HIGH QUALITY OPTICAL COATING TECHNOLOGY

HIGH QUALITY OPTICAL COATING TECHNOLOGY

HIGH QUALITY OPTICAL COATING TECHNOLOGY

HIGH QUALITY OPTICAL COATING TECHNOLOGY

Neutral Density Filter
Neutral Density Filters attenuate incident light by both the reflection and absorption characteristics of an Inconel coating over a broad spectral range. Neutral Density Filters are typically used in attenuators for broad band spectral sources and partial reflector for light balancing applications.

Neutral Density Value

The performance of a neutral density filter is defined as its Optical Density (O.D)

  • O.D = Log10 ( Io/ IT )
  • Where Io =Incident Energy
  • IT = Transmitted Energy

General Specification

  • Substrate
    • Optical glass (Range : 400mm to1200nm)
    • Fused Silica (Range : 250mm to 1200nm)
  • Size Tolerance : +0.0mm,-0.25mm
  • Thickness : 2.0mm (nominal)
  • Surface/Coating Quality : F/F per MIL-F-48616

Filter Number Identification

ND 0.1 A
Filter Code O.D Size (A: 12.5mm B: 25.4mm C: 50.0mm)

Neutral Density Filter

Optical
Density
T ave (%) Absolute Transmission
Deviation (nm)
Filter Number
250-400
400-750
750-1200
A:12.5mm B:25.4mm C:50.0mm
0.10
0.15
0.20
0.30

0.40
0.50
0.60
0.70

0.80
0.90
1.00
1.30

1.50
2.00
79.4%
70.8%
63.1%
50.1%

39.8%
31.6%
25.1%
20.0%

15.9%
12.6%
10.0%
5.0%

3.2%
1.0%
6.0%
6.0%
6.0%
6.0%

6.0%
6.0%
6.0%
6.0%

6.0%
5.0%
4.0%
3.0%

1.7%
0.7%
2.0%
2.0%
2.0%
2.0%

1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%

1.5%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%

0.5%
0.2%
6.0%
6.0%
6.0%
6.0%

6.0%
6.0%
6.0%
6.0%

6.0%
5.0%
5.0%
3.0%

2.0%
1.0%
ND-0.1-
ND-0.15-
ND-0.2-
ND-0.3-

ND-0.4-
ND-0.5-
ND-0.6-
ND-0.7-

ND-0.8-
ND-0.9-
ND-1.0-
ND-1.3-

ND-1.5-
ND-2.0-
A
A
A
A

A
A
A
A

A
A
A
A

A
A
B
B
B
B

B
B
B
B

B
B
B
B

B
B
C
C
C
C

C
C
C
C

C
C
C
C

C
C