Coatings and Thin Films Nanotechnology

Tucson, AZ
Supplier/Distributor
Extensive suite of application-focused instrumentation for life sciences and materials research and production covers the full range of metrology techniques, sample sizes, and imaging resolutions. Technologies include AFMs, NanoIR spectrometers, fluorescence microscopes, stylus and optical profilers, mechanical testers, and nano-indenters.

Boston, MA (25 employees)
Stock Manufacturer
Fil-Tech supplies electron beam gun and ion source replacement parts, sensor heads and feedthroughs, INFICON rate monitors and controllers and Quality Crystals in Gold and Stress Relieving Alloy for the thin-film industry. We stock FT704, hydrocarbon oils and Krytox oils and greases, and ionization, thermocouple, INFICON and InstruTech vacuum gauges.

Westford, MA (250 employees)
Custom Manufacturer • Designer
Materion Balzers Optics is a global leader in optical thin film coating solutions. We custom manufacture and supply precision optical filters and coatings. As a high-tech company with five production sites worldwide, our focus is on a variety of markets such as life science, industry, consumer, lighting, space, defense, and automotive.

Mountain View, CA
Custom Manufacturer • Designer
Produces high-performance optical coatings and components specializing in the design, development, and manufacture of ion-beam sputtered, low optical loss, laser-damage resistant thin films for the UV-VIS-IR spectral region. Applications include lasers, laser devices, nonlinear crystals, medical instruments, and other photonic devices.

Shinjuku, Japan (2,000 employees)
Custom Manufacturer
Provides x-ray/EUV optics and coatings: multilayer and total reflection coatings as well as high-reflectivity, narrowband and broadband coatings. Also provides various optics: reflective test chart, dichroic mirrors and beam separators for the x-ray/EUV region.

Burlington, MA (11 employees)
Stock Manufacturer • Custom Manufacturer
Antireflection nanotextures etched directly into the bulk optical material providing high optical performance with R down to 0.01%; extreme broadband performance UV-NIR, no added absorption, high laser damage threshold. Available in fused silica, diamond, sapphire, and a wide range of IR materials.