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As the realization that Electro-Optical (EO)
devices can replace electronics devices with substantial
performance improvements becomes widespread, a need has arisen
for providers of foundry services to manufacture these devices.
The situation parallels one found in the semiconductor industry.
There, many design companies do not have the technical or
financial wherewithal to support captive fabrication activities.
There are a large number of houses that are devoted exclusively
to the manufacture of custom and semi-custom devices on an OEM
basis for other companies. Hudson Research Inc is proud to
announce the establishment of a foundry service devoted
exclusively to the design and manufacture of EO devices. Hudson
Research has added state-of -the-art facilities for the
production of these devices as part of an on-going capital
expansion program. CONTACT US
The EO Foundry offers the following processes and films :
The pure metal forms listed above can be
supplied as Oxides, Nitrides, Fluorides, Oxy-Nitrides, and
Hydrides of any of the listed films. The following table lists
the active Ferroelectric films which are the heart of EO
devices. In addition to the films listed above, we also
produce the following specialty films:
* Indium
-Tin Oxide Transparent Conductor
* Lead Oxide Photocathode (PIN
structure; equivalent to Plumbicon cathode)
* Chalcogenide Photocathodes
* Quantum Ferroelectric (QFE)
Photocathode (ultra-broadband; mmWave to X-ray)
* Amorphous Silicon (Si:H) Photocathode
* Phosphors for Display and Detection
* Variable Index of Refraction Layer
* Phase Retardation Layer (single and
dual axis)
* Rugate Films (gradient index of
refraction)
* Anti-Reflection Coatings
* Bonding Layers
* Alignment Layers
* Aluminum Nitride (AlN)
The Hudson Research Electro-Optics Foundry offers the
following processes and services:
Ion Beam Deposition
& Etch
Thermal Evaporation
Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD)
Reactive Ion Etching
Sputtered Films
Langmuir-Blodgett Films
Vacuum Melting
Float Zone Refining
E-beam welding
Proton Exchange
Thermal Diffusion
Heteroepitaxial Films
Other Processes
* Polishing and Lapping
* Chemo-mechanical Polishing
* Oriented Precision Cutting & Wafering
* Thinning
* UV Microlithography
By combining these various films and processes, Hudson
Research is able to offer several standard electro-optical
devices. These are described elsewhere in this web site, and
are:
* Spatial Light Modulators
* Fourier Domain Spatial Filters
* Variable Electro-Optic Mirrors
* Waveguides
If you find this page of interest, please visit these
other related pages on our site:
* Electro-Optics
* Optical Computers
* Scientific Instruments
* Field Emission Displays
* Optics
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