干涉膜最初使用是在二次大战期间,主要是用作双筒望远镜和潜望镜中透镜的增透膜以及类似的应用。在二次大战结束前,某些国家已将红外滤光片用于陆地和海洋上的红外通信系统、飞机信标、导弹自动引导及 Interferometric films were originally used during the Second World War and were mainly used as antireflection coatings for binoculars and periscope lenses and similar applications. Before the end of World War II, some countries had used infrared filters for infrared communication systems on land and sea, aircraft beacons, automatic missile guidance and