Broadband UV Mirrors

The OS series of large-diameter mirror mounts from Optical Surfaces Ltd. provides a secure platform for larger, high-precision flat, off-axis, and spherical mirrors. The mounts are made from black...

High-quality zinc selenide (ZnSe) lenses, output couplers, and mirrors from Laser Research Optics are optimized at 1.06 μm for medical laser OEMs. The devices are manufactured to...

Broadband and Wide-angle Laser Line Mirrors from Knight Optical Ltd. feature an Ion Beam Sputtered (IBS) coating to meet the demanding requirements sought by laser system manufacturers. ...

Piezo and voice-coil steering mirrors from Physik Instrumente LP are designed for free space optical communications. Piezoelectric tip/tilt mirrors and voice-coil-driven units keep laser beams...

The short, regular pulses of femtosecond lasers are put to effective use in numerous applications, including laser surgery, micromachining, microscopy, and spectroscopy. Free-space optics...

Ultraviolet laser optics tend to have limited lifetimes, due primarily to two processes: laser-induced contamination (LIC) and UV fatigue. LIC is caused by the deposition of unwanted material on the...

The ability to compress laser pulses to ultrahigh powers could open the way for compact lasers in the order of exawatt and above. Such powerful lasers would enable scientists to push the limits of...

After starlight enters the atmosphere, it passes through layers of turbulence that grant the light a twinkling or flickering effect when viewed from Earth. This turbulence also affects the quality of...

The use of precision polymer optics is becoming an increasing necessity today as products demand sophisticated light handling components to achieve desired results. Polymer optics can be thought of...

What are thin-film coatings? The purpose of any optical thin-film coating is to modify the transmittance and reflectance properties of the substrate material to which they are applied. Most coatings...

Optics today needs alchemy, and the forces that motivate microchip technology are a key reason why. Today, light can transmit and process digital information as well as electricity can — in...

Illumination design has developed rapidly to include not only automotive headlamps and street lamps, but also backlit displays, fluorescent panel lighting, light-emitting diode or laser sources, and...

While high laser-induced damage threshold is a buzzword when talking femtosecond & picosecond optics, it is not (only) the nominal LIDT value that matters. Color-change effect is an arch-enemy and a...

We offer custom prisms, polygons, windows, mirrors, and wedges from one source. FISBA not only has the complete production chain in-house, we can also develop entire systems built-to-spec or support...

PFG has the latest equipment and tooling combined with engineers and technicians who can efficiently produce the variety of high-precision optics our customers need. Our technicians use mills,...

MKS' Newport off-axis parabolic replicated mirror manufacturing capabilities provide the excellent focal properties required to attain well collimated light performance in spectrometer and...

Advanced optical thin-film coating technology is instrumental for the manufacturing of filters, mirrors, or beamsplitters with superior optical characteristics. Monitored control of the coating...

Free Webinar Additional Questions & Answers from the Webinar (below) Dr. Dae Wook Kim Assistant Research Professor College of Optical Sciences University of Arizona ...

Metrology of optics and optical systems is a challenging tasks without one easy solution. In many ways, metrology in the manufacturing of lenses and mirrors is well understood. But, for the most...

Garrett D. Cole provides an overview of R&D and production efforts that relate to state-of-the-art thin-film optical coatings and interference structures. He includes a review of general coating...

A concave mirror that has the form of a paraboloid of revolution. The paraboloidal mirror may have only a portion of a paraboloidal surface through which the axis does not pass, and is known as an...

In optics, a motion controller refers to a device or system that precisely controls the movement of optical components, such as mirrors, lenses, stages, or other elements within an optical setup. The...

Optical design and engineering services involve the development, customization, and optimization of optical systems and components to meet specific performance requirements and application needs....

Laser optics refers to a broad category of optical components and systems designed for manipulating and controlling laser light. Laser optics play a crucial role in shaping the characteristics of...

Aspheres have allowed optical designers to create systems and products that push the limitations of performance across several fields. In this presentation, we will explain the various processes...

As the demand for fluorides and other high expansion materials increases, it is important to understand the risks/challenges involved with these materials and how they affect various factors such as...

Optical coatings modify the reflectance, transmittance, and absorptive properties of optic substrates to make them much more efficient and functional. From an optical manufacturer's perspective,...

Engineering Component, Design, and Assembly Solutions

Replicated optics are optical components, usually reflectors, produced using proprietary techniques that transfer the precision of a master to a number of elements.

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...

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,...

Experts In Thin-film Coating Design We practice a design-before-quote approach to help customers refine specifications and minimize technical risk. We understand how coated optical elements...

BMV Optical Technologies Inc. provides manufacturing services for optical components, systems, and thin-film coatings. Products include lenses (cylindrical and spherical), Gaussian reflectivity...