelength dependen-cies. Our renewed reverse engineering procedureis based on the minimization of the modifieddiscrepancy function (MDF):

MDF ��

1NL

XNk�1

XLj�1

�T�d1�1� δ1�;…; dk�1� δk�;p1; p2; q; λj� − T̂�k��λj��2�1∕2

; (6)

where p1;2 � fA;B;Cg specify a Cauchy model for therefractive indices of TiO2 and SiO2: n�λ� �A� B�1000∕λ�2 � C�1000∕λ�4; q � fB0; B1; B2g de-scribes an exponential model for the TiO2 extinc-tion coefficient: k�λ� � B0 expfB1 · �1000∕λ� � B2·�λ∕1000�g. We used a Cauchy model because it hasless parameters than a Sellmeier one and providesquite similar spectral dependence of refractive in-dices in the limited spectral range from420 to 950nm.

First, we applied the renewed reverse engineeringprocedure to the simulated data sets. In Fig. 7 wecompared errors in layer thicknesses, determinedin the course of the renewed reverse engineering pro-cess, and errors obtained in the course of the BBMsimulations. In Figs. 5 and 6 we compared the mod-ified optical constants of TiO2 and SiO2 and thedependencies, determined in the course of the re-newed reverse engineering procedure. In Figs. 5, 6,and 7 one can observe good agreement betweenthe results. This agreement validates our renewedreverse engineering procedure.

We applied the renewed reverse engineering pro-cedure to the experimental data sets related to theproduced samples of NBPF1, NBPF2, and TLF1and found the model parameters of these coatings.In all cases, obtained TiO2 and SiO2 refractive in-dices were close to those used in the renewedCME. The errors in layer thicknesses found for theNBPF1 runs are presented in Fig. 9. The refractiveindices of the TiO2 and SiO2 layers determined bythe renewed reverse engineering procedure are pre-sented in Fig. 10. In this figure one can observe thatdispersion curves of SiO2 are only shifted with re-spect to the modified refractive index of SiO2,and the pattern of this dispersion is not changed.

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-12

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rors

, %

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RE

Fig. 7. (Color online) Comparison of relative errors in layer thick-nesses of NBPF1: typical errors obtained in the course of renewedCME and errors determined by the renewed reverse engineeringprocedure.

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rors

, %

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Experimental

Fig. 8. (Color online) Relative errors in layer thicknesses esti-mated by the reverse engineering procedure from a typical simu-lated data set and errors determined by the reverse engineeringprocedure from the experimental data set related to NBPF1Run 1. Reverse engineering procedure was based on minimizationof the generalized discrepancy function [Eq. (4)]

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Estimations of the TiO2 extinction coefficient wereapproximately 2.5–3.5 times higher than theirnominal values. The achieved values of the modifieddiscrepancy function [Eq. (6)] were approximatelytwo times lower than discrepancy function valuesachieved in the course of the reverse engineering pro-cedure based on Eq. (4). These values are comparedin Table 4.

5. Feedback to the Deposition Process

In order to verify the reliability of our conclusions, weproduced new experimental samples of the NBPF1and NBPF2 designs. In the theoretical designs we re-placed the nominal optical constants of the layer ma-terials by the modified optical constants. This alsorequired a refinement of the thicknesses of the the-oretical designs. In the case of the NBPF1 design, werefined the thicknesses of only the last two layers.Geometrical thicknesses of the 25th and 26th layersbecame 13.8 and 122.73 nm, respectively. In the caseof the NBPF2 design, we refined all layer thick-nesses, allowing thickness variations in the rangeof 1%. For this purpose we used a constrained opti-mization algorithm incorporated in the OptiLayersoftware [9,34]. As a result, the refined designs havethe same theoretical spectral characteristics as theinitial designs described in Table 1.

In Fig. 11 we present transmittance data of thethree new experimental NBPF1 samples and trans-mittance data of the two new NBPF2 samples. Wealso present theoretical transmittance data of theNBPF1 and NBPF2 designs calculated with the mod-ified optical constants. In Tables 5 and 6 we comparediscrepancies DFexp and DF�t�

exp calculated from theexperimental data related to the first series ofdeposition runs of NBPF1 and NBPF2 with the

0 10 20Layer number

-12

-8

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, %

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Run 2

Run 3

Run 4

Fig. 9. (Color online) Relative errors in layer thicknesses ofproduced NBPF1 coatings determined by the renewed reverseengineering procedure.

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Modified

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Fig. 10. (Color online) Dashed curves indicate refractive indices of TiO2 (left side) and SiO2 (right side) determined by the renewedreverse engineering procedure from experimental data related to produced NBPF1 coatings (Runs 1–4). Black curves show nominalrefractive index values, and blue curves present modified refractive index values.

