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Application Note: High-Performance Optical Coatings: Tough Requirements Make For Tough Coatings
March 11, 2010
The technology to produce optical coatings has been improving
at an astonishing rate. Coatings that recently were
considered "high-performance" are now thought of as standard
production. With all the changes in the optical coating
industry, it is imperative that we understand the availability
and importance of these high-performance coatings.
What defines a high-performance optical coating in today's
world? The answer can depend on system requirements, environmental
considerations, the coating of unique substrates,
and coatings that are integral features of specific products.
Any one of these conditions presents its own special set of
opportunities and challenges in today's coating industry.
