optics balzers company presentation

Optics Balzers

Enabling innovative

optical solutions

for 70 years

History

Company Presentation | Optics Balzers AG | June, 2015

1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020

1946

1960

«Gerätebau-Anstalt»

started operations here in

autumn 1946

Founding of «Gerätebau-Anstalt» by Prince

Franz Josef II., Dr. Max Auwärter and Emil

Georg Bührle. Main focus: Production of

optical thin-film coatings

Company changes its

name to «Balzers

Aktiengesellschaft für

Hochvakuumtechnik und

Dünne Schichten»

Company becomes a

wholly-owned subsidiary of

Oerlikon-Bührle Holding

Rebranding

1976 1993 2000

2006

2009

2010

2012

Restructuring of Oerlikon-Bührle

and rebranding in Unaxis

Rebranding Unaxis

to Oerlikon

Optics Balzers Jena GmbH

Acquisition of mso jena

Mikroschichtoptik GmbH

Incorporation of Optics Balzers AG

by Management-Buy-Out (MBO)

and local investors

Ready for the Future!

Move to new building

completed at site Balzers

Founding of mso jena

Mikroschichtoptik GmbH

by former staff of the

Fraunhofer Institute

1998

Move to new

building in Jena

2015

Vision

We are the innovative and

independent industry partner for

the development and production

of coated optical components

and subassemblies.


Worldwide Network

Optics Balzers AG (Liechtenstein)

Optics Balzers Jena GmbH (Germany)

Optics Balzers Malaysia (Asia)

Sales Offices

Representatives


Production Sites

Employees: 140 Employees: 40

Building Otto-Eppenstein-StrasseBuilding Neugrüt

Jena, GermanyBalzers, Liechtenstein


Customer Value / Competitive Advantage

Sub-

assemblies

Final

Product

Customized

CoatingSubstrate

Substrate

ProcessingCleaning

Customized Optical Component

Coating Plus

Patterning

Sealing Technologies

Wafer Dicing

Packaging / Handling Solution

Laser Marking, …

RelationshipAdditional

Services / Solutions

process stability

Competitive Advantage

Value-Added Coating plus


Optical Coating Technologies

Evaporation

(e-beam and boat sources)

Magnetron Sputter

Deposition

IBS Deposition

(Ion Beam Sputtering)


Optical Coating Technologies

Ion Assisted Deposition

(IAD)

Plasma-Assisted Reactive Magnetron Sputtering

(PARMS)

Electron beam evaporation with plasma-assistance Dual magnetron sputtering with RF plasma assist

Hard dielectric coatings with excellent spectral stability and durability

Optical broad-band monitoring

Maximum coating thickness approx. 10 µm Coating thickness up to 50 µm

Extreme process stability for demanding designs

Flexible geometry for substrate size up to Ø 200 mm Substrate size up to Ø 200 mm


Optical Coating Technologies Coating Design and Optical Process Monitoring

State-of-the-art design software plus longtime practical experience

Precise knowledge of coating material properties in the UV / VIS / SWIR

Process simulation for stability check and improvement of new designs

in-situ process optimization based on optical monitoring data


Coating Plus: More Than Just CoatingSophisticated optical thin film components and sub-systems require additional process steps besides coating.

