Alluxa is currently supplying OEM qPCR-specific optical filters which are assembled into medical instruments globally for use in PCR testing of individuals. (read more)

Alluxa, Inc., a global leader in high-performance optical coatings and filters and thin-film deposition technologies, introduces a breakthrough 10.6 µm infrared (IR) notch filter with optical density > 4.0 (OD4). (read more)

For any LIDAR instrument, Alluxa’s high-performance interference filters will maximize signal-to-noise ratio and system performance. (read more)

Learn more about the benefits of upgrading to hard-coated filters (read more)

Dispersion controlled thin films boost the performance of NLO systems that utilize a femtosecond laser. (read more)

Fluorescence microscopes and imaging systems utilize fluorescent biomarkers and fluorescence filter sets to create bright, high contrast images of biomolecules, organelles, cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems. (read more)

This is a multi-cavity filter with transmission that is greater than 90% at 1064.4 nm. (read more)

ALLUXA INTRODUCES GROUNDBREAKING PVD PROCESS WITH EXTENDED SPECTRAL PERFORMANCE FOR OPTICAL FILTERS FROM UV TO IR (read more)

A Webinar With Dr. Angus MacLeod, President and CEO, Thin Film Center. (read more)

Optical filters can be designed to transmit, block, or reflect light at any wavelength range from the UV to the IR. They are generally classified into five basic categories based on their spectral shape. (read more)

ALLUXA INTRODUCES TWO INNOVATIVE HYDROGEN ALPHA (H-ALPHA) EMISSION LINE FILTERS FOR ASTRONOMY (read more)

Alluxa’s ultra narrow multi-cavity bandpass filter (0.1 nm FWHM, 656.3 nm CWL) was used in an astronomer Hawk Wolinski’s setup to capture amazing images of a Coronal Mass Ejection on the surface of the sun. These images were featured by NASA as APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day). (read more)

Alluxa’s new precision infrared bandpass and dual bandpass filter technology brings new levels of performance with higher transmissions, steeper slopes, and flatter pass bands than traditional evaporated coatings. (read more)

Alluxa ultra steep longpass filters deliver superior performance and durability over traditional laminated filters. All Alluxa optical filters are hard-coated using our innovative SIRRUS™ plasma deposition process. Contact us for custom sizing. (read more)

Alluxa notch filters deliver superior performance and durability over traditional laminated filters. All Alluxa optical filters are hard-coated using our innovative SIRRUS™ plasma deposition process. Contact us for custom sizing. (read more)

This is a multi-cavity filter with moderately steep edges and transmission that is greater than 40% at 10600 nm. This unmounted narrowband filter is coated on a 1.0 mm thick Polished Germanium substrate and is 25.4 mm in diameter. (read more)

This unmounted narrowband filter is coated on a 1.04 mm thick fused silica substrate and is 23.5 mm diameter. Alluxa narrowband filters deliver superior performance and durability over traditional laminated filters. (read more)

ALLUXA’S NEW CATALOG OF PRODUCTS WITH EXTENDED SPECTRAL PERFORMANCE FROM UV TO IR (read more)

Dispersion controlled thin films boost the performance of NLO systems that utilize a femtosecond laser. (read more)

A novel computer-controlled deposition system for multicavity filters improves their spectral precision and contrast. (read more)

Accurate testing and detection of SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus responsible for COVID-19, is key to stop the spread of this deadly respiratory disease. (read more)

Ultra-narrowband filters are ideal for use as laser line, laser cleanup, or laser excitation filters in applications such as fluorescence microscopy, flow cytometry, and DNA sequencing. They are also highly resistant to laser damage, which ensures that they will maintain a high level of performance for a long period of time. (read more)

ALLUXA INTRODUCES HELIX™ SPECTRAL ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR MEASURING HIGH-PERFORMANCE THIN-FILM OPTICAL FILTERS (read more)

ULTRA SERIES OPTICAL FILTERS AND COATINGS

High-performance thin-film optical filters and coatings for sophisticated systems (read more)

Quality and consistency from an innovative thin-film coating process (read more)

Used across a variety of biological disciplines, fluorescence-based flow cytometers rapidly and accurately quantify cells and cellular components. As one of the most important components of these systems, flow cytometry filters must be specifically designed to maximize signal-to-noise ratios while minimizing crosstalk between fluorophores. (read more)

ULTRA SERIES FLUORESCENCE FILTER SETS

High-performance fluorescence filter sets specifically designed for real-time qPCR applications. (read more)

Got LIDAR?

Some of the most important components of LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensors are the filters that isolate target signals, while preventing sunlight and other extraneous light from reaching the detector (read more)

Optical technology is being used to help contain, and to hopefully help diminish, the COVID-19 pandemic (read more)

ALLUXA DEVELOPS INNOVATIVE 15-BAND OPTICAL FILTERS FOR ETSI ASTRONOMY PROJECT (read more)

Alluxa’s optical filters, specially designed for the advanced fluorescence spectrometer on the Mars Perseverance Rover, landed safely on Mars, Feb. 18th, 2021. (read more)

Flat-top, ultra-narrow bandpass filters are specifically designed to have extremely steep edges and high transmission throughout the entire passband. (read more)

Alluxa is announces new qPCR specific optical filters. They're available on our website and can ship right away! (read more)

These hard-coated ULTRA Series excitation filters and emission filters are specified with tight wavelength control, steep edges, high transmission, and greater than OD6 blocking to increase signal-to-noise ratios and improve qPCR efficiency. (read more)

Alluxa, Inc., the global leader in high-performance optical coatings and filters, has extended its industry-leading Ultra Series to include high-performance polymerase chain reaction (PCR) specific filters. These filters were developed with higher performance optical characteristics and are intended to improve speed and efficiency of real time qPCR testing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. (read more)

Laser Focus World Features Alluxa Technology - Multiband coated filters redefine performance standards for scientific applications (read more)

Durable, hard-coated optical filters for replacing laminated filters (read more)

Alluxa offers a series of hard-coated optical filters that deliver increased performance and durability over traditional soft-coated filters, at comparable prices. These soft-coating replacement filters are available with center wavelengths across the visible spectrum with bandwidths typically between 10 nm and 50 nm. (read more)

Alluxa, Inc., a global leader in high-performance optical coatings and filters and thin-film deposition technologies, announces an online catalog of fluorescence filters developed for use in COVID-19 testing devices. (read more)