optoSiC® optics for HIGH-END LASER PROCESSES

Exceptional ceramic solutions for demanding Laser Applications

optoSiC, a division of the MERSEN Group, develops and manufactures innovative high-performance optics in Silicon carbide (SiC) optoSiC+ material from 3mm to 500mm apertures for single pair consumption with a range of high reflective coatings.

Our standard Galvo portfolio covers sizes ranging from 3 to 100 mm, and offers a wide range of mounting solutions, which allows the user to replace the standard lower performance mirrors with SiC High-End mirrors that best fits the specific application. 

optoSiC offers furthermore standard and customized SiC Fast Steering Mirrors (FSM) from 25,4mm to 300mm diameter. These SiC Fast Steering Mirrors (FSM) are available with a range of high reflective coatings as well and multiple monolithic mount solutions. 

The unique SiC optoSIC+ material has the highest combination of thermal and  mechanical stability of any material which can be optically polished. The result is a perfect optic for high performance lightweight applications, which increases the efficiency of their applications significantly.

Key of optoSIC® optics

  • Low moment of inertia, Lightweight
  • Low dynamic flatness peak-to-valley (PV)
  • High resonance frequency
  • Fast thermal stabilization
  • Integrated mechanical fasteners
  • Standard and custom designs
  • Corrosion and wear resistant
  • Optically finished to state-of-the-art surface specifications
  • Customized coating service
  • Replacement of optics in Beryllium

Market segments for optoSIC® High-End scanning mirrors

Laser for material processing

  • Welding
  • Cutting, Drilling
  • Marking, Microlithography
  • Additive manufacturing

Laser for instrumentation

  • Tracker systems
  • Scanner Systems
  • Imaging 

MiniSiC® – SiC world’s smallest scanning mirrors for medical applications

  • Biomedical and ophthalmic imaging
  • Laser treatments and surgery
  • Multi-photon microscopy

SiC optics for Defense, Aeronautics and Security

  • Ground, Naval, Aerial
  • Target acquisition
  • Point-to-point communication
  • Intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance

Key components of optoSIC® optics

SiC mirror design 

  • Size
  • Geometry
  • Moment of Inertia (MOI)
  • Beamline
  • Center of Gravity

SiC mirror production 

  • Roughness
  • Flatness
  • Cleanness/Defects
  • Dimensional control

Optical Coating

  • High power dielectric coatings
  • Broadband hybrid coatings
  • Ultra broadband metallic coatings

Mounting solutions

  • Shaft size
  • Motor/Galvo type
  • Scan speed