Optical: systems and elements – Having significant infrared or ultraviolet property
Patent
1995-12-06
1997-11-18
Henry, Jon W.
Optical: systems and elements
Having significant infrared or ultraviolet property
359361, 359599, 315 39, 315248, G02B 508, G02B 502
Patent
active
056893647
ABSTRACT:
Improved material and method for reflecting light in a photoinduction chamber is provided. The material comprises one or more layers of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) membrane. Employing an ePTFE membrane as a reflective surfaces is demonstrated as providing excellent diffuse reflective properties, especially in the ultraviolet and visible ranges of light. Additionally, the material of the present invention has many other properties that make it particularly desirable for use in various photoinduction chamber applications, including inertness, flexibility, ease in shaping and installation, etc.
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Hannon Gregory E.
Henn Robert Lyon
McGregor Gordon L.
Minor Raymond B.
Henry Jon W.
Johns David J.
W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
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