Optical: systems and elements – Light interference – Produced by coating or lamina
Patent
1991-07-11
1992-11-17
Lerner, Martin
Optical: systems and elements
Light interference
Produced by coating or lamina
250226, 359589, 359590, G02B 528
Patent
active
051648580
ABSTRACT:
An optical thin film filter for the spatial and spectral separation of two or more transmitting bands of radiant energy. For a two band filter the filter has a substrate substantially transparent to radiant energy in the transmitted bands. On one surface of said substrate is a multilayer interference coating that transmits both wavelength bands of interest. On the other surface of said substrate (or on the same surface) are two sets of non-overlapping butted, parallel stripes with one set being alternately interspersed with the other. The widths of said stripes are varied to provide for precisely defined regions of spatial and spectral delineation. One set of stripes is capable of transmitting one of the bands of interest and reflecting all others, while the second set of stripes is capable of transmitting at least one band different from the one band transmitted by said first set of stripes and reflecting all others. Each of the stripes in itself is a multilayer interference coating formed of a plurality of high and low index of refraction materials.
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Deposition Sciences, Inc.
Lerner Martin
Wittenberg Malcolm B.
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