Optical Coating Materials

An optical coating is one or more thin layers of material deposited on an optical component such as a lens or mirror, which alters the way in which the optic reflects and transmits light.

Please note consumable products are nonrefundable or eligible for return. Quality issues or concerns must be reported within 1 week of delivery.

MSE Supplies offers a wide selection of high-quality evaporation and crucibles in a full range of purity and dimensions for thin film optical coatings. These materials are suitable for all commercial evaporation systems, whether your requirements are for thermal evaporation, electron beam deposition system and ion sputtering system.

For evaporation, we provide pure metals, metal fluorides, metal oxides, metal fluoride, metal selenides & sulfides evaporation materials. These materials are typically available in bulk forms like pellets, pieces, wires and powders. We can customize the evaporation materials in dimensions, composition, and purity upon request. We also provide other evaporation materials for non-optical coating purpose.

For ion sputtering, we provide sputtering targets with customized chemistry, geometry and dimensions.

A portion of the optical coating materials are listed below. For other compositions, please contact us.

Metals: Cr, Ag, Ge, Au, Ti, Ni, Ta, W, Al, Pt, Pd

Fluorides:AlF3, CeF3, GdF3, LaF3, PbF2, MgF2, NdF3, YbF3, YF3, ThF4

Oxides:Al2O3, Cr2O3, HfO2, Indium Tin Oxide, SnO2, SiO2, SiO, Ta2O5, TiO, Ti2O3, TiO2, Y2O3, ZrO2, Sc2O3, Nb2O5, In2O3

Selenides & Sulfides: ZnSe, ZnS


16 Products

  • MSE PRO Barium Fluoride BaF<sub>2</sub> Crystal and Substrates, Substrates, MSE Supplies LLC, MSE Supplies
  • 3N5 (99.95%) Chromium (Cr) Pieces Evaporation Materials - MSE Supplies LLC
  • MSE PRO Magnesium Oxide Sputtering Target MgO, Sputtering Targets, MSE Supplies LLC, MSE Supplies
  • 3N (99.9%) Hafnium Oxide (HfO<sub>2</sub>) Pieces Evaporation Materials - MSE Supplies LLC
  • MSE PRO 50 ml Tungsten Carbide (WC) Vacuum Planetary Milling Jar, Milling Jars, MSE Supplies LLC, MSE Supplies
  • 3N (99.9%) Titanium Dioxide (TiO<sub>2</sub>) White Pieces (3-6mm) Evaporation Materials - MSE Supplies LLC
  • 3N (99.9%) Lithium Fluoride (LiF) Pieces Evaporation Materials - MSE Supplies LLC
  • 4N (99.99) Aluminum Fluoride (AlF<sub>3</sub>) Pieces (1-10mm) Evaporation Materials, 250g - MSE Supplies LLC
  • 3N5 (99.95%) Tantalum Pentoxide (Ta<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>) Tablets Evaporation Materials - MSE Supplies LLC
  • 3N (99.9%) Hafnium Oxide (HfO<sub>2</sub>) Pieces Evaporation Materials - MSE Supplies LLC
  • 4N (99.99%) Zinc Sulfide (ZnS) Pieces (3-12mm) Evaporation Materials - MSE Supplies LLC
  • 4N (99.99%) Yttrium Oxide (Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>) Pieces (2-5mm) Evaporation Materials - MSE Supplies LLC
  • 3N5 (99.95%) Ruthenium (Ru) 3-12mm Pieces Evaporation Materials, 5g - MSE Supplies LLC
  • 3N5 (99.95%) Rhodium (Rh) 3-6mm Pieces Evaporation Materials, 1g - MSE Supplies LLC
  • 3N5 (99.95%) Palladium (Pd) Wire Evaporation Materials,5cm - MSE Supplies LLC
  • 4N (99.99%) Platinum (Pt) Wire Evaporation Materials, 0.020" Dia., 1m - MSE Supplies LLC