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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2011
Regina Soufli, Berkeley, CA (US);
Monica Fernandez-perea, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Jeff C. Robinson, Brentwood, CA (US);
Regina Soufli, Berkeley, CA (US);
Monica Fernandez-Perea, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Jeff C. Robinson, Brentwood, CA (US);
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);
Abstract
In one general embodiment, a thin film structure includes a substrate; a first corrosion barrier layer above the substrate; a reflective layer above the first corrosion barrier layer, wherein the reflective layer comprises at least one repeating set of sub-layers, wherein one of the sub-layers of each set of sub-layers being of a corrodible material; and a second corrosion barrier layer above the reflective layer. In another general embodiment, a system includes an optical element having a thin film structure as recited above; and an image capture or spectrometer device. In a further general embodiment, a laser according to one embodiment includes a light source and the thin film structure as recited above.