摘要:
An impact resistant antireflection coating (11) for an optical element (10′) which mitigates damage to the optical element (10′) when an air flight system having the optical element (10′) is flown through a high velocity droplet impact medium includes a first layer (14) of a material having a relatively high modulus of elasticity compared with the modulus of elasticity of the material of the base (12) of the optical element. The first layer (14) is deposited to a half wavelength thickness at a wavelength which must be maximally transmitted through the optical element (10′). A quarter wavelength antireflection coating layer (16) at the wavelength which must be maximally transmitted through the optical element is then disposed over the impact protection coating layer (14). The material of the antireflection coating layer (16) is preferably a high modulus of elasticity material having a refractive index which is intermediate the refractive index of the material of the base (12) and the medium through which the airborne system is flown.
摘要:
To increase the optical transmission characteristics of zinc sulfide in the visible and infrared portions of electromagnetic spectrum, materials such as metals and, in particular, transition metals are diffused through the zinc sulfide material over a duration of time sufficient to cause the material to turn substantially water clear and substantially colorless. The diffusible material is applied as a surface layer (14) to a substrate of zinc sulfide (12), and the combination heated in an inert atmosphere for preferably at least 48 hours. The excess surface layer material is then removed, leaving the substrate with the surface layer material diffused throughout.
摘要:
A single crystal Fe film is deposited on a (100) gallium arsenide substrate (11) by ion beam (34) sputtering the Fe film. The sputtered Fe atoms (34) are imparted with energies in the range of about 1 electron volt to at least 10 electron volts to impart sufficient kinetic energy to said ions to allow said ions to have high surface diffusion rates, thereby permitting the atoms to be located at the proper lattice sites of the Fe crystal formed over the gallium arsenide substrate (11). The sputtering is carried out in a vacuum chamber (12) by directing a beam (33) of high energy argon ions from an ion gun (16) onto an iron target (24). The temperature of the substrate (11) is controlled by a heating coil device (26).
摘要:
To increase the optical transmission characteristics of zinc sulfide in the visible and infrared portions of electromagnetic spectrum, materials such as metals and, in particular, transition metals are diffused through the zinc sulfide material over a duration of time sufficient to cause the material to turn substantially water clear and substantially colorless. The diffusible material is applied as a surface layer (14) to a substrate of zinc sulfide (12), and the combination heated in an inert atmosphere for preferably at least 48 hours. The excess surface layer material is then removed, leaving the substrate with the surface layer material diffused throughout.
摘要:
An optical element (10) resistant to thermally induced damage and oxidation includes a base layer (12) of a first material selected from gallium arsenide, gallium phosphide, cadmium telluride, mercury cadmium telluride, zinc sulfide and zinc selenide, and a coating layer (11) comprised of the selected base layer material and a refractory oxide. The coating layer (11) has a first portion (16) having a graded composition disposed adjacent the base layer (12). The coating (11) also has a second portion (18) disposed over the first portion (16) with said second portion (18) being the refractory oxide. A bonding layer (14) of the base material is provided between the base layer (12) and the graded layer (16).
摘要:
A glaze soldered solid-state laser active medium (30). The novel laser active medium (30) includes a first section (12) of a first material, a second section (14) of a second material, and a layer of ceramic glaze (32) joining the two sections. The first and second materials may be identical, similar, or dissimilar, and may include crystals or ceramics. The glaze is a multi-oxide eutectic ceramic glaze having a refractivity, light absorption, thermal expansion, and fusion temperature that are compatible with the first material. The sections are joined using a novel glaze soldering process that includes the steps of positioning the sections, applying the ceramic glaze between the sections, and firing the glaze to solder the sections together.
摘要:
An optical element (10) resistant to thermally induced damage and oxidation includes a base layer (12) of a first material selected from gallium arsenide, gallium phosphide, cadmium telluride, mercury cadmium telluride, zinc sulfide and zinc selenide, and a coating layer (11) comprised of the selected base layer material and a refractory oxide. The coating layer (11) has a first portion (16) having a graded composition disposed adjacent the base layer (12). The coating (11) also has a second portion (18) disposed over the first portion (16) with said second portion (18) being the refractory oxide. A bonding layer (14) of the base material is provided between the base layer (12) and the graded layer (16).