Through more than two decades of operation, we have developed our fabrication and coating process capabilities in tandem to produce coatings with industry leading high laser damage threshold, long lifetime and environmental stability. At Alpine Research Optics our core strength is our ability to produce durable, long life, high damage threshold coatings on tight tolerance substrates, particularly in the UV. We support a wide variety of laser applications for leading edge equipment manufacturers in the semiconductor, medical, defense and industrial markets.
ARO guarantees every one of our printed specifications because we have the procedures in place throughout fabrication necessary to meet these numbers, and the instrumentation required to test for them. Furthermore, our specifications are not "average" or "typical" numbers; rather, they are minimum specifications that each of our components are manufactured to meet or exceed. Angle of incidence is defined to be the angle between the direction of propagation of incoming light and a line perpendicular to the component surface.
Alpine Research Optics stands out among its peers in the precision optics field for its leading edge capabilities in the coating and fabrication of laser optical components. We are able to deliver OEM laser optics with superior performance at market enabling prices because we use leading edge fabrication methods in a state-of-the-art, vertically-integrated facility. Grinding, polishing, cleaning, and coating are all carried out in a single factory, giving us total control of quality and delivery schedules.
Alpine Research Optics supplies precision OEM laser optics and subassemblies to manufacturers of lasers, laser-based systems, and instruments in a broad range of demanding applications. To stay at the forefront of optical fabrication technology, we are continually investing in new equipment including polishing equipment, coating chambers and state-of-the-art metrology. We offer plano, spherical and cylindrical optics with coatings from 193nm through 5 microns. For an optimal outcome we partner with engineers, system builders and researchers to meet prototype through high volume demand for UV, visible, and IR precision optical components, coatings, and assemblies.