VARIABLE OPTICAL FILTER AND A WAVELENGTH-SELECTIVE SENSOR BASED THEREON

A variable optical filter is disclosed including a bandpass filter and a blocking filter. The bandpass filter includes a stack of alternating first and second layers, and the blocking filter includes a stack of alternating third and fourth layers. The first, second and fourth materials each comprise...

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Hauptverfasser:	HENDRIX, Karen Denise, Kuna, Jeffrey James, Hulse, Charles A, Bradley, Richard A
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS COLORIMETRY ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ELECTRICITY MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT,POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRA-RED,VISIBLE OR ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT MEASURING OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS OPTICS PHYSICS RADIATION PYROMETRY SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A variable optical filter is disclosed including a bandpass filter and a blocking filter. The bandpass filter includes a stack of alternating first and second layers, and the blocking filter includes a stack of alternating third and fourth layers. The first, second and fourth materials each comprise different materials, so that a refractive index of the first material is smaller than a refractive index of the second material, which is smaller than a refractive index of the fourth material; while an absorption coefficient of the second material is smaller than an absorption coefficient of the fourth material. The materials can be selected to ensure high index contrast in the blocking filter and low optical losses in the bandpass filter. The first to fourth layers can be deposited directly on a photodetector array.