ODiate Optical Filters

ODiate™ Optical Filters

Introducing ODiate™ optical filter coatings, manufactured on Newport’s next-generation thin film coating platform, designed to deliver a high level of precision, productivity and consistency of spectral performance. Discover how ODiate optical filters can enable high signal to noise system performance, low crosstalk between channels, and repeatable spectral feature placement for your sophisticated optical systems.

Our team utilizes cutting-edge product development tools and expertise to solve your most difficult optical filter-based instrumentation requirements. We can help accelerate your instrument development by consulting early in your design cycle on the transmission, reflection, edge transitions and OD blocking required of each individual filter and the corresponding performance of all the filters within the system.

Why Choose ODiate Optical Filters?

55-year history of innovation in optical filters
World class, volume production capacity available
High transmission and deep blocking enabling high signal-noise performance
Steep edge transitions leading to low crosstalk between channels
Optimized designs for your most complex fluorescence assays
Tailored wavelengths in ultraviolet, visible and infrared
Next-generation thin film coating platform
Proprietary dynamical optical monitoring
Value added sub-assembly engineering available to elevate your instrument
Packaged to streamline your manufacturing process
Complete optical filter manufacturing in our Franklin, MA facility

We have worked closely with OEM customers to guide them in the development of custom optical filter-based solutions from concept to prototype to full scale production.

ODiate Optical Coating Specifications and Capabilities

Attribute	ODiate™
Wavelength Range	340 to 1800 nm
Transmission Peak	>98%
Wavelength Accuracy (of CWL)	±0.25%
Wideband Blocking	Verifiable to OD8
Scatter & Absorption	<1%
Edge Transitionas %CWL from 50%T to OD6	≥ 0.5%
Substrate Materials	Borofloat, Fused Silica, nBK-7, Silicon, others
Substrate Size and Shape	≤ 200 mm diameter, ≤ 6 mm thick
Scratch-Dig	60-40 typical
Environmental Humidity	MIL-STD-810C, Method 507, Proc 1 mod to > 20 days

The above capabilities are typical values. Please reach out to discuss your needs as some design requirements may allow for better results or could influence other limitations on final specifications.

ODiate Optical Coating Solutions

Explore a few examples of our wide range of coating capabilities designed using our next generation high performance coating platform. The below spectral performance graph samples are actual coating results measured using our proprietary metrology tools.

Dual Band Excitation Filter Transmission

Dual Band Excitation Filter Optical Density

Dual Band Emission Filter Transmission

Dual Band Emission Filter Optical Density

492 nm Dichroic Beamsplitter Transmission Graph

452 nm Dichroic Beamsplitter Transmission

600 nm Dichroic Beamsplitter Transmission

633 nm Polarizing Beamsplitter Transmission

Photopic Filter Transmission

Visible Liner Shaping Filter Transmission

ODiate Filter Applications

Through the course of our global fight against COVID-19, the MKS team has manufactured over 5 million optical filters for detection instruments. We are ready to help you overcome any challenges and further enable the technologies that will transform our world.