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Precision DepositionFabrication & Surface Engineering

MIL-SPEC Optics and Thin Film Optical Coatings

By Reynard Corporation

Reynard has extensive experience supporting customers who need precision optics and thin film optical coatings manufactured to meet challenging military and aerospace requirements. Our team understands the importance of producing high-performance optical components that meet exact specifications for defense, aerospace, and other critical applications. With specialized in-house optical testing and inspection equipment, Reynard is able to support compliance with a range of applicable optical MIL standards and military specifications. Our experience helps customers reduce risk, improve quality, and ensure their custom optical components are built to perform in the environments they were designed for. If you need a trusted partner for MIL-SPEC optics, aerospace optics, defense optics, or custom precision optical components, Reynard can help evaluate your requirements and provide a solution tailored to your application. Supporting standards include: - MIL-STD-810B: Military Standard: Environmental Test Methods. Establishes uniform environmental test methods for determining the resistance of equipment to the effects of natural and induced environments peculiar to military operations. - MIL-C-675C: Military Specification: Coating of Glass Optical Elements (Anti-Reflection). Establishes the minimum optical and durability requirements for magnesium fluoride interference films used as anti-reflection coatings on optical materials. - MIL-C-48497A: Military Specification: Coating, Single or Multilayer, Interference. Establishes the minimum quality and durability requirements for single layer and multilayer interference coatings that are primarily used within the protective confines of sealed optical systems. - MIL-F-48616: Military Specification: Filter (Coatings), Infrared Interference, General Specifications. General performance and durability requirements for this film coated optical elements which are used in the spectral region from 0.7 um to 50.0 um (see 6.1). - MIL-PRF-13830B: Performance Specification: Optical Components for Fire Control Instruments: General Specification Governing the Manufacture, Assemble, and Inspection. Establishes covers the manufacture, assembly, and inspection of finished optical components such as lenses, prisms, mirrors, reticle windows, and wedges for fire control instruments. - MIL-M-13508C: Military Specification: Mirror, front surfaced aluminized: For Optical Elements. Covers a mirror coating consisting of a deposited aluminum reflective film overlaid with a transparent dielectric protective film applied on the front surface of optical elements. Others upon request. Reynard is ISO 9001:2015 certified, ITAR registered, and Cybersecurity (CMMC) compliant, providing the quality standards and compliance many industries require.