Request InfoAndover CorporationAndover Corporation offers a wide range of IR coatings and filters up to 14 µm, in many custom sizes and shapes. Hard, durable first-surface dielectric coatings on optical quality IR-transmitting substrates such as Sapphire, Zinc Selenide and Zinc Sulfide, these filters are high-quality optical components. Used in a multitude of applications including environmental monitoring, water/air/gas analysis, surveillance and targeting, and agricultural imaging.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. 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