Telescope Donation

Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light and the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, in cooperation with Sandia National Laboratories, have pioneered...

The membership of Optica elected James Kafka as the society’s 2023 vice president; Kafka is CTO at Spectra-Physics and an MKS fellow. Julie Sheridan Eng, CTO at Coherent Corp., and Ulrike...

The European Space Agency (ESA) is set to launch its Jupiter Icy Moons Explore (JUICE) mission this week, which aims to explore Jupiter and its moons. On board the spacecraft will be the GALA...

Lidar technology company Hesai Group announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 10 million American Depositary Shares (ADS), at $19 per ADS, for a total offering size of $190 million....

Piezo and voice-coil steering mirrors from Physik Instrumente LP are designed for free space optical communications. Piezoelectric tip/tilt mirrors and voice-coil-driven units keep laser beams...

Two Hydrogen Alpha (H-alpha) Emission Line Filters for astronomy applications have been announced by Alluxa Inc. The Five-cavity H-alpha Filter has a 50% B+W of 0.35 nm, a 1% B+W of <0.6 nm,...

Optimal Engineering Systems’ AU270-YPR Three Axis (Yaw, angular Pitch, and Roll) Gimbal Mounts are designed for larger and heavier cameras, telescopes, directional antennas, optics, lasers,...

Two-color Sandwich Detectors from OSI Optoelectronics Inc. are designed for optical remote temperature measurements. The devices include an uncooled silicon-silicon detector and an uncooled...

To Isaac Newton the problem was clear, and in 1704 he realized the effects of atmospheric turbulence on image formation. Just as heat waves shimmering above a hot patch of ground can distort our...

Charged-injection device imagers are metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) detectors that can be fabricated using PMOS, NMOS and CMOS integrated circuit technology, and may be configured as a...

Abbe Error — Linear off-axis errors introduced by angular deviations coupled to a moment arm at the point of interest on stage mounted devices (θ in Figure 1). The effect of Abbe error...

What are thin-film coatings? The purpose of any optical thin-film coating is to modify the transmittance and reflectance properties of the substrate material to which they are applied. Most coatings...

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...

Space can be a harsh environment for optical coatings. Optimax has successfully provided antireflection (AR) coatings for a wide range of space applications. This paper outlines the results of...

The term 'diffraction grating' often brings to mind a surface relief grating, with ruled lines and a delicate surface. A transmission grating, however, opens up many new options for the optical...

Questions on the advantages of IBS coatings, chemical bonding, surface roughness and dielectric coatings.

Visionary science fiction books and movies have been accurately predicting future innovations for years! DeGroote Nelson explores science fiction prophecies that have become reality thanks to optics...

Deep learning is a class of machine learning techniques that use multilayered artificial neural networks for automated analysis of signals or data. The name comes from the general structure of deep...

Rising cases of ocular disorders are expected to boost the growth of the global ophthalmology diagnostics and surgical devices market. Supporting this growing demand will be new innovations that help...

The capabilities of multispectral filter arrays for Earth observation activities from space have changed significantly in the past 40 years. These capabilities have expanded from an initial offering...

A blue diode laser is a type of semiconductor laser that emits light in the blue wavelength range of the electromagnetic spectrum, typically between 400 and 500 nanometers. Diode lasers are compact,...

Mie scattering, named after the German physicist Gustav Mie, refers to the scattering of electromagnetic radiation (such as light) by spherical particles. Unlike Rayleigh scattering, which is...

Nanophotonics is a branch of science and technology that explores the behavior of light on the nanometer scale, typically at dimensions smaller than the wavelength of light. It involves the study and...

The term delta error (delta-E) generally refers to the difference or change in error between two values or states. The word "delta" is often used in mathematics and science to represent a change or...

-Galileoscope -Space Laser Test -Laser Tumor Test This Week on Light Matters: NASA’s mission to test space lasers lifts off, a laser-based tool can tell normal tissue from tumors, and we learn more...

As the demand for fluorides and other high expansion materials increases, it is important to understand the risks/challenges involved with these materials and how they affect various factors such as...

Aspheres have allowed optical designers to create systems and products that push the limitations of performance across several fields. In this presentation, we will explain the various processes...

Optical coatings modify the reflectance, transmittance, and absorptive properties of optic substrates to make them much more efficient and functional. From an optical manufacturer's perspective,...

An astronomical mirror, also known as a telescope mirror or primary mirror, is a key component of a reflecting telescope. It serves as the primary optical element responsible for gathering and...

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...

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...

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