Optical Transceiver Module

The D-Series of Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR) solutions from EXFO are advanced field testing tools that deliver highly accurate measurements to characterize and validate fiber links. ...

Surface-Mount Silicon and Indium Gallium Arsenide Photodetectors from Advanced Photonix are designed for high-speed response applications. The surface-mount devices are assembled in compact,...

L-836 Stepper Motor Linear Slides from Physik Instrumente LP are motorized linear translation stages designed for multiaxis stacking with an optional linear encoder and a compact folded drive train....

Thin-film Polarizers from Knight Optical Ltd. are coated with dielectric multilayers. Featuring high efficiency due to negligible absorbance within the coating, the polarizers are available for...

Coherent Corp. has won a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract to develop coherent optical transceiver technology for the agency’s Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node...

Cepton has won a multimillion-dollar sales contract from one of the largest highway tolling system operators in the U.S., the lidar technology company said. Under the terms of the contract,...

Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Mass General Brigham have created a flexible needle-like endoscopic imaging probe that can acquire 3D microscopic images of tissue. A flexible graded index...

Integrated photonics-based optical networks developer Astrape Networks secured a pre-seed funding round of €1.6 million ($1.7 million) to develop sustainable data centers by eliminating multiple...

Aspheric surfaces are powerful tools that combine the optical corrections of multiple lenses into a single element (Figure 1) and affect performance in ways that spherical optics cannot. For example,...

One of the most critical elements of any time-resolved spectroscopy and dynamics experiment is the optical delay line. A typical optical delay line consists of a retroreflector or folding mirrors on...

Flat optics generally perform three main functions: They transmit light (windows), reflect light (mirrors), and fold light (prisms). While most optical manufacturers make spherical and flat optics, a...

To the novice or casual user of optics, the acquisition of an optical system can be a very difficult experience. Failure to understand the ground rules can result in unnecessarily high cost, late...

Short wave pass and long wave pass filters are a specialty of ours. Learn more...

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...

Wideband or narrowband filters from the VIS to MWIR.

We are pros at designing, developing, and manufacturing notch filters!

Beam profiling describes the measurement of the spatial distribution of power of a laser beam. Laser users often wonder if they need to profile their lasers but may have nagging doubts as to why....

Lasers with large beam divergence are used in a number of applications, such as remote sensing, optical communications, and materials processing. Large beam divergences create challenges for reliably...

Quantum technology, an exciting and evolving field combining physics and engineering, applies the properties of quantum mechanics to next-generation computing applications. It has the potential to...

Ultrafast lasers have been gaining popularity across various fields, and the trend has been ongoing for decades, with no signs of slowing down. As a critical part of optics, thin film coating extends...

Automated optical inspection (AOI) is a technology used in manufacturing processes, particularly in electronics, to automatically inspect and detect defects or anomalies in products. AOI systems use...

A custom optic refers to an optical component that is designed, manufactured, and tailored to meet specific requirements or applications. These optics can include lenses, mirrors, prisms, filters, or...

Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) equipment refers to a class of specialized apparatus used in the process of chemical vapor deposition, a technique for depositing thin films of various materials onto...

Fused quartz and silica are closely related materials, both composed primarily of silicon dioxide (SiO2), but they are produced through different manufacturing processes and have distinct properties...

Avantier delivers professional optical design consulting with innovative solutions by experienced engineers in custom design, analysis, modeling, and lens design. With over 50 years experience, our...

At Avantier, we specialize in the design and production of cutting-edge optical solutions and high-performance optics for a diverse range of applications in optical metrology equipment. Our expertise...

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FOCtek provides customers with all types of custom manufactured lenses, Precision Optical Components, Polarizing Optics, Prisms, Filters, Coatings, Optical Systems, Crystals, Nonlinear Crystals,...

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...

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...

ISO 9001 & ISO 13485 certified and D&B DUNS # 113515303 Shanghai Optics is an unparalleled custom system solution provider offering advance precision custom optical design, engineering,...