Deposition Sciences Inc

Deposition Sciences Inc
3300 Coffey Lane
Santa Rosa
California
95403
United States
Tel: (707) 573-6700


Business Information
Deposition Sciences, Inc, (DSI®), a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, is a premier supplier of Advanced Materials and Thin Film Coatings. Located in Santa Rosa, CA, our talented workforce provides the world’s best thin film optical coatings, products and services. Our products include Sunshade thermal control material, space qualified materials and coatings, flexible sputtered coatings, ESD materials, beamsplitters, absorption coatings, aperture coatings, band pass filters, dark mirror coatings, cold mirrors, notch filters, long wave pass filter coatings, short wave pass filter coatings, edge/dichroic beamsplitters and custom thin film coatings. We use our MicroDyn magnetron sputtering coating technology to produce thin films.

Industry panel discussion at Space Foundation Space Symposium featuring aerospace and defense leaders discussing spacecraft technology, satellite systems, and space industry innovation. Deposition Sciences participates in major aerospace conferences showcasing thermal control materials, optical coatings, and space-qualified products for satellite and spacecraft applications. Event highlights Lockheed Martin company presence in commercial and government space sectors.
Industry panel discussion at Space Foundation Space Symposium featuring aerospace and defense leaders discussing spacecraft technology, satellite systems, and space industry innovation. Deposition Sciences participates in major aerospace conferences showcasing thermal control materials, optical coatings, and space-qualified products for satellite and spacecraft applications. Event highlights Lockheed Martin company presence in commercial and government space sectors.
Exterior view of Deposition Sciences' Santa Rosa, California manufacturing campus featuring modern industrial architecture with Class 100 and Class 1000 cleanroom facilities. The 144,000 square-foot Lockheed Martin facility produces spacecraft thermal control materials, precision optical coatings, and MicroDyn® magnetron sputtered coatings for aerospace, defense, and satellite applications. Landscaped grounds surround the advanced thin film coating production center.
Exterior view of Deposition Sciences' Santa Rosa, California manufacturing campus featuring modern industrial architecture with Class 100 and Class 1000 cleanroom facilities. The 144,000 square-foot Lockheed Martin facility produces spacecraft thermal control materials, precision optical coatings, and MicroDyn® magnetron sputtered coatings for aerospace, defense, and satellite applications. Landscaped grounds surround the advanced thin film coating production center.
Cleanroom technician inspecting precision optical bandpass filter with red/orange wavelength transmission coating. DSI's quality control process ensures MicroDyn® magnetron sputtered coatings meet aerospace and defense specifications for MWIR infrared applications, thermal imaging systems, and hyperspectral sensors. Multi-layer thin film coatings manufactured to military specifications with rigorous environmental testing protocols.
Cleanroom technician inspecting precision optical bandpass filter with red/orange wavelength transmission coating. DSI's quality control process ensures MicroDyn® magnetron sputtered coatings meet aerospace and defense specifications for MWIR infrared applications, thermal imaging systems, and hyperspectral sensors. Multi-layer thin film coatings manufactured to military specifications with rigorous environmental testing protocols.
Marketing graphic showcasing Deposition Sciences' reliable thin film coating capabilities including flexible substrate coatings, optical filters, and dark mirror components. DSI's Lockheed Martin-owned facility produces space-qualified coatings using MicroDyn® magnetron sputtering technology for aerospace, defense, satellite thermal control, and precision optics applications. Products feature superior density, durability, and environmental stability.Marketing graphic showcasing Deposition Sciences' reliable thin film coating capabilities including flexible substrate coatings, optical filters, and dark mirror components. DSI's Lockheed Martin-owned facility produces space-qualified coatings using MicroDyn® magnetron sputtering technology for aerospace, defense, satellite thermal control, and precision optics applications. Products feature superior density, durability, and environmental stability.
Marketing graphic showcasing Deposition Sciences' reliable thin film coating capabilities including flexible substrate coatings, optical filters, and dark mirror components. DSI's Lockheed Martin-owned facility produces space-qualified coatings using MicroDyn® magnetron sputtering technology for aerospace, defense, satellite thermal control, and precision optics applications. Products feature superior density, durability, and environmental stability.Marketing graphic showcasing Deposition Sciences' reliable thin film coating capabilities including flexible substrate coatings, optical filters, and dark mirror components. DSI's Lockheed Martin-owned facility produces space-qualified coatings using MicroDyn® magnetron sputtering technology for aerospace, defense, satellite thermal control, and precision optics applications. Products feature superior density, durability, and environmental stability.
Marketing graphic featuring DSI's precision bandpass filter with pink/rose wavelength transmission coating. Deposition Sciences manufactures narrow, broad, and multi-wavelength bandpass filters using MicroDyn® magnetron sputtering technology for visible through MWIR applications including thermal imaging, LIDAR systems, hyperspectral sensors, biomedical imaging, and aerospace defense optical systems. Lockheed Martin company product.