Patterning Solutions

Photolithography

• Lift-off

• Wet etching

• Reactive ion etching

Masked Coatings

Laser Ablation

Marking Solutions

Bonding and Sealing

Wafer Dicing and Scribing

Packaging and Handling

Micro-Patterning of

Optical Coatings


Coating Plus: More Than Just CoatingPatterning Solutions


Coating Plus: More Than Just CoatingMicro-Patterning

Photolithographic lift-off process for optical coatings

Positioning with micron accuracy by mask aligner

Feature size between approx. 20 µm and 200 mm

Direct deposition onto photo detector wafers

Arrays of up to 6 filter types


Coating Plus: More Than Just CoatingBonding and Sealing


Coating Plus: More Than Just CoatingSoldered Kovar Lid


Products for your PerformanceOEM thin-film components and subassemblies


Coating ServiceYour preferred supplier for precision optics and more


Quality Down to the Last DetailOur customers define our quality


Sub-Segments

Attractive MarketsUnlimited applications for your high-tech markets

Optics Balzers Segmentation

Automation

Instruments

others

Industrial

Applications

Biochips

Fluorescence Filters

MedTech

Endoscopes

Sensors

Imaging

Projection

Micro Displays

Lighting

Moving Heads

Laser

Space

Defence

Laser, Space &

Defence Biophotonics

Lighting &

Projection

Sensors &

ImagingAutomotive

Optical Sensors

HUD


Solutions

Markets Lighting &

ProjectionBiophotonicsSpace & Defence

Applications

Products

Patterned Color FiltersNotch-/Bandpass Filters

BioChips Substrates

Bandpass Filters

ITO Coatings

Low Defect Lids

B-stage Epoxy, Gelot

For our

Partners

Sensors & Imaging

Attractive MarketsUnlimited applications for your high-tech markets


Sensors & Imaging

Low Defect Coating Solutions

for Optical Sensor

Applications

Our optical components guide,

reflect, select and alter light

for all applications of semiconductor

devices.


Sensors & Imaging ApplicationsCover Glass Lids / Windows

Professional Digital Imaging Solutions


Gelot™ solderable coatings

B-stage Epoxy

Low Defect Coatings

Patterning

Photolithography

Laser Ablation

Masked Coatings


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Sensors & Imaging ApplicationsCover Glass Lids / Windows

Gesture Recognition (TOF)

Solutions

Narrow Bandpass Filters

NIR Bandpass Filters for TOF CamerasCompany Presentation | Optics Balzers AG | June, 2015

Spectral Imaging Applications

Meteorological Satellite

Solutions

Low defect patterned coatings

High performance interference

bandpass filters

NIR blocking filters

Low defect AR coatings

Black chrome coatings



B-stage Epoxy

Patterning

Photolithography by Lift-off technology

Masked Coatings


Laser, Space & Defence

Optical Solutions for

Laser, Space and

Defence industries

Our optical components are

designed specifically to meet the

demanding requirements of laser,

space and defence applications.


Laser Applications

Ring Laser GyroscopeSolutions

Laser Mirrors

Outcoupler


Laser Applications

Laser Scanning / MarkingApplications

Laser Scanning

Laser Marking

Laser Welding

Solutions

Cavity Mirrors

Scanning Mirrors

Brewster Window


Laser Applications

Laser Scanning / MarkingApplications

Laser Micromachining

Laser Scanning

Laser Welding

Laser Marking

Solutions

Laser Beam Steering Mirrors

Scanning Mirrors

Cavity Mirrors

Brewster Window


Space Applications

Remote Multi-Spectral Imaging

Solutions

Self-blocking SWIR bandpass filters

Low defect patterned coatings

NIR blocking filters

Low defect AR coatings

Black chrome coatings



B-stage Epoxy

Patterning

Photolithography by Lift-off technology

Masked Coatings


Application

BP1375

cirrus detection

(atmospheric correction)

BP1610/BP2190

vegetation status

snow/ice/cloud discrimination

Computer graphics of Sentinel 2

(Courtesy of ESA)

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Space ApplicationsSWIR Bandpass Filters for Multispectral Imaging


Defence ApplicationsTransparent Heater Windows

Aerospace CockpitSolutions

Transparent Conductive ITO

Coatings

Gelot™ Bus-Bar

Low Defect AR coatings


Biophotonics

Optical Solutions

for Medical, Life Science

and Fluorescence

Applications

Our optical components guide,

reflect, select and alter light for

medical, life science and

fluorescence applications.


