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sapphire optical fiber
Sapphire optical fiber is a type of optical fiber made from single-crystal sapphire, which is a form of aluminum oxide...
pattern
A device that determines the lens shape in the cutting or edging phase of fabrication. It also is used to denote the...
galvanometric scanner
A galvanometric scanner, also known as a galvanometer scanner or galvo scanner, is a type of optical scanning device used to...
storage time
Interval between cutting off a photoconductor's signal and the fall of current output to 90 percent.
YAG crystal
A YAG crystal refers to a solid-state crystal made of yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG), which is a synthetic crystalline...
cathode-ray tube faceplate
A fiber optic end plate constructed by drawing a bundle of parallel fibers embedded in glass and cutting it into thin...
coring
A mass-relieving method whereby material is removed through the sides of a reflector in a direction parallel to the surface....
metalens
A metalens, short for "metasurface lens," is a type of optical lens that uses nanostructured materials to manipulate light...
optical manufacturing tools and machinery
Optical manufacturing tools and machinery encompass a wide range of equipment, instruments, and systems used in the...
laser surgery
Laser surgery refers to a medical procedure in which a laser, or focused beam of light, is used as a precision tool to cut,...
edge-emitting LED
An edge-emitting light-emitting diode is a type of LED structure where light emission occurs primarily along the edge of the...
blank
A piece of glass, quartz or other transparent material formed roughly by molding or cutting into the approximate shape and...
diffuse-cutting filter
A color filter that is designed to gradually increase or decrease its absorption with wavelength.
lap
A metal tool used to grind lenses with loose abrasive (see diamond cutting tool). The functional surface of the lap is...
laser crystal
A laser crystal, also known as an active medium or gain medium, is a solid-state material used in the construction of...
fiber laser
A fiber laser is a type of laser in which the active gain medium is an optical fiber doped with rare-earth ions such as...
slicing and cutting machines - for crystals, quartz, glass, etc.
A crystal, glass, or quartz slicing and cutting machine is a specialized piece of equipment used in the manufacturing...
cutting center
The point on a cutting line that will become the geometrical center of the cut lens.
GaAlAs laser
A GaAlAs laser is a type of semiconductor laser diode that emits light in the near-infrared region of the electromagnetic...
jig
A device to hold and locate a workpiece as it guides, controls or limits a cutting tool.
lapping
1. The process of wearing down the surface of a softer material by rubbing it under pressure against the surface of a harder...
layout
In the optical shop, the process of positioning and marking a blank or lens before surfacing, cutting and edging.
cutting
The process of forming a lens to a given pattern, or of cutting a piece of glass along the line of scratch.
trepanner
A tool used in cutting circular holes around a center. Also, a laser cutter in which the beam moves in relation to the cut...
femtosecond laser
A femtosecond laser is a type of laser that emits ultrashort pulses of light with durations on the order of femtoseconds,...
Er:YAG laser
An Er:YAG laser is a type of solid-state laser that uses a crystal made of erbium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet...
stereolithography
A method of creating real three-dimensional models by using lasers driven by CAD software. In contrast to the normal...
optical clock
An optical clock is a highly precise and advanced timekeeping device that relies on the oscillations of electromagnetic...
boule
1. A group of optical fibers that are fused and then treated to produce a vacuum-tight optical fiber cone or plate. 2. An...
monocoil sheathing
A type of tubing used to protect optical fiber cables, consisting of a wire spiral of aluminum, galvanized steel or...
ultrasonic
Ultrasonic refers to sound waves with frequencies higher than the upper audible limit of human hearing, typically above...
binocular magnifier
A device having a pair of decentered lenses, one for each eye, that focuses on a single object as a magnifier. It is often...
laser diode module
A laser diode module is a compact device that incorporates a laser diode, optics, and often other components into a single...
rare earth dopants
Rare earth dopants refer to elements from the lanthanide series, also known as rare earth elements, that are intentionally...
attosecond-pump attosecond-probe spectroscopy
Attosecond-pump attosecond-probe spectroscopy (APAP) is an advanced technique in ultrafast spectroscopy that allows...
Nd:YAG laser
Nd:YAG laser refers to a solid-state laser that utilizes neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:Y3Al5O12) as the gain...
laser ablation
Laser ablation is a process that involves the removal or erosion of material from a target surface using laser energy. This...
holmium
A soft, malleable, stable rare-earth element. Holmium laser systems are used in surgical procedures involving the cutting...
cutback technique
A technique for measuring fiber attenuation or distortion by performing two transmission measurements. One is at the output...
twisted nematic phase
A form of liquid crystal widely used in displays, achieved by sandwiching a liquid crystal material between two substrates...
scoring
The cutting of pitch tooling surfaces by an optical technician to permit polishing compounds to flow across the surface of...
diamond turning
Diamond turning, also known as diamond machining or diamond cutting, is a precision machining process used to produce...
kerf
The material lost during a laser cutting or machining operation.
diamond-turned optic
Diamond turning refers to a precision machining process used to produce complex optical components, particularly lenses and...
diamond cutting tool
A tool made by imbedding small particles of diamond in the working edge. In the optical field, the most commonly used...
blue diode laser
A blue diode laser is a type of semiconductor laser that emits light in the blue wavelength range of the electromagnetic...

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