OmniVision Acquires CDM Optics

Princeton University researchers have developed a software system that aims to overcome limits to existing generative AI systems and quickly create image sets to prepare machines for nearly any...

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...

Bruker signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Neurescence, a medical imaging company. Neurescence’s ultralight fiber-bundle multiscopes allow simultaneous multiregion,...

Coherent Corp. named Beck Mason executive vice president of telecommunications. Mason will lead the telecommunications business unit within the company’s networking segment. He joins Coherent...

Low-group-delay-dispersion (GDD) Ultrafast Laser Mirrors from Knight Optical Ltd. are used for high-performing ultrafast laser applications. With a low GDD of <20 fs2, the devices are...

The OptoTEC™ MSX series of micro multistage thermoelectric coolers from Laird Thermal Systems Inc. allows integration into various optical packages. The coolers, designed for miniature...

The FLEX PRO™ UV-VIS-NIR microspectrophotometer from CRAIC Technologies is a multifunctional tool able to acquire microscale images and spectra from the deep UV to the NIR. Recently...

MICLEDI Microdisplays BV has announced microLED devices with integrated micro-lenses for pixel level beam shaping, manufactured in a 300-mm manufacturing flow. The devices provide improved...

With a specific gravity of 1.85 g/cm3, beryllium is the lightest metal that is workable. It is 45 percent lighter than aluminum and approximately five times as stiff. Its stiffness to weight ratio...

Illumination design has developed rapidly to include not only automotive headlamps and street lamps, but also backlit displays, fluorescent panel lighting, light-emitting diode or laser sources, and...

Ultraprecision machining can be defined in general terms as the removal of material from a substrate utilizing a machine tool that operates at a resolution of 10 nm (0.4 μin.) or less. The...

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...

This webinar will discuss rapid 3D, multiplexed imaging of large tissue samples, based on recent advances in light-sheet fluorescence microscopy, multiplexed molecular labeling, and optical tissue...

Since their debut over a decade ago, LEDs have had an ever increasing impact on the world of fluorescence microscopy. To appreciate this growth in popularity, Alex Gramann addresses many of the...

What are the advantages of participating in an accelerator dedicated to optics, photonics, and imaging (OPI) technology? This webinar will provide an inside look at Luminate through the...

The Technology Transfer Program, part of the annual Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, is a chance for researchers to learn about turning their discoveries into marketable products. This...

A GRIN (gradient index) lens is a type of optical lens that utilizes a gradient in refractive index across its volume rather than having a uniform refractive index like conventional lenses. This...

The Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor is an optical device used for measuring the wavefront aberrations of an optical system. It is widely used in adaptive optics systems to correct distortions and...

Freeform optics refers to the design and fabrication of optical surfaces that do not follow traditional symmetric shapes, such as spheres or aspheres. Unlike standard optical components with...

An aspheric lens is a type of lens whose surface profiles deviate from the traditional spherical shape. Unlike spherical lenses, which have a constant curvature across their surfaces, aspheric lenses...

Avantier delivers professional optical design consulting with innovative solutions by experienced engineers in custom design, analysis, modeling, and lens design. With over 50 years experience, our...

Objective lenses are used in microscopy systems for a range of scientific research, industrial, and general lab applications. A microscope objective is typically composed of multiple lens elements...

Avantier stands at the forefront of optical solutions, renowned for our unrivaled expertise in crafting high-performance lenses. In this video, we proudly showcase our exceptional capability in...

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 ...

A complex lens is a lens made up of a number of lens elements arranged into two or more groups.

A machine vision lens is a specialized optical lens designed for use in machine vision systems, which are used for automated inspection, measurement, and quality control in industrial applications....

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

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...

FOCtek provides customers with all types of custom manufactured lenses, Precision Optical Components, Polarizing Optics, Prisms, Filters, Coatings, Optical Systems, Crystals, Nonlinear Crystals,...

OHARA manufactures more than 130 environmentally safe optical glass types, free of both lead and arsenic. More than 300 tons of optical glass are melted per month, available in the following forms of...