Request InfoEdmund Optics Inc.TECHSPEC® Dual Band Laser Line Mirrors from Edmund Optics Inc. offer 99% reflectivity at both IR and visible wavelengths. Options are available for 532-nm or 635- to 670-nm guide beams. They feature high-precision fused silica substrates for high thermal stability in laboratory and industrial applications.See full productRelated content from Photonics MediaPRODUCTSPhotonics.com 8/31/2022Antireflection Laser WindowsTECHSPEC® Dual-Band Antireflection (AR) Laser Windows from Edmund Optics Inc. feature <0.25% reflection at 532 nm and <0.1% reflection at 1064 nm for high laser throughput. ...Photonics Spectra December 2022 IssueNonpolarizing Cube BeamsplittersThe TECHSPEC® Nonpolarizing Cube Beamsplitters from Edmund Optics Inc. have a 50/50 reflection/transmission ratio and are constructed from high-tolerance N-BK7 right angle prisms. 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Also called...VIDEOSPhotonics.com 2/21/2018Photonics on the Showroom Floor and in the Lab - LIGHT MATTERS 02.2018On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you on a brief tour of the Higgins Laboratories at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Quinsigamond Community College and WPI received a $4M grant...Photonics.com 12/6/2022Telecentric Lenses - Shanghai OpticsTelecentric Lenses are widely used in metrology instruments, laser marking systems, and AOI (Automatic Optical Inspection) machines. Here’s a 360 view of one of our custom Telecentric Lenses which...Photonics.com 7/2/2018Light Tomorrow with TodayLuminate NY, the only optics, photonics and imaging (OPI) accelerator and investment fund in the world, announced the final winners at the Light Tomorrow with Today event in Rochester, NY. For the...Photonics.com 6/27/2012Edmund Optics - Filter Coatings – Hard versus TraditionalDifferences between hard and traditional coated filters. 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