Over the last two years Gurley has been ramping up for this change through planning, marketing and investing in new equipment and employees. This move forward to dielectric coatings is another step to broaden the current product and customer bases.

Customer demand for these coatings has been running high by YAG Laser system, vision system, motion control, photonics catalog and microscopy companies. The change comes at a time when customers are re-evaluating their supply lines and reducing the amount of vendors to only those who can supply a broader range of products they purchase.

To accommodate the demand, Gurley has added a new chamber specifically for dielectric coatings. Current capabilities for this new chamber are for coatings designed in the Visible and Near IR wavelength regions. Customers can customize their coating to a narrowband, broadband or dual wavelength design. To manage the newest chamber, they have also added a design team to help customers engineer the most efficient coating for their specific requirements.

Soon to be announced by Gurley is a line of YAG Laser windows to be stocked in-house at various dimensions and wavelength designs. This type of