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Title: Durable silver thin film coating for diffraction gratings

Abstract

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.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Discovery Bay, CA
  2. Oakley, CA
  3. San Diego, CA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
908410
Patent Number(s):
7054065
Application Number:
10/723,116
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Wolfe, Jesse D, Britten, Jerald A, and Komashko, Aleksey M. Durable silver thin film coating for diffraction gratings. United States: N. p., 2006. Web.
Wolfe, Jesse D, Britten, Jerald A, & Komashko, Aleksey M. Durable silver thin film coating for diffraction gratings. United States.
Wolfe, Jesse D, Britten, Jerald A, and Komashko, Aleksey M. Tue . "Durable silver thin film coating for diffraction gratings". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/908410.
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Works referenced in this record:

Universal grating design for pulse stretching and compression in the 800–1100-nm range
journal, January 1996


High-efficiency metallic diffraction gratings for laser applications
journal, January 1995