APC’s coating lab incorporates the latest equipment to measure transmission and reflection from the visible to the far infrared wavelengths. A custom-built vacuum laser calorimeter is used to measure absorption and CO2 lenses and mirrors. The custom built DynaVac chambers and all inspection equipment are housed in a class 10,000 clean room, thus ensuring optics meet the highest quality standards and perform up to customers’ expectations. APC utilizes The Essential Macleod design software to develop and maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of thin film infrared optical coatings. Many applications are unique and APC has the personnel and the ability to customize optical coatings to meet current market requirements.
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Advanced Measurement Equipment and Tools for Optical Quality Assurance
Zemax OpticStudio software
CMM (Brown and Sharpe) Accurate to .0025mm
Interferometers, 2 (ESDI) with radius slides, 2 (Zygo + Optodyne) – Measures power, ROC and irregularity
Spherometer (Optipro) – Measures radius on generated blanks
Autocollimator (Nikon) – Measures wedge on windows
Certified Test Plates – Measures power, radius and irregularity on spindle polishing MU Indicators (Mitutoyo) - Measures centering and runout during optical center edging
Height Indicators (Mitutoyo) – Measures thickness
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Lab Equipment
Infrared spectrophotometer (Perkin Elmer Frontier Optica) – Measures reflection and transmission
UV-Visible spectrophotometer (Shimadzu UV-1601) – Measures reflection and transmission
Laser Calorimeter – Measures absorption at 10.6μm