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US 12,187,640 · App. 17/608,873 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Glass including a small-transmittance portion and a large-transmittance portion

Inventors: Mikio Ikenishi (Tokyo, JP); Yoshitake Tanno (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: HOYA CORPORATION
C03C23/007C03C3/21C03C4/02C03C17/09G02B1/12C03C2217/254C03C2217/27C03C2218/154C03C2218/328
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Patent No.
US 12,187,640
App. No.
17/608,873
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

[Problem] To provide glass having a colored layer. [Solution] Glass having a colored layer.

Claims (51)

1. Glass comprising a colored layer, wherein

the glass includes a small-transmittance portion and a large-transmittance portion,

the colored layer has thickness of 1 to 300 μm, and

the glass has a region where ΔOD is 0.04 or more,

wherein ΔOD is defined by the following equation, wherein

OD1 is an optical density at wavelength of 1100 nm or 780 nm when thickness is T1, and

OD2 is an optical density at the same wavelength when thickness is reduced to T2 by removing the colored layer in a thickness direction by polishing:

Δ OD =( OD 1− OD 2)/( T 1− T 2).

2. The glass according to claim 1 ,

wherein a transmittance of the colored layer is smaller than that of a portion where the colored layer is not formed.

3. The glass according to claim 2 ,

wherein a refractive index of the colored layer is equivalent to that of the portion where the colored layer is not formed.

4. The glass according to claim 2 ,

wherein a composition of the colored layer is the same as that of the portion where the colored layer is not formed.

5. The glass according to claim 1 ,

wherein the glass contains at least one glass component selected from the group consisting of Ti ion, Nb ion, Bi ion, and W ion.

6. The glass according to claim 1 , wherein the glass contains Bi ion as a glass component.

7. The glass according to claim 6 ,

wherein a content of Bi ion of the glass is 40 cation % or less.

8. The glass according to claim 6 ,

wherein a content of Bi ion of the glass is 0.5 cation % or more.

9. The glass according to claim 1 ,

wherein the glass is phosphate glass.

10. The glass according to claim 9 ,

wherein a content of P 5+ of the glass is 50 cation % or less.

11. The glass according to claim 9 ,

wherein a content of P 5+ of the glass is 10 cation % or more.

12. The glass according to claim 1 ,

wherein the glass has a refractive index of 1.70 or more.

13. An optical element formed from the glass according to claim 1 .

14. A method of manufacturing the glass according to claim 1 , comprising;

preparing a non-colored glass,

sticking a metal film on a surface of the non-colored glass,

performing a heat treatment in a reducing atmosphere, and

removing the metal film.

15. The method according to claim 14 ,

wherein the heat treatment is performed at a temperature equal to or higher than a temperature which is lower than a glass transition temperature Tg by 200° C., and equal to or lower than a softening point temperature.

16. The method according to claim 14 ,

wherein the metal film contains at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Ni, Au, Ag, Pt, Pd, and a Pt—Pd alloy.

17. The method according to claim 14 ,

wherein the reducing atmosphere contains a gas including hydrogen.

18. The method according to claim 14 ,

wherein the non-colored glass contains a transition metal as a glass component.

19. An optical element comprising a colored layer that exists in a layer shape from a surface toward an inside of the optical element, wherein

the optical element includes a small-transmittance portion and a large-transmittance portion,

the colored layer has thickness of 1 to 300 μm, and

the optical element has a region where ΔOD is 0.04 or more,

wherein ΔOD is defined by the following equation, wherein

OD1 is an optical density at wavelength of 1100 nm or 780 nm when thickness is T1, and

OD2 is an optical density at the same wavelength when thickness is reduced to T2 by removing the colored layer in a thickness direction by polishing:

Δ OD =( OD 1− OD 2)/( T 1− T 2).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 22, 2022
From: IKENISHI, MIKIO; TANNO, YOSHITAKE
To: HOYA CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-089773 · May 10, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230250016A1 · Aug 10, 2023
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