Dichroic Short-Pass Filters

The TECHSPEC® Nonpolarizing Cube Beamsplitters from Edmund Optics Inc. have a 50/50 reflection/transmission ratio and are constructed from high-tolerance N-BK7 right angle prisms. Three...

Ohara is a world-class manufacturer of high-quality double-side lapped and polished substrates suitable for use at 248 nm. Exhibiting unmatched cleanliness, precision, and surface roughness and...

TECHSPEC® Dual-Band Antireflection (AR) Laser Windows from Edmund Optics Inc. feature <0.25% reflection at 532 nm and <0.1% reflection at 1064 nm for high laser throughput. ...

Fused silica, the backbone of modern optical and semiconductor technologies, reaches new heights with Ohara's SK1300, setting industry standards for ultra-high purity, laser damage resistance, and...

Current 3D-printing techniques for fabricating glass involve time-consuming processes that require high temperatures and considerable resources to complete. In a new approach, a research team...

Many users of fused silica may ask why there are so many different grades of the glass. How much variety can you expect from the simple chemical formula SiO2 — and does this wide variety have...

The short, regular pulses of femtosecond lasers are put to effective use in numerous applications, including laser surgery, micromachining, microscopy, and spectroscopy. Free-space optics...

TOPTICA Photonics Inc. moved its U.S. headquarters to Pittsford, N.Y. The company’s headquarters had been in Farmington, N.Y., and the new location remains near Rochester, N.Y. According to the...

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...

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...

Aspheric surfaces are powerful tools that combine the optical corrections of multiple lenses into a single element (Figure 1) and affect performance in ways that spherical optics cannot. For example,...

Optics today needs alchemy, and the forces that motivate microchip technology are a key reason why. Today, light can transmit and process digital information as well as electricity can — in...

Enabling new laser applications with fused silica fibers.

Short wave pass and long wave pass filters are a specialty of ours. Learn more...

Wideband or narrowband filters from the VIS to MWIR.

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Multi-sensor prism cameras offer significant advantages for color and multispectral imaging. Bayer, multi-line color line-scan and hyperspectral sensors featuring color filters on top of each pixel...

Optical fibers are an important component in modern spectroscopy, enabling remote sampling, flexible measurements, and smaller instruments. But using fiber optics in spectroscopy systems entails...

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,...

Every photonics application aims toward quality, precision, and speed. The latter improves performance and reduces costs for market advantage. This improvement in speed requires the efficient use of...

Laser optics refers to a broad category of optical components and systems designed for manipulating and controlling laser light. Laser optics play a crucial role in shaping the characteristics of...

A dichroic mirror, also known as a dichroic beamsplitter or interference filter beamsplitter, is an optical device that selectively reflects or transmits light based on its wavelength. Dichroic...

Ultraviolet (UV) fiber optics refers to optical fibers that are designed and optimized for the transmission of ultraviolet light, which is electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than...

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...

Andover serves a diverse array of demanding markets ranging from Aerospace and Defense, to Medical, Astronomy and Space Borne platforms. Applications include surveillance and targeting, environmental...

Are you interested in finding the best fused silica for applications in the near infrared? A common application in the near infrared is Laser Material Processing. In order to cut or weld metal, the...

Enabling New Laser Applications with Fused Silica Fibers: Fused silica is the material of choice due to its low absorption (low loss) and high damage threshold, enabling new applications like surface...

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A dichroic filter is a filter used to selectively transmit light according to its wavelength and not its plane of vibration.

Optical coatings are thin layers of materials applied to optical components, such as lenses, mirrors, filters, and prisms, to modify their reflective and transmissive properties. These coatings are...

A cold mirror is a mirror whose coating serves to reflect visible radiation while transmitting the infrared.

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,...

Reynard Corporation has been a premier supplier of custom optics and thin-film coatings to a global customer base since 1984. Reynard focuses on manufacturing the highest quality products with...

Omega Optical has been bringing you the light you need since 1969. Omega specializes in thin-film interference filters in the 190 nm - 10 µm wavelength range. The layers are...

Spectrogon manufactures and develops optical filters, thin-film coatings, and holographic diffraction gratings. The company continuously improves production techniques and craftsmanship in order to...