| 摘要 |
A multi layer interference coating comprising at least one multi layer stack deposited on a reflective layer (9), wherein each multi layer stack comprises a first dielectric layer (11), a layer of asbsorbing material (10) and a second layer of dielectric material (11) arranged in series and having a reflectance spectrum in the infrared region comprising at least one maximum. The dielectric layers are of equal optical thickness and typically are of the same material. The multi layer structure of the coating is such that incident electromagnetic radition, for which odd multiples of half wavelengths correspond to the optical thickness of the multi layer coating at the incident wavelength do not propagate within the coating and reflection at these wavelengths, is suppressed. Coatings may therefore be designed to have a near satured color in the visible wavelength spectrum. The reflective layer may be a metal or a conducting oxide, a conducting nitride, a conducting silicide or a conducting sulphide. The absorbing layers may be Cr, V, Pd, Ni, Pt, conducting oxides, or substoichiometric metal oxides, such as TiOx. In one form of the coating, where a non-metal absorber is used, the second dielectric layer may be removed in at least one of the multi layer stacks. The coating may be incorporated in a system for verifying the authenticity of an article.
|
