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Cleaning Bare Gold Coatings

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Cleaning Bare Gold Coatings

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Dust and stains on optics can cause scattering, and impurities on the optic surface can react with incident laser light to damage optical coatings. With proper handling and cleaning of your optics, you can prevent damage and ensure their continued performance. If it’s not dirty, don’t clean it! Although this tip applies to all optics, it is particularly important with optics that are coated with relatively soft metals such as Gold. Handling optics increases their chances of getting dirty or damaged, so you should clean optics only when necessary.

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