Source: Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V. – News

Exploring Ultraviolet Optics Innovations

Hollow-Core Photonic Crystal Fiber Technology

Hollow-core photonic crystal fibers guide light within a hollow channel enveloped by a microstructured cladding. This innovative technology offers precision and efficiency in photonics applications ranging from 213 nm to mid-infrared.

Dielectric Mirrors and Multilayer Mirrors

UltraFast Innovations (UFI®) provides dielectric mirrors, including extreme ultraviolet (XUV) and soft X-ray multilayer mirrors suitable for pulse shaping based on high harmonic generation (HHG). Their expertise in design and collaboration with scientists enables custom support for advanced experiments.

UV Optics from Edmund Optics and Universe Kogaku

Edmund Optics offers a range of UV optics such as mirrors, lenses, filters, and beam expanders with guaranteed laser damage threshold specifications. Universe Kogaku specializes in UV lenses for various applications, including deep UV lenses optimized for a 250 nm wavelength.

Custom Ultraviolet Optics from Shalom EO

Shalom EO specializes in custom ultraviolet optics optimized for short wave UV wavelengths, including deep UV and vacuum UV ranges. Their products, such as UV optical windows, lenses, prisms, and filters, feature advanced coatings for diverse applications.

UV Optics Crystals from Shanghai Optics and Avantier

Shanghai Optics and Avantier design custom optical components with specific substrates and coatings optimized for UV wavelengths. These components undergo rigorous metrology to ensure high quality and performance.

Dielectric Thin Films and High-Power Laser Optics from OPTOMAN

OPTOMAN offers custom dielectric thin films and high-power laser optics for UV applications, starting from 193 nm. Their coatings for various UV wavelengths provide advantages such as longer lifetime and low absorption.

Substrates and Optical Components for UV Applications

EKSMA Optics and Knight Optical provide substrates and finished optical components for UV applications, including windows, lenses, and mirrors made from materials like lithium fluoride, calcium fluoride, and sapphire.

Excimer Optics Coatings from LASEROPTIK

LASEROPTIK specializes in excimer optics coatings, including anti-reflection, high reflection, thin-film polarizer, and variable attenuator coatings for UV wavelengths such as 157 nm and 172 nm.

Source: Monospektra
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