• Design and optimization
• Coating process development
• Optical and non-optical materials research
• Coating production
• Types of coatings –
  • Dichroic beamsplitter
  • Color balancing
  • SWP
  • LWP
  • Notch
  • Band-pass filters
  • Enhanced silver mirrors
  • Enhanced and protected aluminum mirrors
  • Dielectric mirrors
  • Metallic coatings (Pt, Ag, Au, Ni, Cr, Ti, Inconel, co-deposited metals)
  • SiC
  • WC

4 R and D Coaters


40" box, 2 ion source capability
• 5-14" planets
• 4 pocket electron beam and
2 thermal evaporation sources
• Metals and dielectric deposited

18" Temescal SS belljar
• 3-5" planets
• IAD
• Metals and dielectrics deposited

20" SS belljar system
• Flexible
• E-gun
• S-gun sputter capability
• Thermal processing
• Simple rotation

Ion beam sputtering system
• 6" substrate
• Anti-wear and anti-corrosion
coating deposited SiC
• WC