An electron-beam lithography (EBL) system is a sophisticated nanofabrication tool used in the semiconductor industry and research laboratories to pattern extremely fine features with sub-micrometer or even nanometer-scale resolution. EBL systems...

An autocollimator is an optical instrument used for measuring small angular deviations with high precision. It operates on...

Multi-axis alignment refers to the process of aligning or adjusting components or systems in multiple spatial dimensions or...

An optical tooling instrument consisting of an objective lens, a focusing lens, an optical micrometer, a reticle and an...

A form of liquid crystal widely used in displays, achieved by sandwiching a liquid crystal material between two substrates...

The process of aligning the crystallites in a piezoelectric material by placing a large DC field across the element at an...

Optical design software refers to specialized computer programs used by optical engineers, physicists, and designers to...

An optical table, also known as an optical bench or an optical breadboard, is a specialized platform used in optics...

A corner cube, also known as a corner reflector or retroreflector prism, is a type of optical device used to reflect light...

A mask-alignment microscope used to produce and inspect microcircuits in the electronics industry. It provides flat-field,...

A confocal resonator, also known as a confocal cavity or confocal laser resonator, is a type of optical resonator...

A fiber optic transceiver, often simply referred to as an "optical transceiver," is a device used in fiber optic...

The state of a liquid crystal in which the molecules are arranged in layers with their long axes in the plane of each layer....

Optical manufacturing tools and machinery encompass a wide range of equipment, instruments, and systems used in the...

An optical testing instrument is a device or system used to evaluate and measure the performance, quality, and...

The term "embedded laser" typically refers to a laser device that is integrated or embedded into a larger system or...

A type of optical fiber loss resulting from the misalignment of fibers in a splice or connector.

The number of unique ways in which a part can move in an alignment system. In static alignment, there are six: one in the...

Any systemic process that ultimately reassembles all the system's components into their initial alignment, or an arrangement...

Laser drift typically refers to a phenomenon where the frequency or wavelength of a laser source gradually changes over...

The alignment process that makes the optical axes of two related systems parallel to each other. Also, making the optical...

A crystal, glass, or quartz slicing and cutting machine is a specialized piece of equipment used in the manufacturing...

Ferroelectric materials are a type of dielectric materials that exhibit spontaneous electric polarization, meaning they...

A helium-neon (HeNe) laser is a type of gas laser that emits visible red light at a wavelength of 632.8 nm. It operates...

A mirror mount is a mechanical device used to secure and precisely position mirrors in optical systems. Mirrors are...

A type of eyepiece, or the modification of an eyepiece, in which a small hole, without a lens, functions as the eye lens;...

A means of determining a prism's index of refraction by placing the prism so that its emergent face is perpendicular to the...

A device attached to the end of an alignment telescope that detects and calculates a plane mirror's rotation axis that is...

Automated optical inspection (AOI) is a technology used in manufacturing processes, particularly in electronics, to...

Lens testing equipment refers to a range of specialized tools and instruments used to evaluate the optical performance,...

A man-made satellite that orbits 35,680 km from the Earth at a rate of one orbit per 24-hour period, thereby retaining its...

E.I. duPont's trade name for a polyester film. The most practical beamsplitter for use beyond the 15-µm wavelength...

An optical assembly refers to a collection of optical components that are carefully arranged and aligned to perform a...

The degree to which a laser beam is aligned parallel to the housing axis.

A prism is a geometric optical element with flat, polished surfaces that refract light. It is typically a solid, transparent...

An optical device that permits the alignment of a gun, cannon or rocket launcher system with its target.

Epitaxial deposition is a process used in semiconductor manufacturing and materials science to grow a thin crystalline...

Angular deviation from the optimum alignment of source to optical waveguide, waveguide to waveguide, or waveguide to...

Optical glass refers to a type of glass specifically engineered and manufactured for use in optical components and systems,...

Optical cements and adhesives are specialized materials used in the assembly and bonding of optical components in optical...

In optics, the term image jump refers to a displacement or shift in the apparent position of an image when a change occurs...

A power loss caused by transverse or lateral deviation from optimum alignment of source to optical waveguide, waveguide to...

A laser, usually employing helium-neon or other gases as the active medium, used for alignment in industrial applications.

A five-sided prism containing two reflecting surfaces at 45° to each other, and two refracting faces perpendicular to...

An electron-beam tube with power-handling capability that is essentially based on controlled electron beams. Its control and...

A method used in surface quality testing for accurate positioning and rotation of metal spheres about an axis or fixed point...

A laser diode module is a compact device that incorporates a laser diode, optics, and often other components into a single...

A MEMS fiber optic switch is a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device designed to selectively route optical signals...