Melles Griot Optics Strengthens DUV Lens Coating Capability

Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF (Fraunhofer IOF) and Friedrich Schiller University Jena developed an optical coating system that combines...

Space optical communications developer TESAT partnered with EAGLE-1 consortium lead SES, a provider of ground and satellite operations, to develop and integrate the Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)...

Monroe Community College received a $5.1 million grant from the Department of Defense’s Manufacturing Engineering Education Program (MEEP) to fund its optics and photonics associate degree...

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...

Discover exceptional performance in UV light control with Chroma’s UV Filters, precision engineered to deliver the accuracy and quality your project demands. From small batches to high-volume...

The Midas Metalization System from Intlvac is designed to produce a single or multilayer symmetrical metal coating on ends, mid spans, or windows of optical fibers for use in a hermetically sealed...

DSI designs and manufactures bandpasses, beamsplitters, ARs, and absorption coatings for use in the MWIR through LWIR wavelength regions, customized to specific applications. Using photolithography,...

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...

Lenses come in a variety of shapes, sizes and materials. They can be made of a single piece of glass or have multiple elements; their surfaces can be spherical, aspheric or cylindrical; they can be...

The first high-reflectance mirror coatings for the UV and vacuum UV (VUV) were of the Al + MgF2 type produced in the late 1950s. Coatings of this design are still used today for multigas cavity...

Photonics Rules of Thumb Scientists and engineers tend to want to answer simple relational questions with a blackboard covered with equations, even when questioners just want a rough estimate to...

MKS Newport spectral optics product overview providing a summary of competencies in diffraction gratings, optical filters, optical mirrors, OptoFlash multichannel spectrometer engines, and design &...

Contact exposing technique achieves geometries as small as 5 microns on substrates up to 18" diameter utilizing a variety of thin film coating materials.

Learn the basics of how interference filters functions.

Space can be a harsh environment for optical coatings. Optimax has successfully provided antireflection (AR) coatings for a wide range of space applications. This paper outlines the results of...

Photonics Media will host its second annual Photonics Spectra Conference Jan. 10-13. The virtual event will comprise four technology tracks — Lasers, Optics, Sensors and Detectors, and Imaging...

Highly reflective mirrors for ultrafast lasers need to cover a broad wavelength range which depends on the pulse duration. Furthermore, the group delay dispersion (GDD) is usually specified to be...

Join us for a FREE webinar! Dave Aikens, the leader of the project to adopt ISO 10110 as an American National Standard, will provide an introduction of OP1.0110, the American National Standard for...

This webinar will help users understand the latest technologies in fluorescence, microscopy, and neuroscience applications, in order to specify the right coating to optimize system performance while...

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...

A coating made up of many layers of material having alternating high and low refractive index. In this way, it is possible to produce coatings with a great variety of properties. These may be...

Thin-film deposition is a process used to deposit a thin layer of material onto a substrate surface, typically ranging from nanometers to micrometers in thickness. These thin films are utilized in...

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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A common question we receive here at North American Coating Laboratories is “what is the difference between an anti-glare process and an anti-reflective process?”. This video will answer your...

Welcome to the movies and inside the home of laser optics and coatings! Get an impression of our daily routine and enjoy our thin films film stars ...

Ultraviolet coatings are specialized optical coatings designed to operate in the ultraviolet region of the electromagnetic spectrum, typically ranging from 10 nm to 400 nm. These coatings are used to...

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...

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,...

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...

Experts In Thin-film Coating Design We practice a design-before-quote approach to help customers refine specifications and minimize technical risk. We understand how coated optical elements...