Infrared window protected by multilayer antireflective coating

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5425983
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07927682

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An infrared window (26) includes a substrate (40) made of a zinc salt composition and an antireflection coating system (42) deposited on the substrate (40). The coating system (42) comprises a first layer (44) of germanium overlying the substrate (40), a second layer (46) of diamond-like carbon overlying the first layer (44), a third layer (48) of germanium overlying the second layer (46), and a fourth layer (50) of diamond-like carbon overlying the third layer (48). Preferably, the germanium layers (44, 48) are in tension and the diamond-like carbon layers (46, 50) are in compression. The germanium layers (44, 48) are preferably deposited by magnetron sputtering and the diamond-like carbon layers (46, 50) are preferably deposited by plasma activated chemical vapor deposition. Silicon may be used in place of the germanium, and graded compositions can be used for the first layer (44) and the third layer (48).

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SANTA BARBARA RESEARCH CENTERB1/106 75 COROMAR DRIVE GOLETA CA 93117

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Peterson, Cathy M Santa Barbara, CA 3 57
Propst, Stephen H Santa Ynez, CA 3 72

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