Mirror with increased form stability and longevity and a method of fabricating the same

US11550082B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Föderung der Wissenschaften e.V. · US
• MEDIA LARIO S.R.L. · IT

Inventors

• Masahiro Teshima · Unterschleißheim, DE
• Razmik Mirzoyan · Unterschleißheim, DE
• Guiseppe Valsecchi · Oggiono, IT
• Robert Banham · Stowmarket, GB

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 21, 2017
• Grant date: Jan 10, 2023
• Expiry date: Jan 24, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B32B2551/08
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A mirror includes a carrier, a reflecting layer disposed above a main face of the carrier, and a transparent layer disposed above the reflective layer. The carrier includes a base body, and the base body includes one or more of a material comprising a density in a range from 0.1 to 1.0 g/cm3, a porous material, a foamed material, a material comprising a structure containing closed cells, a material comprising a honeycomb structure, or a structure containing carbon fibers.