ELIAS – Extreme Light Infrastructure Advanced deposition System

High intensity laser facilities require large area optics for reliable operation. ELI-Beamlines, together with Vacuum Innovations, has developed and commissioned a large-scale electron-beam evaporation system (ELIAS) for precision optical coatings. Ultrafast components for extreme power laser applications with up to 1.2 m diameter can be coated with high uniformity by metal and dielectric thin films. Current status and initial results are presented together with the future plans.