Anti-reflection coatings reduce first surface reflection losses, improve contrast and boost the transmission through your optical surface. Choose from a typical design below or Wloptical will design and deposit a custom anti-reflection (AR) coating for your specific application. If you are not sure how to specify your coating, our design team will work with you to identify the optimum design for your system. 

AR Coatings ( Anti-Reflection coatings ) are deposited onto optical surfaces to reduce specular reflectivity. Anti-Reflection coatings are comprised of a single layer or multiple layers. These designs are optimized to create destructive interference with respect to the reflected light. This design approach will allow the maximum amount of light transmission without compromising image quality. 

Anti-Reflection Coatings can be optimized for narrow and broadband applications. The performance of an AR coating will vary depending on the bandwidth and angle of incidence (AOI). Wloptical can typically achieve front surface reflection less than 0.3% for a narrowband AR coating at near normal incidence. Anti-Reflection coatings optimized for wider bandwidths will display a higher maximum reflection. A typical Broadband Anti-Reflection coating on glass will have a maximum reflection of less than 0.5% with a typical average reflection of 0.25%. 

Wloptical deposits High Power Anti-Reflection coatings on several different types of substrates, including but not limited to Glass/Fused Silica windows, lenses and wafers.