Request InfoDeposition Sciences Inc. (DSI)DSI designs and manufactures thin-film coatings such as bandpasses, beamsplitters, ARs and dark mirrors for use in the MWIR thru LWIR wavelength regions. The coatings are produced by either sputtering or evaporation, and can be applied to substrates as large as 8 inches in diameter. Substrates include Ge, Si, ZnS, ZnSe, Quartz, and Sapphire. Our positive and negative resist photolithography processes enable two-sided patterning of these coatings with feature sizes as small as 20 µm. With our well-equipped metrology lab, we can measure spectral performance over operating...See full productRelated content from Photonics MediaPRODUCTSPromoted Content October 2022 IssueIR FiltersDSI designs and manufactures thin film coatings such as bandpasses, beamsplitters, ARs, and absorption coatings for use in the MWIR thru LWIR wavelength regions. The coatings are produced by either...Promoted Content May 2023 IssueAperture Filter Coatings to Minimize Optical Scatter and Weight for SpacecraftOptical system based designs must take overall system level considerations into account. If you are looking to manage optical scattering or reduce the number of components to manage overall system...Promoted Content October 2022 IssueIR FiltersDSI designs and manufactures thin film coatings such as bandpasses, beamsplitters, ARs, and absorption coatings for use in the MWIR thru LWIR wavelength regions. The coatings are produced by either...Promoted Content September 2023 IssuePatterned FiltersDSI’s photolithography capability produces patterned thin-film coatings (including bandpass filters, absorption coatings, and metals) on substrates up to 6 inches. DSI’s processes enable...ARTICLESPhotonics.com 6/24/2022Air Lasing Augments Spectroscopic Method for Remote DetectionResearchers at the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (SIOM) demonstrated how air lasing, a technique deployed in ambient air that is induced by femtosecond laser pulses and that...Photonics Spectra September 2022 IssueSputter-Coated Optics Improve Machine Vision and Remote SensingFor biomedical instrumentation applications such as fluorescence microscopy and Raman spectroscopy, sputter-coated thin-film interference filters deliver exemplary performance. These filters also...Photonics.com 7/15/2022Visitech Acquires Keynote Photonics: Week in Brief: 07/15/22Northrop Grumman Corp. completed the preliminary design review for a high-energy laser prototype that will feature an architecture scalable to more than a megawatt for the U.S. Department of Defense....Photonics Spectra July 2022 IssueLithographic Technology Aids in Ultrathin Optical FabricationResearchers from MIT have developed a low-cost optical fabrication method that enables the production high-quality thin mirrors and silicon wafers. The method developed by the team, led by research...PHOTONICS HANDBOOK ARTICLESPhotonics HandbookThin-Film Coatings: A Buyers' GuideWhat are thin-film coatings? The purpose of any optical thin-film coating is to modify the transmittance and reflectance properties of the substrate material to which they are applied. Most coatings...Photonics HandbookExcimer Optics: High Power Demands High ReliabilityThe first high-reflectance mirror coatings for the UV and vacuum UV (VUV) were of the Al + MgF2 type produced in the late 1950s. Coatings of this design are still used today for multigas cavity...Photonics HandbookPlastic Optics: Specifying Injection-Molded Polymer OpticsThe use of precision polymer optics is becoming an increasing necessity today as products demand sophisticated light handling components to achieve desired results. Polymer optics can be thought of...Photonics HandbookCommon Infrared Optical Materials and Coatings: A Guide to Properties, Performance, and ApplicationsThe optical materials selected for an optical system depend upon the application, the required system performance and the environment in which the system is to perform; thus the materials’...WHITEPAPERSPhotonics.com 2/6/2024General CapabilitiesReynard Corporation has all the facilities necessary to design, fabricate and qualify state of the art coatings for numerous applications. Our precision optics are found in high performance systems...Photonics.com 8/16/2023Multiband Optical Filters Are Telecom Networks' MultitaskersThe ability to combine more than one spectral band into a single optical filter can enable flexibility of system design and reduce the number of components and the costs needed to achieve a desired...Photonics.com 1/8/2024ODiate Optical FiltersMKS Newport delivers best-in-class optical performance with ODiate optical filters for life & health science applications, medical instrumentation, and chemical or material analyses.Photonics.com 9/27/2023Raman SpectroscopyTo achieve accurate and precise Raman measurements, optical filters play a crucial role in enhancing signal-to-noise ratio, and reducing background interference. This white paper explores the...WEBINARSPhotonics.com 8/20/2020Mastering the Hidden Pitfalls of Metallic CoatingsMetallic mirror coatings are critical for countless optical systems. 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A particular region of the electromagnetic spectrum that has been...VIDEOSPhotonics.com 9/28/2023Reynard CorporationReynard Corporation manufactures custom optics and thin-film coatings 0.2 µm to 50 µm (UV-IR) to demanding specs for defense & aerospace, commercial & industrial, and medical applications. Our...Photonics.com 2/20/2024Introducing Specim FX120 - Thermal Push-broom Hyperspectral Camera for the Full LWIR Range - Specim, Spectral Imaging Ltd.Specim FX120 is an advanced long-wave infrared hyperspectral camera with a full LWIR spectral range of 7.7 to 12.3 µm. This fast push-broom thermal hyperspectral camera is set to redefine chemical...Photonics.com 2/21/2018Photonics on the Showroom Floor and in the Lab - LIGHT MATTERS 02.2018On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you on a brief tour of the Higgins Laboratories at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Quinsigamond Community College and WPI received a $4M grant...Photonics.com 5/13/2020Take a Virtual Tour of Andover Corporation's FacilitiesAndover serves a diverse array of demanding markets ranging from Aerospace and Defense, to Medical, Astronomy and Space Borne platforms. Applications include surveillance and targeting, environmental...PHOTONICS BUYERS' GUIDE CATEGORIESAntireflection CoatingsLaser OpticsPhotolithography ServicesMetal Vapor LasersMetal vapor lasers are devices in which the lasing medium is a vapor of metal atoms or ions, sometimes mixed with another gas.COMPANIESPhotonics Buyers' GuideDeposition Sciences Inc. (DSI)World Leader in High Performance, Durable Optical Thin-Film Coatings Deposition Sciences, Inc. (DSI®) produces a wide variety of highly reliable, durable, and heat-resistant optical...Photonics Buyers' GuideMLD Technologies LLCExperts In Thin-film Coating Design We practice a design-before-quote approach to help customers refine specifications and minimize technical risk. We understand how coated optical elements...Photonics Buyers' GuideShanghai Optics Inc.ISO 9001 & ISO 13485 certified and D&B DUNS # 113515303 Shanghai Optics is an unparalleled custom system solution provider offering advance precision custom optical design, engineering,...Photonics Buyers' GuideLaCroix Precision OpticsThe LaCroix name is synonymous with quality precision optics. Since 1947, three generations of family leadership have guided LaCroix Precision Optics to become the premier precision optics...