Marketing graphic featuring DSI's precision bandpass filter with pink/rose wavelength transmission coating. Deposition Sciences manufactures narrow, broad, and multi-wavelength bandpass filters using MicroDyn® magnetron sputtering technology for visible through MWIR applications including thermal imaging, LIDAR systems, hyperspectral sensors, biomedical imaging, and aerospace defense optical systems. Lockheed Martin company product.
Marketing graphic featuring DSI's Sunshade® thermal control material on communications satellite in Earth orbit. The RF-transparent all-dielectric coating provides solar reflectance ≥86% while maintaining full antenna performance across L through V bands for satellite communications. Sunshade® materials offer ESD protection, flexible installation, and 20+ years space heritage for LEO, MEO, GEO, and deep space missions. Lockheed Martin Deposition Sciences product.
Marketing graphic featuring DSI's Sunshade® thermal control material on communications satellite in Earth orbit. The RF-transparent all-dielectric coating provides solar reflectance ≥86% while maintaining full antenna performance across L through V bands for satellite communications. Sunshade® materials offer ESD protection, flexible installation, and 20+ years space heritage for LEO, MEO, GEO, and deep space missions. Lockheed Martin Deposition Sciences product.
Marketing graphic showcasing DSI's precision notch filters with green wavelength blocking characteristics manufactured using MicroDyn® magnetron sputtering technology. Three optical components demonstrate selective wavelength blocking while transmitting shorter and longer wavelengths for CO₂ absorption blocking in thermal imaging, laser protection eyewear, Raman spectroscopy, and aerospace defense applications. Deposition Sciences Lockheed Martin company product.
Marketing graphic showcasing DSI's precision notch filters with green wavelength blocking characteristics manufactured using MicroDyn® magnetron sputtering technology. Three optical components demonstrate selective wavelength blocking while transmitting shorter and longer wavelengths for CO₂ absorption blocking in thermal imaging, laser protection eyewear, Raman spectroscopy, and aerospace defense applications. Deposition Sciences Lockheed Martin company product.
Technician in white cleanroom suit installing DSI's Sunshade® thermal control material on spacecraft equipment in controlled manufacturing environment. The flexible, conformable material provides thermal control with RF transparency for satellite communications while maintaining electrostatic discharge protection. Features reflective, flexible, and lightweight properties optimized for space applications.
Technician in white cleanroom suit installing DSI's Sunshade® thermal control material on spacecraft equipment in controlled manufacturing environment. The flexible, conformable material provides thermal control with RF transparency for satellite communications while maintaining electrostatic discharge protection. Features reflective, flexible, and lightweight properties optimized for space applications.
Deposition Sciences' Sunshade® thermal control material displaying the reflective silver coating on flexible Kapton substrate. This all-dielectric thin film coating provides superior solar reflectance (≥86%) while maintaining RF transparency below 69 GHz for satellite antenna applications. Product offers conformable, lightweight thermal management for LEO, MEO, and GEO spacecraft missions.
Deposition Sciences' Sunshade® thermal control material displaying the reflective silver coating on flexible Kapton substrate. This all-dielectric thin film coating provides superior solar reflectance (≥86%) while maintaining RF transparency below 69 GHz for satellite antenna applications. Product offers conformable, lightweight thermal management for LEO, MEO, and GEO spacecraft missions.
Cleanroom technicians in blue nitrile gloves carefully handling DSI's Sunshade® space thermal control material on inspection table. The material features precision-applied thin film coatings providing thermal control and ESD protection for spacecraft applications. Manufactured in Lockheed Martin's Santa Rosa, California facility with Class 100/1000 cleanroom standards ensuring space-qualified quality.
Cleanroom technicians in blue nitrile gloves carefully handling DSI's Sunshade® space thermal control material on inspection table. The material features precision-applied thin film coatings providing thermal control and ESD protection for spacecraft applications. Manufactured in Lockheed Martin's Santa Rosa, California facility with Class 100/1000 cleanroom standards ensuring space-qualified quality.
Precision beamsplitter optical component featuring DSI's custom multilayer thin film coatings. Manufactured using proprietary MicroDyn® magnetron sputtering technology, this component divides incoming light into reflected and transmitted components with constant intensity ratios. Applications include scientific instrumentation, aerospace optics, and defense imaging systems.
Precision beamsplitter optical component featuring DSI's custom multilayer thin film coatings. Manufactured using proprietary MicroDyn® magnetron sputtering technology, this component divides incoming light into reflected and transmitted components with constant intensity ratios. Applications include scientific instrumentation, aerospace optics, and defense imaging systems.
Collection of custom optical components showcasing DSI's comprehensive coating capabilities, including patterned photolithography coatings (pink/teal wafer), bandpass filters (various colored circular optics), and specialized thin film coatings. Products demonstrate UV through VLWIR spectral range coverage (up to 22 μm) for aerospace, defense, biomedical imaging, and scientific research applications.
