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Extended Hot Mirror Coatings

A ‘hot mirror’ coating is designed to reflect the heat component from the visible light developed by high intensity light sources, while allowing the visible light to pass through with minimal loss or colouration.

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Transmission:
425-680 nm >85% average
Operating temperature:
-40 to 200°C
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Product description

G&H | Phoenix offers an extended hot mirror coating designed to attenuate the IR from 0.7 to 1.6µm. The hot mirror coatings can be configured to suit different applications and operate at different angles and wavebands.

Hot mirrors exhibit high efficiency visible transmission with high attenuation of infrared radiation. Manufacture is by plasma assisted electron beam deposition process which provides high spectral stability independent of temperature or humidity variations. The coatings are extremely rugged, passing all relevant military specifications.

  • Adhesion, abrasion resistance MIL-C-48497
  • Humidity, salt fog, temp. shock MIL-STD-810B

Key features

  • Plasma assisted deposition for thermal and environmental stability
  • High visible transmission with minimal colouration and efficient heat rejection
  • Temperature stable with extended operational lifetime
  • Meets most military durability specifications
  • Manufacturing in the UK

Specifications

NameValue
Transmission425-680 nm >85% average
Operating temperature-40 to 200°C

Additional Specifications

  • IR rejection 730-1600 nm >98% average

Conformance

  • MIL-C-48497
  • MIL-STD-810B
  • Extended Band Hot Mirror

    Extended hot mirror graph, A spectral transmission graph titled "Extended band hot mirror", displaying wavelength (nm) on the x-axis (ranging from 400 to 1600 nm) and % transmittance on the y-axis (0 to 100%).  A red curve shows transmission performance. From 400 to approximately 680 nm, the transmittance remains high, between 90% and 95%, indicating excellent visible light transmission. After around 700 nm, the transmittance rapidly drops to nearly 0%, continuing at near-zero levels across the infrared (IR) spectrum up to 1600 nm, with occasional minor peaks and valleys in the IR region. This graph characterizes a hot mirror filter—a coating designed to transmit visible light while reflecting or blocking infrared light, typically used in thermal management for optical systems