1 Western Wood Way, Langage Science Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 5BG, UK
T +44 (0)1752 341943
F +44 (0)1752 342467
outthere@artemis-optical.co.uk
www.artemis-optical.co.uk
CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR THE DESIGN AND
MANUFACTURE OF HIGH PRECISON, TECHNICALLY
DIFFERENTIATED OPTICAL THIN FILM COATINGS
1 Western Wood Way, Langage Science Park, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 5BG, UK
T +44 (0)1752 341943
F +44 (0)1752 342467
outthere@artemis-optical.co.uk
www.artemis-optical.co.uk
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COMPANY HISTORY
ARTEMIS has been in the optical coatings business for 60 years
2008
2006
2001
1997
1992
1968
1952
ARTEMIS OPTICAL LIMITED
QIOPTIQ COATINGS LIMITED
THALES OPTICAL COATINGS LIMITED
AVIMO THIN FILM TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
OMITEC THIN FILMS LIMITED
OMITEC ELECTRO-OPTICS LIMITED
OPTICAL & ELECTRICAL COATINGS LIMITED
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WE WANT TO BE THE SOLUTION TO ALL
YOUR OPTICAL THIN FILM REQUIREMENTS
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ACCREDITATIONS
ISO 9001:2008
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QUALITY PERFORMANCE
ON AVERAGE > 99% OF PRODUCT SHIPPED ARE ACCEPTED AND APPROVED BY OUR CUSTOMERS
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Bronze Target SC21
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Artemis Average
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ON TIME DELIVERY
ON AVERAGE > 90% OF SHIPMENTS LEAVE THE FACTORY ON TIME
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Bronze Target for SC21
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Artemis Average
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CORE COMPETENCE
 WE PRODUCE HIGH PERFORMANCE COATINGS WITH ROBUST
MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
 CONTINUOUS IMPROVMENT OF MANUFACTURING EFFICIENCY
- Drives on time delivery
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Drives product quality
Reduces costs
Increases capacity
Reduces lead time
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COMPANY PROFILE
COATING EQUIPMENT
2 x Leybold SYRUS LC3
3 x Leybold APS1104
1 x DLC
Infrastructure in place for 15 Coating Chambers.
TEST FACILITIES
METROLOGY
Ultraviolet, Visible and Infrared Spectrometers
4-axis spectral test bench
Cryogenic spectral test
Automated Laser test
Microscope analysis
Interferometer
Four point probe conductivity measurement
A range of customer specific test setups
ENVIRONMENTAL
Humidity 49 deg C, 95% RH
Temperature -70 to 180 deg C
Programmable Climate controlled 10 to 95 deg C RH 10% to 98%
Salt fog
Standard Abrasion and Wiper test
• 22,000 sq.ft. custom built facility
• 16,000 sq.ft. environmentally controlled production area
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COMPANY PROFILE
CAPABILITIES
 Thin Film Design and Process Development
 Coating performance modelling and analysis
 Full spectral analysis
 Coating of temperature & stress sensitive parts as
well as active devices
 Precision sawing & dicing
 Optical Cementing
 Assembly
Multi-element filter assemblies
Mounted optics
Optomechanical sub-systems
Conductive windows with bus bars or electrical
contacts
 Facility Maintenance
Preventative maintenance scheduling
In house Servicing and Repairs
 Effective Supply Chain Management
Project Management
 Integrated Export control system, ITAR compliant
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BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH ARTEMIS
Quoting
Our team can provide a quote within 24 hours
Prototyping
Flexibility to react to critical requirements whether they
are for pre-production units or an urgently required
prototype.
Development
Our capabilities extend from assisting with an initial
feasibility study, report writing through to proof of
process
Production
•Complete supply of parts to drawing
•Artemis will design a coating to meet your specification,
match or improve on your current filter performance
•Coated components can also be supplied mounted in sub
assemblies
•Coating of customer furnished material
• Artemis will design a coating to meet your specification,
match or improve on your current filter performance
•Finished parts will be supplied to a pre agreed yield
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BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH ARTEMIS
Collaboration
Working closely with Customers on specific projects
allows us to ensure that our wider strategy, technology
and investment goals are aligned.
