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Anti-reflective composite

US6266193A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 28, 1998
Grant dateJul 24, 2001
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Expiry dateMay 28, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B1/116
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An anti-reflective composite is provided having very high visible light transmission and negligible visible reflectance over 400 nm-800 nm wavelengths. The composite of the invention includes (a) a light transmissive substrate; (b) a hard coat deposited onto the substrate; (c) a thin carbon layer having an average thickness between about 2 .ANG. and about 100 .ANG.; and (d) a plurality of transparent oxide layer pairs deposited onto the thin carbon layer, each transparent oxide layer pair comprising (i) a first transparent oxide having a refractive index between about 1.65 and about 2.65 and an average thickness between about 100 .ANG. and about 3200 .ANG. and (ii) a second transparent oxide layer having a refractive index between about 1.2 and about 1.85, and an average thickness between about 100 .ANG. and about 3200 .ANG.. The composite can also include an intermediate oxide layer disposed between the thin carbon layer and the first transparent oxide layer. Such intermediate oxide layer has a refractive index between about 1.5 and about 2.2 and is between 400 .ANG. and about 1000 .ANG. in thickness. In another preferred embodiment, the composite further comprises an outermost tr…

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