Edmund Optics® Enhances Precision Optical Coating Competency With Veeco Ion Beam Sputtering System
June 28 2018 - 8:00AM
Edmund Optics®, the world’s leading supplier of optical components,
has ordered the SPECTOR® Ion Beam Sputtering System from
Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq:VECO). The new capability is in
support of Edmund Optics’ expanding portfolio of high quality laser
optics for infrared, visible, and ultraviolet systems. Edmund
Optics’ growing presence in the laser optics landscape builds on
the company’s long history as a supplier of high quality imaging
and photonics components. The SPECTOR platform represents Edmund
Optics’ most recent financial and technical commitment to advancing
state-of-the-art optics fabrication, adding to the company’s
existing expertise in aspheric design and manufacturing, advanced
optical metrology, and production of optics designed for high laser
fluence applications.
“The SPECTOR platform gives us two essential
elements: the best tool available to support precision and custom
optical coatings, and the best partner to support our technical
needs,” said Joel Bagwell, director of engineering and
manufacturing technology at Edmund Optics. “Veeco fit the bill
perfectly on both counts. The SPECTOR’s ability to create extremely
high quality, high performance films is especially important for
our laser optics coatings, and will help expand our portfolio to
encompass new and emerging applications. As a company that holds
customer service as our highest priority, we were also impressed
with Veeco’s demonstrated track record of successfully supporting
customers with global reach— the kind of service we provide to our
customers and we seek from our suppliers.”
The SPECTOR ion beam sputtering platform offers
exceptional layer thickness control, enhanced process stability,
and the lowest published optical losses in the industry. The tool
is engineered to improve key production parameters, such as target
material utilization, optical endpoint control, and process time
for cutting-edge optical coating applications. The SPECTOR
platform, which is the preferred ion beam sputtering system in the
industry, has been installed in more than 200 advanced
manufacturing settings across the world. The system is consistently
chosen by manufacturers for the qualitative advantages of ion beam
sputtering technology—low scatter loss, high film purity, stable
deposition rates, and film thickness control of less than
0.1nm.
“Edmund Optics is a premier provider of optical
components, known for providing the highest quality products for
the life sciences, biomedical, semiconductor, defense, and research
and development markets,” said Adrian Devasahayam, Ph.D., vice
president and general manager of advanced deposition and etch
products at Veeco. “Their selection of Veeco’s SPECTOR ion beam
sputtering system further demonstrates the platform’s flexibility
to support a wide range of applications with unmatched control and
precision.”
Optical coatings are valuable in a wide variety
of commercial categories including telecom, defense, architecture,
medical, solar, transportation, and industrial, as well as consumer
categories including flat-screen TVs, computers, tablets, cell
phones, and eyeglass coatings. According to BCC Research, the
global market for optical coatings is expected to reach $14.2
billion in 2021, up from $9.5 billion in 2016. The commercial
segment in particular is expected to grow from $5.4 billion in 2016
to $9.4 billion in 2021—demonstrating a five-year compound annual
growth rate (CAGR) of 11.5 percent. Key drivers of this growth are
emerging applications in commercial and consumer categories, as
well as innovative coatings to improve existing applications.
About EO:Edmund Optics® is a
leading supplier of optics, imaging, and photonics technology for
the Life Sciences, Biomedical, Semiconductor, R&D, and Defense
markets around the globe. EO designs and manufactures a wide array
of multi-element lenses, lens coatings, imaging systems, and
optomechanical equipment, while supporting OEM applications with
volume production of both stock and custom products. EO’s
state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities, combined with its
global distribution network, has earned it the position of the
world’s largest supplier of off-the-shelf optical components.
Customers can purchase items by calling 1-800-363-1992, via the
catalog or the website at https://www.edmundoptics.com/.
About Veeco:Veeco (NASDAQ:VECO)
is a leading manufacturer of innovative semiconductor process
equipment. Our proven MOCVD, lithography, laser annealing, ion beam
and single wafer etch and clean technologies play an integral role
in producing LEDs for solid-state lighting and displays, and in the
fabrication of advanced semiconductor devices. With equipment
designed to maximize performance, yield and cost of ownership,
Veeco holds technology leadership positions in all these served
markets. To learn more about Veeco's innovative equipment and
services, visit www.veeco.com.
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