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Buying Dielectric Coatings

dielectric coatings

Top-level product category: icon optical components and devices

More specific product categories: anti-reflection coatings

Related product categories: dielectric mirrors, thin-film production equipment

Dielectric coatings, also known as thin-film coatings or interference coatings, consist of thin (typically sub-micron) layers of transparent dielectric materials deposited on a substrate. They are used for anti-reflection coatings, dielectric mirrors, polarizers, and various other purposes. Fabrication methods include electron beam evaporation, ion-assisted deposition, and plasma reactive sputtering.

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Suppliers for Dielectric Coatings

148 suppliers for dielectric coatings are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide, out of which 10 present their product descriptions. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.

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IRD Glass
810 E St Paul St.
Litchfield, MN 55355
United States
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dielectric coatings

IRD is poised to serve all your coating needs, be it for the ultraviolet (UV), visible, or infrared (IR) spectral region. We have the ability to offer quick-turn basic coatings in-house. Our complete offerings run from basic MgF2 coatings to the incredibly intricate multiple-stack coatings, metallization and more. IRD offers HLDT AR and mirror coatings, ultra-high reflective mirror coatings, beam splitters, notch, BBAR and many more.

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Bringing quality into focus

Knight Optical (USA) LLC
1130 Ten Rod Road
Suite D102
North Kingstown
Rhode Island 02852
United States
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We offer a range of dielectric coatings for optimum reflectivity. Available for a variety of components including beamsplitters, front-surface mirrors and rod and cone mirrors, to name but a few, our dielectric options include visible, near-infrared (NIR), infrared (IR) (2000 nm +) and large parts (1000 mm).

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Home of high power optics and coatings

LASEROPTIK
Horster Str. 20
30826 Garbsen
Germany
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dielectric coatings

LASEROPTIK can fabricate dielectric coatings with a range of methods including electron beam evaporation (EBE), ion assisted deposition (IAD), ion plating (IP), magnetron sputtering (MS) and ion beam sputtering (IBS). With our high precision machinery, we can produce accurate coatings for a wide range of wavelengths, substrate materials and applications. In addition to a large selection of from-stock optics, we offer coatings with refined custom designs.

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Precision Optics & Coatings for High Energy Laser Applications

Perkins Precision Developments
4110 North Valley Drive
Longmont, CO 80504
United States
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dielectric coatings

Perkins Precision Developments (PPD) specializes in manufacturing custom IBS coatings for a wide range of optical components including laser mirrors, beam splitters, and polarizers. These coatings are suitable for wavelengths from 350 nm to 3 μm and utilize Ion Beam Sputtering coating technology, which is optimal for high power lasers like Nd:YAG and fiber lasers, and applications requiring minimal losses due to absorption or scatter. The IBS thin films feature densely packed micro-structures that enhance stability and ease of cleaning, while also being resistant to environmental changes such as heat, humidity, and pressure. The coatings can achieve damage thresholds exceeding 20 J/cm2, and in some cases, up to 60 J/cm2 at 1064 nm.

Common coating types offered include:

  • High power high reflectors (HR)
  • Multi wavelength reflectors
  • Low-loss anti-reflection (AR)
  • Dual-band anti-reflection (DBAR)
  • Dichroic and trichroic beam splitters
  • Output couplers
  • Low phase shift mirrors
  • Dispersion controlled mirrors
  • Laser-line Polarizers
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Shanghai Optics Inc.
425 Main St Suite 2E
Metuchen, NJ 08840
United States
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Shanghai Optics can provide all types of anti-reflective, high reflective, and partial reflective coatings. We produce a wide variety of coatings from a single layer of anti-reflective coating to complex multi-layer dielectric stacks. Types of dielectric coatings are BBAR, V-coatings, dual wavelength coatings, and sharp cut-on and cut-off filters.

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Hangzhou Shalom Electro-optics Technology Co., Ltd.
A635, Boke Mansion
No. 9 Xiyuan Road
Xihu District, Hangzhou 310030
China
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dielectric coatings

Hangzhou Shalom EO offers a full portfolio of custom dielectric coatings, either as complex multi-layer structured for premium performance or simple single-layer structured for lower cost, catering to different spectral regions and various laser/optical components like optical windows, lenses, mirrors, high power laser optics, and ultra-short pulsed laser optics.

