Zygo Receives $6M in Orders
MIDDLEFIELD, Conn., Sept. 2, 2011 — Zygo Corp. announced it has received orders for metrology systems valued at more than $6 million from two Chinese optical research and manufacturing organizations.
The orders were for large-aperture interferometers and associated reference optics that enable precise measurement of spherical optics greater than 12 inches in diameter.
“Zygo’s China joint venture, headed by Dr. Lifeng Yin, continues to extend Zygo’s reach into this rapidly growing precision optics market,” said Don Battistoni, executive director of worldwide sales. “These specialized systems combine technologies from across our organization and expand our industry-standard interferometer product line to directly measure the full area of large spherical optics with high precision.”
Zygo supplies optical metrology instruments, precision optics and electro-optical design and manufacturing services to the semiconductor capital equipment, biomedical, scientific and industrial markets.
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Published: September 2011
Glossary
- electro-optics
- 1. The branch of physics that deals with the use of electrical energy to create or manipulate light waves, generally by changing the refractive index of a light-propagating material;
2. Collectively, the devices used to affect the intersection of electrical energy and light.
Compare with optoelectronics.
- metrology
- Metrology is the science and practice of measurement. It encompasses the theoretical and practical aspects of measurement, including the development of measurement standards, techniques, and instruments, as well as the application of measurement principles in various fields.
The primary objectives of metrology are to ensure accuracy, reliability, and consistency in measurements and to establish traceability to recognized standards. Metrology plays a crucial role in science, industry,...
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