Collection of custom optical components showcasing DSI's comprehensive coating capabilities, including patterned photolithography coatings (pink/teal wafer), bandpass filters (various colored circular optics), and specialized thin film coatings. Products demonstrate UV through VLWIR spectral range coverage (up to 22 μm) for aerospace, defense, biomedical imaging, and scientific research applications.
Three dark mirror coatings manufactured by Deposition Sciences featuring ultra-low reflectance (<5%) and minimal transmittance (<1% to <0.01%). These absorption coatings provide critical stray light control, aperture definition, and crosstalk elimination for hyperspectral sensors, FLIR optics, and ISR systems. Durable MicroDyn® sputtered coatings ensure environmental stability.
Three dark mirror coatings manufactured by Deposition Sciences featuring ultra-low reflectance (<5%) and minimal transmittance (<1% to <0.01%). These absorption coatings provide critical stray light control, aperture definition, and crosstalk elimination for hyperspectral sensors, FLIR optics, and ISR systems. Durable MicroDyn® sputtered coatings ensure environmental stability.
Precision photolithography patterned thin film coating on semiconductor wafer demonstrating DSI's advanced patterning capabilities. Features sizes as small as 5 μm on substrates up to 8 inches in diameter. Applications include filter arrays, fiducials, CMOS IR filters, and complex geometries for telecommunications, biomedical imaging, and scientific instrumentation.
Precision photolithography patterned thin film coating on semiconductor wafer demonstrating DSI's advanced patterning capabilities. Features sizes as small as 5 μm on substrates up to 8 inches in diameter. Applications include filter arrays, fiducials, CMOS IR filters, and complex geometries for telecommunications, biomedical imaging, and scientific instrumentation.
Exterior view of Deposition Sciences' state-of-the-art 144,000 square-foot manufacturing facility located in Santa Rosa, California. The Lockheed Martin-owned facility houses Class 100 and Class 1000 cleanroom environments for producing space-qualified thermal control materials and precision optical coatings for aerospace, defense, and commercial applications.
Exterior view of Deposition Sciences' state-of-the-art 144,000 square-foot manufacturing facility located in Santa Rosa, California. The Lockheed Martin-owned facility houses Class 100 and Class 1000 cleanroom environments for producing space-qualified thermal control materials and precision optical coatings for aerospace, defense, and commercial applications.
Precision dichroic edge filter featuring DSI's advanced thin film coating technology with visible blue wavelength transmission. Provides excellent wavelength separation with superior durability and polarization insensitivity. Manufactured using MicroDyn® magnetron sputtering for applications in FLIR systems, missile optics, ISR systems, and scientific instrumentation.
Precision dichroic edge filter featuring DSI's advanced thin film coating technology with visible blue wavelength transmission. Provides excellent wavelength separation with superior durability and polarization insensitivity. Manufactured using MicroDyn® magnetron sputtering for applications in FLIR systems, missile optics, ISR systems, and scientific instrumentation.
Technicians in full cleanroom suits operating DSI's proprietary MicroDyn® magnetron sputtering deposition system. The octagonally-shaped chamber with rotating drum enables uniform coating of complex geometries with superior density and durability compared to traditional evaporation methods. System produces coatings up to 30 square feet per batch run with extreme thermal resistance up to 1100°C.
Technicians in full cleanroom suits operating DSI's proprietary MicroDyn® magnetron sputtering deposition system. The octagonally-shaped chamber with rotating drum enables uniform coating of complex geometries with superior density and durability compared to traditional evaporation methods. System produces coatings up to 30 square feet per batch run with extreme thermal resistance up to 1100°C.
Quality control technicians in cleanroom environment inspecting optical components using specialized equipment. Rigorous testing ensures coatings meet military specifications (MIL-C-48497, MIL-F-48616, MIL-M-13508) and space qualification standards. Environmental testing includes humidity, salt fog, abrasion resistance, temperature cycling, and thermal shock validation.
Quality control technicians in cleanroom environment inspecting optical components using specialized equipment. Rigorous testing ensures coatings meet military specifications (MIL-C-48497, MIL-F-48616, MIL-M-13508) and space qualification standards. Environmental testing includes humidity, salt fog, abrasion resistance, temperature cycling, and thermal shock validation.
Technician conducting detailed optical performance testing and inspection of thin film coatings. DSI's comprehensive testing protocols verify spectral transmission/reflection characteristics, laser damage thresholds (up to 25 MW/cm²), and environmental durability to ensure space-qualified and military-specification compliance for mission-critical applications.
Technician conducting detailed optical performance testing and inspection of thin film coatings. DSI's comprehensive testing protocols verify spectral transmission/reflection characteristics, laser damage thresholds (up to 25 MW/cm²), and environmental durability to ensure space-qualified and military-specification compliance for mission-critical applications.
