Optical and Opto-Mechanical Assemblies


Combined high performance Coatings with Assembly


Materion Balzers Optics seamlessly integrates high performance coatings with advanced assembly techniques. Our unique advantage lies in offering a comprehensive suite of coating and patterning technologies, allowing to tailor solutions for even the most intricate optical assemblies. Our holistic approach combines coatings and assembly under one roof, ensuring optimal compatibility and performance. Our edge-to-edge coatings eliminate shadows and edge effects, enhancing miniaturization for smaller components. Plus, our engineers specialize in designing optical subgroups, maximizing the benefits of our coatings and assembly methods together with our strong network of partners.

Combined high performance Coatings with Assembly


Benefits

  • Optimized combination of high end coatings and assembly, due to wide technology portfolio
  • Advanced miniaturization due to maximum clear apertures (edge-to-edge coating), ensures compact and efficient designs
  • Expert engineering support for optimized system design in collaboration with our customers
  • High temperature stability
  • Flexibility in size and substrate material and shape



Applications

  • Low light cameras
  • Folded optics, like microscopy
  • Multi beam scanning
  • Topology mapping
  • Point of Care health monitoring


Technical Data

Dimensions


Size

2 – 50mm

x/y tolerances

+/- 0.005mm

Angular tolerances

+/- 0.008°

Beam deviation

+/- 30``


Defects


ISO 10110-7

5/3x0.063

Patterns

<=2 μm pin dots


Typical Spectral Performance


Coating

customized UV; VIS; NIR

PBS extinction ratio

1000:1 @420 – 780nm

Bandpass filters

CWL +/- 2nm, FWHM +/- 2nm

Edge steepness

90% to OD 6 in < 10nm

Dichroic beamsplitter

cut-on/off tolerances ≤1%

Mirrors

dielectric: >99%, tunable λ

metallic: >98%, VIS range


Applications: Endoscopic low light camera
Applications: Endoscopic low light camera


Features

  • Index matching bonding glue for high variety of substrates.
  • Blackening with metallic or polymeric coatings, like black resist, black chrome, titanium > OD5 @ 2.5 µm
  • High resolution patterning even on narrow areas.
    Feature size of 2.5 +/- 0.5 µm
  • Combination with solderable coatings & soldering
  • Single piece tracking


Capabilities

  • Customized alignment tools for active and passive alignment. Ability to select most suitable alignment method
  • Various metrology & characterization methodologies, e.g. collimators, beam deviation & wavefront measurement, …
  • Capability to create air gap between parts to make use of total internal reflection

Color wheel coating & system assembly with electric motor
Color wheel coating & system assembly with electric motor
High resolution aperture patterning of polarizing beamsplitter cube
High resolution aperture patterning of polarizing beamsplitter cube
Hermetically sealed package, Coating and soldering
Hermetically sealed package, Coating and soldering
Frame mounting of coated glass
Frame mounting of coated glass
Coating & assembly of x-plate modules
Coating & assembly of x-plate modules