Laser Induced Damage Threshold (LIDT)
Work is ongoing at TSL to better understand and characterize the LIDT (laser-induced damage threshold) of our coated viewports and optics. We currently specify a CW (continuous wave) threshold of 500 W cm-2 at 530 nm. For each individual customer requirement, this...
Plasmaquest
Torr Scientific were recently very pleased to help out our friends in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Sciences at University of Surrey with some coating metrology. As part of a research project supervised by Dr Mark Baker, Reader in Surface Science and...
Microspike Biosensor Coating
Microspike biosensors are minimally invasive sensors which can be used to measure metabolites, biomarkers and drugs in the interstitial fluid. The microspike substrate material is polycarbonate. The metallic electrodes can be functionalised with a variety of coatings....
Indium Tin Oxide
Indium tin oxide (ITO) is an unusual material: it can be both electrically conductive and optically transparent. Depending on the oxygen content, it can either be described as a ceramic or an alloy. In vacuum applications, ITO is applied to optical components to allow...
Anti-Reflective Coatings at Torr Scientific
Anti-reflective (AR) coatings are used to reduce the losses due to reflection as a beam of light passes through an optical material. This may be visible light, UV, or IR, all of which are parts of the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation. Losses are caused by both...