Claims
- 1. A method of reducing the incidence of visible and near-infrared light impinging on a reflective surface of an optical reflector, comprising overlaying said reflective surface with a layer of non-crystalline carbon material.
- 2. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said non-crystalline carbon material comprises amorphous diamond.
- 3. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein said non-crystalline carbon material comprises a diamond-like coating.
- 4. A method of reducing the incidence of visible and near-infrared light impinging on a reflective surface of an optical reflector, comprising coating said reflective surface with a diamond-like coating.
- 5. A method as recited in claim 4, wherein said diamond-like coating comprises a non-crystalline carbon material.
- 6. A method as recited in claim 4, wherein said diamond-like coating comprises an amorphous diamond material.
- 7. A mirror, comprising:
(a) a substrate base; (b) a layer of reflective material adjacent to said substrate base; and (c) a light absorbing layer adjacent to said layer of reflective material.
- 8. A mirror as recited in claim 7, wherein said light absorbing layer comprises a non-crystalline carbon material.
- 9. A mirror as recited in claim 7, wherein said light absorbing layer comprises an amorphous diamond material.
- 10. A mirror as recited in claim 7, wherein said light absorbing layer comprises a diamond like coating.
- 11. A mirror as recited in claim 7, wherein said light absorbing layer absorbs light in the visible and near-infrared regions.
- 12. A mirror, comprising:
(a) a substrate base; (b) a layer of reflective material adjacent to said substrate base; and (c) a diamond-like coating over said layer of reflective material.
- 13. A mirror as recited in claim 12, wherein said diamond-like coating absorbs light.
- 14. A mirror as recited in claim 12, wherein said diamond-like coating absorbs light in the visible and near-infrared regions.
- 15. A mirror as recited in claim 12, wherein said diamond-like coating comprises a non-crystalline carbon material.
- 16. A mirror as recited in claim 12, wherein said diamond-like coating comprises an amorphous diamond material.
- 17. A mirror, comprising:
(a) a substrate base; (b) a layer of reflective material adjacent to said substrate base; and (c) a layer of non-crystalline carbon material adjacent to said layer of reflective material, wherein said layer of reflective material is between said substrate base and said layer of non-crystalline carbon material.
- 18. A mirror as recited in claim 17, wherein said non-crystalline carbon material absorbs light.
- 19. A mirror as recited in claim 17, wherein said non-crystalline carbon material absorbs light in the visible and near-infrared regions.
- 20. A mirror as recited in claim 17, wherein said non-crystalline carbon material comprises a diamond-like coating.
- 21. A mirror as recited in claim 20, wherein said non-crystalline carbon material comprises an amorphous diamond material.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. application serial No. 09/812,064 filed on Mar. 16, 2001, which claims priority from U.S. provisional application serial No. 60/244,045 filed on Oct. 27, 2000.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60244045 |
Oct 2000 |
US |
Continuations (1)
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09812064 |
Mar 2001 |
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10453446 |
Jun 2003 |
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