$Metricon’s Model 2010/M offers unmatched ease and accuracy in measuring: • Refractive index/birefringence of bulk materials • Refractive index and thickness of thin films • Loss of optical waveguides$

Metricon’s Model 2010/M offers unmatched ease and accuracy in measuring:

• Refractive index/birefringence of bulk materials

• Refractive index and thickness of thin films

• Loss of optical waveguides

Compared to instruments based on optical interference, ellipsometry, or Abbe refractometry, the 2010/M’s prism coupling technology provides unmatched index accuracy/resolution, and minimal sample preparation is required. The system also measures dispersion, index gradients, dn/dT, and loss of optical waveguides.

Since Metricon introduced its first prism coupling system in 1980, more than a thousand systems have been sold to top universities, research labs and companies in more than 40 countries.

Advantages when measuring refractive index for both thin films
and bulk materials:

Unparalleled index accuracy: ±.0002 to ±.0005 (depends on application)
Index resolution: ±.0001 to ±.0003 (depends on application)
Wide refractive index range (1.0-3.35)
Wavelengths ranging from 405-1550 nm
No advance knowledge or modeling of samples required
Little/no sample preparation required, no coupling fluids
Easy to use with flexible samples
Also measures liquids

Measurement types available with a single Model 2010/M system:

Refractive index and thickness for thin films/coatings
Refractive index for bulk materials (glasses, rigid/flexible polymers, silicones/epoxies)
Birefringence for thin films/coatings and bulk materials
Dispersion (index vs wavelength), Abbe number
Index vs temperature (dn/dT)
Loss for optical waveguides
Index gradient determination
SPR (surface plasmon resonance)

End Markets – Offers major advantages in a broad range of end markets:

Displays and storage devices
Polymer materials/coatings (PET, polyethylene, polypropylene…)
Encapsulants (silicones, gels, epoxies…)
Optical Waveguides
Semiconductor processing
LCDs
Energy (solar cells, LEDs)
Glass and polymer optics (visible and infrared)
Opthalmics (contact and eyeglass lenses)
Nanomaterials
Biological sensors

Since Metricon introduced its first prism coupling system in 1980, more than a thousand systems have been sold to top universities, research labs and companies in more than 40 countries.

Advantages

Measurement Types

End Markets

Advantages when measuring refractive index for both thin filmsand bulk materials:

Measurement types available with a single Model 2010/M system:

End Markets – Offers major advantages in a broad range of end markets:

Advantages when measuring refractive index for both thin films
and bulk materials: