Method of coating a transparent substrate
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1. A method of coating a transparent substrate with a multilayer optical filter which comprises the steps of:
- (a). applying a reflective silver coating to said substrate;
(b). thereafter applying a protective coating to said silver coating of a metal oxide by magnetron cathode sputtering at an S protective coating rate and in an S protective coating partial pressure;
(c). thereafter applying by magnetron cathode sputtering a dereflective metal oxide coating at an E dereflective coating-oxygen partial pressure and at an E dereflective coating rate; and
(d). controlling the coating rates during the application of said protective and dereflective coating so that the S partial pressure is less than the E partial pressure and the S coating rate is less than the E coating rate.
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Optical filters, e.g. for reflecting infrared radiation while passing visible light radiation is made by applying to the silver reflective coating a protective coating of a metal oxide by magnetron cathode sputtering and only thereafter is the dereflective layer applied by magnetron cathode sputtering. The protective coating-oxygen partial pressure and coating rate are substantially less than the dereflective coating-oxygen partial pressure and coating rate. Apparently the protective coating prevents damage to the reflective coating.
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1. A method of coating a transparent substrate with a multilayer optical filter which comprises the steps of:
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(a). applying a reflective silver coating to said substrate; (b). thereafter applying a protective coating to said silver coating of a metal oxide by magnetron cathode sputtering at an S protective coating rate and in an S protective coating partial pressure; (c). thereafter applying by magnetron cathode sputtering a dereflective metal oxide coating at an E dereflective coating-oxygen partial pressure and at an E dereflective coating rate; and (d). controlling the coating rates during the application of said protective and dereflective coating so that the S partial pressure is less than the E partial pressure and the S coating rate is less than the E coating rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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