Abstract:
                                      In order to enhance the transmission of germanium and mechanical feature of the antireflective film, the design and preparation of the high  performance infrared wideband antireflective film deposited on germanium substrate by ionbeam assisted deposition are investigated. The selection of film  material, the design of film systems and the process of the ionbeam assisted deposition for the film systems are introduced. The measured spectral curves  of the antireflection film at 7~11.5μm, deposited by this method, are given. The experimental results show that the peak transmission of the film is more  than 99.5%, the average transmission in the designed wavelength range is greater than 97.5%, the film adherency is good, the optical and mechanical  properties are stable. These are critical for the application of infrared optical systems.