The typical examples of dielectric coatings that we provide include the following:

  • Anti-reflection/AR dielectric coatings (BBAR/V coating/dual wavelength)
  • High-reflective dielectric coatings (BBHR/NBHR/laser line)
  • High laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) dielectric coatings for high-power lasers
  • Coatings optimized for ultrafast, femtosecond lasers (femtoline low GDD, chirped mirror coating)
  • Optical filter coating (bandpass/edge filter/band stop/dichroic), a maximum optical density of OD6 can be achieved
  • Beamsplitter coating (polarizing/non-polarizing)

Hangzhou Shalom EO utilizes the efficient and cost-effective ion-assisted deposition electron beam (IAD e-beam) technique, which enables the creation of denser films with reduced scatter compared to evaporative deposition alone. In our class 1000 clean room coating workshop, we employ leading-edge facilities like SHINCRON MIC-1350TBN coating machines and ultrasonic cleaning machines to clean and fabricate the optical coatings, and we conduct strict inspection for the critical parameters of each batch of optical coatings using up-to-date metrological instruments like PerkinElmer Lambda 1050+ spectrometer, Ultrafast Innovations GOBI white light interferometer.

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UltraFast Innovations GmbH
Dieselstr. 5
85748 Garching (München)
Germany
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dielectric coatings

UltraFast Innovations (UFI®) can design and fabricate various types of dielectric coatings, in particular those featuring a broad reflection bandwidth and controlled chromatic dispersion properties. Such coatings are applied to various optical components and can also be applied to components sent to us.

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EKSMA Optics, UAB
Dvarcioniu St. 2B
LT-10233 Vilnius
Lithuania
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dielectric coatings

We offer dielectric laser mirrors for fixed, narrowband or broadband applications covering the UV, VIS and IR spectral regions. A wide range of round, elliptical or custom shapes as well as plano, spherical, cylindrical surface mirrors and substrates are available. Custom anti-reflection, high-reflection, partial-reflection dielectric coatings can be designed by qualified optical engineers and deposited in EKSMA Optics' advanced ion beam sputtered (IBS) coating facility.

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Your sidekick for laser optics development

OPTOMAN
Ukmerges g. 427
14185 Vilnius
Lithuania
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dielectric coatings

OPTOMAN concentrates on a single manufacturing technology – ion beam sputtering (IBS). We manufacture custom dielectric thin films for the 193 – 5000 nm spectral range. We are ready to develop cost effective yet advanced, high accuracy and repeatability thin film coatings optimized for your application. Our product range includes: laser line and broadband mirrors HR > 99.9%, R < 0.1% anti-reflective coatings, and thin-film polarizers with extinction ratio reaching 10000:1, dichroic mirrors with sharp edge configurations, output couplers.

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Avantier
1100 US-22
North Plainfield, NJ 07060
United States
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Avantier is capable of providing a comprehensive range of dielectric coatings, including anti-reflective, high reflective, and partial reflective coatings. Our coating portfolio encompasses a diverse range of coatings, ranging from a single layer of anti-reflective coating to intricate multi-layer dielectric stacks. Our dielectric coatings come in various types such as BBAR, V-coatings, dual wavelength coatings, as well as sharp cut-on and cut-off filters.

