Markets and Applications - Acktar black coatings

The use of Acktar coatings yield major improvements in a wide range of products and applications.

Below is a list of our main marketing and contribution areas:

Market Area	Product application	Performance enhancement	Key words	Recommended Acktar products	Previous solutions
Space	Satellite optics Satellite star-trackers Space telescopes James Webb space telescope See other space projects using Acktar Black	Diffuse black material Scattered light reduction Stray-light suppression Low outgassing No particulates	space optics stray light space qualified star trackers high vibration stability	Vacuum Black Magic Black Fractal Black	Aeroglaze black Anodize tiodize
Space	Passive thermal control	Energy absorption	space thermal control	Nano Black
Defense	Cooled and uncooled IR detector parts	Cryogenic compatibility Low outgassing IR absorbing	IR detectors cold shields cooled detectors	Fractal Black Ultra Black Vacuum Black	Black paint
	Missile seeker parts	Reduce stray light and improve image quality	stray light optical seekers	Fractal Black Ultra Black Vacuum Black	Black paint
	Facilitate Detection of Small Targets ‎
	Enabling Technology For 3rd Generation Imagers‎
	Man Recognition and Identificatio
Remote sensing targets		High emittance surface Low emittance surface Selective emissivity		Fractal Black Nano Black
Sensing And Imaging	IR Optical Systems		stray light light absorbing optical noise dark material	Fractal Black Magic Black Ultra Black
	Cameras
	Thermal cameras	Calibration standard; stray light control
Displays	LED arrays – contrast enhancement	Trap scattered and stray photons	contrast optical cross-talk	Magic Black Vacuum Black
Semiconductor – wafer level	Optical detector arrays	Optical signal to noise ratio improvement	pixel delineation cross talk contrast	Magic Black
	Pyroelectric detector array elements	Thin absorption layer with low thermal mass	detector thermal sensitivity detector sensitivity	Fractal Black
	Optical MEMS, CMOS sensors, Security sensors	Low reflective & high damage threshold	Patternable thin black film	LithoBlack
	Lab on chip	High specific area, Ligand support properties	Non fluorescence porous biocompatible	High specific surface area
Semiconductor equipment manufacturing	Process heat dissipation	Energy absorption	process through-put cool down time heat absorption	Fractal Black
	UV photo-lithography optics	Ghost image suppression, Secondary photons absorption	UV tolerant coatings improved optics life damage threshold	Vacuum Black Magic Black
	Black matrix, color filters, patterned	light absorbing blackout material black thin film	Litho Black
Optical Instrumentation and laser technologies	Black bodies	High emissivity	true black	Fractal Black Ultra Black
	Lenses rim	Ghost images suppression	low reflectivity	Vacuum Black
	Glass blackening	Black pattern; precise photo mask	light blocking material black film	Vacuum Black
	Internal parts	Undesired reflection elimination	super black	Magic Black
	Laser beam dumps	Energy absorption; high damage thresholds	LIDT laser damage threshold laser energy absorption	LIDT Magic Black Fractal Black
	Laser power meters	Energy absorption; high damage thresholds	high emissivity high damage threshold	LIDT Magic Black Fractal Black
	Apertures, baffles	Light trapping, baffling, beam stopping	black-out material	Fractal Black Magic Black	Martin black
	Astronomic telescopes	Black diffuse surfaces, ambient light baffles	light absorbing material super dark material	Fractal Black Magic Black	Martin black
Automotive Optics	Safety and IR cameras	Infrared optically black material with very low reflectance at grazing angles		Metal Velvet Magic Black Hexa Black	Nextel Flock paper
	Black appliques	Minimize reflection, lead to higher signal to noise performance	Self-adhesive black foil, high temperature stability, humidity resistance
	HUD parts	Block out unwanted light
Medical Optics	Endoscopes	Stray-light suppression	bio-compatible black coating non-fluorescence black membrane	Metal velvet Magic Black
Medical Optics	Raman spectroscopy	Black out material		Metal velvet Magic Black
Capacitors	High-performance electrodes	Ultra-high specific surface area	capacitor electrodes	Other products
Solar Energy	Thermal solar collectors	Black absorber	solar selective coating	Nano Black
Commercial	Digital cinema cameras	Stray-light management	stray light satin black, matte black, flat black	Black Optical Coatings
Wearables	Watches and jewelries	Black diffuse surfaces Black absorber Visible light absorption	super dark material black-out material	Vacuum Black Magic Black Metal VelvetLambertian Black	Martin Black Black Paints Black anodize
Bioanalytics	PCR testing	Lower background noise	Low fluorescence coating	Metal Velvet Magic Black