21 August 2012

FBH orders Oxford Instruments’ ion beam deposition tool for laser bar facet coating

UK-based etch, deposition and growth system maker Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT) says that the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik (FBH) in Berlin, Germany has ordered an Optofab3000 ion beam deposition tool for laser bar facet coating to further expand its capability in optoelectronics research and pilot production.

Picture: Optofab3000 ion beam deposition tool.

The Optofab3000 tool will be used to deposit optical thin films for high-power and high-brightness laser diodes based on III-V semiconductor layer structures and emitting at wavelengths of 0.63-1.12µm.

“We have chosen the Optofab3000 ion beam deposition tool because of its capability to deposit high-quality optical films as well as its advanced in-situ optical monitor,” says Dr Götz Erbert, head of FBH’s Optoelectronics Department. “Another key factor in making our decision was the twin benefits of a tool that can achieve our high-specification requirements with a small footprint. While we are primarily an R&D institute, we also undertake pilot production and consequently need to achieve the highest-quality end-product possible,” he notes.  

”We are extremely pleased to have the opportunity to work with a prestigious research institution like FBH,” says Mark Vosloo, director of sales, marketing & customer support at Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology. “Their decision to order an Optofab3000 for laser bar facet coating from Oxford Instruments further establishes our ion beam products in the field of optoelectronics research & production.”

The Optofab3000 ion beam tool is scheduled for delivery by the end of 2012.

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