About Us
Spectra-Mat, Inc. has been able to build on our strong technical understanding of refractory powder metallurgy with sophisticated engineering capabilities to create enabling dispenser cathodes for microwave and x-ray tubes
With a strong technical base in material science and vacuum technology, today Spectra-Mat is the worldwide reference supplier of dispenser cathodes of any sizes for all microwave tubes, x-ray tubes, arc flash lamps,
neutron generation and ion lasers. Spectra-Mat dispenser cathodes enable many advanced applications in telecommunication, medical, industrial, aerospace and defense markets.
Fully vertically integrated, Spectra-Mat controls every production process for dispenser cathodes to guarantee consistency of cathode performance.
The same vertical integration creating excellence in dispenser cathodes allows our thermal management material to benchmark as “best in class”. Our shop processes can reach tolerances of .005mm (±.0002”) in thickness and ±.01 mm (±.0004) in length and width, with an in-house plating show dedicated to refractory composites.
Since acquiring Spectra-Mat, Inc in 2008, SAES Group has continued the tradition of excellence in vacuum device technologies and continued development in the thermal management regime.
Today Spectra-Mat is supplying thousands of WCu submounts per month to cool high-power semiconductor lasers for industrial and defense applications. With the same product line, Spectra-Mat is also serving the growing GaN devices market of power amplifiers for telecom and defense applications, enabling SAES Group to offer complete solutions (thermal management materials, hydrogen getters and dispensable driers) to the expanding GaN and GaAs applications.