Technical Articles

  1. Highly-Dynamic 4-Axis Piezo Wafer Stage For Inspection And Metrology 8/21/2024

    Delve into the technical specifications and capabilities of a hybrid piezo wafer stage and its advantages over traditional electromagnetic solutions.

  2. High-Volume Optical Manufacturing Up To 100,000 Parts Per Month With Timely Delivery 8/19/2024

    Precision Glass & Optics, a world leader in the optical manufacturing industry for nearly 40 years, announces the improved capability to produce high-volume, high-quality optical components that operate from 0.2 um to 15 um.  

  3. Get To Know The Optical Aberrations Present In Your Image 8/13/2024

    Ray plots indicate to optical engineers which aberrations are present in a lens and their magnitude. The manufacturer records this data for every lens produced.

  4. Quantum Sensing With Nitrogen Vacancy Centers 8/9/2024

    A confocal microscope, a photon detector, a microwave source, and a nanopositioning stage can form the foundation of numerous NV center experiments.

  5. Technical Capabilities Required To Ensure Successful Vacuum Window Fabrication 7/31/2024

    Mastering the technical capabilities required for vacuum window fabrication ensures high performance and reliability in diverse applications through advanced manufacturing and stringent quality control.

  6. Accelerate Your Time To Market With Semrock Optical Filters 7/29/2024

    Discover essential tools and tips for faster new product development using the free SearchLight™ spectral modeling tool, our extensive optical filter catalog, and partnering with us.

  7. TIRF Microscopy Using Super-Resolution Microscopy Cubes 7/29/2024

    Optimized for 1λ RWE laser dichroic beamsplitters, see how super-resolution/TIRF microscopy cubes deliver unparalleled image clarity and minimal artifacts across advanced imaging techniques.

  8. Sputtered Thin-Film Coatings 7/29/2024

    Learn about the advantages of sputtering over traditional optical filter manufacturing deposition methods and its impact on performance and production.

  9. Working With Optical Density 7/29/2024

    Optical Density (OD) simplifies the complex task of describing light transmission through highly blocking filters. Explore how OD values efficiently convey a wide range of transmission variations.

  10. What Are Notch Filters? 7/29/2024

    Hard-coated thin-film notch filters provide superior laser line rejection with high transmission, narrow bandwidth, reliability, and high laser damage threshold, ideal for precision applications.