- Fully RoHS compliant thin film filters with superior spectral performance
Irvine, CA – January 18, 2010 – Newport Corporation, a worldwide leader in laser and photonic solutions that Make, Manage and Measure Light®, introduces a series of Colored-Glass Alternative Filters that feature exceptional durability in any environment. The new product line offers 34 longwave-pass thin film filters in four standard sizes to provide equivalent-to-superior spectral performance when compared to industry-standard colored-glass filters. The alternative filters are ideal for applications where very-steep transitions from blocking to high transmission, are required. Notably, and unlike many standard colored-glass filters, Newport’s alternative filters do not contain any hazardous substances (e.g. cadmium and lead), making them fully RoHS compliant.
Newport’s patented Stabilife® coating technology produces thin film coatings that are extremely durable even under harsh environmental conditions. The new colored-glass alternative filters are ideal for applications in spectroscopy, optoelectronics, environmental monitoring, immuno-diagnostic testing, and DNA analysis. The filters have been tested per ISO 8424 and have significantly higher stain resistance than comparable glass filters (SR1 rating >100 hours exposure to 0.5M/1 HNO3). Excellent performance has also been achieved under rigorous testing conditions including humidity exposure, extreme temperature, abrasion, and water solubility.
About Newport Corporation
Newport Corporation is a leading global supplier of advanced-technology products and systems to customers in the scientific research, microelectronics manufacturing, aerospace and defense/security, life and health sciences and precision industrial manufacturing markets.
Newport’s innovative solutions leverage its expertise in high-power semiconductor, solid-state and ultrafast lasers, photonics instrumentation, sub-micron positioning systems, vibration isolation, optical subsystems and precision automation to enhance the capabilities and productivity of its customers’ manufacturing, engineering and research applications. Newport is part of the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index and the Russell 2000 Index.
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Company Contacts:
Kim Abair
Director of Global Marketing
Tel: 949-863-3144
E-mail: kim.abair@newport.com
Ken Pihl
Product Manager
Tel: 508-528-4411
E-mail: ken.pihl@newport.com