LOW-VOLUME OPTICS

An 84-page color catalog devoted to commercial-grade and experimental optics and optical equipment is available from Anchor Optical Surplus, a division of Edmund Optics. The 2006 publication displays lenses, including the achromatic, condenser, cylinder, meniscus, and plano- and double convex and concave types; and prisms, including the penta, porro, wedge, right-angle and all-purpose types. It details radius and first surface mirrors as well as windows and filters, including polarizers and beamsplitters. The optics are suitable for prototype, research, start-up, initial run, educational and other low-volume applications. Microscopes, fiber optics and optical tools are among other items included.