BLISTER RESISTANT OPTICAL COATINGS

摘要

An optical coating and method for coating an optical element are disclosed. The optical element substrate may be made of fused silica and the coating may include a non-fluoride adherence layer such as SiO<SUB>2</SUB> that is deposited on the substrate to overlay and contact a surface of the substrate. The coating may further include a multilayer system having at least one layer of a dielectric fluoride material, the multilayer system overlaying the non-fluoride adherence layer.