Newsletter | October 9, 2023

10.09.23 -- Using Different Illumination Sources? Get Ready To Change Your Lens Focus

FROM THE EDITOR

Clear Vision: Optical Coatings, Rain Sensors, And Safer Roads

Rain sensors play a critical role in the automotive industry, enhancing safety while driving. Optical coatings, thin layers applied to optical components to control light reflection, transmission, and absorption, help rain sensors do their thing.

FEATURED ARTICLE

Using Different Illumination Sources? Get Ready To Change Your Lens Focus

Using a visible corrected lens with monochromatic wavelength sources can be problematic if proper steps are not taken to understand the elements impacting lens performance.

SPOTLIGHT ON OPTICAL COATINGS & FILTERS

How Is A Filter Specified?

Understanding filter function and applying conditions enables filter design teams to create specifications ensuring functional requirements are met within customers' commercial constraints.

What Is A UV Filter?

A UV-blocking filter or ultraviolet optical filter prevents ultraviolet light transmission. UV filters are commonly used in photography to reduce the level of ultraviolet light that strikes the recording medium.

Understanding LiDAR Filters

LiDAR sensors rely on crucial filters to isolate target signals and block unwanted light, serving various applications and sensor types, including laser altimeters and Raman LiDAR systems.

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

Optical Thin Film Coatings Provide Safer Flight Conditions

Specialized thin film optical coatings enhance customized aircraft displays by modifying viewing angles and eliminating distracting stray light for pilots and crew.

How Optical Coatings Impact High-Powered UV Lasers

High-powered UV lasers find diverse applications in medical, manufacturing, defense, and aerospace sectors due to their distinct advantages over visible light and IR lasers.

Micromirror TIRF Microscopy: Methods And Uses

TIRF microscopy observes real-time biological processes by labeling individual molecules with fluorescent tags, allowing scientists to study complex cellular molecular assemblies.

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FEATURED MULTIMEDIA

Taking Beamforming To A New Level With Optimized Optical Fibers

At SPIE Optics & Photonics 2023, Armadillo SIA's Mario Paredes provides a walkthrough of the benefits and advantages of optical fibers for applications where beam shape and homogeneity are critical.

BULLETIN BOARD

2023 Product Brochure

Schneider Optics is a leading manufacturer of high-end lenses, optical filters, and systems for the industry. With over 140 years of experience, Schneider Optics is known for its commitment to quality and innovation.

FEATURED SOLUTIONS

Patterned Thin Film Optical Filters

DSI's photolithography capability can pattern thin film coatings, such as bandpass filters, absorption coatings, and metals, onto substrates up to 6 inches in size.

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Deposition Sciences, Inc. (DSI)

High-Resolution Digital Galvano Scanner: KP-1 Series

Best for use in medical and industrial applications, the KP-1 series from Canon features high-resolution digital Galvano scanners.

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Canon USA, Inc. Optoelectronic Components

Precision Thin Film Optical Coatings

ZC&R Coatings for Optics designs and manufactures innovative precision thin film coating solutions for microelectronics, defense and avionics, display, industrial automation, optical sensors and imaging, photonics, medical/dental, life science analytics, and other market applications. 

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