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Optics, Materials & Coatings: Interference Filters

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Communication networks' insatiable appetite for bandwidth drives optical coating technology to new precision and volumes.

Mark W. Dykstra, Optical Filter Corp.

Optical filters separate wavelengths of light using the principle of optical interference. For 25 years, filter technology has enabled products such as missile guidance and target recognition, medical diagnostic tools, analytical instruments, satellite power and pointing systems, and color measurement and projection systems. The combined growth rate for these types of products is quite flat. On the other hand, the growth rate in demand for filters for dense WDM components exceeds 40 percent per year. Producing filters for communications markets requires a high level of expertise plus...Read full article

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    Published: January 2000
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