Claims
- 1. A neutral density filter, comprising:
- a transparent substrate; and
- a thin film coated on the surface of said substrate, said thin film containing,
- a first unsaturated oxide, wherein a refractive index and an attenuation coefficient of said first unsaturated oxide increase as wavelength increases, and a magnitude relation concerning the difference between the refractive index and the attenuation coefficient of said first unsaturated oxide is maintained as the wavelength increases, so that transmittance of said first unsaturated oxide increases as the wavelength increases, and
- a second unsaturated oxide, wherein a refractive index and an attenuation coefficient of said second unsaturated oxide increase as wavelength increases, and a magnitude relation concerning the difference between the refractive index and the attenuation coefficient of said second unsaturated oxide is reversed as the/wavelength increases, so that transmittance of said second unsaturated oxide decreases as the wavelength increases.
- 2. A neutral density filter according to claim 1, wherein said first and second unsaturated oxides are each a metallic oxide.
- 3. A neutral density filter according to claim 2, wherein said metallic oxide is a titanium oxide.
- 4. A neutral density filter according to claim 1, wherein said filter further comprises an outermost layer made of an MgF.sub.2 material.
- 5. A neutral density filter according to claim 1, wherein the refractive index and the attenuation coefficient of each of said first and second substances over the visible region are in the range of 1.0 to 3.
- 6. A method of manufacturing an ND filter, comprising the steps of:
- forming on a transparent substrate a thin film, said thin film containing, a first unsaturated oxide, wherein a refractive index and an attenuation coefficient of said first unsaturated oxide increase as wavelength increases, and a magnitude relation concerning the difference between the refractive index and the attenuation coefficient of said first unsaturated oxide is maintained as the wavelength increases, so that transmittance of said first unsaturated oxide increases as the wavelength increases, and a second unsaturated oxide, wherein a refractive index and an attenuation coefficient of said second unsaturated oxide increase as the wavelength increases, and a magnitude relation concerning the difference between the refractive index and the attenuation coefficient of said second unsaturated oxide is reversed as the wavelength increases, so that the transmittance of said second unsaturated oxide decreases as the wavelength increases; and
- forming a layer of an MgF.sub.2 material in a portion in contact with air in a state in which a temperature of the transparent substrate is maintained at 150.degree. C. or above.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/286,330, filed Aug. 5, 1994, now abandoned.
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