Re: COVERGLASS WITH ANTI-REFLECTION COATING - INFO NEEDED

Posted by Sudipta Maiti on
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Just a word of caution while using AR coated coverslips with high NA lenses:
In general, AR coating depends on angle of incidence, polarization of the
light, and the refractive index of the medium.
Sudipta
On Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:37:51 +0000, Deron Walters wrote

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> > Hi all, I am looking for coverglass with anti-reflection coating. Are
> > there any suppliers/ manufactures in US/ Canada. Thanks in advance for
> > your help.
> >
> > Thomas A
> >
> >
> > Thomas Abraham, PhD
> > National Research Council-CNBC
> > Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences Chalk River Laboratories Bldg.
> > 459, Stn 18 Chalk River, ON,K0J 1J0
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> > [phone] ext.6473
> > Fax: [phone]
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> You might consider these ultra-thin windows:
>
> http://www.edmundoptics.com/onlinecatalog/displayproduct.cfm?productID=3241
>
> You would need to use these with an objective that has coverslip
> thickness adjustment, since they are 0.20 mm thick instead of 0.17
> mm.  The index and dispersion may also be slightly off from normal
> coverslips.  The price is quite high, but the optical quality and
> antireflection coating are excellent.
>
> No commercial interest.  Good luck--Deron
>
> Deron Walters
> Staff Scientist, Physics
> Asylum Research

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