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US 5488511

SPATIALLY TUNABLE RUGATE NARROW REFLECTION BAND FILTER

Assignee

HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY A CORP. OF DELAWARE

Filed

Apr 3, 1992

Granted

Jan 30, 1996

Location

BETHLEHEM CT US

Abstract

An optical filter (10) has a radiation receiving surface, the filter including a rugate reflection filter having a reflection wavelength characteristic varies along an axis of the radiation receiving surface. The optical filter includes a plurality of serially disposed rugate coatings (10b, 10c) and has a wavelength rejection gradient that exhibits a linear, logarithmic, or power function of wavelength rejection as a function of position on the radiation receiving surface. Two or more rugate subfilms may overlap one another, or none of the rugate subfilms may overlap. The filter has a first optical density associated with a first one of the subfilms, a second optical density associated with a second one of the subfilms, and, for overlapping spectral ranges, a third optical density within a region wherein at least two subfilms overlap one another. The third optical density is a summation of the first optical density and the second optical density.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Apr 13, 1993

Rescinded

Aug 18, 1993

Duration

4 months

Inventor

  • 1THOMAS D. RAHMLOW

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