Custom vs Catalogue Optical Filters: Boost Instrument Performance & Precision - A Delta Optical Thin Film White Paper

This White Paper explores how custom optical filters offer more precise, reliable solutions tailored to your unique optical, mechanical, and budgetary requirements. Discover how Delta Optical Thin Film helps instrument makers innovate with filters designed around their needs—not the other way around.

Who should read this White Paper?
Designed for product developers, engineers, and procurement teams working in scientific or industrial instrumentation, especially those designing or specifying filters for systems demanding high optical precision and reliability.

Ideal for professionals who:

• Need tight control over filter parameters such as wavelength, steepness, and blocking.

• Want to optimise performance in fluorescence, spectroscopy, or colour measurement systems.

• Are evaluating cost-effective ways to enhance accuracy or simplify system integration.

What will you learn?

• Technical insights: Key filter specifications—such as angle tolerance, band selectivity, and blocking—explained.

• Benefits of custom filters: Improve results, reduce complexity, and avoid overpaying for features you don’t need.

• Real-world applications: See how quad-band filters, angle-tolerant dichroics, and tunable designs solve practical challenges.

• Supplier tips: What to look for in a filter partner to ensure consistency, quality, and support.

Why download this White Paper?
Custom filters are no longer a luxury—they're a strategic advantage. This White Paper shows how working with Delta Optical Thin Film can reduce development time, cut costs, and unlock your instrument’s full potential. Whether you're improving an existing product or designing the next generation, these insights will help you make smarter, faster decisions that lead to better outcomes.