Technical and application notes
Omega offers several options for laser-line filtering and laser-wavelength blocking for Raman spectroscopy applications. Our hard coatings care prepared using plasma-assisted reactive magnetron sputtering for exceptional durability, low scatter, high blocking and high transmission at the desired wavelength.
November 16 - 18, 2020

McEnery Convention Center

San Jose, California

Attending

Technical and application notes
Omega Optical, Inc. is an innovator in the field of photonics, located in Brattleboro, Vermont. Founded in 1969 by Robert Johnson D.Sc., Omega produces filters for Vision systems that can be applied to robotics, inspection stations or manufacturing process lines for everything from potato sorting to automated pick and place.

Technical and application notes
Omega Optical, Inc. is an innovator in the field of photonics, located in Brattleboro, Vermont. Founded in 1969 by Robert Johnson D.Sc.. Omega has been producing filters for fluoerescence since the 1970! We have the experience and the technology to deliver you a custom solution that is tuned to your application. We are ready to solve your optics problems!
Technical and application notes
Omega Optical can manufacture filters from prototype to production. This flyer describes our primary applications, capabilities and how we can guide you to choosing the filter you need.
Patents
US Patent # 5,173,808
Granted April 10, 1989
Inventors: Willem F. Auer, John A. Brown, William A. Thornton

A triple-band filter that aim to provide laser protection while maintaining color balance in the visual field.

Patents
US Patent # 5,646,781
Granted July 8, 1997
Inventor: Robert L. Johnson, Jr.

This patent for a triple-bandpass coating is significant for its image enhancement capability. This coating transmits bands of pure color while eliminating the regions of “color confusion” while viewing by eye. Major markets include backyard astronomy, binoculars, gun sights, etc. Omega's tradename for this design is Spectraplus.

Patents
US Patent # 6,918,673
Granted July 19, 2005
Inventors: Robert L. Johnson, Natalia Gorawski, Barry O'Dwyer

A hermetic filter assembly which improves filter life and environmental stability. The elimination of optical epoxies in this air-spaced filter results in reduced auto-fluorescence, improved parallelism and flatness, and improved heat tolerance. 3rd Millennium filters were originally based on this technology- currently RapidBand filters are made with a similar technique. 

Filter Design
Patents
US Patent # 9,155,474
Inventors: Gary E. Carver, Sheetal K. Chanda, William A. Morrison, Sarah A. Locknar, Robert L. Johnson, Jr.

This 2015 patent describes a fiber-based confocal scanning system that indexes spectral information into the time domain. It enables the detection of up to 15 spectral bins within 2.5 microseconds using a single PMT detector. The technology leverages Omega's thin-film optics expertise with a serial array of coated fiber tips in the detection path. Omega has perfected the art of fiber-tip coating to accomplish this work.

Coated Fiber Tips
Technical and application notes
To understand blocking, one has to understand the concept of optical density (OD). In an interference filter, OD is generated by reflecting unwanted light back instead of letting it go through the filter.
Filter Design