Optical Components, Coatings & Materials News
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Benefits Of Beam Shaping: Overcoming The Speed vs. Sensitivity Trade-off
7/1/2026
Eliminate the tradeoff between imaging speed and sensitivity with advanced widefield illumination that delivers uniform, efficient excitation across multiple wavelengths and field sizes.
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Why Is Etendue Important? The Hidden Key To Unlocking Optical Throughput
7/1/2026
Etendue sets the ultimate performance limit in optical systems. Learn how optimizing the entire optical path unlocks faster imaging, higher throughput, and greater efficiency.
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24/7 Support With New SearchLight Features
6/26/2026
Discover SearchLight’s enhanced Product Search and Automatic System Calculator to quickly identify optical components, optimize fluorescence microscope designs, and accelerate system development with confidence.
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The Right Filter, Right Now
3/17/2026
IDEX Health & Science offers Quick Ship Semrock optical filters, delivering critical research and prototyping components in 1–3 days to keep your projects on schedule.
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3 Costliest Optical Filter Spec Mistakes
3/17/2026
Over-specifying optical filters increases cost. Focus deep OD only where needed, allow wider transitions, and use average transmission (Tavg) instead of strict Tabs to optimize performance and reduce expenses.
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From Sources To Sensors We Have You Covered
2/22/2026
IDEX Health & Science delivers fully integrated imaging subsystems, optimizing resolution, throughput, and reliability by combining lasers, optics, filters, sensors, and mechanics in a cohesive, design-through-manufacturing approach.
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Vision Systems Shrink As Intelligence Moves To The Edge
1/6/2026
Vision is moving closer to the edge – and shrinking fast.
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How To Avoid The Endless Design Loop
12/29/2025
Scaling life science instruments from prototype to production requires resolving source-to-sensor trade-offs through custom optical integration that balances performance, cost, and long-term reliability.
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7 Essentials Of Custom Illumination
12/29/2025
High-performance illumination demands more than power—custom wide-field modules deliver uniformity, reliability, flexibility, and seamless integration for next-generation life science, diagnostic, and medical imaging systems.
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6 Conference Tracks, 60 Courses Anchor Photonics West 2026
12/16/2025
Photonics West 2026 offers over 100 technical conferences, 60 courses, and networking events spanning biomedical optics, lasers, quantum tech, and Vision Tech.