Optical Coating / Paint

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I am looking for an economical source for a highly reflective, but diffuse coating for an integrating sphere.

Everything I have looked at costs a fortune... I am not looking for perfection... I would use Flat white paint, but I need UV reflectance & I believe most commercial white paints have minimual UV reflectance.

Anyone, have suggestions. Thanks in advance!

 

[IRstuff]

so make your own:

http://www-kpno.kpno.noao.edu/glaspey/KP/FFLamps.html

TTFN

 

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Thanks for the link, but I do not see how that link provides information on making my own coating. I looked around that site, but did not see anything else either. Am I missing something? EDW

 

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I was missing something... I did not read far enough! Thanks IRstuff!

 

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Have you ever made this paint? I am going to see about sourcing the raw materials... so if you have any suggestions let me know. Eric

 

[IRstuff]

Nope, sorry, at our hourly rates, it's cheaper to buy integrating spheres. And we don't deal with UV.

TTFN

 

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Thanks for the assistance. Eric