Rainbow Research Optics, Inc' Established 1995

1
Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.Established 1995
4880 Ironton St. Unit K, Denver, CO 80239,
USA Tel [phone] Fax (303)
371-1333 www.rainbowoptics.com E-mail
sales_at_RRoptics.com
2
Assemblies
ISO 9001 Quality System
High-Precision Optics Manufacturer
Fast Delivery
High Energy Coatings
UV (193nm) to IR (16m)
Optical Design
Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.
3
General Capabilities

• Spherical lenses up to 17.0 dia.
• Flat optics up to 17.0 dia.
• Optical design
• Doublets, triplets, assemblies
• UV optics from 193nm
• IR optics to 16.0 microns
• High power laser mirrors up to 20 J/cm2,
  1064nm, 10ns
• Waveplates
• High energy broadband PBS cubes
• Thin film polarizers

Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.
4
Optics Fabrication
Material blank from stock
Test-plate grinding tool
Curve generation
Blocking
Grinding
Polishing
Experts in Custom Optics
Inspection
Fast Turnaround
Coating
Inspection shipping
Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.
5
In-House Coating
High Damage Threshold up to 20 J/cm2 Fast
Turnaround lt 1 week
High Damage Threshold up to 20 J/cm2 Fast
Turnaround lt 1 week
From UV(193nm) to IR(16 micron) Damage
threshold - 20J/cm2 or 2GW/cm2 Parts up to 17
diameter Electron beam coating systems
(800mm, 1050mm chamber diameters)Selected
as one of 14 coating companies in JTO coating
programAll fixtures are made in-house
Non-Thoriated IR coatings available
Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.
6
Coating Capability (Our substrates or your
substrates)
Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.
7
Prototypes to Mass Production
Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.
8
Showcase for Custom Optics
9
Pick-Off Prism

• Defense Project
• Material UVFS, Suprasil
• Dimension 2.5x2
• All surfaces polished
• Wedge 15 deg /-10min
• S1 l/20 PV, 10-5
• S2 l/10 PV, 10-5
• Coating ARlt0.1 _at_1064nm

I would like to say thanks and express my
satisfaction with regards to a couple of jobs
recently performed by Rainbow Optics.  In the
first instance, I needed a set of 3" spherical
mirrors fabricated and delivered on an extremely
short schedule, short being defined as 10 days
including weekends and holidays.  The second
purchase involved a set of custom prisms.  In
both instances, I received quality optics ahead
of your promised date. I'm happy, my scheduler is
happy, my project manager is happy, and most
important, my customer is happy.
Thanks. Satisfied CustomerR.W.S    
Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.
10
Doublet with Slant Edge

• Air defense project
• Diameter 68.0mm
• Materials LAKN13, SF5
• (difficult soft, stains, scratches)
• (hard to maintain irregularity)
• Slant edge (22.6 deg)
• Very wide range of incidence
• angles and wavelengths

Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.
11
Scraper Mirror

• Laser defense project
• Material Zerodur Exp 0
• Diameter 3.0
• Wedge lt 1min
• RMS lambda/30, 10-5
• Micro Roughness 2nm
• 45 taper holes which
• meet /-.001 of center
• Protective silver coating

Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.
12
High Precision Doublet

• Production defense project
• Slant edge (45 deg)
• Materials S-LAH66 / S-TIH53
• Radius Tol 0.0004 (10 micron)
• Doublet thickness tol 0.002

Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.
13
Optics Test Scope For James Webb Space Telescope

• IR telescope
• (ZnSe, CaF2, BaF2)
• Visible-range telescope
• Diameter 69.5mm
• Housing designed at RROI
• (Thermal expansion/contraction
• were considered)
• All optics, coatings housings
• manufactured in-house

Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.
14
ZnSe Wedge

• OEM project for a competitor
• Material ZnSe
• AR for ZnSe/Air interface
• AR for ZnSe/BK7 interface
• All surfaces polished
• Wedge 10 deg /-30min
• One edge has 75 deg slant
• Lambda/4, 20-10

Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.
15
Infra-Red Optics

• Capabilities
• - Lenses, windows, prisms,
• mirrors
• Materials
• - ZnSe, ZnS, Silicon, Germanium
• CaF2, BaF2, AMTIR
• Dedicated polishing areas for IR
• optics only
• In-house IR coatings

Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.
16
Optics in Discovery Space Shuttle
Rainbow Research Optics provides optics that aid
space shuttle safety. RROI supplied several
optics that were used in the objective lens
assembly of the Laser Dynamic Range Imager (LDRI)
system. The system was used by NASA, in the mid
2005, Discovery STS-114 mission, for the on-orbit
inspection of the shuttles Thermal Protection
System (inspection of the tiles). All shuttle
flights now utilize RROIs optics. For your
information, a press release describing Sandia's
involvement inthe shuttle mission can be found
athttp//www.sandia.gov/news-center/news-releases
/2005/aerospace/nasashuttle.html
Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.
17
Meniscus Wedge

