How to optimise your instruments with custom optical filters
Custom vs. Catalogue Optical Filters: Benefits for Instrument Makers - A Delta Optical Thin Film White Paper
Optical filters play a crucial role in the performance of scientific and industrial instruments such as fluorescence microscopes, spectrophotometers, and colorimeters. The quality and precision of these filters can significantly affect both the functionality and cost-efficiency of a product.
While catalogue filters offer a variety of standard options, they often fail to meet the specific needs of specialised applications. This is where custom optical filters become invaluable, providing tailored solutions that enhance the overall performance of your instruments.
This White Paper provides detailed technical information about the benefits of custom vs catalogue optical filters, with real life application examples, as well as how Delta Optical Thin Film can help you with your instrument design.
Who should read this White Paper?
This White Paper is a must-read for product developers, design engineers, and purchasing managers within companies that manufacture scientific and industrial instruments. Whether you work with fluorescence microscopes, spectrophotometers, colorimeters, or similar instruments, understanding the value of custom optical filters can provide a strategic advantage in your product's performance and competitiveness.
What does this White Paper contain?
The White Paper provides an in-depth comparison between catalogue optical filters and custom-designed options, covering:
- Technical insights: To help you understand the critical parameters such as wavelength range, edge steepness, and out-of-band blocking, that can be fine-tuned in custom filters.
- Benefits of customisation: Discover how custom filters can significantly enhance instrument performance by optimising optical, mechanical, and finish characteristics.
- Real-world examples: See practical applications, such as custom quad-band filters for fluorescence detection, angle-tolerant dichroic filters, and cost-efficient tunable filters with advanced blocking capabilities.
- Key supplier selection criteria: Learn what to look for in a supplier to ensure high-quality, reliable custom filter solutions.
Why read this White Paper?
Choosing between custom and catalogue filters is a crucial decision for OEM manufacturers. Catalogue filters may seem convenient, but they often fall short for specialised applications. Custom filters offer the flexibility to precisely match your design requirements, reducing overall system complexity, improving instrument accuracy, and achieving cost savings by avoiding unnecessary features.
This White Paper explains how working closely with an experienced supplier such as Delta Optical Thin Film enables you to strike the right balance between performance and cost-efficiency. The insights could help you make informed decisions that drive product innovation, increase reliability, and deliver a competitive edge in the market.