Biophotonics ApplicationsSolutions for Medical and Life Science

Applications

Diagnostics

Bioanalytics

Environmental Monitoring

Crop, Feed and Food Analysis

Emerging Applications

Solutions

Planar Waveguide with Grating

BrightSlide™ D

Biofunctional Coatings

Bioreceptors

Linker Chemistry

Biochips for Label-Free Detection



Applications

Diagnostics

Bioanalytics

Lab-on-a-chip

Fluorescence microscopy

Cell culture

Support for lipidic membranes

Other emerging applications


Covalent Immobilization of Biological Layers on Glass Stability


PBS

2%

SDS in

PBSRinsing of the chip surface with a

concentrated surfactant does not

desorb the covalently bound layer

Covalent

immobilization

Functionalized

biological layer

Functionalized

substrate

Quartz crystal microbalance monitoring over 2h of

the immobilization of a ESAT-6-dextrane layer

Covalent Immobilization of Biological Layers on Glass Versatility


Hydrogel functionalized

with antibodies

Hydrogel functionalized

with protein biomarker

Antibodies Polymer functionalized

with antibodies

Covalent Immobilization of Biological Layers on Glass Application Example


Microscope slide

hu

Example: Fluorescent Sandwich Immunoassay


Biochips for Labeled DetectionApplications

Diagnostics

Bioanalytics

Environmental Monitoring

Crop, Feed and Food Analysis


Solutions

Planar Waveguide with Grating

BrightSlide™ D


Bioreceptors

Linker Chemistry


NotchTune™Tunable Narrowband Single-Notch Diffraction Filter

Application

Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (CARS) spectroscopy and microscopy,

e.g. for noninvasive biomedical imaging, remote sensing, combustion analysis,

detection and identifying of traces of solids


CorrSlide™ - Correlative Microscopy CoverslipITO coated, with high precision fiducials

Applications

Light/fluorescence microscopy

Scanning electron microscopy

(SEM)

Structured illumination microscopy

(SIM)

Bioscience research

Imaging of cells, tissues, soft

materials and proteins

Cell biology

Neurobiology

Studies of host-parasite interaction

Analysis of symbiotic relations


BrightSlide™ DFluorescence Enhancing Slide

Applications

Universal detection platform for

fluorescence detection on planar

surfaces, e.g. fluorescence

detection of ultra thin samples

Differential gene expression using

Cy3 and Cy5 labels simultaneously

Gene expression using Cy3 or Cy5

labels independently


OEM Biochip Solutions

Individual One-Stop-Shop

solutions for and together

with customers and

partner



Applications

Fluorescence Microscopy

Diagnostics

Bioanalytics


Solutions

Excitation Filters

Dichroic Beamsplitters

Emission Filters

(Notch, Bandpass, Longpass)

Fluorescence Microscopy


Biophotonics Applications Fluorescence Filter Sets


Steep-edge filters and beamsplitters

Broad-band OD 5 or OD6 blocking for full Si sensitivity range

Single and multiple notch characteristics

Optimization for light source, fluorescence dye and optical set-up

Biophotonics ApplicationsFluorescence Filter Sets

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BP610-650

BP670-710

STLP669

Cy5 Absorption

Spectrum

Cy5 Emission

spectrum

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BP610-650

BP670-710


Solutions


Laser Blocking Filters

Shortpass, Longpass, Notch

Filter

Laser Transmitting Filters

Shortpass, Longpass, Notch

Filter

Mirrors

Raman Spectroscopy

Biophotonics ApplicationsRaman Filter Sets


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Ultrasteep-edge filters and beamsplitters

Narrow notch characteristics

High, constant transmittance level

Biophotonics ApplicationsRaman Filters

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Solutions


Safety Filters with color

rendering

Ophthalmologic Surgery



Notch filter with color rendering

Beamsplitter for target and therapy laser

Safety Filter 532nm with Color Correction Beamsplitter HR@532 / T50 R50 @635 nm, non-polarized

Biophotonics ApplicationsFilters for Ophthalmologic Surgery


Solutions

Dichrolight™ Color Filters

Dichrolight™ Patterned Color

Filters

UV/IR-Blockers

Calflex™ – IR blocking filter

Conversion Filters

Cold Mirrors

Medical Lighting

Plastic Reflector



Biophotonics

Solutions

Gratings and Planar Wave

Guides

Laser Ablation

Masked Coatings

Lithography

Lift-off

Wet etching

Reactive ion etching


Automotive

Optical Solutions

for the Automotive

Industry

Our optical components are

designed to improve the safety

and the comfort of driving by

guiding, reflecting, selecting and

altering light.


