Sensor window

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12298546-B2
Application number	US-202318471426-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 21, 2023
Priority date	Mar 13, 2018
Publication date	May 13, 2025
Grant date	May 13, 2025

Abstract

A sensor window may include a substrate and a set of layers disposed onto the substrate. The set of layers may include a first subset of layers of a first refractive index and a second set of layers of a second refractive index different from the first refractive index. The set of layers may be associated with a threshold transmissivity in a sensing spectral range. The set of layers may be configured to a particular color in a visible spectral range and may be associated with a threshold opacity in the visible spectral range.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An optical filter, comprising:
an anti-reflectance sensor window configured to provide:
a transmissivity at near-infrared wavelengths; and
a reflectance of less than 8% in a visible spectral range; and

a borosilicate substrate.

2. The optical filter of claim 1 , wherein the visible spectral range is between approximately 390 nm and approximately 700 nm.

3. The optical filter of claim 1 , wherein the anti-reflectance sensor window is a black-colored anti-reflectance sensor window.

4. The optical filter of claim 1 , wherein the anti-reflectance sensor window is disposed on the borosilicate substrate.

5. The optical filter of claim 1 , wherein the anti-reflectance sensor window is configured for a spectral range centered at 1064 nm.

6. The optical filter of claim 1 , wherein the reflectance of less than 8% is at an angle of incidence from approximately 0 degrees to approximately 45 degrees.

7. An optical filter, comprising:
a sensor window configured to provide:
a transmissivity of one or more of:
less than 15% between approximately 400 nm and approximately 800 nm, or
greater than 80% at approximately 940 nm, and

a reflectance of one or more of:
less than 10% at a portion of a visible spectral range, or
greater than 90% at a spectral range less than approximately 500 nm; and

a substrate.

8. The optical filter of claim 7 , wherein the sensor window is a blue-colored anti-reflectance sensor window, and
wherein the substrate is a borosilicate substrate.

9. The optical filter of claim 7 , wherein the sensor window is configured to provide the transmissivity of less than 15% between approximately 400 nm and approximately 800 nm.

10. The optical filter of claim 9 , wherein the sensor window is configured to provide the transmissivity of less than 15% between approximately 400 nm and approximately 800 nm at an angle of incidence from approximately 0 degrees to approximately 45 degrees.

11. The optical filter of claim 7 , wherein the sensor window is configured to provide the transmissivity of greater than 80% at approximately 940 nm.

12. The optical filter of claim 11 , wherein the sensor window is configured to provide the transmissivity of greater than 80% at approximately 940 nm at an angle of incidence from approximately 0 degrees to approximately 45 degrees.

13. The optical filter of claim 7 , wherein the sensor window is configured to provide the reflectance of less than 10% at the portion of the visible spectral range.

14. The optical filter of claim 13 , wherein the portion of the visible spectral range is approximately 500 nm to approximately 700 nm.

15. The optical filter of claim 7 , wherein the sensor window is configured to provide the reflectance of greater than 90% at the spectral range less than approximately 500 nm.

16. An optical filter, comprising:
an anti-reflectance sensor window configured to provide one or more of:
a transmissivity of less than 15% between approximately 400 nm and approximately 800 nm,
a transmissivity of greater than 80% at approximately 940 nm,
a reflectance of less than 10% at a portion of a visible spectral range, or
a reflectance of greater than 90% at a spectral range less than approximately 500 nm; and

a borosilicate substrate.

17. The optical filter of claim 16 , wherein the anti-reflectance sensor window is a blue-colored anti-reflectance sensor window, and
wherein the anti-reflectance sensor window is configured for a spectral range centered at 940 nm.

18. The optical filter of claim 16 , wherein the anti-reflectance sensor window is configured to provide the reflectance of less than 10% at the portion of the visible spectral range, and
wherein the portion of the visible spectral range is approximately 500 nm to approximately 700 nm.

19. The optical filter of claim 16 , wherein the anti-reflectance sensor window is configured to provide the reflectance of greater than 90% at the spectral range less than approximately 500 nm.

20. The optical filter of claim 16 , wherein the anti-reflectance sensor window is configured to provide the transmissivity of greater than 80% at approximately 940 nm at an angle of incidence from approximately 0 degrees to approximately 45 degrees.

Assignees

• Viavi Solutions Inc

Inventors

• Ockenfuss Georg J
• Rowlands Scott
• Bilger Markus

Classifications

• G01J1/0488

  with spectral filtering · CPC title

• G01J1/4228

  arrangements with two or more detectors, e.g. for sensitivity compensation · CPC title

• G02B5/285

  comprising deposited thin solid films (G02B5/281 - G02B5/289 take precedence; multilayered film filters for fibre optic multiplexing G02B6/29361) · CPC title

• G01J2003/2826

  Multispectral imaging, e.g. filter imaging · CPC title

• G01J2003/1239

  and separate detectors · CPC title