| CPC G02B 5/286 (2013.01) [G02B 5/207 (2013.01); G02B 5/288 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. An optical interference filter, comprising:
a substrate; and
a plurality of sets of layers that are disposed on the substrate, wherein each set of layers includes:
a first layer that comprises aluminum nitride;
a second layer that comprises at least silicon and oxygen; and
a third layer that comprises at least hydrogen and silicon, wherein:
the third layer does not comprise aluminum nitride,
the second layer is disposed between the first layer and the third layer, and
the first layer, of a first set of layers of the plurality of sets of layers, is disposed directly on a surface of the substrate.
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