From: davide.mazzotti@ino.it   
      
   On 09/23/2012 12:45 AM, Phil Hobbs wrote:   
   > Dade wrote:   
   >>   
   >> Does anyone know where I can buy this kind of optical diffuser?   
   >> Thank you in advance.   
   >>   
   >> Dade :)   
   >   
   > That's hard.  The usual white diffuse coatings are made of oxides, which   
   > are pretty much opaque by 5 um.   
   >   
   > If you have a decent budget, your best bet would be an integrating   
   > sphere with a textured gold surface.  Labsphere makes theirs with   
   > Infragold coating, which is the only commercial source I know about.  Be   
   > prepared for sticker shock!   
      
   Thank you very much Phil, but what I am looking for is a transmission   
   diffuser, something like an opal, but not made from silica.   
   I have already considered Labsphere integrating spheres and their Infragold   
   coating, but in that case we would need a sphere with a tiny diameter   
   (<1 cm), which is not available.   
      
   Do you have any more suggestions?   
      
   Cheers,   
      
   Dade :)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)