ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,945, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to VIAVI Solutions Inc. (Chandler, Ariz.).

"Induced transmission filter with hydrogenated silicon, silver, and silicon dioxide" was invented by Georg J. Ockenfuss (Santa Rosa, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An induced transmission filter may include a set of optical filter layers. The set of optical filter layers may include a first subset of optical filter layers comprising a first material with a first refractive index, the first material comprising at least silicon and hydrogen. The set of optical filter layers may include a second subset of optical filter layers comprising a second mate...