Relationships
All customers have a known contact within the
Commercial team who will act as their presence within the
company. Our Technical team are always on hand to
answer queries or to discuss ideas at any stage of a
process.
Project Management
We have an established history in working with companies
on projects requiring close technical attention and high
manufacturing volumes.
Continuous Improvement
In line with our SC21 accreditation, we are always looking
to improve processes and gain efficiencies in all areas
across the company.
Confidence
We believe that these attributes give you cinfidence that
Artemis is the right company to be the solution to all of
your Optical Thin Film Requirements
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SERVED MARKETS
LAND & SECURITY
AEROSPACE
18%
MEDICAL AND
ANALYTICAL
36%
46%
Based on 2013 figures
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GEOGRAPHICAL MARKETS
EUROPE
ASIA
UK
US
18%
36%
41%
5%
Based on 2013 figures
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SERVED
APPLICATIONS
DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENTATION
DEMISTING/DE-ICING
ELECTRO-MAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY
GAS ANALYSIS
GAS DETECTION
HELMET MOUNTED DISPLAYS (HMD)
HEAD UP DISPLAYS (HUD)
MEDICAL LASER PROTECTION
MILITARY LASER PROTECTION
MULTI-SPECTRAL SENSORS
NIGHT VISION COMPATIBILITY
PATIENT MONITORS
PHOTONIC RESEARCH
SPACE BASED SENSORS
SPECTROPHOTOMETRY
STRAY LIGHT MANAGEMENT
TOUCH PANELS
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STRATEGIC
PRODUCTS
CALLISTO
HUD COMBINERS
CHARON
HIGH REFLECTANCE MIRRORS
CRESSIDA
CONDUCTIVE WINDOW ASSEMBLIES
DEIMOS
DLC COATINGS
GANYMEDE DICHROIC FILTERS
GALATEA
EDGE FILTERS
HYPERION
HELMET MOUNTED DISPLAY PATCHES
LARISSA
MIXING LIGHTGUIDES
LEDA
STRAY LIGHT REDUCTION FILTERS
METIS
MEDICAL LASER PROTECTION FILTERS
MIMAS
MILITARY LASER PROTECTION FILTERS
PHOBOS
HIGH EFFICIENCY IR AR COATINGS
PROTEUS
HIGH DURABILITY IR AR COATINGS
TELESTO
BANDPASS FILTERS
THEBE
NIGHT VISION COMPATIBILITY FILTERS
TRITON
MULTI-SPECTRAL AR COATINGS
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Rugate filters offering higher colour
neutrality & higher image brightness.
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Single or multiple, colour selective
notches.
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Amplitude Graded Combiners
available, giving seamless display
balance.
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Angle of incidence compensated
coatings, giving consistent brilliance
across the entire display.
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Single or dual plate combiners.
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Coating uniformity will ensure that the
brightness will be highly consistent
across the plates.
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Environmentally robust coatings,
ensuring longevity of the combiner.
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Coating notch position +/-0.5% as
standard.
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High cosmetic performance.
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Wide wavebands available.
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Reflectance up to 99.99% dependant
upon waveband.
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Wide range of coating materials from
all dielectric to enhanced metallic to
suit your application.
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Metal mirrors enhanced for high
performance and resistance to
extreme environmental conditions.
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Capability to coat multi-faceted
polygon rotors.
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Mirrors available up to 300mm
diameter.
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Designed to match your specific
requirements from 8Ω‐600Ω/cm2.
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In house bus bar, contact tabs &
braiding capabilities offering complete
product solution.
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Anti reflection overcoat options to
increase system transmission.
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Electro‐Magnetic Compatible coatings.
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Highly consistent application of
busbars to minimise the need for
system compensation.
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Available in combination with multi
coated assemblies e.g. NVG and/or
Stray Light Reduction compatibility.
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DLC thin films are extremely rugged
and abrasion resistant coatings which
are most suitable for outer surface,
harsh environment applications.
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These coatings are optimised for the
medium wave infrared band of 3-5µm
or the long wave infrared band of 812µm.
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Spectral Performance
3-5 µm on Silicon
Reflection 3-5µm <4% (average)
Transmission 3-5µm >92% (average)
Transmission 3-5µm >96% at peak.