High-performance bandpass filter featuring DSI's multilayer thin film coating with orange/red wavelength transmission characteristics. Manufactured using MicroDyn® technology for narrow, broad, or dual/multi-wavelength configurations from visible through MWIR applications. Used in thermal imaging, hyperspectral sensors, automotive LIDAR, and defense optical systems.
High-performance bandpass filter featuring DSI's multilayer thin film coating with orange/red wavelength transmission characteristics. Manufactured using MicroDyn® technology for narrow, broad, or dual/multi-wavelength configurations from visible through MWIR applications. Used in thermal imaging, hyperspectral sensors, automotive LIDAR, and defense optical systems.
Complete range of precision optical components showcasing DSI's full-spectrum coating capabilities from UV through very long-wave infrared (up to 22 μm). Product assortment includes colored bandpass filters, dichroic mirrors, beamsplitters, cold/hot mirrors, and custom antireflection coatings for aerospace, defense, commercial, medical, and scientific applications manufactured with space-heritage quality standards.
Complete range of precision optical components showcasing DSI's full-spectrum coating capabilities from UV through very long-wave infrared (up to 22 μm). Product assortment includes colored bandpass filters, dichroic mirrors, beamsplitters, cold/hot mirrors, and custom antireflection coatings for aerospace, defense, commercial, medical, and scientific applications manufactured with space-heritage quality standards.
DSI's proprietary MicroDyn® magnetron sputtering deposition system featuring dual octagonal chambers for high-volume precision coating production. This advanced PVD system incorporates secondary-activation plasma source using microwaves for complete oxidation control and produces exceptionally dense, hard coatings with superior environmental stability compared to conventional evaporation methods. Capacity up to 30 square feet per batch.
DSI's proprietary MicroDyn® magnetron sputtering deposition system featuring dual octagonal chambers for high-volume precision coating production. This advanced PVD system incorporates secondary-activation plasma source using microwaves for complete oxidation control and produces exceptionally dense, hard coatings with superior environmental stability compared to conventional evaporation methods. Capacity up to 30 square feet per batch.
Three precision notch filters with green wavelength blocking characteristics manufactured by Deposition Sciences. These specialized coatings block specific wavelength bands while transmitting both shorter and longer wavelengths, essential for CO₂ absorption blocking in thermal imaging systems, laser protection eyewear, and Raman spectroscopy applications in aerospace and scientific instrumentation.
Three precision notch filters with green wavelength blocking characteristics manufactured by Deposition Sciences. These specialized coatings block specific wavelength bands while transmitting both shorter and longer wavelengths, essential for CO₂ absorption blocking in thermal imaging systems, laser protection eyewear, and Raman spectroscopy applications in aerospace and scientific instrumentation.
Patriot missile launch at White Sands demonstrating defense applications of DSI's advanced optical coatings. The company's IsoDyn® LPCVD technology coats ceramic, sapphire, and zinc sulfide missile domes (as small as 0.25 mm diameter) providing antireflection properties, environmental durability, and laser damage resistance for guidance systems and FLIR optics in military defense applications.
Patriot missile launch at White Sands demonstrating defense applications of DSI's advanced optical coatings. The company's IsoDyn® LPCVD technology coats ceramic, sapphire, and zinc sulfide missile domes (as small as 0.25 mm diameter) providing antireflection properties, environmental durability, and laser damage resistance for guidance systems and FLIR optics in military defense applications.
Communications satellite in Earth orbit showcasing the application of DSI's Sunshade® thermal control materials. The RF-transparent coatings enable optimal thermal management while maintaining full satellite communications capability across L, S, C, X, Ku, K, Ka, and V bands. Sunshade® materials provide solar reflectance ≥86%, ESD protection, and proven performance in LEO, MEO, GEO, and deep space environments with 20+ years space heritage.
Communications satellite in Earth orbit showcasing the application of DSI's Sunshade® thermal control materials. The RF-transparent coatings enable optimal thermal management while maintaining full satellite communications capability across L, S, C, X, Ku, K, Ka, and V bands. Sunshade® materials provide solar reflectance ≥86%, ESD protection, and proven performance in LEO, MEO, GEO, and deep space environments with 20+ years space heritage.
Technician in blue nitrile gloves handling DSI's Sunshade® Tape flexible optical solar reflector (FOSR) material. This innovative product offers equivalent optical properties to traditional glass optical solar reflectors (OSRs) with dramatically reduced manufacturing costs, easier installation via 3M966 pressure-sensitive adhesive backing, and superior durability during handling. Ideal for satellite radomes, antenna covers, and apertures requiring thermal control with ESD protection.
Technician in blue nitrile gloves handling DSI's Sunshade® Tape flexible optical solar reflector (FOSR) material. This innovative product offers equivalent optical properties to traditional glass optical solar reflectors (OSRs) with dramatically reduced manufacturing costs, easier installation via 3M966 pressure-sensitive adhesive backing, and superior durability during handling. Ideal for satellite radomes, antenna covers, and apertures requiring thermal control with ESD protection.
Opening Times
Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat-Sun Closed

