Reflection type diffraction grating

Details Reflection type diffraction grating Reflection type diffraction grating

2005-01-04

2005-01-04

Assaf, Fayez (Department: 2872)

Optical: systems and elements

Diffraction

From grating

C359S569000, C359S571000, C359S576000

Reexamination Certificate

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06839173

ABSTRACT:
A reflection type diffraction grating according to the present invention has a structure in which a metal film as a first layer with reflectance not lower than 30% with respect to the wavelength of incident light and a transparent dielectric film as a second layer are laminated successively on the surface of the reflection type diffraction grating. With respect to the wavelength of incident light, the metal film has a refractive index selected to be not higher than 1.5 and an extinction coefficient selected to be not smaller than 6.0. The transparent dielectric film has a refractive index selected to be in a range of from 1.30 to 1.46, both inclusively, with respect to the wavelength of incident light and has an optical film thickness selected to be in a range of from 0.20λ to 0.38λ, both inclusively, when λ is the wavelength of incident light.

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