Anti-Reflective Coatings

Anti-reflection coatings are designed to reduce surface glare, increase substrate transmission and brightness and offer better contrast definition by reducing surface reflections over a specific wavelength range. AR coatings are useful for optimizing light transmission for single or multiple wavelengths, in order to enhance imaging potential and drive maximum performance in the optical system. Ghost images and multiple reflections can be minimized or potentially eliminated by including AR coatings on your precision optical lenses.

Features:

  • All of our AR coatings (narrowband, broadband, and dual-band) can be applied to glass or plastic substrates
  • We can coat customer-supplied glass and plastic optics or fabricate from our existing stock of anti-reflective coated glass to meet your custom requirements
  • Large format AR-coated glass readily available (coated on both low iron glass or soda-lime glass) in sizes up to 118” x 75” in thicknesses ranging from 0.08” – ½”
  • Contrast enhancement for sharp, clear graphics and text
  • Standard broadband AR reduces surface reflection from 4% to less than 0.5%
  • Can be used in conjunction with conductive ITO coatings, bus bars, UV rejection coatings and surface enhancement coatings (index matching available)
  • Can be custom designed to meet your wavelength requirements
  • Anti-Smudge coating can be applied over AR to reduce “fingerprinting”
  • Hydrophobic topcoat can be applied to eliminate moisture buildup



General Performance of Coated vs. Uncoated Surface


Examples of some of the different AR coatings we have produced:
High efficiency broadband AR coating designed for average reflection less than 0.5% from 425nm to 675nm.


AR coating designed for minimal reflection in the UV spectral range of 250-300nm.


Narrowband AR coating designed for minimal reflection at 532nm


Narrowband AR coating designed for minimal reflection at 1570nm


Typical Applications:

  • Electronic Displays
  • Optics for LED lighting
  • LCD Displays
  • Front Panel Displays
  • Thin-Film LCD Heater Panels
  • Instrumentation Windows
  • Lighting
  • Telecommunications
  • Architectural Windows
  • Display Cases
  • Storefronts
  • Projection Port Windows
  • Sight Glass

 

JNS Glass and Coatings is not limited to any specifications or spectral curves shown on our website. 
Please let us help you design the coating or select the glass that is right for your application! 
Fabrication tolerances and spectral tolerances all conform to the specifications to be agreed upon by JNS Glass and Coatings and the customer.