Grid topography for patterned semiconductor coating that minimizes optical scatter and obscuration
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1. An optical system comprising:
- an electro-optical system and a protective optical element outwardly of said system, said protective optical element is a generally transparent substrate formed from a first material, and spaced portions of an electrically conductive coating formed within channels in said substrate, said electrically conductive material being a semiconductor material, wherein said electro-optical system is an image capture device.
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A surveillance device includes an electronic component and a protective surface outwardly of the electronic component. A generally transparent substrate is formed from a first material. Spaced portions of an electrically conductive coating are formed within channels in the substrate. The electrically conductive material is a semiconductor material. A method is also disclosed.
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1. An optical system comprising:
an electro-optical system and a protective optical element outwardly of said system, said protective optical element is a generally transparent substrate formed from a first material, and spaced portions of an electrically conductive coating formed within channels in said substrate, said electrically conductive material being a semiconductor material, wherein said electro-optical system is an image capture device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of forming a protective surface to be positioned outwardly of an electronic component comprising the steps of:
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providing a generally transparent substrate from a first material, and forming channels in said substrate; and depositing an electrically conductive coating within the channels in said substrate, said electrically conductive material being a semiconductor material, and an exterior face of the substrate and an exterior face of the coating are generally formed to be co-incident such that the two faces are spaced by less than 1 micron. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. An optical system comprising:
an electro-optical system and a protective optical element outwardly of said system, said protective optical element is a generally transparent substrate formed from a first material, and spaced portions of an electrically conductive coating formed within channels in said substrate, said electrically conductive material being a semiconductor material, wherein an exterior face of the substrate and an exterior face of the coating are generally co-incident such that the two faces are spaced by less than one micron.
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