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Coating on different optical surfaces, including spherical, aspherical, planar, etc., but how to better detect the performance of thin film? The usual landscape photometer detection systems are suitable for plane detection, from which the witness samples are derived. Through the witness sample, the transmittance, reflectivity, actual applicable temperature, moderate and so on of the film can be detected.
Optical glass such as K9, fused silica, sapphire, MgF2, silicon (Si), ZnSe, ZnS, etc. These materials possess high transmittance, low absorption, low scattering, uniform refractive index, and specific dispersion characteristics.
Precisely hemispherical. The machining precision of the center and radius of curvature of the sphere is extremely high.
The surface is precision polished to an optical grade of 10-5 to ensure image quality and reduce scattering and aberrations.
An AR coating is typically applied to the concave surface to maximize the transmittance of specific wavelengths of light (e.g. visible light) and reduce reflection loss.
Specification of witness samples | |
|---|---|
Diameter | 20mm-25.4mm |
Thickness | 1mm-3mm |
Clear aperture | > 85% of diameter |
Surface quality | 60/40 or better |
Parallelism | <3 arc min or better |
Flatness | λ/4 - λ/10@633nm |
Edges | Fine ground |
Beveled | <0.2mm x 45deg |
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