Satisloh Names Bruno Fischer CEO

Edmund Optics named Linda Fonner CFO. Fonner has more than 30 years of global management experience at companies including Phillips & Cohen Associates, Atotech (an MKS brand), and Bristol Myers...

QED Technologies has appointed Michael Mohammadi, current vice president of global sales and business development at Thorlabs, president and CEO. Mohammadi, who will assume the position next week,...

MKS Instruments has added Wissam Jabre, executive vice president and CFO of Western Digital Corporation, to its board of directors. Jabre previously served as senior vice president and CFO of Dialog...

Christoph Glingene, CEO of optical networking company ADVA, will step down and transition to his previous role as CTO for ADVA, effective June 30, and will continue as CTO for Adtran. Tom Stanton...

Optikos is ready, bring your next optical product to market. We have expanded our facility to 55,000 sq. ft. to accommodate a growing number of design and manufacturing clients, and can bring your...

The MESO™ metrology solution from Imagine Optic is designed for at-wavelength testing of flat surfaces. The system offers shop floor measurements for quality control and in situ process...

The EVG®850 NanoCleave™ from EV Group is a system that enables nanometer-precision release of bonded, deposited, or grown layers from silicon carrier substrates. The system does this by...

The Vision & Weld from Kistler in collaboration with Nidec SYS is an optical quality insurance system for finding and removing NOK parts in the production of punched parts. The system combines...

Electrical engineers are very familiar with the effects of shot noise, thermal noise, flicker noise and crosstalk, and recognize how these effects can reduce the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in their...

An optical coating engineer is frequently confronted with a difficult specification for a coating. Often the difficulty in the specification results from the particular form of the optical system. If...

To the novice or casual user of optics, the acquisition of an optical system can be a very difficult experience. Failure to understand the ground rules can result in unnecessarily high cost, late...

Flat optics generally perform three main functions: They transmit light (windows), reflect light (mirrors), and fold light (prisms). While most optical manufacturers make spherical and flat optics, a...

Optikos Principal Optical Engineer Will Rusin explains how alignment turning can be used to create extremely accurate optical systems, at scale, for lower cost.

The optical manufacturing tolerance chart outlines the general tolerance limits for spherical and aspherical lenses that we can accommodate. It also acts as a valuable reference tool when designing a...

A global leader in optical manufacturing and thin film coatings based on single-sided polishing for nearly 40 years, is pleased to announce new double-sided polishing (DSP) capabilities. The...

A global leader in optical manufacturing, precision thin-film coatings, and complete optical solutions, announces the company’s latest capability, the extended operating wavelength range of finished...

Hardware is hard, optics hardware is harder, and optics hardware in space is the hardest of them all. When designing systems for space, one must account for all the standard specifications of a...

Stuart Singer of Schneider Optics, Inc. discusses how to understand the modulation transfer function (MTF) with respect to lens performance, while avoiding complex math such as fast Fourier...

This webinar will address the items to consider when designing and fabricating a custom lens for any given system. Presenter Stuart Singer, chief executive officer at Schneider Optics Inc., will...

As our understanding of optical surface dynamics has improved, the definition of what constitutes a superpolished surface has evolved, although an exact definition is still debated and varies,...

Quality control and inspection systems in optics and photonics ensure that optical components and systems meet stringent performance and reliability standards. These systems are critical in...

Diffractive optical processors are optical devices that utilize diffractive optics principles to perform various computational tasks, such as image processing, pattern recognition, and optical...

Optical manufacturing tools and machinery encompass a wide range of equipment, instruments, and systems used in the fabrication, shaping, finishing, and testing of optical components and systems....

An optical modulator is a device used to control or modify a property of light, such as its amplitude, phase, polarization, or frequency. Optical modulators are essential components in a wide range...

Embark on a journey into precision optics with Avantier, your trusted provider of optical solutions. With over 50 years of expertise, we offer a comprehensive range of materials, cutting-edge...

Explore the art and science of optical coatings with Avantier in our latest YouTube video. As leaders in applying thin films to optical components, we delve into the intricacies of enhancing light...

Avantier offers a wide range of materials, cutting-edge equipment, and optic and component capabilities for custom or OEM optics and components. With over 50 years of expertise in custom optics and...

Avantier Inc. is an unparalleled leader in providing custom optical systems solutions. We offer advance precision custom optical design, optical engineering, optical lens assembly, rapid optical...

Optical manufacturing tools and machinery encompass a wide range of equipment, instruments, and systems used in the fabrication, shaping, finishing, and testing of optical components and systems....

A monochromator is an optical instrument used to isolate and select a narrow range of wavelengths from a broader spectrum of light. The term monochromator is derived from "monochromatic," meaning...

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,...

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

Precision Optical: our name embodies who we are. Since 1959, Precision Optical has earned a widely recognized reputation for reliability, value, and quality precision optics for the most demanding...