Ready For Take-Off: IBS Coater Begins Operation

Effective immediately, you can choose between all state-of-the-art coatings for your laser optics at LASER COMPONENTS. Our ion beam sputtering (IBS) coater has just been commissioned. In the IBS coater installed at LASER COMPONENTS the refractive indices can be varied during operation. This makes it possible to manufacture novel coatings and achieve, in particular, very high damage thresholds.

Products with IBS coatings

• Drift-free layers
• Cold coatings on temperature-sensitive materials
• Coatings with little scattering loss and extremely high reflection rates of R > 99.99%
• Coatings with varying indices of refraction (so-called mixed layers) for very high damage thresholds
• Dichroic mirrors with wide transmission bands that have a consistently high transmission
• Chirped mirrors for fs applications
• Broadband mirror and anti-reflection coatings
• Narrow-banded coatings for filters suitable for high-power applications

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About LASER COMPONENTS
LASER COMPONENTS is specialized in the development, manufacture, and sale of components and services for the laser and opto-electronics industries. With sales offices in four different countries, the company has served its customers since 1982. In-house production at six locations in Germany, Canada, and the USA began in 1986 and is meanwhile responsible for about half of its turnover. Currently, the family-run business employs more than 120 people worldwide.

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