Frequently Asked Questions

Metallic ND filters comprise a thin metallic layer on a borosilicate or UV grade fused silica polished windows. Metallic ND filters attenuate the light by reflection and thus avoid the possible heating issues with glass and gelatine neutral density filter types.

Knight Optical offers an extensive custom optic service thanks to our many years of experience in the industry. We are able to supply ND filters cut to sizes and shapes to fit individual application and mount filters where applicable.

Knight Optical offers stock absorptive ND filters in 12.5mm and 25mm diameters, and 50x50mm squares manufactured from high quality glass.

Neutral density filters are used in applications such as spectroscopy, machine vision, ellipsometry and photography.

Glass Neutral Density filters attenuate light by absorption just like the gelatine neutral density filters.

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