Photronics to Expand Connecticut Facility

The Netherlands’ Photonic Integration Technology Center (PITC) has launched a dedicated metrology program, aimed at developing design-for-test methodologies and new product characterization and...

The jury of the Innovation Award 2022 has named winners of its annual awards at LASER World of PHOTONICS (LASER Munich), recognizing six companies that will take home top prizes in seven categories....

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS (Fraunhofer IWS) have developed a solution that uses AI and optical measurement technology to detect, classify, and...

ZEISS and 3D scanner and measurement systems developer Scantech are partnering to offer Scantech scanners with ZEISS inspection software. The collaborations seeks to enhance the performance of...

The DAG20-120-01 and the DAG20-120-04 motorized elevator stages from Optimal Engineering Systems Inc. are high-resolution, compact, low-profile devices with high-stability 120- × 120-mm tables...

SCANLAB’s SCANmotionControl is a trajectory planning software for scan systems, designed to accurately track dynamic-limited setpoints. Through the simultaneous adjustment of laser power and...

The FreeScan Combo 3D metrology scanner from SHINING 3D Tech Co. Ltd. adopts metrology-grade accuracy, fine scanning, and high precision with a light, compact design. The system features blue...

The OE5000 Hi-Q Laser Phase Lock System from OEwaves Inc. allows the offset locking of two individual lasers separated in frequency by as much as 50 GHz. The system features a simple setup with...

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...

By its original definition, a nanopositioning device is a mechanism capable of repeatedly delivering motion in increments as small as one nanometer. Lately demands from industry and research have...

There are three fundamentally different dispersive phenomena in optical fiber, of which polarization mode dispersion (PMD) is the most complex. In digital multimode fiber systems, a light pulse...

Conditions on the factory floor and in industrial cleanrooms with high-capacity air filtration systems can hamper the use of interferometry. Another problem is the testing of large-aperture mirrors...

In this white paper, Dr. Iain Johnson, Lumencor’s Director of Technical Support, tests Lumencor’s laser-based CELESTA Light Engine for consistency, power, and stability using continuous wave...

The new general purpose interferometer. Fizeau interferometer for surface and wavefront metrology. 1-Megapixel imaging and 4 optical sources.

High-speed adaptive correction of optics, based on real-time metrology feedback, has benefitted numerous scientific communities for several decades. However, it remains a major technological...

Important considerations in obtaining infrared optical metrology, for measuring transmitted wavefront error, optical quality, and surface quality. The paper asks questions to help guide the reader in...

Silicon photonics and planar waveguide technologies have become integral components in the rapidly evolving landscape of optical communication, sensing, and integrated photonics. Planar waveguides...

Garrett D. Cole provides an overview of R&D and production efforts that relate to state-of-the-art thin-film optical coatings and interference structures. He includes a review of general coating...

This webinar will discuss the concept of liquid lenses, which involves controlling the shape of a liquid to alter the properties of a lens, and how liquid lens technologies can provide fast and...

It has often been said that using the right lighting and imaging can make or break a machine vision application. Low-angle lighting may bring out surface textures or useful shadows, backlighting...

An ultrafast laser is a type of laser that emits extremely short pulses of light with durations typically on the order of femtoseconds (10-15 seconds) or picoseconds (10-12 seconds). These lasers are...

A linear positioning stage, also known as a linear stage or translation stage, is a precision mechanical device used to accurately move and position objects along a linear axis. These stages are...

A femtosecond laser is a type of laser that emits ultrashort pulses of light with durations on the order of femtoseconds, where one femtosecond is equal to 10-15 seconds. These lasers are capable of...

A helium-neon (HeNe) laser is a type of gas laser that emits visible red light at a wavelength of 632.8 nm. It operates based on the principle of stimulated emission of photons from excited helium...

Solving MERFISH challenges for Spatial Transcriptomics

Zygo's Compass™ 2 metrology systems set the benchmark for automated, noncontact 3D surface metrology and process control for discrete micro lenses and molds critical to compact camera modules found...

Hear first-hand from our management team about the thought process behind Zygo's rebrand and how it went down.

Overview of Apollo Optical Systems History, Technology, and Capabilities. Metrology, Single Point Diamond Turning (SPDT) & Polymer Optical Injection Molding.

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...

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

Precision Optical: our name embodies who we are. Since 1959, Precision Optical has earned a widely recognized reputation for reliability, value, and quality precision optics for the most demanding...

BMV Optical Technologies Inc. provides manufacturing services for optical components, systems, and thin-film coatings. Products include lenses (cylindrical and spherical), Gaussian reflectivity...