Metricon Corporation has pioneered the practical application of prism coupling technology, providing unmatched ease and accuracy in measurement of refractive index and thickness of thin films and index of bulk materials and characterization of optical waveguide loss.

Since its inception in 1980, more than a thousand Metricon systems have been delivered to top universities, research institutes, and corporations in more than 40 countries and Metricon prism coupling systems have been referenced in hundreds of articles in scientific journals.