• Laser induced damage threshold (LIDT)                          Form LIDT-Test

• high reflectance & transmittance measurement (CRD)       Form CRD-Test

• Scattered light measurement (TIS)
• Absorption measurement (LID)
• scratch and adhesion measurements
• Spectrophotometry
• Ion beam etching (IBM)
• Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)
• Environmental stability testing
• Light microscopy
• Optical 3D profilometer

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• Ion beam etching: Surface polishing and cross cutting
• Cleaning processes (in cooperation with OST Buchs)
• Annealing furnace

Optical coating processes to produce materials and components faster and more cost-effectively, and coatings with properties not previously achievable via conventional processes, can give companies a decisive competitive edge. 

The Optical Coatings division at RhySearch develops and conducts research for the benefit of the optics industry. Our employees have many years of research and industrial experience in the field of optical coating. Thanks to their competences and our unique technical infrastructure, we are able to cover a wide range of topics in the field of coatings, characterization/analysis and surface treatments. The scientific and technological strength of our laboratory is based on these three core topics.

Our research activities focus on the production of next generation optical coatings. For this purpose, we investigate a variety of aspects along the entire process chain. Our core competencies are continuously strengthened through collaborations with other national laboratories, industry and academia representing the forefront of research in this field.

Annually, RhySearch organizes together with with OST, EOS and Swissphotonics the OCLA Symposium.

• Innovative solutions along the optical manufacturing chain
  • Substrate preparation and cleaning
  • Development of dielectric materials with novel optical properties
• Quality control using high-precision characterization methods
• Research on the industrialization of new coating technologies for the optical industry
• Member of Swissphotonics and the Photonics Group of Swissmem