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For those cases which do not require the ruggedization provided by bonded glass panels, General Digital™ Optical Bonding Laboratories™ recommends the use of GenGard™ film enhancements. GenGard™ films improve the readability of electronic displays by reducing the reflection of ambient lighting. In addition, GenGard™ resists fingerprints and other distracting artifacts commonly a problem with antireflection coatings.

Optical Bonding Laboratories offers three grades of GenGard™ films: P, A and M. All grades are coated with a hard coat to resist scratches and a vacuum deposited multi-layer antireflection coating to reduce specular reflections to less than 0.75% over the entire visible spectrum. Over the antireflection coating and forming a part of the optical layers is a fluorocarbon-based hydrophobic coating which reduces the surface tension and resists degradation from fingerprints and other surface contaminants.


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Metallized and coated films have a coating or thin metal film for decorative or functional applications.
Optical coating services design optical coatings and apply them to crystal, fiber, glass, metal, or polymer substrates to produce optical components. 
Neutral density filters are designed to reduce transmission evenly across a portion of the spectrum. They are slightly sensitive to angles but they are much more forgiving than interference filters.
Thin film materials are high purity materials and chemicals such as precursor gases, sputtering targets or evaporation filaments used to form or modify thin film deposits and substrates.
Optical materials consist of glasses, plastics, ceramics and coatings with reflectivity, opacity, color or other properties tailored for mirror, lens, laser or other optics applications.
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Product Announcements
Dontech Incorporated - Antiglare, antireflective coatings
Dontech engineers and manufactures a broad range of custom display filters for Contrast enhancement -- antiglare, antireflective coatings... (read more)
3M / Optical Systems Division - 3M™ Anti-Reflection Matte Removable Film
LCD displays are extremely fragile. Screen damage costs both time and money, from warranty costs to repair time. 3M™ Anti-Reflection Matte Removable Film ARMR200 helps protect LCD screens from... (read more)
General Digital Corporation - Flat Panel Display Brightness Enhancements
As more and more displays find their way into outdoor applications, the need becomes far greater for them to not only be able to withstand severe temperature extremes (heat and cold) and solar... (read more)
General Digital Corporation - Reflections on Reflections
Reflections from a display are a fact of life. By careful design of the display and installation, it is possible to produce a display with adequate luminance and contrast (for both specular and... (read more)
General Digital Corporation - GenFlective Display Enhancement
Passive Optical Brightness Enhancement for Flat Panel LCD, OLED & Plasma Monitors... (read more)
Sheldahl, Inc. - Accentia™ ITO
Accentia Transparent Optical Coating is a low resistance, vacuum deposited layer of Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) on optically clear film. It combines Sheldahl's world class expertise in web handling, vacuum... (read more)
General Digital Optical Bonding Laboratories - Brightness Enhancements
Most off-the-shelf LCDs, OLEDs and Plasma displays are not properly equipped to handle outdoor applications. General Digital™ Optical Bonding Laboratories™ offers several brightness... (read more)
3M / Optical Systems Division - 3M™ Anti-Reflection (ARM & ARMP) Film
3M™ Anti-Reflective Matte films are available with and without adhesive backing. All are designed to reduce glare and provide protection solutions for a wide variety of applications. 3M ARM... (read more)
General Digital Corporation - Film Laminations with Optical Films
Light emitting displays all suffer from a visibility problem when used under conditions which include high ambient lighting levels. By applying optical films to a display's front surface, GD-OBL can... (read more)
Planar Systems, Inc. - Optical Bonding LCD Enhancement
We can enhance any display to improve contrast and durability. Optically-bonded displays also require less power and are more rugged. Our facility is ISO 9001 and FDA-certified and includes a clean... (read more)
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Topics of Interest
Two terms used to talk about the impact of ambient lighting on displays are reflection and glare. The reduction of these is done using surface treatments for the display which are termed... (Read More)
Plate beamsplitters consist of a thin plate of optical crown glass with a different type of coating deposited on each side. The first surface is coated with an all-dielectric film having partial... (Read More)
Precision cleaning of optical surfaces is an essential and critical step in the production of high-quality optical components. Any evidence of particulate matter, film, or water spotting will cause... (Read More)
Optical coatings are used to manipulate the reflectance and transmittance of an optical component. Typical coating examples include: Antireflection Coatings which reduce the amount of light reflected... (Read More)
Making TFT displays more readable in direct sunlight or in bright ambient lighting conditions is the goal of many product designers. Displays used in avionics, digital signage, vehicle navigation,... (Read More)
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Technical Articles
Optical Film Enhancements of LCDs, OLEDS and Plasma Displays - Computer Peripherals
Moisture Control in LCDs, OLEDs and Plasma Displays - Computer Peripherals
Optical Bonding of LCDs, OLEDs and Plasma Displays - Computer Peripherals
GenFlective™ Technology - Computer Peripherals
Optical Enhancement Tutorial - Computer Peripherals
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