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Rochester,
New York (December 1,1999) —GM Vacuum Coating Laboratory, a division
of Navitar, is now offering its free 1st edition of the optical
thin film coating reference guide. This pamphlet describes, in
a simple and easy to understand manner, the basics of optical
thin film coating.
Over
the years, many of GM Vacuum's customers have asked them to develop
an easy to understand pamphlet that would help them to understand
the basics of what each coating product does and how it is used
so they could more easily specify new coating projects. GM listened
to their customers typical questions and requests and incorporated
them into the new GM Vacuum Optical Thin
Film Coating Reference Guide.
The
introduction gives the reader a good overview of the various types
of coatings available and their uses, how the coating equipment
operates and applies the coatings as well an understanding of
how to read a typical coating transmission graph and the terms
involved.
Readers
will find the "10 steps for choosing an optical thin film
coating" section especially helpful when attempting to specify
new projects. The guide offers a step by step process to determining
what information is required by the coating vendor in order to
properly specify a product for the desired application.
The
final section is on thin film coating terms and offers a clear
and easy to understand explanation of typical coating products
relative to what the products do and where they are used.
With
over 30 years experience in the optical thin film coating industry,
GM Vacuum has the knowledge and expertise that is necessary to
provide customers with the specialized coating requirements they
require. GM Vacuum is a boutique coater that specializes in helping
our customers to upgrade the performance of their existing optical
systems in order to stay ahead of competition.
Their
state of the art products include a wide range of filters, mirrors,
reflectors, collectors, sputtered metals as well as dichroic art
glass products. GM Vacuum is currently a world leader in the production
of enhanced UV mirrors, reflectors and filters for use in shortening
curing times in the production of fiber optics, printed circuit
boards, paints graphic arts, printing and adhesives. |
