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Durable silver thin film coating for diffraction gratings

Patent ·
OSTI ID:908410
A durable silver film thin film coated non-planar optical element has been developed to replace Gold as a material for fabricating such devices. Such a coating and resultant optical element has an increased efficiency and is resistant to tarnishing, can be easily stripped and re-deposited without modifying underlying grating structure, improves the throughput and power loading of short pulse compressor designs for ultra-fast laser systems, and can be utilized in variety of optical and spectrophotometric systems, particularly high-end spectrometers that require maximized efficiency.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA
Sponsoring Organization:
United States Department of Energy
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Number(s):
7,054,065
Application Number:
10/723,116
OSTI ID:
908410
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

High-efficiency metallic diffraction gratings for laser applications journal January 1995
Universal grating design for pulse stretching and compression in the 800–1100-nm range journal January 1996

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