Method for hot stamping chalcogenide glass for infrared optical components
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsEric Breitung, John Reitz, George Dalakos
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Abstract
A method for creating an optical structure includes forming a layer of chalcogenide material upon a substrate, and applying a patterned stamper to the layer of chalcogenide material, in the presence of heat, the patterned stamper causing the layer of chalcogenide material to reflow such that stamped features of the patterned stamper are transferred onto the layer of chalcogenide material. The stamped features onto the layer of chalcogenide material are used to form one of an optical waveguide, an optical mirror, digital video disk data, compact disk data and combinations comprising at least one of the foregoing.
Claims17
A method for creating an optical structure, the method comprising:
- forming a layer of chalcogenide material upon a substrate;
- and
- applying a patterned stamper to said layer of chalcogenide material, in the presence of heat, said patterned stamper thereby causing said layer of chalcogenide material to reflow such that stamped features of said patterned stamper are transferred onto said layer of chalcogenide material;
- wherein said stamped features onto said layer of chalcogenide material are used to form one of:
- an optical waveguide, an optical mirror, digital video disk data, compact disk data and combinations comprising at least one of the foregoing.
A method for creating an infrared optical structure, the method comprising:
- forming a layer of chalcogenide material upon a substrate;
- positioning said substrate and a patterned stamper within an embossing apparatus;
- heating said substrate, said patterned stamper and said embossing apparatus;
- and
- engaging said embossing apparatus so as to apply said patterned stamper to said layer of chalcogenide material, said patterned stamper causing said layer of chalcogenide material to reflow such that stamped features of said patterned stamper are transferred onto said layer of chalcogenide material;
- wherein said stamped features onto said layer of chalcogenide material are used to form one of:
- an optical waveguide, an optical mirror, digital video disk data, compact disk data and combinations comprising at least one of the foregoing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.