Optical Components, Coatings & Materials News
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Overcoming The Unique Challenges Of Coating Aspheres
6/30/2022
Compared to spherical lenses, aspheres result in better resolution, higher light throughput, and even a reduction in the number of optical elements. However, they often feature sharper surface angles, and this steepness introduces some unique challenges to the coating process.
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Metalenz and STMicroelectronics Deliver World’s First Optical Metasurface Technology For Consumer Electronics Devices
6/10/2022
Metalenz metasurfaces are now on the market through its partnership with STMicroelectronics, marking the introduction of this revolutionary optical technology in real-world devices.
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ZYGO Chief Scientist Nominated As Candidate For President Of SPIE
6/7/2022
Peter de Groot, Chief Scientist at Zygo Corporation, has been nominated as a candidate for 2023 vice president of SPIE: the International Society for Optics and Photonics. The newly elected vice president will serve as president-elect in 2024 and president of the Society in 2025.
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Chroma Technology Honored By Vision Systems Design 2022 Innovators Awards Program
6/6/2022
Chroma Technology announced today that its ContrastMax SWIR optical filters for machine vision and remote sensing were recognized among the best in machine vision today by the judges of the Vision Systems Design 2022 Innovators Awards program at the Automate Show in Detroit.
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4 Key Applications Fueling Free Space Optics (FSO) Communication Market Development
6/1/2022
Free space optics (FSO) communication market size will record over $2 billion in annual valuation by 2027, according to Global Market Insights Inc. Discover four applications driving the growth.
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What Can Flat Optics Do For Depth Sensing?
6/1/2022
Depth sensing is a critical technology in autonomous robots, AR/VR, face recognition, and logistics. Flat optics-based dot pattern generators and imaging lenses, customized to the VCSEL source and the ToF sensor, can make for a highly compact, efficient, and robust system.
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Abrisa Technologies Offers PRO-HC-VIS1 Anti-Abrasion Hard Coat Clear Glass Coating Solutions
5/9/2022
Abrisa Technologies is pleased to announce that it now offers PRO-HC-VIS1, a protective anti-abrasion hard coat coating option for scanner glass applications with up to 40X more linear taber abrasion resistance when compared to an uncoated glass surface. The PRO-HC-VIS1 hard coat may be applied to a large selection of Abrisa Technologies’ sheet, float, and specialty HIE™ aluminosilicate glass material offering.
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Dragonfly Telephoto Array Discovers Ultra Diffuse Galaxies, Challenges Understanding of Dark Matter
4/11/2022
Large-scale telescope projects such as James Webb Space Telescope that have enraptured even the most peripheral space enthusiasts often take decades of dedication and billions of public and private funds to help realize their goals. That bothers astronomer Dr. Bob Abraham, who teamed up with fellow astronomer Dr. Pieter van Dokkum to embark on a more intimate project with near-immediate results, one that unexpectedly changed the way astronomers think about dark matter.
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Alluxa’s New Catalog Of Products
4/7/2022
Alluxa, Inc., a global leader in high-performance optical coatings and filters and thin-film deposition technologies, announces the expansion of the online product catalog featuring hard-coated specialty filters with extended wavelength ranges from the ultraviolet (UV) to infrared (IR). Alluxa will be showcasing the new catalog optical filters during SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing at Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, Orlando, FL, April 5 - 7, 2022, in booth #1525.
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NIL Technology Announces Flat Optics Technology Platform For Metaverse Glasses and Headsets
3/24/2022
NIL Technology (NILT) announces the releasing of highly precise nanostructured flat optics that are ideal for 3D sensing and machine vision applications in metaverse products.