IR and Patterned Filters

Advanced sputtering system for x-ray mirrors for EUV lithography. • DC or DC pulsed sputtering coating technology. • Mo, Si, Cr, Sc, and different materials for...

PG&O now has the capability to produce polarizing beamsplitter cubes that split up the S & P polarization of light with extinction ratios from Tp/ Ts 1000:1 and Rs/Rp 1000:1, which are...

The Nanochrome IV PARMS produces dielectric thin film layers by reactive magnetron sputtering with final reaction and film densification at the substrate surface using a high current, low energy ion...

DSI 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...

Quantum computing firm Quantinuum named Rajeeb Hazra CEO. Outgoing CEO Ilyas Khan will assume the roles of chief product officer and vice chairman of the board of directors. Hazra most recently...

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam, and Plasma Technology FEP (Fraunhofer FEP) produced hydrophobic, or water-repelling, surfaces that become...

To help prevent infections caused by orthopedic implants, Purdue University researchers developed a laser-assisted surface modification process that may improve the efficacy of the implanted device....

Self-driving vehicles need enough sensors to guide them safely through all types of traffic situations — and the sensors need enough space to work properly. As more sensors are added to...

Lenses come in a variety of shapes, sizes and materials. They can be made of a single piece of glass or have multiple elements; their surfaces can be spherical, aspheric or cylindrical; they can be...

What 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...

The 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...

The 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’...

MKS Newport delivers best-in-class optical performance with ODiate optical filters for life & health science applications, medical instrumentation, and chemical or material analyses.

PFG utilizes E-beam and Ion-Assisted Deposition coating technologies to produce a wide variety of optics. We coat our custom optics fabricated in-house, as well as customer supplied material. We have...

Bullseye Apodizing filters are customizable density gradient filters that change radially from the center to the outside of the optical component. These filters are used to eliminate undesirable...

Want to know what we offer? Please take a look at our current capabilities and product offerings from the visible (VIS) though the midwave infrared (MWIR).

Success in a specific market depends on meeting the right technical requirements. As demand increases, it becomes necessary to develop and establish new manufacturing processes to produce functional...

This presentation premiered during the 2022 Photonics Spectra Conference. For more information on Photonics Media conferences, visit events.photonics.com. About the presenter: Adriana...

Quantum technology, an exciting and evolving field combining physics and engineering, applies the properties of quantum mechanics to next-generation computing applications. It has the potential to...

Imagine optical elements that rival lenses or mirrors superimposed with a precise pattern of microscopic periodic structures. These are diffraction gratings that can be used in a wide range of...

Optical manufacturing tools and machinery encompass a wide range of equipment, instruments, and systems used in the fabrication, shaping, finishing, and testing of optical components and systems....

Use of a laser to solder joints by melting the solder coatings on the mating components.

A lens blank is a piece of optical material in a raw, unfinished state, typically in the form of a disk or block, from which lenses are eventually fabricated. Lens blanks are made from various...

Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) equipment refers to a class of specialized apparatus used in the process of chemical vapor deposition, a technique for depositing thin films of various materials onto...

Welcome to the movies and inside the home of laser optics and coatings! Get an impression of our daily routine and enjoy our thin films film stars ...

Get a tour of our factory and the inside scoop on everything Alluxa has to offer.

Learn about the team behind The EMF Edge.

A common question we receive here at North American Coating Laboratories is “what is the difference between an anti-glare process and an anti-reflective process?”. This video will answer your...

A dichroic coating is an optical coating designed to selectively transmit or reflect certain wavelengths of light while simultaneously absorbing or transmitting other wavelengths. Dichroic coatings...

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...

The 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...

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,...

Experts 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...