Jenoptik Opens Production Center

Quantifi Photonics, a photonics test and measurement company, has appointed co-founder Iannick Monfils as its CEO following the departure of fellow co-founder Andy Stevens. Stevens will continue to...

AAC Clyde Space has secured rights to leverage TNO’s optical technology for manufacturing and distributing laser satellite communication terminals. Additionally, FSO Instruments will serve as a...

Micro-LED technology company Mojo Vision has partnered with DigiLens, a developer of head-worn holographic display and waveguide technology, to integrate its micro-LED technology with DigiLens’...

The W3+ Fair is set to return to the Sparkassen-Arena in Jena, Germany, on September 25 and 26. The trade fair for photonics, optics, electronics, and mechanics will allow visitors to find the latest...

HHV has two Precitech-made SPDT machines for precision aspheric and diffractive lenses up to diameter 380 mm of germanium and silicon with suitable antireflective and DLC coatings. Metal optics viz...

TicWave Solutions GmbH’s silicon-based terahertz product line includes terahertz cameras, terahertz sources, and terahertz imaging systems for applications in research and industry. The...

Laser Research Optics line of CO2 lenses were designed to match the lasers used by sign and plaque makers. The lenses are optimized for 10.6 µm and feature focal lengths in 1.5 in. to 7.5 in....

The Mek VeriSpector Inline automated optical inspection system from Marantz Electronics Ltd. inspects through-hole technology components in assembly processes. The system provides real-time...

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...

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...

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...

Bullseye Apodizing filters are customizable density gradient filters that change radially from the center to the outside of the optical component. These filters are used to eliminate undesirable...

The datasheet highlights the importance of optical components in the aerospace industry, emphasizing the critical role of materials and substrates in ensuring high precision under harsh conditions....

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

While high laser-induced damage threshold is a buzzword when talking femtosecond & picosecond optics, it is not (only) the nominal LIDT value that matters. Color-change effect is an arch-enemy and a...

Following a brief introduction, professor Jannick Rolland will discuss the historical context and applications for freeform optics. She will then present mathematical descriptions and the latest...

A portion of the optical manufacturing market is driven by consumer electronics such as smartphones, augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR) devices and automated driving via advanced driver-assistance...

Medical diagnosis heavily depends on innovative methods for biomedical imaging. New system concepts that combine miniaturized optical MEMS components, such as scanning mirrors and spatial light...

Optical design concepts used to be “simple.” Designers either ran ray tracing for macroscopic optics or simulated very small domains rigorously. With the arrival of micro- and...

Usually a dielectric coating on glass or plastic optics; a coating that is comparable in hardness to glass itself.

Thin layers intended to prevent damage to plastic optics.

Plastic optics refers to optical components or systems that are made from transparent plastic materials, as opposed to traditional optical components made from glass or other materials. Plastic...

An optical combiner, in the context of optics and display technologies, refers to a device or component that combines multiple optical signals or images into a single output. The purpose of an...

We are focussed on transforming G&H to become an 'innovative customer focussed technology company' delivering responsibly and making a 'better world with photonics'. We seek to ensure that G&H...

GS Plastic Optics is a global leader in precision injection molded polymer optics. We provide the enabling components of optics-based devices for medical, defense, machine vision, and...

Check out a quick overview of some of our extensive capabilities in polymer optics, then connect with us to discuss how we can help your optics project succeed.

-Bugs Eye Camera -LED Tomatoes -Asbestos Detection This week on Light Matters: a new digital camera offers a wide-angle bug’s eye view and nearly infinite depth of field, OCT improves lens...

Plastic optics refers to optical components or systems that are made from transparent plastic materials, as opposed to traditional optical components made from glass or other materials. Plastic...

A sapphire window refers to a transparent optical component made from sapphire crystal. Sapphire is a single-crystal form of aluminum oxide (Al2O3) that is highly prized for its exceptional optical...

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

Fresnel Technologies Inc. is an expert manufacturer of molded plastic optics, including Fresnel lenses and related optical components, as well as infrared transmitting materials and optics made from...

FOCtek provides customers with all types of custom manufactured lenses, Precision Optical Components, Polarizing Optics, Prisms, Filters, Coatings, Optical Systems, Crystals, Nonlinear Crystals,...

Precision Coatings for Optics. Manufacturer of custom vacuum-deposited thin-film coatings for glass and plastic optics. Precision control and instrumentation geared to coat large and small...