OREM, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Moxtek, Inc. (www.moxtek.com) is launching the new Ultra BroadBand (UBB01) wire-grid polarizer, the only polarizer currently available with excellent optical performance from wavelengths in UV (250nm) through the visible out to the IR (>>3300nm, 4.5 μm theoretical). The UBB01 continues to build on Moxtek’s industry leadership supplying high quality inorganic wire-grid polarizers to a variety of markets and applications. This Ultra BroadBand polarizer represents a substantial improvement in performance over existing polarizer technology commercially available.

Wire-grid polarizers consist of an array of parallel wires arranged on a transparent substrate. When the wires are placed in the path of a light beam, one polarization of the light interacts with the array as a reflective metal field, and the opposite polarization does not interact and is transmitted, producing linearly polarized light. Moxtek creates the wire array structure on a variety of substrates. In order to expand the useful range from the UV (250nm) through the visible (450nm to 650nm) far out into the IR (>>3300nm, 4.5 μm theoretical) regions Moxtek’s standard manufacturing process was modified and the substrate was changed to fused silica.

Wire-grid polarizers have advantages in use of wide acceptance angles, and higher energy capacity when compared to competing polarizers and technologies. The UBB01 polarizer is perfectly suited for use in extremely broadband applications that serve many different markets. Existing applications and markets include UV-VIS and FTIR spectroscopy, UV exposure, IR imaging, communications, astronomy, and other fields that use imaging or non-imaging polarimetry.

For more information about Moxtek and the UBB01 polarizer, contact John Dredge either at jdredge@moxtek.com or call 801-225-0930.

Moxtek’s (www.moxtek.com) expertise is in high-volume manufacturing of wire-grid polarizers and other nano-array structures. Its wire-grid polarizers are the industry standard for the liquid crystal projection display market. They are also used in consumer displays, scientific instruments, and industrial and military applications. The company provides polarizers ranging from the UV to LWIR. Moxtek is a fully owned subsidiary of Polatechno Co., Ltd. of Japan.

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Contacts
Moxtek, Inc.
John Dredge, 801-225-0930
jdredge@moxtek.com