Optical Coatings
With over 40 years of experience, Ophir is recognized as a world leader in the development, production and application of advanced optical coatings. Our highly abrasion-resistant, anti-reflective (AR) coatings include several types of HC coatings which provide maximum durability, energy transmission & minimal reflection.
The Most Advanced Optical Coatings, Developed by World-leading Experts
- Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) – Thermal heating and electron gun
- Ion Assisted Deposition (IAD) – Ion gun
- Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD) for DLC coatings
- Cleanroom class 1,000
Meeting Coating Requirements for Every Component
- Anti-reflective(AR), Mirrors and Filters
- UV, VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, LWIR
- Multispectral coatings
- High efficacy, high durability, hydrophobic coatings
- DLC (HC) coatings and Low Reflectance HC (LRHC)
- Laser coatings for YAG and CO2
- EUV coatings
- Wide coatings catalog
Unbeatable Coating Performance, Guaranteed
- Broadband AR: Ref<0.5% to 0.2% / Tra >98% to 99%
- Broadband mirror: Ref>98% to 99%
- Windscreen Wiper Test TS1888 / P 5.4.3 – DLC coatings
Coatings Manufacturing Capabilities
| Substrate | Description | λ (um) | Avg. R | Avg. T | Coating Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ge | Hard Carbon AR for MWIR | 3-5 | - | 93% | 1010 |
| Ge | High Durability for MWIR | 3.4-5 | 0.5% | 98% | 1187 |
| Ge | High Efficiancy AR for MWIR | 3.4-5 | 0.5% | 98% | 1232 |
| Ge | Low Reflection Hard Carbon AR for MWIR | 3.4-5 | 0.8% | 96% | 1314 |
| Ge | Low Reflection Hard Carbon AR for LWIR | 8-12 | 1.2% | 92% | 1290 |
| Ge | High Efficiancy AR for LWIR | 8-12 | <0.3% | >98% | 1001 |
| Ge | High Durability AR for LWIR | 8-12 | <0.5% | >96% | 1006 |
| Ge | Hard Carbon AR for LWIR | 8-12 | - | >88% | 1007 |
| Si | Hard Carbon AR for SWIR | 1.54 | - | 90% | 1037 |
| Si | Hard Carbon AR for SWIR | 3-5 | - | 93% |
1039 |
| Si | High Durability AR for MWIR |
3.4-5 |
0.5% | 98% | 1178 |
| Si | Low Reflection Hard Carbon AR for MWIR | 3.4-5 | 0.9% | 95% |
1221 |
| Si | High Efficiancy AR for MWIR | 3.4-5 | 0.5% | 98.5% | 1233 |
| Si | High Efficiancy AR for MWIR | 3.4-5 | 0.3% | 98% |
1509 |
| ZnS Cleartran & ZnSe | High Efficinacy AR for SWIR | 0.7-1.7 | 1% | 97.5% | 1501 |
| ZnS Cleartran | High Definition AR for MWIR | 3.4-5 | 1% | 97% | 1171 |
| ZnSe | AR for MWIR | 3.4-5 | 0.5% | 98% | 1193 |
| ZnS Cleartran | Hight Efficancy AR for MWIR | 3.4-5 | 0.3% | 98% | 1020 |
| ZnS Cleartran | High Efficiancy AR for LWIR | 8-12 | 0.5% | 95.5% |
1029 |
| ZnSe | AR for LWIR | 7.7-11.2 | 0.5% | 97% | 1017 |
| ZnSe | High Durability for LWIR | 7.7-11.2 | 0.3% | 98% | 1019 |
| ZnSe | Low Refelction Hard Carbon for LWIR | 8-11.5 | - | 88% | 1190 |
| CaF2 | High Efficiancy AR for SWIR | 0.7-1.7 | 1% | 95.5% | 1502 |
| CaF2 | High Efficiancy AR for MWIR | 3.4-5 | 0.5% | 98% | 1080 |
| IG5 | High Efficiancy AR for LWIR | 8-12 | - | - | 1496 |
| IG6 | High Durability AR for MWIR | 3.4-5 | 0.6% | 98% | 1455 |
| IG6 | Low Reflection Hard Carbon for MWIR | 3-5 | - | - | 1456 |
| IG4 & IG6 | High Efficiancy AR for MWIR | 3-5 | - | - | 1467 |
| IG6 | High Efficiancy AR for MWIr | 3-5 | - | - | 1499 |
| IG4 & IG6 | High Efficiancy AR for LWIR | 8-12 | 0.5% | 96% | 1366 |
| IG6 | Low Reflection Hard Carbon for LWIR | 8-12 | 0.8% | 91% | 1370 |
| IG6 | High Durability for LWIR | 8-12 | 0.6% | 94% | 1405 |
Multiband AR Coatings Manufacturing Capabilities
| Substrate | Description | λ (um) | Avg. R | Avg. T | Coating Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZnSe | HE on ZnSe for MWIR and YAG | 3.6-4.9µm | 1064nm | 0.5%* | 98% | 97.5% | 1021 |
| ZnS MS | HE on ZnS MS for MWIR and VIS | 3.5µm | 570-750nm | 0.5%* | 96%* | 1033 |
| ZnS MS | HE on ZnS MS for MWIR and YAG | 3.6-4.9µm | 1064nm | 0.5%* | 98% | 97.5% | 1034 |
| CaF2 | HE on CaF2 for MWIR and YAG | 3.6-4.9µm | 1064nm | 0.5%* | 98%* | 1084 |
| ZnS MS or ZnSe | HE on ZnS MS and ZnSe for SWIR and YAG | 1.54-1.6µm | 1064nm | 0.3%* | 99* | 1440 |
| CaF2 | HE on CaF2 and ZnSe for MWIR, YAG and NIR | 3.6-4.9µm | 1064nm | 790-830nm | 0.5%* | 98% |97% |97% | 1183 |
| ZnS MS or ZnSe | HE on ZnS MS and ZnSe for MWIR, YAG and NIR | 3.6-4.9µm | 1064nm | 790-830nm | 0.8%* | 98%* | 1186 |
| ZnS MS | HE on ZnS MS for MWIR, YAG and VIS | 3.6-4.9µm | 1064nm | 600-750nm | 1.5% | 0.5% | 2.5% | 96% | 98% | 94% | 1244 |
| ZnS MS | HE on ZnS MS MWIR, YAG and SWIR | 3.6-4.2µm | 1.57µm |1064nm | 0.8%* | 97%* | 1319 |
| CaF2 | HE on CaF2 MWIR, YAG and SWIR | 3.6-4.2µm |1.57µm | 1064nm | 0.8%* | 97%* | 1320 |
| IG6 | HE on IG6 for MWIR and YAG | 3.6-4.9µm | 1064nm | 1% | 3% | 97% | 90% | 1378 |
| IG6 | HE on IG6 for MWIR, SWIR and YAG | 3.6-4.2µm | 1.5-2.5µm | 1064nm | 1% | 3% | 2% | 93% | 94% | 91% | 1481 |
| IG4 | AR on IG4 for MWIR and LWIR | 3.6-4.2µm | 8.5-10.5µm | 0.5%* | 97%* | 1482 |
* for all listed wavelengths