Product Announcements: Optical Materials

Fairfield Crystal Technology's evaporation chemicals for optical coating are produced to a consistent high quality and purity. Our deposition materials are 99.999% pure. They evaporate cleanly and completely, without out-gassing or spitting and leave a hard, uniform coating on the substrate. (read more)

Lithium Fluoride is a cubic crystal that transmits very well into the extreme UV region at the hydrogen Lyman-alpha line (121 nm) and well into the IR spectrum. (read more)

Dontech manufactures a variety of transparent conductive coatings for EMI shielding, optical scanners, and transparent heater applications. (read more)

Dontech Inc. announces new antireflective films to improve contrast ratio and readability of electronic displays. (read more)

Kentek's ACRX-800 Long Wavelength Pass Filter is designed to pass light beyond 800nm while attenuating light below. 5% Transmission ≥ 771nm, 50% T = 800nm ± 6nm, 80% T ≤ 825nm, PLT 0.0%. (read more)

Kentek stocks a variety of laser rods for different laser models. Custom sizes are available upon request. (read more)

Master Bond debuts a clear, epoxy for bonding and potting optical components called EP29LP. It has an unusually low exotherm and forms high strength bonds of more than 3500 psi in shear. The clear adhesive encapsulant adheres well to optical fibers, optical connectors, lenses and glass. This casting compound exhibits good optical and thermal conductivity and good chemical resistance. (read more)

3M / Optical Systems Division manufactures custom sizes of optical materials for annual volumes of $25,000 or more. (read more)