Table 4. Comparison of Generalized Discrepancy Function Values Calculated for Experimental Samples

Design (Run)GDF Calculated from

Measured DataGDF Achieved by Rev. Eng.Procedure based on Eq. (4)

GDF Achieved by Rev. Eng.Procedure based on Eq. (6)

NBPF1 (1) 3.0 1.1 0.5NBPF1 (2) 3.5 1.0 0.5NBPF1 (3) 3.8 1.1 0.5NBPF1 (4) 3.4 1.1 0.5NBPF2 (1) 2.2 1.3 0.5NBPF2 (2) 2.4 1.4 0.6TLF1 (1) 2.95 1.0 0.6TLF1 (2) 2.9 1.0 0.8TLF1 (3) 2.9 1.0 0.6TLF1 (4) 3.1 1.0 0.6

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nominal optical constants and to the new series ofdeposition runs with the modified optical constants.In these tables we also compare the values of the gen-eralized discrepancy function GDF calculated for thefirst deposition runs and the new deposition runs ofthe NBPF1 and NBPF2 designs. It is seen fromTables 5 and 6 that allDFexp, DF�t�

exp, and GDF valuescalculated for the new NBPF1 and NBPF2 samplesare significantly lower than these values correspond-ing to the first NBPF1 and NBPF2 samples.

We provided feedback to the deposition processand demonstrated on the basis of the experimentaldata that our conclusion about incorrect dispersionof the TiO2 and SiO2 optical constants, made onthe basis of the CME, was true. We took into accountthe modified indices in the course of the depositionand significantly improved the performance of thedeposited coatings.

6. Conclusions

In our study we demonstrated the benefits ofusing CME in modern design–production chains.

Generally, we proposed an approach that allows re-searchers to reveal factors causing production errors.Computational simulation of real deposition runs isa key element in this approach. In order to find fac-tors significantly affecting the deposition process, weproposed performing the following steps.

• It is recommended that a series of startingCME are performed and production yields of theconsidered design(s) are estimated. Then severalexperimental coatings are to be deposited.• Errors in layer parameters are to be estimated

using a reasonable reverse engineering procedure.The determined layer parameters and the para-meters typically obtained in the course of CME haveto be compared. If the levels and patterns of theseparameters are essentially different (i.e., differentpatterns and levels of errors in layer thicknesses, dif-ferent dispersion behavior of the refractive indices,overestimations or underestimations of extinctioncoefficients), this is to be considered an indicationof inconsistency between the simulation and realdeposition parameters.• Trial CME should be performed in order to find

factors in the deposition process (level of errors in themeasurement data, estimations of deposition ratesand their fluctuations) or in the optical coating model(variations of optical constants, absence of inhomo-geneity or roughness, etc.) that were taken into ac-count neither in CME nor in real experiments, norby the chosen reverse engineering procedure. Accu-rate numerical values describing these factorsshould be estimated. In the course of trial CME, itis assumed that the considered factors are physicallysensible.• A number of CME with new factors and para-

meters should be performed in order to confirm thatthese found factors adequately model real situationin the deposition plant.• The reverse engineering procedure should be

validated using simulated measurement data.• In order to provide feedback to the deposition,

experiments with a modified coating model should beperformed. If an essential decrease in discrepancies

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Fig. 11. (Color online) Solid curves present theoretical transmittances of the designs NBPF1 (left side) and NBPF2 (right side). Crossesshow the experimental transmittance data corresponding to the deposition runs with the new dispersion data.

Table 5. Comparison of Discrepancies Calculated for NBPF1Experimental Samples

Deposition Run DFexp DF�t�exp GDF

Run1 5.4 1.1 2.9Run2 6.4 1.7 3.5Run3 6.7 2.7 3.6Run4 5.8 1.5 3.1Run5 3.0 0.9 1.7Run6 2.9 1.0 1.6Run7 3.2 0.9 1.7

Table 6. Comparison of Discrepancies Calculated for NBPF2Experimental Samples

Deposition Run DFexp DF�t�exp GDF

Run1 4.0 2.2 2.2Run2 4.8 2.9 2.4Run3 1.9 1.4 1.2Run4 2.1 1.4 1.3

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between the theoretical and measured data isachieved, it can be considered an indication thatthe factors are found correctly.

The proposed approach allows one to establishproper relations between simulation, deposition,and reverse engineering processes. This approachcan be used in any design–production chain equippedwith an optical monitoring device, a simulation soft-ware tool, and reverse engineering algorithms.

This work was supported by the German FederalMinistry of Economics and Technology (research pro-ject TACo—Tailored Automated Coating, contractno. 16IN0407), the DFG Cluster of Excellence,Munich Centre for Advanced Photonics (http://www.munich‑photonics.de), the Russian Fund ofBasic Research (projects 10-07-00480-a and 11-07-91153a), and the Centre for Quantum Engineeringand Space-Time Research (QUEST).

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