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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2002
Philip E. Buchsbaum, Oldsmar, FL (US);
James D. Lane, Dunedin, FL (US);
Philip E. Buchsbaum, Oldsmar, FL (US);
James D. Lane, Dunedin, FL (US);
Ocean Optics, Inc., Dunedin, FL (US);
Abstract
An environmentally stable Silver containing mirror or thin-film optical filter having very high reflection values over a large spectral and angular range, and a method for constructing the mirror, or thin-film optical filter, comprising using a substrate that has been exposed to an Argon rich ion stream to prepare the surface. A medium index material is then deposed on the surface with Argon ion bombardment. The Silver is then deposited until it is opaque. A second deposition of the medium index material is next done with the Argon ion bombardment. The coating is then followed with a standard ion assisted deposed optical film to maximize reflection at the desired wavelength and angle of incidence.