Method of producing antireflective coatings on polydiethyleneglycoldiallylcarbonate, an optical product made by the method, and the use of the optical product

• US 4,161,547 A
• Filed: 12/21/1977
• Issued: 07/17/1979
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/1976
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Leybold-Heraeus GmbH & Company KG
• Original Assignee: Leybold-Heraeus GmbH & Company KG
• Inventors: Kienel, Gerhard
• Primary Examiner(s): Van Balen, William J.
• Application Number:
  US05/862,874
• Time in Patent Office: 573 Days
• Field of Search: 427/164, 427/165, 427/166, 427/167, 427/248 A, 427/248 B, 427/248 C, 427/248 E, 427/248 J, 427/296, 350/164, 350/165, 350/166, 350/175 NG, 351/166, 428/213, 428/214, 428/333, 428/412, 428/432
• US Class Current: 428/213
• CPC Class Codes: B29D 11/00009 Production of simple or compound lenses
• CPC Class Codes: B29D 11/00865 Applying coatings; tinting; colouring printing, marking or copying processes B41M; identification in general G09F3/00; producing decorative effects in general B44C; positioning or marking of lenses B24B13/0055
• CPC Class Codes: C08J 2369/00 Characterised by the use of polycarbonates; Derivatives of polycarbonates
• CPC Class Codes: C08J 7/046 Forming abrasion-resistant coatings; Forming surface-hardening coatings
• CPC Class Codes: C08J 7/06 with compositions not containing macromolecular substances
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 1/04 made of organic materials, e.g. plastics G02B1/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 1/115 Multilayers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/2495 Thickness [relative or absolute]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/31507 Of polycarbonate

Abstract

An optical body and a method of producing oxidic, antireflective coatings on transparent plastic substrates of polydiethyleneglycoldiallylcarbonate comprising depositing a first coating having a high refractive index by vaporizing an oxide mixture of essentially zirconium dioxide with a content of 4 to 15 weight percent of aluminum trioxide and depositing a second layer having a low refractive index by vaporizing in a vacuum a borosilicate glass containing less than 5 weight-percent of alkali metal oxides. The depositing of at least the first coating is performed in an oxidizing residual gas atmosphere.

Claims

1. A method of producing a three layer antireflective transparent article, comprising:

providing a transparent plastic substrate of polydiethyleneglycoldiallylcarbonate to define the first layer;

depositing a first coating on the substrate having a high refractive index by vaporizing an oxide mixture of substantially ZrO₂ with a content of 4 to 15 weight-percent of Al₂ O₃ to define the second layer; and

depositing a second coating on the first coating having a low refractive index by the vaporization in a vacuum of a borosilicate glass containing less than 5 weight-percent of alkali metal oxides, to define the third layer wherein the depositing of at least the first coating is performed in an oxidizing residual gas atmosphere.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first and second coats are deposited in a thickness of a quarter wavelength with respect to the wavelength of visible light for which the human eye has the maximum sensitivity.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first coat is applied in a thickness of about one twelfth of a wavelength with respect to the wavelength of visible light for which the human eye has the maximum sensitivity, and that the material of the second coat is deposited until the reflection has a minimum value.

4. A three layer antireflective transparent optical body, consisting of a substrate of polydiethyleneglycoldiallylcarbonate to define the first layer;

a first coat on the substrate of ZrO₂ having a content of 4 to 15 weight-percent of Al₂ O₃ and having a first refractive index to define the second layer; and

a second coat of a borosilicate glass superposed on the first coating and containing less than 5 weight-percent of alkali metal oxides and having a second refractive index less than said first refractive index to define the third layer.

5. The optical body according to claim 4, wherein the first coating is applied by vaporizing the oxide mixture and the second coating is applied by vaporization in a vacuum and wherein at least the first coating is applied in an oxidizing residual gas atmosphere.

6. An optical lens comprising the optical body of claim 4.