Request InfoEdmund Optics Inc.Edmund Optics has added a visible 0° antireflection coating option to its Tech Spec planoconvex and -concave, double-convex and -concave and achromatic lines. The coating features an average reflectance of less than 0.4% over the spectral band from 425 to 675 nm. 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