Patent 7732359 was granted and assigned to Corning Incorporated on June, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An optical member comprising OD-doped silica glass, optionally doped with fluorine. The optical member is particularly advantageous for use in connection with radiation having a wavelength shorter than about 248 nm. In certain embodiments the optical member can be advantageously used for wavelength as short as about 157 nm.