White Papers and Case Studies

31. Benefits Of Heat Tempering vs. Heat Strengthening Of Glass 4/12/2016

    There are two types of heat-treated glass. Heat-strengthened glass is approximately two times stronger than annealed or untreated glass, while the tempered glass will be four times stronger and less likely to experience breakage through thermal shock. This application note presents the benefits and characteristics of each type of heat-treated glass.

32. Edmund Optics' Metallic Mirror Coatings 4/1/2016

    Edmund Optics offers a large variety of precision parabolic, spherical, and flat mirrors with an array of metallic and dielectric coatings to suit all application requirements in different regions of the spectrum. Standard metallic mirror coatings include protected aluminum, enhanced aluminum, UV enhanced aluminum, DUV enhanced aluminum, bare gold, protected gold, and protected silver. This application note introduces their first and second surface mirrors, enhanced metal coatings, and available custom coatings.

33. CleanVue PRO – Series Of Oleophobic And Hydrophobic Coatings For Tough Environments 1/28/2016

    Abrisa Technologies' new CleanVue PRO series of anti-reflection coatings are designed to combine improved handling, cleaning, water shedding, and robust performance with anti-reflective properties. 

34. Application Of Frit Inks For Screen Printed Glass 12/8/2015

    Abrisa Technologies offers frit ink graphics for screen printed glass used in rigorous environmental conditions. This frit ink is not affected by moisture, oil, soaps, chemicals, or detergents, and is able to retain its original appearance throughout the life of the glass. It is an ideal choice for soda lime glass and SCHOTT Borofloat® due to its high melting point and ability to be used in high temperature environments.

35. Solid Colored Glass Can Provide The Right Hue To Fit The Desired Mood 12/3/2015

    Abrisa Technologies offers a wide variety of solid colored glass for use in lighting and entertainment, architectural, and landscaping applications. Designed with soda lime glass that can be tempered for additional thermal shock resistance, the colored glass may be drilled, sandblasted, screen printed, and fabricated to any shape. 

36. What Is Sight Glass? 9/14/2015

    A sight glass is a visual observation window used to view or monitor liquid levels and flow within a tank, pipeline, or other pressure vessel. This app note discusses the characteristics of sight glasses, as well as how to choose the best substrate based on application requirements.

37. Care and Use of UV Laser Mirrors 1/9/2015

    This application note provides a guideline for the caring for and cleaning of UV laser mirrors.

38. The Care and Use of Vacuum UV Coatings 1/9/2015

    This application note provides a guideline for how to care for and use VUV coatings, and precautions one should take to extend the life of the coatings.

39. Transmission and Reflectivity Measurements for Optical Coating Characterization 1/5/2015

    This technical note discusses how to accurately characterize MLD coated optics to help prevent premature failure in a 193nm laser system.

40. Can Machined Glass Be Strengthened? 10/23/2014

    Download this brief application note to learn more about tempered and heat strengthened glass, chemically strengthened soda glass, and high ion-exchange chemically strengthened thin glass, and the potential risks and feasibility of strengthening said glass.