New devices incorporating the latest optical technologies enter every day in our lives: DVD recorder, plasma screens, projectors, etc. The optics and photonics business is characterized by a high level of precision for the thickness of optical coatings, the purity of the materials used, etc. The GCM offers a large array of services especially suited for this industry: measurement of the index of refraction or the thickness of optical coatings, surface chemical analyses, roughness measurement of a lens, etc. Our expertise also includes the design of custom coatings for optical filters and anti-reflection applications.

Examples of applications

• Measure the roughness of an optical coating
• Determine the index of refraction or the thickness of a coating
• Determine the chemical composition of an optical fiber
• Design optical filters
• Design anti-reflection coatings