Automotive Applications

Solutions

NIR Bandpass Filters

Calflex™ 3000 SP

NightVision™ Filters

AR Coatings

Patterned Coatings

Cotings on Plastics

PBS Volume Production

Patterning

Bonding & Sealing

Glass Processing

Blackening

Subassembly



Solutions:

NIR Bandpass Filters for TOF Applications

Bandpass Filters SP

Calflex™ 3000 SP

Adaptive Cruise Control

Lane Departure Warning System


Gesture Recognition Systems

(TOF Cameras)


Solutions

Alflex™/Silflex™ Folding Mirrors

Cold Mirrors on Plastics or Glass

Windshield Head-Up Display



Solutions

Alflex™/Silflex™ Folding Mirrors

Combiner

Combiner Head-Up Display



Solutions

AR Coatings

Multi-Functional Coatings

(UV, VIS or IR)

Driver Assistance Camera



Solutions:

NightVision™ Filters

Camera FIlters

Night Vision Systems


Lighting

Optical Solutions for

the Lighting Industry

Whatever you need to

illuminate, our optical

components guide, reflect,

select and alter light for a

variety of applications in

the lighting industry.


Lighting Applications

Entertainment LightingSolutions:

Dichrolight™ Color Filters

Dichrolight™ Patterned Color

Filters

GoboXtreme™ Dark

GoboXtreme™ Animation Wheel

UV/IR-Blockers

Calflex™ – IR blocking filter

Cold Mirrors

LED ColorDichroics™


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Lighting Applications

Technical LightingSolutions:

Conversion Filters


Projection Display

Light Management

Solutions for Micro

Display Applications

Our optical components

guide, reflect, select and

alter light for all

applications in the

microdisplay industry


Projection Display Applications

Pico ProjectionSolutions


Polarizing Beamsplitters (PBS)



High-End Cinema ProjectionSolutions

Silflex™ / Alflex™ / Diflex™

PBS (Polarizing Beamsplitters)

UV-Guard™


ColorWedge™

Cold Light Reflectors



ProjectionSolutions

Silflex™ / Alflex™ / Diflex™

PBS (Polarizing Beamsplitters)

UV-Guard™


ColorWedge™

Cold Light Reflectors




Near Eye DisplaysSolutions:

Waveguide & Combiner Optics:

• Glass and Plastic

• Partially reflective mirror (arrays)

• Hard-coating

Polarizing Beamsplitters (PBS)

• by Thin Film Coating

• or Wire-grids

TIR and RTIR Prisms

PBS Volume Production


Industrial Applications

Emerging Markets

Photonics is one of the most

important key technologies

for markets in the 21st

century

Through partnerships and

cooperation, we can

innovate with you.


Industrial ApplicationsUV Filter for Semiconductor Inspection

Solutions:

UV filter for mercury lamp

emission line selection

Low-loss high-reflective

coatings

Low-loss AR Coatings

Semiconductor Inspection

DUV Lamp

UV Filter

Microscope

CCD Camera

Wafer in inspection


Selection of distinct lines of the

Hg-spectrum

All-dielectric blocking of all the

other Hg-lines

Outstanding stability under high

lamp power

Industrial ApplicationsUV Filter for Semiconductor Inspection

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Mercury Lamp


Industrial ApplicationsNIR Bandpass Filters SP for 800–1100 nm


Silflex™ - High Reflectivity Metallic Coatings

Metallic Coatings

Excellent Durability: Al, Ag, Au

Patterning Ability


SolarSoFi™ Solar Filters for Photovoltaic Device Testing

Solutions

Sun simulators for solar cell

performance testing

UV-test equipment

Accelerated lifetime testing

equipment for paint, fabric and

other synthetic materials

Weathering test equipment

Sun Simulators


Biometrics

Solutions

NIR Filter

Prism

NIR Filter

Prism

Fingerprint Recognition


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