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Iris Diaphragms

An iris diaphragm is a mechanical device designed to smoothly vary the effective diameter of a lens, thereby controlling the amount of light allowed through.

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SmarAct Inc. - Berkeley, CA

SmarAct develops and produces solutions in the field of high-precision positioning, automation, and metrology. Since its foundation, SmarAct has grown from a small team of engineers to a group of companies with 200 highly qualified employees. Today, SmarAct can draw on years of experience and a passionate, customer-focused team.

Newport Spectra-Physics GmbH, Photonics Solutions Div. - Darmstadt, Germany

Sugitoh Co. Ltd. - Fujisawa, Japan

Supply Chain Optics - Irvine, CA

Glossary

iris diaphragm A mechanical device designed to smoothly vary the effective diameter of a lens, thereby controlling the amount of light allowed through.
aperture diaphragm The second adjustable iris diaphragm in an optical system. In the common microscope condenser system, it usually is located beneath the substage condenser on a transmitted light microscope. When the aperture diaphragm is adjusted, the intensity of...
light Electromagnetic radiation detectable by the eye, ranging in wavelength from about 400 to 750 nm. In photonic applications light can be considered to cover the nonvisible portion of the spectrum which includes the ultraviolet and the infrared.

Iris Diaphragms Suppliersiris diaphragmopaque structure with an aperature at its centersmoothly varies the effective diameter of a lenscontrols the amount of light allowed throughstops passage of lightzero apertureaperature stopfield stopflare stopoptics