Anti-reflection coatings and coated articles

Optical: systems and elements – Light interference – Produced by coating or lamina

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359580, G02B 528

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ABSTRACT:
Anti-reflection (AR) coatings and coated articles are described. The thickness and composition of the coatings are determined by minimizing the product of the Fresnel reflection coefficients for a coating with the angular- and wavelength-dependent sensitivity of the human visual system to minimize the perceived reflectance for the coated article. A compact chamber is evacuated and flushed with chemically inert gas such as argon or nitrogen. One or more molecular precursors are deposited using plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) to form AR films. Single-layer AR coatings based on fluoropolymer films of controlled thickness, as well as organic, organosilicon, and/or inorganic multilayers are described.

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