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Optical Mirrors for Diverse Applications

Optical mirrors are precision mirrors featuring highly polished flat or curved surfaces designed to reflect light. We manufacture custom mirrors tailored for a wide range of applications. Life Sciences, Astronomy, Metrology, and Solar Engineering are just a few of the industries relying on our precision mirrors and other optical components.

Our advanced machinery enables us to produce high-quality mirrors capable of reflecting specific wavelength ranges while allowing transmission of other wavelengths. Custom and precision mirrors can also be engineered to reflect light at predetermined angles.

Broadband Dielectric Mirrors are ideal for demanding applications. They are durable and stable, offering near-total reflectance (>99%) across wide spectral bands (up to 100 nm) and over broad angles of incidence. These mirrors are resistant to environmental and laser damage, suitable for Visible, NIR, and UV light.

Broadband Metallic Mirrors also provide high reflectivity across extensive spectral ranges. They are easy to align and insensitive to incident angle and polarization. We typically recommend these coated mirrors as an excellent balance of performance and value.

We also manufacture high-performance Ultra-Broadband Metallic Mirrors. Here, the substrate is first coated with a reflective metal film, followed by a dielectric overcoating. Our metal coatings include Aluminum (Al), Silver (Ag), or Gold (Au):

• Gold (Au): Ideal for IR applications, especially at wavelengths >2μm.

• Silver (Ag): Offers high reflectance in Visible and NIR ranges.

• Aluminum (Al): Performs well for general-purpose Visible applications.
  The final dielectric coating provides protection, enhances reflectance, and ensures high durability.

For applications involving specific narrow wavelengths and high energy levels, we recommend Laser Line Mirrors. These high-efficiency precision mirrors are used for beam steering in laser applications. Our laser mirrors can be customized for your specific laser beam type or wavelength, featuring dielectric coatings optimized for high reflectivity at your chosen laser wavelength.

Other Specialized Mirrors

• Parabolic Mirrors: Designed to reflect energy outward from a single point or to capture all parallel incident rays and reflect them to a single focal point. Applications include laser material processing, fluorescence microscopy, high-harmonic generation, and waveguide-free supercontinuum generation.

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• Off-Axis Parabolic (OAP) Mirrors: Can be considered "cut-outs" from a larger parent parabolic mirror. These mirrors are challenging to align but offer significant advantages in optical design when properly configured. They share many functions with parabolic mirrors but deviate off-axis rays, providing more interaction space around the focus.

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• Concave Spherical Mirrors: Feature an inwardly curved surface and can form real or virtual images depending on the object's position. They are ideal for focusing light to a single point.

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• Convex Spherical Mirrors: Bulge towards the light source with a curve resembling the outside of a sphere. Images formed by these mirrors are always virtual, upright, and reduced in size.

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• Right-Angle Mirrors: Constructed from right-angle prisms with a specialized metallic coating on the hypotenuse. Perfect for system alignment and easy mounting, they reflect light back at a 90-degree angle. Also known as Turning Mirrors.