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G&H has won a contract to supply periscope technology as part of the U.K.’s Challenger 3 program, to upgrade the British army’s main battle tanks. Rheinmetall Electronics UK awarded...

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...

Precision optical technology manufacturer G&H has sold its Boston-based EM4 optoelectronics subsidiary to EMFOUR Acquisition Co. LLC, a subsidiary of an unnamed U.S.-based global technology...

Partners from aerospace manufacturer Pratt & Whitney and Virginia Tech have developed an optical technology to calculate engine thrust to allow high-fidelity measurements of gas turbine engine...

Improvements in detection for the range 1000 to 3000 nm have allowed for the use of SWIR wavelengths in a number of remote-sensing applications. Chroma’s optical filters are produced on...

Among the many reasons to utilize Meadowlark Optics’ waveplates are these capabilities: • Linear retardance measurement accuracy of approximately ±0.0005 waves from 400 –...

Sight Glass Viewports made from sapphire exhibit Mohs 9 hardness, which is second only to diamond, making them ideal for applications in hostile environments, and they feature 0.001-in. TIR...

The QSFP OCM (optical channel monitor) from PhotonPath, in collaboration with Jabil, is a pluggable optical channel monitor on a quad small form factor pluggable (QSFP) form factor created as a...

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...

Surface quality has become one of the most poorly understood specifications in the optics industry. A significant portion of the confusion stems from the two major competing (and largely...

To Isaac Newton the problem was clear, and in 1704 he realized the effects of atmospheric turbulence on image formation. Just as heat waves shimmering above a hot patch of ground can distort our...

Photonics is the study of light and other types of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The impact of photonics on research, technology, navigation, culture, astronomy, forensics, and...

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...

Optical mounts frequently play a critical role in overall laser system performance. Yet their impact often only becomes obvious when system operation degrades due to optical misalignment induced by...

This whitepaper looks at the unique challenges associated with optical systems by exploring two extremes, an ultra-high precision instrument, and a low-cost consumer product, and the different...

The Cricket™² is a plug & play camera image intensifier attachment enabling low light level imaging and extreme high shutter speeds for CMOS and CCD cameras. The Cricket™² fitted with a single MCP...

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...

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...

The global optics, photonics, and imaging industry is growing, but a worldwide shortage of technicians exists. This, coupled with industry reports that 20% of experienced technicians and engineers...

In April 2021, the American Center for Optics Manufacturing (AmeriCOM) was established by optics manufacturers in partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The mission: to build the...

Thin layers intended to prevent damage to plastic optics.

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

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...

Magnetorheological finishing (MRF) is a precision optics polishing technique used for shaping and finishing optical surfaces to achieve extremely high levels of smoothness and accuracy. It is...

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.

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...

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...

-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...

An aspheric mirror is an optical mirror surface that deviates from the shape of a perfect sphere, having a non-spherical surface profile. Unlike traditional spherical mirrors, which have a curved...

Freeform optics refers to the design and fabrication of optical surfaces that do not follow traditional symmetric shapes, such as spheres or aspheres. Unlike standard optical components with...

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...