COMMON TERMS USED IN CHART BELOW
* Optical density, or O.D. as is it is commonly known, refers to the attenuation factor of the filter to the base 10. Therefore, a filter with an OD of 2 attenuates the laser by a factor of 10 to the 2nd or 100, an OD of 3 attenuates the laser beam by a factor of 1,000, an OD of 4 by a factor of 10,000.
* Visible Light Transmission, or VLT as it is commonly known, refers to the attenuation of light by a filter in the visible spectrum. It is commonly expressed as the percentage of the visible daylight spectrum light allowed to pass thru.
* Central Europe Certified, or CE refers to products sold in the European Union that must be CE marked where a relevant European Directive exists.
| Laser Safety Eyewear |
| Filter Name |
CE |
Wavelength |
OD |
VLT |
Filter Color |
Filter Material |
Alexandrite/Diode
Item # LSEG-AD |
Yes |
730-855nm 755-830nm |
5+ 7+ |
32.6% |
 |
PolyCarb |
Alexandrite/Diode
Item # LSEG-BG38 |
No |
632nm 650-690nm 690-1000nm |
2+ 3+ 6+ |
55.5% |
 |
Glass |
Diode
Item # LSEG-DIO |
No |
600-900nm |
6+ |
27.9% |
 |
PolyCarb |
IRD2
Item # LSEP-IRD2 |
No |
190-400nm
850-1720nm |
5+
2.5+ |
34% |
 |
PolyCarb |
IRD5
Item # LSEP-IRD5 |
Yes |
190-480nm 800-1790nm 820-950nm >950-1400nm >1400-1750nm |
6+
5+ 6+ 7+ 6+ |
16% |
 |
PolyCarb |