• National Laboratory
• Diameter 60.0mm
• Materials SF11
• Meniscus S1 convex / S2 concave
• Wedge 16.9 deg /-13min
• Lambda/4, 20-10
• AR coated _at_490-800nm

RROI responded by email to my request for
quotation the very same day that I issued the
RFQ- already a good sign.  The prices quoted by
RROI were very competitive with other prices, and
the delivery time was by far the best -10 days as
opposed to a typical 10 weeks, and this included
fabrication of a new test plate, fabrication of
the lenses, testing, and AR coating.  Test
results supplied with the lenses showed that they
were manufactured to well within the tolerances
that I specified.  This rapid response enabled me
to get my portion of the project back on track,
and really helped me "save face" with the project
manager.  As a result of this excellent service,
I have made RROI my preferred vendor for custom
optics, and I whole heartedly recommend RROI to
my colleagues.Satisfied Customer M.W.S
Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.
18
Research Center

• Lens Array
• - CXCC lens (SF57)
• - Ball lens (BK7)
• - CCCX lens (SK5)
• Diameter 28.0mm (largest lens)
• Radius 20.0mm CX / 10.0mm CC
• AR coated _at_850nm
• Difficult alignment

I want to thank you and your colleagues for the
excellent job you performed on the ball lens
triplet, cell mirrors and cell windows. All of
the optics met specification and the lens
assembly met stringent tolerances. The lens
performance, in particular, was fantastic. You
also were timely in the delivery and your
coatings are excellent. Overall, your services
are the best I have experienced in 20 years in
the optics business. I plan to describe the lens
and its performance in a publication in the near
future, and I plan to acknowledge Rainbow
Research Optics in that paper. Keep up the great
work. T.L., Ph.D.Sr. Optical Scientist
Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.
19
Defense Collaboration

• Governing Agency Joint Technology Office
  through China Lake Naval Weapons
  
  Center
• Program Define the state of the art of
  high reflector and anti-reflection coatings at
• 1064nm (NdYAG). Measure
  high damage threshold, scattering, reflection,
• transmission and
  absorption.
• Scope Rainbow is one of 14 companies in
  the US to participate in this project.
• Rainbow ranked third best
  of the 14 companies
• Results Results will be published for
  public dissemination.

Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.
20
10 Diameter Mirror

• Customer University
• Material UVFS
• Diameter 10.0
• Thickness 40.0mm
• Surface Irregularity Lambda/6
• High reflector coating _at_1064nm
• fast turnaround ( 4-5 weeks)

Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.
21
Polarizing Beamsplitter Cubes

• PBS cubes
• - Extinction ratio up to 10001
• - UV PBS cubes
• - High energy (gt 10J/cm2)
• - Broadband high energy PBS cubes
• - Broadband non-polarizing cubes
• Materials BK7, UVFS, SF11
• Size 5.0mm 2.0

Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.
22
Optics for Wafer Inspection

• Customer semiconductor equipment manufacturer
• Routine production
• Material BK7

Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.
23
High Power Laser Mirrors

• 1-2 weeks delivery for any size of
• laser mirrors
• 2GW/cm2 or 20 J/cm2, 10ns, 1064nm
• Laser line, broadband high reflector
• short-pass or long-pass filter
• harmonic separators

Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.
24
Waveplates

• Up to 150 mm diameter
• Types
• - Zero-Order Wave-plates
• - Multiple-Order Wave-plates
• - Dual Wavelength Wave-plates

Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.
25
Broadband HR Mirror

• Material BK7A
• Size 1x7x1
• (71 aspect ratio)
• Lambda/10, 10-5
• BBRmax Rgt99
• _at_750-900nm, 0 deg
• For amplifier circuit in
• femto-second laser

Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.
26
Optics for 308nm Laser

• Application bio-science
• Routine production
• Material UVFS
• Coatings withstand Fluorine environment

Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.
27
Beam Expander for 3-D

• 3 Dimensional imaging system
• 4 lenses mounted in housing
• Diameter of lenses 3.35 5.12
• Material SF11, BK7
• Diameter tol 0.0008
• Tube I.D. tolerance 0.0007
• Radius tol 0.0006
• Delivery 6 weeks

Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.
28
New Product Development

• 150 mm waveplate
• Dual wavelength IR anti-reflection coating
• 3 5m 8 10.6m
• Non-Thoriated IR anti-reflection coatings

Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.
29
Thank You !
Rainbow Research Optics, Inc.