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Trimming the Fat: Truncating Lenses to Shrink Systems

New optical filters are being developed due to the advancements in applications and technologies. Learn more about the future of filters at Edmund Optics.

Quickly Respond to Collapsing Product Lifecycles

Free-space optical (FSO) communications wirelessly transmit data through the air using lasers. FSO promises to revolutionize broadband internet access.

Athermalization is a type of ruggedization that mitigates the harmful effects of thermal expansion and defocus in optical and imaging systems.

Time to Replace Spherical Elements with Aspheric Lenses

Schwarz Mirrors eliminate stray light using black, engineered fused silica substrates that maintain desired characteristics while absorbing unwanted light.

Not all ruggedized imaging lenses feature the same type of ruggedization. Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of each type at Edmund Optics.

Quickly Autofocus and Overcome Depth of Field Limitations

Pulse Compression and Dispersion Compensation for Ultrafast Lasers

Mounting flat mirrors by their edges in a kinematic mount imparts stress onto the mirror surface. This results in distortion and reduced quality of the reflected wavefront, which is especially noticeable when using high-quality mirrors. Stemmed mirrors, on the other hand, are mounted from a smaller diameter “stem” protruding from the back of the mirror, resulting in significantly reduced stress on the mirror surface, high stability, and cost reduction and can be used as a replacement for a more expensive and complex kinematic mount and a conventional mirror.

The industry standard method for quantifying reflectivity does not tell the whole story

Transparent Materials with Integrated Micro-Optics

Advances in Smart Materials, Imaging, and Ultrafast Laser Optics

Advances in Microscopy Tackle the Challenges of the Future

Computer Generated Hologram metrology provides a new solution for overcoming traditional asphere metrology. Learn more about CGH metrology at Edmund Optics.

Pushing Optics to the Extreme

The future of high-speed technology: integrated photonics use light instead of electricity for computing and signal processing

Beam Shaping for High Power and Short Pulse Durations

Superpolished optics with sub-angstrom surface roughness are ideal for precise laser optics applications

Specialized coatings can minimize thermal lensing in ultrafast laser systems, which are particularly susceptible to detrimental thermal effects.

Additive manufacturing is revolutionizing rapid prototyping, IP protection, and the job market in the optics industry

Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) and multispectral imaging (MSI) are two related technologies that make use of specialized vision systems to acquire extra image information from extended regions of the electromagnetic spectrum aside from the visible spectrum.

A new generation of small, cost-effective, CW ultraviolet (UV) lasers allows more applications to move to UV wavelengths for increased power and precision.

The growth of automation has introduced machine vision lenses to more harsh environments involving shock, vibration, contaminants, and temperature swings.

23 unique imaging systems help the Perseverance Mars rover look for signs of water and ancient life on the red planet.

Image Quality of a Telecentric with the Flexibility of a Liquid Lens

Sensor Manufacturing Designs & Methods

Semiconductor supermirrors offer high reflectivity and outperform many IR mirrors on the market. Learn more about these new supermirrors at Edmund Optics.

Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines used for complex geometry manufacturing are expanding their material capabilities. Learn more at Edmund Optics.