| Abstract: | Plasma-ion assisted deposition, a newly developed evaporation technique for the production of optical coatings results, in outstanding film properties even at a low substrate temperature. The results of single layer investigations in comparison with conventional evaporation demonstrate the physical effects that improve the film properties. The combination of hard- and anti reflexion coating in one vacuum process for plastic eye glass lenses reduces the production time drastically while the quality of the finished product is secured. The production of ultra stable interference filters for fiber optic communication applications demonstrates the superior ability of this technology. |
