Holographic AntiReflective Coating

This is a completely new holographic technology for fabricating extremely efficient anti-reflection coatings. The holographic coating can be used on any optical surface and used alone can reduce unwanted reflections to a fraction of one percent. A holographic coating can be fabricated to be narrow bandwidth (5-50 nm) or extremely broadband. Used in conjunction with conventional antireflection coatings a surface may be made virtually reflection free. Broadband antireflection coatings currently do not exist and are a major priority for manufacturers such as Libby-Owens-Ford (LOF). This is a new technology addressing an old problem. This technology is applicable to literally dozens of commercial applications. Anywhere unwanted reflection exists a simple coating to reduce or eliminate that reflection is appropriate. Applications include: computer monitors or television screens, framed pictures, solar concentrators and collectors, windows of all kinds, solar cells, focal plane systems, etc.