Homogeneously mixed dielectric films as double-layer antireflection coatings.

A two-layer quarter-quarter antireflection coating with a homogeneous mixture of ZnS and MgF(2) as the inner layer and MgF(2) as the outer layer was fabricated. Its transmittance was measured and found to be comparable with that of a less stable CeF(3)-MgF(2) coating. Measured peak transmittance values agree well with theoretical values.

Antireflection coatings effective at two wavelengths simultaneously in the visible region using homogeneously mixed dielectrics.

Double-layer quarter-half AR coatings effective at two wavelengths simultaneously in the visible region have been fabricated by depositing a homogeneous ZnS-MgF(2) mixture as the inner layer and MgF(2) as the outer layer. The results obtained agree well with those predicted theoretically.