Infrared Optic Manufacturing

Infrared Optic Manufacturing

ARO offers near infrared coatings from 750-3000nm

Infrared Optical products
Catalog Products

Our infrared optics cover a broad range of the most commonly required specifications in terms of wavelength, size, reflectivity, and angle of incidence. ARO’s Emax mirrors for Ti:Sapphire systems are known for providing excellent laser damage threshold performance. Our TFP polarizing beam splitters split light into two beams by transmitting p-pol and reflecting s-pol light. If you don’t find what you are looking for in our catalog, we can also readily produce infrared optics customized in virtually every aspect, including size, shape, substrate material, surface specifications, and performance characteristics. ARO can select from E-beam, magnetron sputtering, IBS, and ion-assisted deposition coating techniques based on your requirements. Contact (hyperlink to quote request page) our technical sales department to discuss our stock or custom infrared optic options.

Infrared Mirrors

High bandwidth B-Max coatings at 800 nm
Wavelength
(nm)		 Diameter
(mm)		 Thickness
(mm)		 Angle of
Incidence		 Reflectivity*
(%)		 Part
Number
800 (B-Max) 25.4 9.525 0° 99.5 MR6020
800 (B-Max) 25.4 9.525 45° 99.5 MR6040
800 (B-Max) 50.8 9.525 0° 99.5 MR6060
800 (B-Max) 50.8 9.525 45° 99.5 MR6080
1053nm Mirrors for Nd:Yad Laser Systems
Wavelength
(nm)		 Diameter
(mm)		 Thickness
(mm)		 Angle of
Incidence		 Reflectivity*
(%)		 Part
Number
1053 25.4 9.525 0° 99.5 MR7720
1053 25.4 9.525 45° 99.5 MR7740
1053 50.8 9.525 0° 99.5 MR7760
1053 50.8 9.525 45° 99.5 MR7780
high laser damage E-Max Coatings at 800 nm
Wavelength
(nm)		 Diameter
(mm)		 Thickness
(mm)		 Angle of
Incidence		 Reflectivity*
(%)		 Part
Number
800 (E-Max) 25.4 9.525 0° 99.5 MR6220
800 (E-Max) 25.4 9.525 45° 99.5 MR6240
800 (E-Max) 50.8 9.525 0° 99.5 MR6260
800 (E-Max) 50.8 9.525 45° 99.5 MR6280
1064nm Mirrors for Nd:Yag Laser Systems
Wavelength
(nm)		 Diameter
(mm)		 Thickness
(mm)		 Angle of
Incidence		 Reflectivity*
(%)		 Part
Number
1064 25.4 9.525 0° 99.5 MR8020
1064 25.4 9.525 45° 99.5 MR8040
1064 50.8 9.525 0° 99.5 MR8060
1064 50.8 9.525 45° 99.5 MR8080

Infrared Polarizer

Plate polarizer at 1053 nm for Nd:Yag lasers
Wavelength
(nm)		 Dimensions
(mm)		 Thickness
(mm)		 Angle of
Incidence		 Extinction
Ratio		 Part
Number
1053 28.6 x 14.3 3.2 56°±3° 200:1 PL7720
Plate polarizer at 1064 nm for Nd:Yag lasers
Wavelength
(nm)		 Dimensions
(mm)		 Thickness
(mm)		 Angle of
Incidence		 Extinction
Ratio		 Part
Number
1064 28.6 x 14.3 3.2 56°±3° 200:1 PL8020

TFP Polarizers

Tp Bias plate polarizers at 800 nm for Ti:Sapphire lasers
Wavelength
(nm)		 Dimensions
(mm)		 Thickness
(mm)		 Angle of
Incidence		 Tp (%) /
Rs (%)		 Part
Number
740 – 860 28.6 x 14.3 3.2 70°±3° 98/75 PL6020
Rs Bias plate polarizer at 800nm for Ti:Sapphire lasers
Wavelength
(nm)		 Dimensions
(mm)		 Thickness
(mm)		 Angle of
Incidence		 Tp (%) /
Rs (%)		 Part
Number
700 – 900 28.6 x 14.3 3.2 70°±3° 75/95 PL6040

Custom Infrared Optics

Calcium Fluoride Optics

Calcium Fluoride Optics

Fused Silica Optics

Fused Silica Optics

Magnesium Fluoride Optics

Magnesium Fluoride Optics

IR Materials

Other IR Materials

Custom Infrared Coatings

Our technical team will review your IR optical drawing or custom specifications and provide a quote. Typically we offer:

  • Size: 3mm to 400 mm
  • Surface roughness: 3Ǻ with the ability to provide below 1Ǻ if requested
  • Surface quality: 10/5
  • Surface flatness: we routinely provide 1/10λ Peak to Valley at 632.8nm, with the ability to achieve 1/40λ Peak to Valley
  • Standard tolerances include +0/-0.005″ for diameter, length or width and ± 0.005″ for thickness
  • Parallelism: 1 minute with the ability to produce below 5 seconds on plano/plano parts if requested
  • Coating Wavelengths: NIR up to 3000nm
  • Reflectance: from 0.2% to 99.5% reflectivity
  • AOI: 0-60 deg

    • Infrared Optic Coatings

    ARO has particular experience with designing optical coatings for near-IR applications. We offer a variety of stock and custom NIR optics. Our mirrors and polarizers for Nd:Yag, Yb:Yag, and Ti:Sapphire laser systems are trusted by the world’s industry leading laboratories. Our high quality standards mean our parts will perform longer, saving you time and money.

    Infrared Reflective Coating

    For the past 30 years, ARO has been optimizing NIR coatings for some of the world’s most prestigious laboratories. Our IR optics are trusted by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, SLAC, and MIT to withstand their cutting-edge applications. We have optimized the quality and performance of our IR optical coatings so that your parts last longer and perform better. Our experienced R&D engineers take pride in the damage threshold, bandwidth, and performance specifications our coatings achieve.