Hexagon AB Acquires External-Array Software

SCHOTT AG subsidiary SCHOTT MINIFAB will open a manufacturing facility in Phoenix to provide design and manufacturing services for diagnostic and life sciences companies. SCHOTT MINIFAB (formerly...

Optica named Robert Boyd of the University of Ottawa and the University of Rochester as the 2023 Frederic Ives Medal/Jarus W. Quinn Prize recipient. Boyd is recognized for pioneering contributions to...

Spectral MD Holdings, a predictive analytics company with proprietary AI and optical technology for treatment decisions in wound care, appointed Niko Pagoulatos COO. Pagoulatos has held multiple...

Imperx, a provider of ruggedized cameras for aerospace and machine vision, named David Head director of business development. Head has over 20 years of experience in the computer vision industry,...

The ATLASCAN Max and MARVELSCAN from Hexagon AB are handheld 3D scanning devices that can be used in automotive, rail, industrial equipment, and general manufacturing applications. Eliminating the...

The SmartScan VR800 from Hexagon AB is an optical 3D scanner with a motorized zoom lens that enables users to adjust data resolution and measurement volume entirely through software settings. The...

The Leica BLK360 laser scanner from Hexagon AB advances reality capture with speed and efficiency. The device creates photorealistic, accurate digital twins in 20 s. The sensor can be used for...

The Absolute Scanner AS1-XL modular 3D laser scanner from Hexagon AB is designed for large surface inspection. The scanner is compatible with Hexagon's laser tracker and portable measuring arm...

There are three fundamentally different dispersive phenomena in optical fiber, of which polarization mode dispersion (PMD) is the most complex. In digital multimode fiber systems, a light pulse...

With the understanding of aspheric lens manufacturing provided in part one of this article, designers have the tools to optimize their aspheres; the next step is to understand how to specify and...

The use of precision polymer optics is becoming an increasing necessity today as products demand sophisticated light handling components to achieve desired results. Polymer optics can be thought of...

Ultraprecision machining can be defined in general terms as the removal of material from a substrate utilizing a machine tool that operates at a resolution of 10 nm (0.4 μin.) or less. The...

High-speed adaptive correction of optics, based on real-time metrology feedback, has benefitted numerous scientific communities for several decades. However, it remains a major technological...

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...

Nanoscale motion requires fastidious attention to instrumentation, passive controls, and experiment design. Most users have experience in motion control within the sphere of the microscale. In this...

The new general purpose interferometer. Fizeau interferometer for surface and wavefront metrology. 1-Megapixel imaging and 4 optical sources.

The field of laser optics, while by no means new, continues to be a subject of confusion and frustration, but also exciting innovation. Recent developments in laser technologies have enabled...

3D optical methods have come a long way from the early stereo viewers and multiangle sliding images that existed more than a century ago. As measurement tools, these methods have in the past 40 years...

Are you curious about how to put deep learning technologies to use? Would you like to know what deep learning can accomplish within your machine vision application? This webinar will give users...

OCT (optical coherence tomography) is a noninvasive optical imaging modality that is well established for ophthalmology and has been shown to have an interesting potential for other medical fields...

A polygonal mirror, also known as a multifaceted mirror or facet mirror, is a type of optical component used in various laser systems, optical scanners, and imaging devices. It consists of a flat or...

Graphene is a two-dimensional allotrope of carbon consisting of a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice pattern. It is the basic building block of other carbon-based materials...

Achirality refers to the property of a molecule or object that is superimposable on its mirror image. In other words, an achiral molecule or object does not exhibit chirality, meaning it does not...

A doubly refracting mineral used to produce polarizing prisms. It is uniaxial negative and in the trigonal division of the hexagonal system of crystals. Its indices are e = 1.486, w = 1.658; its...

In this video, we explore how an AOM CGH (computer-generated hologram) coupled with our metrology platform enables testing for a freeform optic. The metrology platform provides a mount for a test...

Solving MERFISH challenges for Spatial Transcriptomics

The next era of fast, noncontact, high-resolution 3D metrology of aspheric optics is here! VFA+ pushes the boundaries of what is possible in the design and production of precise aspheric surfaces....

We are celebrating 10 years of Äpre! We’re proud to have helped so many of you increase your capabilities so you, in turn, can meet your customer’s toughest requirements. We’re grateful we can...

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...

The Optical Engineering Experts® Optikos designs and manufactures metrology products for measuring and assuring optical image quality; and provides optical engineering design, development,...

Optimax is America’s largest optics manufacturer. On the cutting edge of future applications, Optimax implements an engineered solutions approach to help our customers achieve breakthroughs in...