This is a one-day class on Ion Beam Sputtering, designed to be an in-depth introduction to the process of ion beam deposition. The information presented will be appropriate for both process and equipment engineers, line management, sales, supply chain management, and anyone else who is interested in the use of ion beam in thin film coatings.

Some of the most advanced low-loss optics in the world are coated using ion beam deposition. This class will cover in detail the equipment of ion beam technology, ion sources, fixturing, and monitoring, how ion beam deposition works, and how all these pieces fit together to produce the highest performance coatings in the world. We will end with a brief discussion of the wide variety of applications that utilize ion beam technology.