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Plastic Optics A plastic optic is the integration of plastic materials into optical applications. When the materials are refined into lenses, prisms and mirrors, they serve the purpose of glass optics at a lower cost and a significant savings of weight.

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G-S PLASTIC OPTICS - Rochester, NYG-S PLASTIC OPTICS specializes in the custom manufacture of precision polymer optics for use in imaging, scanning, detection and illumination applications worldwide. In-house capability to provide diamond-turned and injection-molded prototypes, production injection molding, thin-film and reflective...
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Apollo Optical Systems, Inc. - West Henrietta, NY
Manufacturer of custom precision optical components specializing in single-point diamond turning and injection-molded polymer optics in prototype and production volumes. In-house capabilities include SPDT, extensive metrology, injection molding, optical and mechanical design and engineering. Also...
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Diverse Optics Inc. - Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Diverse Optics manufactures custom precision polymer optic components and assemblies. Core processes include injection molding, single-point diamond turning (SPDT), optomechanical design, metrology, assembly, bonding, and thin-film coating. Transforms optical systems from expensive, heavy, and...
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Edmund Optics, Inc. - Barrington, NJManufacturer and distributor of optical and imaging components for OEM and research applications. Products include lenses, prisms, filters, mirrors, optomechanical equipment, lasers, imaging lenses, CCD cameras, capture boards and imaging systems. Our comprehensive selection of optical components...
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Fresnel Technologies, Inc. - Fort Worth, TXManufacturer of molded plastic Fresnel lenses and related optical components, as well as infrared transmitting materials and optics made from them. Specialties include lens arrays for passive infrared applications, diffusers and microlens arrays for illumination, and optics for environmental...
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RHK Japan, Inc. - Tokyo, JapanSupplier of plastic lenses, Fresnel lenses, linear Fresnels, lenticulars, Fresnel prisms and matte-surface plates.
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plastic optics The integration of plastic materials into optical applications. When the materials are refined into lenses, prisms and mirrors, they serve the purpose of glass optics at a lower cost and a significant savings of weight.
plastic fiber Fiber in which both core and cladding are made of plastic.
plastic lens A lens made from transparent plastic material. Lenses over 31/2 in. in diameter are usually machined, ground and polished. Smaller lenses are usually injection molded, the mount surrounding the lens often being molded in place at the same time. As...
plastic jackets The direct cladding used for fused silica cores to create large numerical aperture fibers and used as overcoats to glass-clad fibers to reduce microbend loss and increase mechanical protection.
plastic-clad silica (PCS) fiber An optical waveguide having a silica core and a plastic cladding.