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Precision optics and photonics technology company G&H (Gooch & Housego) has acquired GS Optics, a designer and manufacturer of polymer optics. The $15.7 million acquisition, G&H said, is...

Vision Engineering, a provider of microscopy and metrology technologies, has relocated its anodizing facility, Milturn Finishing, to Measham, England. The new ISO9001 certified facility is equipped...

The University of Twente opened its BioImaging Centre, which serves as the core facility for microscopy at the university’s Technical Medical Centre. The facility is equipped with confocal...

Quantum photonic computing company QuiX Quantum named Kathy Willing CFO. Willing has over 25 years of international experience in a broad range of industries. She began her career in investment...

OPTOMAN’s UV laser optics were developed for use in UV lasers systems. The optics can withstand more than 10,000 hours of laser irradiation, preventing downtime of the laser system and feature...

Evaporated Coatings Inc. is a professional and experienced resource for your Thin-Film Optical Coating requirements. ECI has been supplying high-precision optical coatings for more than 60 years...

NACL IR coatings improve clarity and durability by reducing reflectance and enhancing transmission in infrared wavelengths. These coatings protect surfaces from scratches, moisture, and environmental...

Continuously Variable Filters (CVFs) — also known as Linear Variable Filters — from Delta Optical Thin Film offer unprecedented tunability over a large wavelength range, steep filter...

With a specific gravity of 1.85 g/cm3, beryllium is the lightest metal that is workable. It is 45 percent lighter than aluminum and approximately five times as stiff. Its stiffness to weight ratio...

Single-crystal sapphire has been the material of choice for defense and other applications that require extremely durable optics, but aluminum oxynitride (ALON) and magnesium aluminate (spinel) have...

DATA TABLES: OPTICAL THIN-FILM MATERIALS Identification Physical Parameters Material Name Material Formula Transparent Region(µm) (see note a) Index at Wavelength...

What are thin-film coatings? The purpose of any optical thin-film coating is to modify the transmittance and reflectance properties of the substrate material to which they are applied. Most coatings...

A global leader in optical manufacturing, precision thin-film coatings, and complete optical solutions, announces the new polarizing beamsplitter cube that splits up the S & P polarization of light...

The datasheet provides an overview of surface treatments for optical components, focusing on various types of coatings, substrates, and applications. It outlines the different types of coatings...

OPTOMAN offers enhanced lifetime, reliable laser optics featuring excellent spectral performance.

Optical coating is a challenge for even the most well-established optical fabricators and custom coating providers. The field of optical coatings continues to evolve at a rapid pace, right along with...

Success in a specific market depends on meeting the right technical requirements. As demand increases, it becomes necessary to develop and establish new manufacturing processes to produce functional...

An increasingly wide range of applications need to be able to function in harsh environments, not only on space missions but also here on Earth, in particle detectors, for example. It is important to...

Imagine optical elements that rival lenses or mirrors superimposed with a precise pattern of microscopic periodic structures. These are diffraction gratings that can be used in a wide range of...

Optical coatings are thin layers of materials applied to optical components, such as lenses, mirrors, filters, and prisms, to modify their reflective and transmissive properties. These coatings are...

A term describing an antireflection coating that may be applied to optics that cannot tolerate the high temperatures usually required for normal "hard'' coatings. Such coatings lack durability...

The term photochemical pertains to chemical processes or reactions that are initiated or influenced by the absorption of light. Photochemical reactions involve the interaction of light, often in the...

An optical testing instrument is a device or system used to evaluate and measure the performance, quality, and characteristics of optical components, systems, and devices. These instruments play a...

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Serving the needs of the Military and Aerospace industry requires a high level of quality and commitment. With mission-critical programs and applications, failure is not an option. Success demands...

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A polarizing coating is a coating made up of particular birefringent materials having polarizing properties. It may be used, in some cases, to replace Polaroid or polarizing prisms.

Optical coatings are thin layers of materials applied to optical components, such as lenses, mirrors, filters, and prisms, to modify their reflective and transmissive properties. These coatings are...

G&H | GS 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...

The LaCroix name is synonymous with quality precision optics. Since 1947, three generations of family leadership have guided LaCroix Precision Optics to become the premier precision optics...

Avantier Inc. is an unparalleled leader in providing innovative imaging systems solutions and optical systems solutions. We offer advance precision custom optical design, optical engineering...

ISO 9001 & ISO 13485 certified and D&B DUNS # 113515303 Shanghai Optics is an unparalleled custom system solution provider offering advance precision custom optical design, engineering,...