Optical Components, Coatings & Materials Features

1. Fire Detectives In Orbit: Using Remote Sensing To Detect Wildfires 3/11/2025

   Advances in optical technology, combined with changing launch cost dynamics, have pushed optical Earth observation to the forefront of wildfire detection, tracking, and management.

2. Dynamic Illumination In Phase-Shifting Interferometry 3/10/2025

   Dynamic Illumination in phase-shifting interferometry enhances precision metrology using steering mirrors to enable phase shifting, autofocus, and noise reduction, improving measurement accuracy and versatility in optical testing.

3. Revolutionizing Biofilm Research: High-Resolution, Real-Time Imaging with ZeGage Optical Profiler 2/21/2025

   A university lab optimized biofilm research with Zygo’s ZeGage Optical Profiler, enabling high-resolution, real-time, non-contact imaging that accelerates data collection, enhances accuracy, and preserves biofilm integrity.

4. Zoom System For Coherent Imaging With No Moving Lens Groups 2/21/2025

   Explore a novel zoom system for interferometry, eliminating image drift and focus shifts while maintaining diffraction-limited resolution without moving optical elements.

5. Distortion In High Performance Reflectors 2/19/2025

   High-performance optical reflectors, introduce phase effects that cause spatial and temporal distortions. Understanding group delay, and polarization-dependent variations is crucial.

6. How Optics And Flow Cytometry Are Improving Pancreatic Cancer Treatment 11/11/2024

   The University of Texas researchers are developing an optical system analyzing cancer cell properties to guide treatments, improving patient outcomes and targeting aggressive cancers like pancreatic.

7. University Of Ottawa Relies On The BEAMAGE Series To Measure Laser Profiles 11/6/2024

   The University of Ottawa lab successfully used beam profilers to improve Power-Over-Fiber receiver chip development, ensuring precise, efficient laser measurements for advanced photonic research.

8. SWIR Multimode Tracking (MMT) Developments At SUI 11/5/2024

   Explore advancements in SWIR multi-mode tracking with SHIELD and 1280JDSX-MMT, integrating laser range finders for enhanced imaging, target acquisition, and situational awareness.

9. Subsurface Damage 10/29/2024

   Optics inevitably have subsurface damage, affecting performance. Proper grinding and polishing can reduce this damage, but not eliminate it, impacting laser efficiency and system reliability.

10. Understanding And Specifying LIDT Of Laser Components 10/29/2024

    Laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) is the maximum fluence or intensity an optic can withstand before damage. LIDT is crucial for high-power laser systems to prevent component failure.