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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2008
Applicants:
Adam S. Fedor, Charlotte, NC (US);
James E. Morris, Charlotte, NC (US);
Michael R. Feldman, Huntersville, NC (US);
Inventors:
Adam S. Fedor, Charlotte, NC (US);
James E. Morris, Charlotte, NC (US);
Michael R. Feldman, Huntersville, NC (US);
Assignee:
DigitalOptics Corporation East, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 5/18 (2006.01); G11B 7/00 (2006.01); G11B 7/135 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical element may include a substrate including a diffractive structure having multiple periods, at least one period of the multiple periods having multiple steps, heights of the multiple steps non-monotonically increasing across the at least one period. The optical element may be used with at least two wavelengths, e.g., three wavelengths, may be on a single surface and may provide an efficiency of at least 50% for all wavelengths.