Deposition Sciences’ MicroDyn® Sputtered Coatings Include
Longwave Infrared (LWIR) Optical Filters
Press Release
October 10, 2011
October 10, 2011 – Santa Rosa, CA – Deposition Sciences, Inc. (DSI®),
manufacturer of durable thin film optical coatings, announces the new sputtered
long wavelength infrared optical coatings. The company’s proprietary MicroDyn
sputtering deposition platform now delivers 8-micron longwave pass (LWP) and
10-micron narrow bandpass (NBP) filters with superior blocking capabilities.
The in-band transmittance levels have
also been enhanced, making these
advanced thin film coatings ideal for a
variety of applications, such as gas
sensing and thermal imaging.
DSI’s new process creates sputtered
films that feature increased abrasion
resistance relative to evaporated films
and are much more economical to produce in higher volumes. Because of the
intrinsically low temperature of the sputtering process, the coatings are compatible
with photoresists, enabling the filters to be patterned using standard
photolithographic techniques.
Highly durable, optical thin film coatings from DSI include multilayer thin films for
industrial, commercial, biomedical, test & measurement, solar, military, defense and
aerospace applications. For more information, please go to: www.depsci.com.
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