Glossary of Terms On GlobalSpec

From Abrisa Technologies

This is a dictionary of terms associated with optics, glass, and coatings.

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Glass materials have a random, liquid-like (non-crystalline) molecular structure. They are excellent thermal insulators and electrical insulators, and have high dielectric strength. At ordinary temperatures, glass materials are relatively strong, inert, biologically inactive, and corrosion resistant.

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Glass Tube and Rod

Glass tube and rod are hollow or solid stock shapes of fused silicate materials. They are used in laboratory, sight glass, level gage, X-ray tube, optical, lamp, pharma, vacuum tube stem assembly, and industrial process applications.

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Glass Sheets and Plate Glass

Glass sheets and plate glass consist of flat glass materials in the form of thin or wide slab planar structures.

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High Precision Thin Film Optical Coatings

Abrisa Technologies

Abrisa Technologies applies high precision optical coatings to the surface of glass substrates to alter the interaction with wavelengths of light in terms of reflectance, transmittance &... (read more)

Ultra-Tough Thin Glass is Chemicallly Strengthened

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Abrisa Technologies' High Ion Exchange or HIE glass is chemically strengthened glass that has increased strength as a result of a post-product chemical process. This process typically increases the... (read more)

Hydrophilic & Hydrophobic Coatings for Optics

Abrisa Technologies

ZC&R Coatings for Optics a division of Abrisa Technologies provides both hydrophobic and Hydrophilic optical coatings for applications such as outdoor surveillance, camera windows, outdoor... (read more)

High Volume Manufacturing Optical Coating

Cascade Optical Corp.

High Volume Manufacturing with our large chamber systems, we coat volume display ITO /patterned bus bar glass, Color filters, VICSELs and Large Telescope Optics. (read more)

ITO & IMITO Coatings for Precision Optics

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ZC&R Coatings for Optics, a division of Abrisa Technologies offers Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) and Index-Matched Indium Tin Oxide (IMITO) transparent, high transmittance conductive coatings which are... (read more)

Optical Filters for Laser OEM

IRD Glass

FLAT OPTICS / FILTERS / OPTICAL COATING ****************** FLAT OPTICS IRD Glass is an accomplished manufacturer of a wide variety of flat optics, including windows, reticles, filters, mirrors,... (read more)

Laser Optics and Mirrors

KENTEK Corporation

Call Kentek for all your laser optics needs. We stock optics for many industrial and medical systems. We will also build to your specifications. Upgrade your coatings with our exceptional high... (read more)

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