Veeco system readies for optical filter volume production
Veeco Instruments has announced that precision optical coatings company, Ocean Thin Films, has recently qualified the Spector-HT Ion Beam Deposition (IBD) System for high-volume production of optical filters.
These filters could be used in a broad range of applications, including biophotonics, defense, display, aerospace and lighting.
Randel Mercer, vice president of business development at Ocean Thin Films said: “Veeco’s system allows us to deliver high quality optical filters to the market faster by achieving ion beam quality films at superior deposition rates.”
“After comparing Veeco’s deposition technology to other coating platforms, we are confident that Spector-HT will give Ocean Thin Films a distinct production advantage,” he added.
According to Veeco, the Spector platform has been the industry-leading optical coating platform for 14 years with over 200 systems shipped around the world.
Compared to previous Spector systems, the Spector-HT provides up to a 400% increase in system throughput through improved deposition rates and increased lot sizes, claims Veeco.
The system also promises up to 300% increase in target material utilisation for reduced maintenance and lower cost of ownership and 50% better material uniformity.
