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Pinholes are a problem for every coating manufacturer, but not for every customer! Depending on where in the optical path your filter is positioned, your system may be more or less sensitive to pinholes. Read this blog to learn more about what causes pinholes and when you need to worry!

Pinholes are a problem for every coating manufacturer, but not for

Omega helps a client with excellent quality control and quick turnaround. Omega improved on a filter that was obtained from an online auction creating a custom solution that transmitted only in the regions of interest, increasing overall signal-to-noise.

Omega helps a client with excellent quality control and quick turnaround.

In this post, we will describe how filter performance can reversibly shift with temperature. This can have big implications in outdoor or space applications where the filters are exposed to a large range of temperatures.

In this post, we will describe how filter performance can reversibly

Omega Optical employs the widest range of coating technologies in the optical thin film filter industry.  In addition to our high capacity, state-of-the-art Plasma Assisted Reactive Magnetron Sputtering (PARMS) systems, we’ve retained the ability to produce filters made with traditional inorganic compounds, typically zinc sulfide and cryolite.  Each technology has its own strengths. In this post, you will discover more about these methods.

Omega Optical employs the widest range of coating technologies in the

This month in the blog, meet Sheetal Chanda! He started in the R&D department then moved to the High-Volume Production team to become the resident expert on the PARMS coating machines that produce most of our product. Now as Director of Engineering, he keeps the R&D innovations alive, helping new ideas move into the production environment. His calm, reliable presence helps keep Omega moving continually forward.

This month in the blog, meet Sheetal Chanda! He started in

In Vermont, we are very connected to where our food comes from. In our small towns, we interact directly with farmers every day. In this blog, learn how Omega is helping farmers go "high tech" to maximize output and minimize their costs.

In Vermont, we are very connected to where our food comes

This month Omega is proud to bring Raychelle McTaggart to the center stage. Raychelle works in both our purchasing department and our planning department, where she does basically everything under the sun. When she’s not purchasing materials or helping to move work through production you will probably find her tracking customer purchase orders or creating daily shipment lists. Her hard work and dedication to Omega makes her more than deserving of this month’s employee spotlight!

This month Omega is proud to bring Raychelle McTaggart to the