World Leader in High Performance, Durable Optical Thin-Film Coatings
Deposition Sciences, Inc. (DSI®) produces a wide variety of highly reliable, durable, and heat-resistant optical coatings. Our
exclusive technologies and custom deposition technologies offer coatings in the visible (VIS), near-infrared (NIR), shortwave infrared (SWIR), and midwave-infrared (MWIR) spectral wavelengths.
Since 1985, DSI has provided optical coating solutions for
military and defense, aerospace, intelligence, surveillance and security (ISR) and missile targeting applications. With collaborative product development, we deliver unique thin-film solutions, developed with
proprietary coating processes, and engineering excellence for real-world challenges. DSI's custom-built coating chambers. Our patented processes provide robust, reliable, and highly durable thin-film coatings on a wide variety of flexible materials and substrates of various sizes
MicroDyn® Reactive Sputtering Coating Process
DSI’s proprietary MicroDyn coating technology accommodates the varied and often rigorous demands placed on thin film coatings.
The MicroDyn® process is a short-throw reactive sputtering process. Highly flexible with the capability to deposit metals, metal oxides, nitrides, mixed materials with fixed or graded compositions, ITO and semiconductor materials. MicroDyn coatings, including complex filters can be patterned using both contact masking and photolithography. Coatings are space qualified and meet all applicable military specifications
DSI has the expertise to participate at any level of your product development. From engineering to prototyping to full-scale manufacturing, we will work with you to develop designs, manufacturable specifications, and manufacturing techniques to meet your system level requirements.
DSI PRODUCTS:
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Patterned Apertures
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Visible to MW Infrared Filter Coatings (400nm - 4.5 µm)
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Thin-Film Coatings on Flexible Materials (Kapton, PET, etc…)
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Space Grade Coatings (LEO, MEO, GEO)
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Quality Testing – ISO 9001:2015 certified
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Flexible Sputtered Coatings
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Sunshade Thermal Control
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Long/Short Wave Pass
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Bandpass Filters
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Dark Mirror Coatings
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Notch Filter
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Beamsplitters
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Edge/Dichroic Beamsplitters
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Patterned Thin Film Optical Filters
Other:
• Low Observable Coatings
• Design, Engineering, Development, Low-to-High Volume Manufacturing
• ITAR Registered and Compliant
• Full Array of Spectral Measurement Capabilities
• Extensive Environmental Testing - including MIL-C-48497 and MIL-F-48616
• Classified Coatings