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Other Suppliers

3L-Systems, LLC
Korea
3photon
Lithuania
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A. Optical Components Ltd.
Israel
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Abrisa Technologies
United States
AC Photonics
United States
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Access Optics
United States
AccuCoat, Inc.
United States
Acess Optics
United States
Advanced Thin Films
United States
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Alien Photonics
Lithuania
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Align Optics
United States
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Alkor Technologies
Russian Federation
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Alluxa
United States
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Altechna UAB
Lithuania
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Andover Corporation
United States
Applied Optics Center (AOC)
United States
Archer OpTx
United States
Argyle International
United States
Artemis Optical
United Kingdom
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B&M Optik GmbH
Germany
Befort Wetzlar
Germany
Beijing JIEPU TREND Technology
China
Bena Optical Products Ltd.
China
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Blueridge Optics
United States
BMV Optical Technologies Inc.
Canada
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Changchun Boxin Photoelectric Co., Ltd.
China
Brewer Science Inc.
United States
Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH
Germany
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Cascade Optical Corporation
United States
CASIX Inc.
China
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CASTECH
China
CILAS
France
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Coastline Optics, Inc.
United States
Colorado Thin Films, Inc.
United States
Core Optronics Co., Ltd
China
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Coursen Coating Labs, Inc.
United States
CPG Optics
China
Crylight Photonics, Inc.
China
Cryslaser Inc.
P.R. China
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Custom Scientific, Inc.
United States
CVI Laser Optics
United States
Deposition Sciences, Inc.
United States
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Diverse Optics
United States
Doric Lenses Inc.
Canada
Esco Optics
United States
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Evaporated Coatings, Inc.
United States
Fleige Optik GmbH & Co. KG
Germany
FOCtek Photonics, Inc.
China
Focus Technology Co., Ltd.
China
Focuslight Technologies Inc.
China
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Fuzhou Hundreds Optics Inc.
China
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G&H Artemis
United Kingdom
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GreenOptics Inc.
South Korea
Gurley Precision Instruments
United States
Hardin Optical
United States
Hellma GmbH
Germany
HG Optronics
China
Hind High Vacuum Company Pvt Ltd.
India
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IL Photonics
Israel
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Industrial Optics Unlimited
United States
Inkron Oy
Finland
ios Optics
United States
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JG International
China
Jilin Tianhua Opto-electrical Technology Development Co, Ltd.
China
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Karl Lambrecht Corporation
United States
Kerdry
France
LaCroix Precision Optics
United States
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Lahat Technologies Ltd
Israel
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Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V.
Germany
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LaserOptec
China
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Layertec GmbH
Germany
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Lensel Optics Pvt Ltd
India
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LightPath Technologies, Inc.
United States
Litech Optics Co., Ltd.
China
Maier Photonics, Inc.
United States
Materion Corporate Headquarters
United States
MICROS Optics GmbH & Co. KG
Germany
Mitsubishi Cable Industries
Japan
MLD Technologies, L.L.C.
United States
North American Coating Laboratories
United States
New Source Technology LLC
United States
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Newlight Photonics Inc.
Canada
Newport Thin Film Laboratory
United States
Ocean Opto Co., Ltd
China
Omega Optical, Inc.
United States
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OPCO Laboratory
United States
Oplatek Group Oy
Finland
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Optics Balzers AG
Liechtenstein
Optiforms
United States
Optikron GmbH
Germany
Optimax Systems, Inc
Canada
OptoCity
United States
Optonas UAB
Lithuania
OptoSigma
United States
ORAFOL Europe GmbH
Germany
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OZ Optics
Canada
Pacific Coast Optics, LLC
United States
Penn Optical Coatings
United States
Photonchina
China
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PHOTONICPARTS
Germany
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Pleiger Laseroptik
Germany
Changchun Positive Optics Co., Ltd.
China
Präzisions Glas & Optik GmbH
Germany
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PreciSe Hyper-iMage Optics Ltd.
China
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Precision Glass & Optics PG&O
United States
Princeton Instruments
United States
Prolog Optics
Israel
Qingdao NovelBeam Technology Co. Ltd.
China
Reynard Corporation
United States
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Rochester Precision Optics
United States
Ross Optical
United States
RZ Optics
China
S1 Optics GmbH
Germany
Satisloh AG
Switzerland
Schneider Kreuznach
Germany
Schott AG
Germany
Sinoceramics (USA), LLC
United States
Sirah Lasertechnik GmbH
Germany
SLS Optics Ltd.
United Kingdom
Solaris Optics S.A.
Poland
Fuzhou Solid Photon Inc
China
Spectral Systems, LLC
United States
Spectrogon
Sweden
STANDA Ltd.
Lithuania
Sunday Optics
China
Surface Optics Corporation
United States
Tian Cheng Optic Co., Ltd.
China
TecOptics
United States
Tianjin Tengteng Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
China
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Tydex
ULO Optics Ltd.
United Kingdom
Umicore
Belgium
United Lens Company, Inc.
United States
Universal Thin Film Lab Corp., 232 North Plank Road, Newburgh
United States
VisiMax Technologies, Inc.
United States
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Vision Optics
United Kingdom
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WZWOPTICAG
Switzerland
Hangzhou Yong Hee Photonics Co., Ltd.
China

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