Impact resistant and tempered optical elements

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ABSTRACT:
An impact resistant anti-reflection coating for an optical element mounted on an airborne system which mitigates damage to the optical element when the airborne system is flown through a high velocity droplet impact medium is described. In a first embodiment, the coating comprises a material having a relatively high modulus of elasticity deposited to a thickness equal to an odd multiple of a quarter of a wavelength of the wavelength radiation to be transmitted through the optical element. In accordance with a further aspect of the invention, the high modulus of elasticity layer may comprise a homogeneous mixture of a pair of high modulus elasticity materials as well as a composite layer comprising a first layer of a high modulus elasticity material and a second layer of a second modulus of elasticity material. In a second embodiment, the outer surface of an infrared material is strengthened by single diamond point turning the outer surface of the material to introduce into the surface a compressive layer. The compressive layer is characterized as having a plurality of furrows or grooves being spaced by compressed regions of material and having disposed under said furrows or grooves a compressed region of material.

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