UV Optics with Low Absorption Coatings for High-energy and Lifetime-demanding Applications
?? It is a fact that the #semiconductor industry moves rapidly forward every year, and #integrators of laser processing systems are constantly challenged to increase throughput.
?Among the key enabling components of every such system are #lasers that have increased average power and repetition rates, with output wavelengths in the UV region.
?There is a saying that “with great power comes great responsibility” – and in optics, that responsibility lies both inside and outside the laser. While the internal optical components operate in secure and controlled enclosures, the external ones face challenging conditions in the form of environmental factors and the level of surrounding cleanliness.
For these reasons, #UV #optics need to meet the highest #manufacturing standards and be made with cutting-edge technologies to provide the best possible lifetime performance whatever the application – whether micromachining, FPD repair, cutting, drilling, scribing, ablation, marking, annealing or photolithography.
?The use of application-specific optical materials, residual-contaminant-free processing, low absorption state-of-the-art coating technologies, and strict quality assurance allows Altechna to provide high-tolerance, LIDT, and extended-lifetime UV optics.
??? This enables the system to maintain a stable laser-beam profile that, together with other specific laser and optical system parameters helps to maximize performance where accuracy and throughput are crucial (such as with HAZ control).
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