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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a high/low-refractive index coating system suitable for improving the performance of a highly reflective optical element. SOLUTION: An optical element has a selected substrate and an amorphous coating expressed by the formula: (H o L o ) i H o on the substrate. The (H o L o ) i is a laminate having a plurality i of coating periods composed of the H o layer and the L o layer on the substrate, wherein i is in the range of 14-20; H o is amorphous MgAl 2 O 4 ; and L o is amorphous SiO 2 , thereby forming an amorphous MgAl 2 O 4 -SiO 2 coating on the substrate. The H o layer of the first period is in contact with the substrate, and the thickness of the period of i is in the range of 600 to 1,200 nm. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract translation:要解决的问题:提供适合于提高高反射性光学元件性能的高/低折射率涂层系统。 解决方案:光学元件具有选定的衬底和由下式表示的无定形涂层:(H) S> SP> H o SB>。 具有多个涂覆周期的层叠体是由H SB SBO组成的层叠体 >层和L O SB>层,其中i在14-20的范围内; 无定形MgAl 2 O 3 / SB> 4 SB>; 并且L ○ SB>是无定形SiO 2 SB,从而形成无定形MgAl 2 S 2 O 3 SB>涂层在基材上。 第一周期的H SB SBO层与衬底接触,i的周期厚度在600〜1200nm的范围内。 版权所有(C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a synthetic silica material having an optical property improved against dependence of transmission on strength of ultra violet radiation, and a manufacturing method of the silica material.SOLUTION: In synthetic silica material having an OH concentration of less than 900 mass ppm, and having Hof from 1×10to 6×10molecular/cm, an annealing treatment which includes 1) heating to 1100°C, 2)then, cooling to 800°C at a rate of 1°C per hour, and 3) furthermore, cooling to 25°C at a rate of 30°C per hour is performed to the synthetic silica material. With this treatment, the synthetic silica has a measured FDT(dK/dF) of less than 5.10×10cm pulse/mJ when exposed to excimer laser at 193 nm.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fused silica glass having a refractive index homogeneity of less or equal to about 5 ppm over an aperture area of at least about 50 cm 2 , containing substantially no halogen and having an absorption edge of less than 160 nm. SOLUTION: The glass is dried by exposing a silica soot blank to carbon monoxide before consolidation reducing the combined concentration of hydroxyl group (i.e., OH), where H is protium ( 1 1 H), and deuterioxyl (OD), where D is deuterium ( 2 1 H), to about less than 20 ppm by weight in one embodiment, less than 5 ppm by weight in another embodiment, and about less than 1 ppm by weight in a third embodiment. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an F-doped quartz glass material used in the lithographic application operating at a shorter wavelength than about 300 nm, which shows a lower polarization-induced birefringence or preferably, does not show the polarization-induced birefringence substantially even after being subjected to 10 million pulses of linearly polarized pulsed laser beam at 157 nm having a fluence of 250 μJ×cm -2 ×pulse -1 and a pulse length of 30 ns. SOLUTION: The F-doped synthetic quartz glass material contains, by weight, less than 50 ppm of Cl, less than 50 ppb of Na, less than 50 ppb in total of transition metals, and 0.1-5,000 ppm of fluorine. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a synthetic silica glass optical material having high resistance to optical damages by ultraviolet radiation in an ultraviolet wavelength range, particularly in an ultraviolet wavelength region of less than about 250 nm, and particularly exhibiting a low laser-induced density change. SOLUTION: The synthetic silica glass optical material contains aluminum of at least about 0.1 ppm and has H 2 concentration levels greater than about 0.5×10 17 molecules/cm 3 . Additionally, the synthetic silica glass optical material exhibits an H 2 to Al ratio of greater than about 1.2, as measured in 10 17 molecules/cm 3 H 2 per ppm Al. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
The present invention relates generally to UV (ultraviolet) photosensitive bulk glass, and particularly to batch meltable alkali boro-alumino-silicate and germanosilicate glasses. The photosensitive bulk glass of the invention exhibits photosensitivity to UV wavelengths below 300 nm.The photosensitivity of the alkali boro-alumino-silicate and germanosilicate bulk glasses to UV wavelengths below 300 nm provide for the making of refractive index patterns in the glass. With a radiation source below 300 nm, such a laser, refractive index patterns are formed in the glass. The inventive photosensitive optical refractive index pattern forming bulk glass allows for the formation of patterns in glass and devices which utilize such patterned glass.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an High Repetition Rate UV Excimer Laser which includes a source of a laser beam and one or more windows which include magnesium fluoride. Another aspect of the invention relates to an excimer laser which includes a source of a laser beam, one or more windows which include magnesium fluoride and a source for annealing the one or more windows. Another aspect of the invention relates to a method of producing a predetermined narrow width laser beam.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an High Repetition Rate UV Excimer Laser which includes a source of a laser beam and one or more windows which include magnesium fluoride. Another aspect of the invention relates to an excimer laser which includes a source of a laser beam, one or more windows which include magnesium fluoride and a source for annealing the one or more windows. Another aspect of the invention relates to a method of producing a predetermined narrow width laser beam.
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The invention relates to methods of writing a light guiding structure in a bulk glass substrate. The bulk glass substrate is preferably made from a sof t silica-based material having an annealing point less than about 1380 ~K. Pulsed laser beam is focused within the substrate while the focus is translated relative to the substrate along a scan path at a scan speed effective to induce an increase in the refractive index of the material alon g the scan path. Substantially no laser induced physical damage of the materia l is incurred along the scan path. Various optical devices can be made using this method.