Thin film experts at your service

Fred T. Goldstein, Ph.D.
Princeton, New Jersey
fredg@ftgsoftware.com
+1 609 924-6222

Standard and Custom Software

Fred is president of FTG Software in Princeton, NJ and developer of the popular FilmStar software package for designing, monitoring and measuring optical thin films.

Unlike other coating software, FilmStar includes powerful built-in programming tools and object-level compatibility with Microsoft Excel and other Windows applications.

This permits Fred to offer low-cost custom thin film solutions which are not available elsewhere.

Examples include:

System for measuring (Lambda 900) the optical performance of architectural windows and automatically generating files for export to the 'LBL Window' heat-transfer application
System for measuring (Lambda 9) and sorting bandpass filters
FilmStar spreadsheet model for analyzing and optimizing optical and thermal properties of satellite coatings
Color filter management using Ocean Optics spectrometer and FileMaker Pro database

Mitsunobu Kobiyama
Tokyo, Japan
tecwave@nifty.com
+81 3-3851-4601

Optical Coating Consulting Services

M. Kobiyama is the founder and president of TECWAVE Corporation in Tokyo. He is a leading Japanese expert on optical thin films, associate researcher of National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), and the author of the following books:

Fundamental Theory of
Optical Thin Films (2002)

Design of Thin-Film
Optical Filters (2006)

With experience in many companies in diverse areas ranging from ophthalmic lenses to optical fiber communication, Kobi-san provides

Seminars and short courses throughout Japan
Technological guidance in thin film design and analysis
Optical coating management expertise
FilmStar support in Japan

Ronald R. Willey
Charlevoix, Michigan
ron@willeyoptical.com
+1 231 237-9392

Coating Development and Education

Ron is president of Willey Optical Consultants in Charlevoix, Michigan. He has very broad experience in optical coating development, design, and production.

Ron is well versed in optical and thin film design and fabrication. He is an experienced teacher, author of many technical papers as well as books Practical Design and Production of Optical Thin Films. Ron's specialties include:

Seminars and short courses at national meetings and at customer facilities.
Thin film design, optical monitoring, and analysis

He is also the inventor and manufacturer of the FAFNIR Plasma Source for optical coating.

Thomas J. Moravec
Maple Grove, Minnesota
tjmoravec@ties2.net
+1 763-567-9721

Optical Coatings on Plastic, CVD

Tom has broad engineering and management experience ranging from laser gyro mirrors to electronics packaging to spectacle lenses.

Materials, coatings, optics, photochromic dyes, and optical materials for ophthalmic lenses including test procedures
High vacuum systems, thin film processes, and vacuum deposited thin film materials
AR, hydrophobic and oleophobic coatings for plastic lenses
Characterization by UV/Vis spectrophotometry, ellipsometry and colorimetry
CVD of polycrystalline diamond and diamond-like carbon
High performance laser coatings

Tom is available for consulting or full-time employment (resume).

Henry Orr
St. Andrews, Scotland
henry.orr@thinfs.com
+44 7811 393140

Thin Film Design and Processes

Henry is a Director of ThinFilm Solutions Ltd, based near St. Andrews in Scotland.

A thin-film designer and process specialist for 20+ years, Henry has worked with leading optics corporations such as OCLI and precision filter manufacturer NDC Infrared Engineering Ltd. Now offering design & implementation of optical coatings by several technologies; including Thermal/E-Beam PVD, Plasma/Ion-assisted processes, and recent variants of Pulsed-DC reactive deposition systems. Henry offers the following services:

Optical coating design service and training
Process design and implementation on-site
Vacuum system specification and sourcing
Critical equipment upgrades for coating operations

Michael L. Fulton
Thousand Oaks, California
fulton5@verizon.net
+1 805-493-1631

Coating Development and Processes

Michael is president of ION BEAM OPTICS which provides thin-film consulting for producers and users of coated components for optical devices, instruments, and systems. Michael's background includes:

Ion beam processing, particularly Ion Assisted Deposition (IAD) and Filtered Cathodic Arc (FCA) technology
Coating chamber configuration for optimum performance
Process development for optical coatings from UV to far IR
Space optical coating applications, including windows for the International Space Station
Radiation resistance coatings for solar cell covers
UV rejection coatings on flexible substrates

Michael is available for consulting or full-time employment (resume).

Doug Bevington
Calabogie, Ontario
dbevington@xplornet.com
+1 613 293-0858

Spectrophotometer Sales and Service

Doug is president of Mono Instrument Services Ltd. Doug worked for PerkinElmer Canada Ltd. for 17 years where he was National Service Manager.

Since 1997 Doug has been servicing classic spectrophotometers (i.e. PE Lambda 9/19, 88x/983) used in optical measurements. This is especially important for dispersive IR instruments which have no current replacements. In addition to selling instruments and measurement standards, Mono offers the following repair services:

World-wide on-site field service
Depot service: instrument shipped to Mono for full repair and alignment
Component rebuild: components (choppers, circuit boards etc.) shipped to Mono for repair and test

Setting up a new optical coating facility? Want to improve yields? Need to train technicians and engineers? Wondering if automation can lower costs? Get the help you need from a qualified thin film consultant.

ThinFilmExperts.com is an association of recognized experts in high vacuum thin film technology, emphasizing but not limited to optical coating. Each expert offers unique capabilities as described below and in linked web sites.

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