LZH and Beneq set the stage for ultrafast ALD adoption in optics industry
Beneq, the home of Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD), and Lazer Zentrum Hannover (LZH) have developed a spatial ALD system to coat complex and 3D optics with conformal optical films at deposition rates of up to 1 µm/hour, marking a crucial milestone for volume manufacturing with ALD. Emerging optics, such as those in mobile phone cameras, AR/VR goggles and LiDAR devices, demand antireflective coatings with better conformality than achievable with traditional Physical vapor deposition (PVD) processes.Beneq’s C2R ALD system successfully achieves deposition rates 100 times faster than typical ALD