We are a world leader in high precision optical manufacturing, delivering custom optics to a wide range of innovators around the globe. Meeting these goals demands the right people. Teamwork, adaptability, and an enthusiastic approach to problem-solving are central to the Optimax culture. But what unites all our employees best is a hunger to continuously learn. We strive to find driven individuals who are committed to lifelong learning; who will continue to add value in their work throughout long and successful careers.
PRODUCTS & CAPABILITIES
Optical Coatings
Optimax delivers finished optics faster and with less risk because we own the complete manufacturing process, including optical coating. Our customers choose us because we can reliably deliver the highest quality optics at expedited timeframes and with reduced risk, because we not only have one of the largest teams of optical engineers and state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and technologies at our disposal but because we own the entire manufacturing process. This includes an advanced cleanroom where we routinely generate coatings for some of the most demanding markets on earth.
With a continuously expanding coating facility and a solutions-based approach to optical coatings, we have overcome a range of critical issues for our customers. We can coat substrates up to 500mm with capabilities extending into the directed energy market (IBS coatings), OTR coatings, and low-stress coatings.
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What are our Coating Capabilities?
We produce custom anti-reflection coatings with diameter up to 500mm; beamsplitters; metal mirrors; laser line and broadband dielectric mirrors; filters and polarizers. We produce functional coatings for the full spectrum, from DUV to mid-IR applications. Our coatings have been used successfully in some of the most demanding space, defense, high-power laser (HPL), medical, and semiconductor applications. Learn more about the industries we serve.
TECHNOLOGY
- E-beam and thermal evaporation
- Plasma ion-assisted deposition
- Ion Beam Sputtering (IBS)
- Thickness uniformity control
- FEA coating stress analysis
METROLOGY
- High dynamic range spectrophotometer
- Photothermal common-path interferometry
- Cavity ring-down loss and reflectivity
- Deep ultraviolet life testing
- Laser damage testing
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Types of Optics
Optimax is a world-class manufacturer of precision optics. Our capabilities incorporate a wide range of manufacturing technologies from which we can engineer solutions that best fit your requirements. Fabrication capabilities range from conventional machinery to highly deterministic CNC machining.
Applications of Optical Coatings
Optical engineers must go through a detailed decision-making process when designing high-precision optical components. At Optimax, we have years of experience supporting manufacturing teams in critical application areas with high-performance optical coatings that stand up to the harshest operating conditions. We consider the needs of our valued customers at every step of the fabrication process and strive to deliver optical coatings which go beyond standard specifications.
CW High Power Laser Coatings
Our continuous and pulsed wavelength (CW/PW) high-power laser coatings have been applied in some of the world’s most demanding CW laser systems, offering a laser damage threshold of >10 MW/cm2 plus low defect counts and low absorption.
| wdt_ID | CW High Power 1070 nm Antireflection (AR) & Dielectic Mirror (HR) Performance | - |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laser Damage Threshold* | >10MW/cm² |
| 2 | AR Coating Absorption** | < 2 ppm |
| 3 | HR Coating Absorption** | < 5 ppm |
*As tested at Penn State EOC, 17kW laser, 0.5mm spot size, 63.5 mm2 raster area.
**Max peak absorption as measured using Photothermal Common-Path Interferometry at Optimax, 2 mm scan length. Measurements verified by Stanford Photothermal Solutions.
Pulsed High Energy Laser Coatings
Thousands of Optimax coated optics are used in the highest energy pulsed lasers in the world. Our coating and cleaning processes have been developed under National Ignition Facility and Omega Laser guidelines to achieve low defect counts, low absorption, and high laser damage thresholds.
| wdt_ID | Type | Wavelength | Pulse Lengths | Typical Specifications | Optimax Best Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HR | 1064 nm | 10 ns | >40 J/cm² | >125 J/cm² |
| 2 | AR | 1064 nm | 10 ns | >25 J/cm² | >65 J/cm² |
*Pulsed testing results are fluence at which 0 defects were observed at 150x magnification after raster scanning with a 1mm beam across 2500 sites at 5-10Hz per LLNL Spec NIF-5008633 MEL01-013-OD protocol
UV/DUV Lithography Coatings
We have also developed highly uniform filters for ultraviolet and deep ultraviolet (UV/DUV) lithography applications, supplying the world's lithographic engineers with optical substrates qualified for more than a billion cycles of KrF illumination with no spectral degradation.
Space Qualified Coatings
Space can be a harsh environment for optical coatings. Our engineering team has successfully provided antireflection (AR) coatings for a wide range of space applications. Our coatings have been qualified for many missions, demonstrating:
Manufacturing the Future
At Optimax, we are manufacturing the future, creating the highest precision optics underlying high-tech systems in key markets and applications. We offer rapid and expedited delivery upon request and are committed to our customers in the long term.
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