Email Addresses
info@dsiinquiry.com

Products:
Sputtered Thin Film Coatings, Short & Long Wave Pass Filters, Patterned Thin Film Coatings, Notch Filters, Dichroic Edge Pass Filters, Dark Mirror Coatings, Beamsplitters, Bandpass Filters, Sunshade® Thermal Control Material, Sunshade® Tape

Services:
Spacecraft Thermal Control Coatings, Precision Optical Thin Film Coatings, MicroDyn® Magnetron Sputtering, IsoDyn® Low-Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition (LPCVD), Photolithography Processing & Patterned Coatings, Antireflection (AR) Coatings for Optical Components, Bandpass Filter Manufacturing, Dichroic Edge Filter Production, Dark Mirror & Absorption Coatings, Beamsplitter Coatings, Notch Filter Manufacturing, Missile Dome Coating Services, Sapphire Dome Coating, FLIR Optics Coating, Telescope Optics Coating, Hermetic Seal Solderable Coatings, ESD Protection Coatings, Multilayer Insulation (MLI) Alternatives, Custom Optical Filter Design & Manufacturing, Space-Qualified Materials Testing & Certification

Brands:
MicroDyn®, IsoDyn®, Sunshade® Tape, Sunshade-1002, Sunshade-2002

Specialties:
RF-Transparent Thermal Control Materials, Space Environment Coatings, Atomic Oxygen Resistant Coatings, Radiation-Hardened Optical Coatings, High-Temperature Optical Coatings, UV to VLWIR Spectral Range Coatings, Military Specification Compliant Coatings, High Laser Damage Threshold Coatings, Complex Geometry Coating, Low-Temperature Substrate Processing, Ultra-Dense Sputtered Film Technology, Flexible Optical Solar Reflector (FOSR) Materials, Electrostatic Discharge Protection Systems, Hyperspectral Sensor Coatings, ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance) Optics

Associations:
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, NASA Space Flight Heritage, Military Specification Compliant

Languages:
english

Established:
1986




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