Our DLC coatings are tested in house
and capable of exceeding:•
MIL-C-48497 Para 4.5.3.1 Snap
Adhesion
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MIL-C-48497 Para 4.5.3.2 Humidity 7
Days
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MIL-STD-810C Para 509.1 24 Hours
salt fog.
Spectral Performance
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TS1888 Para 5.4.3 Abrasion resistant
to 2000 windscreen wipes per minute,
for 5 minutes submerged in a sand
and water solution.
8-12µm on Germanium
Reflection 8-12µm <3% (average)
Transmission 8-11.5µm >90%
(average)
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Chamber loading up to 420mm
diameter.
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Shown to survive 90 day salt fog test.
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High in band transmission & out of
band reflection gives maximum
separation.
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Sharp transitions from transmission to
reflection.
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Wavebands from VIS to NIR.
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High transmission & out of band
blocking over specified waveband
which increases the system’s signal to
noise ratio.
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Filters can be designed to match
customer specific spectral profile.
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Edge position tolerance +/- 1% as
standard with +/-0.5% possible.
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High performance coatings on
contoured plastic visors with enhanced
durability.
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High contrast display patches, giving a
brighter sharper image visible in high
glare conditions, increasing the light
source lifetime.
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Highly uniform display patches.
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Ability to coat very thin substrates with
minimal distortion.
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Angle of Incidence compensated
coatings giving consistent image
across the entire display.
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Multiple masks can be used to deposit
areas with different spectral
characteristics.
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High positional accuracy of masks and
filters allows for highly demanding
product performance.
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Bespoke viewing angles for each light
source to suit your particular
application.
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Highly consistent viewing cone angle.
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Options to add NVG compatibility and
Sunlight readability for displays.
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Experience in supplying into the latest
generation cockpits.
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High levels of colour neutrality to give a
true image during surgery while
maintaining protection levels.
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High Photopic Visual Light
Transmittance (VLT) with low excitation
purity or colour saturation.
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High levels of product consistency
eliminating time consuming pair
matching by the Laser OEM.
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A standard range of filters are available
and filters can be designed to meet
your individual requirements.
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OD7 can be held to +/-0.5% as
standard with +/-0.2% possible.
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Laser Filters to MIL-DTL-62422D(AT)
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US Tank Command approved which
means no additional qualification is
required.
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Integrated Export Compliance System,
ITAR compliant.
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Dedicated Laser test facility which
means all filters are 100% tested to
specification.
Multi Channel Laser Protection Filters
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High levels of transmission giving a
clearer view even in poor light
conditions.
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Current suppliers into the latest Main
Battle Tank and Armoured Fighting
Vehicle Platforms.
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High transmission over specified
waveband.
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Highly durable which extends systems
life and operational performance.
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Coatings developed for the medium
wave infrared band of 3-5µm or the
long wave infrared band of 8-12µm on
a wide range of Infrared material.
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High transmission (>98%) over
specified waveband reducing
Narcissus (unintended reflections )
while maintaining High durability .
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Designed to meet MIL-C-48497 Para
4.5.5.1 which extends systems life and
operational performance.
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Coating developed for 3-5um on Si.
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90 days Salt/Fog Durability.
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High transmission over specified
waveband and high out of band
blocking providing high signal to noise
ratio.
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Highly predictable coating processes
improving on time delivery.
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Tolerance;
CWL +/-0.25%, FWHM +/-0.25% from
Visible to Mid Infrared wavelengths.
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Benefits at Night
• Highly accurate attenuation, allowing
efficient night vision without glare.
•Designed to work at a range of incident
angles to suit your application.
Benefits in Daylight
• High in-band transmission, which allows
the colour of the indicator to be
unaffected.
• Bespoke design to allow any visible
source of light to be made NVG
compatible.
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High transmission from Visible to far
infrared allowing a wide range of
sensors to detect through one window.
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High durability to extend systems life
and operational performance.
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1 Western Wood Way, Langage Science Park, Plympton,
Plymouth, Devon, PL7 5BG, UK
T +44 (0)1752 341943
F +44 (0)1752 342467
outthere@artemis-optical.co.uk
www.artemis-optical.co.uk