Heidelberg Instruments Makes Multiphoton Optics a Subsidiary

Exploration technology company Exail received a $2.2 million contract from the U.S. Coast Guard to replace obsolete gyrocompass systems on the 175-ft Keeper-class buoy tenders. The contract includes...

Microsoft has acquired Lumenisity Ltd., a supplier of next-generation hollow-core fiber (HCF) solutions. The acquisition will expand Microsoft’s ability to further optimize its global cloud...

Ifm, a manufacturer of sensors and controls for industrial automation, has acquired CMS Automatisierungstechnik (CMS Automation Technology GmbH), a software developer based in Austria. The combined...

Automotive technology solutions developer indie Semiconductor, a fabless semiconductor company whose technology supports driver safety and automation, has acquired EXALOS AG. The Swiss photonics...

LithaGlass powered by Glassomer is a 3D-printable quartz glass designed jointly by Lithoz GmbH and Glassomer. LithaGlass is closer to a ceramic than standard glasses like soda lime glass, meaning...

The EL5MP series of fixed focal length lenses from Opto Engineering are 5-MP optics for sensors up to 2/3 in. with integrated liquid lens technology. The high-resolution optical design combined...

The TCS3530 true color sensor from ams OSRAM helps displays produce a more natural picture quality, enabling smartphones to achieve high-quality color rendition in any lighting conditions. The...

The high-power JENar™ 675-1030 1080-707+VIS AL F-Theta lens from Jenoptik AG is a fused silica lens providing a large scan field of 500 × 500 mm, optimized for a 14-mm scanner. With...

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...

Diffraction gratings are optical components with a periodic structure that separate light into beams traveling in predictable directions based on their wavelength. The grating acts as the dispersive...

The benefits of aspheric lenses are numerous: They allow for a reduction in spherical aberrations and are ideal for focusing or collimating light, as they can achieve a low ƒ-number. Aspheres...

Reynard Corporation has all the facilities necessary to design, fabricate and qualify state of the art coatings for numerous applications. Our precision optics are found in high performance systems...

This paper is ideal for those wanting an introductory guide to the various types of diffraction gratings and understanding their advantages and disadvantages as well as including some useful grating...

We support our global customers to meet their advanced coating requirements for AR Coatings on IR Materials.

Reynard Corporation offers single point diamond turning (SPDT) in-house capabilities to produce 6 to 250 mm diameter high-quality precision optical components for aerospace, military, and commercial...

LASER COMPONENTS brings together some of the brightest minds in the industry for a one-hour workshop. Doctoral students from MIT, Princeton University, and Stanford University share how they are...

This webinar with Peter Seitz, Ph.D., will provide an overview of semiconductor image sensors and introduce photon-resolving quantitative CMOS imaging (qCMOS). Imaging in general and...

This event is supported by the European initiatives presented and is moderated by EPIC, the European Photonics Industry Consortium. The European Commission is helping companies access the...

With a focus on high-throughput/high-yield positioning and microrobotic solutions for leading-edge manufacturing, Scott Jordan and Matt Price from Physik Instrumente (PI) will present the latest...

In the context of thin film deposition processes such as evaporation or sputtering, masks are used to selectively deposit material onto substrates, creating patterns or structures with precise...

Fused quartz and silica are closely related materials, both composed primarily of silicon dioxide (SiO2), but they are produced through different manufacturing processes and have distinct properties...

In optics and photolithography, a phase mask refers to a device that modifies the phase of light waves passing through it. The phase mask is used to control the spatial distribution of the light's...

Free-space optics (FSO), also known as optical wireless communication or optical wireless networking, refers to the transmission of data using modulated beams of light through free space (air or a...

Technology Transfer Programs are often a concerted effort to share skills, knowledge, technologies, methods of manufacturing, samples of manufacturing, and facilities among governments or...

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 ...

Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have developed a single flat lens that can focus the entire visible spectrum of light in the same spot and in...

On this month's episode of Light Matters, we introduce you to a green energy company that is transforming China's national treasure — the giant panda — into panda-shaped solar farms. We also bring...

An image intensifier is a specialized electronic device used to amplify low-light-level images to make them visible to the human eye or to cameras. Image intensifiers are commonly used in night...

Custom lapping and polishing services involve specialized processes used to improve the surface finish and dimensional accuracy of components to meet specific requirements or standards. These...

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

The LaCroix name is synonymous with quality precision optics. Since 1947, three generations of family leadership have guided LaCroix Precision Optics to become the premier precision optics...

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...

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,...