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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2000
Gregory T. Caskey, Holland, MI (US);
Niall R. Lynam, Holland, MI (US);
Bryant P. Hichwa, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Donnelly Corporation, Holland, MI (US);
Abstract
A mirror having a high luminous reflectance of at least about 60% of incident light at the wavelength region of about 550 nanometers and being acromatic includes a substrate coated with a reflector comprising a multilayer thin film stack. The thin film stack comprises a first thin film layer of an elemental semiconductor which is closest to the first surface of the glass substrate and has a refractive index of greater than 3.0, a second thin film layer which is farthest from the first surface of the glass substrate, and a third thin film layer disposed between the first thin film layer and the second thin film layer, the third thin film layer having a refractive index between about 1.3 and 2.7, the second thin film layer having a refractive index greater than the third thin film layer. A light absorbing coating is included on at least one surface of the substrate and a layer of the reflector, the light absorbing coating absorbing light transmitted by the reflector coated substrate. The elemental semiconductor may comprise silicon or germanium. The light absorbing coating may comprise one of a paint, a lacquer, a tape, a ceramic, a hot melt plastic, a resinous plastic, a plastisol, or an epoxy material.