Optical Components White Papers & Application Notes

1. Forecasting PbSe Thin Film Photoconductor Spectral Response 10/31/2023

   Comparing preamplifier configurations from 77K to 340K, explore the impact of different circuits on the spectral response of a PbSe thin film photoconductor.

2. Designing Transmit Optical Amplifiers For Communication Constellations 10/11/2022

   Design challenges of producing optical amplifiers include the suppression of amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) and stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS), and the degradation of the kHz sinusoid amplitude modulated tracking tone.

3. On-Demand Laser Cut Gaskets And Masks 5/15/2023

   Abrisa Technologies provides in-house, on-demand, fast-turn laser cutting of high-performance materials used as gaskets and environmental seals for glass components interfaced with metals, plastics, paints, and more.

4. Pockels Cells Application Note 7/18/2022

   G&H manufactures a comprehensive range of Pockels cells for applications in wavelengths from the UV to the IR. Pockels cells are used in a variety of applications benefitting from rapid/dynamic polarization control, Q-switching, light intensity control, intensity, modulation, dynamic waveplate, and more. 

5. Our Design-Through-Manufacturing Approach Is Your Solution 12/30/2023

   Explore the importance of a fully integrated optical system optical system that is optimized to meet the ever-increasing performance requirements of life science applications.

6. Lens Spacers, Shims, And Focal Length Extenders 5/24/2023

   Applications can require a lens to stretch beyond its limits or be precisely dialed-in to its ideal design parameters. Lens spacers, shims, and focal length extenders are simple tools a user can easily use to achieve these requirements.

7. Applications Of Photodetectors, LEDs, And More 9/6/2023

   This range of reliable photodiodes, IR detectors, LEDs, emitters, assemblies, and photonic modules are built to meet the demands of military, medical, and commercial applications.

8. Contributions Of Holography To The Advancement Of Interferometric Measurements Of Surface Topography 5/21/2022

   Did Denis Gabor build the first all-optical computer for processing interference fringe patterns? Was Isaac Newton the first to create a synthetic off-axis hologram? Is my white-light 3D profiler actually a digital holography system? These are some of the questions addressed in this paper, which considers the many contributions of holography to the advancement of interferometry for surface topography measurement.

9. Miniaturized Piezo Tubes In High-Resolution Scanning Fiber Endoscopy 3/6/2023

   Miniaturized piezo tubes generate a scanning movement of the optical fiber in scanning fiber endoscopes, providing more image information, new findings in biomedical research, and improved minimally invasive procedures in everyday clinical practice.

10. Diffraction Gratings: An Introduction 9/16/2022

    This introduction to diffraction gratings guides us through the various types of gratings and understanding their advantages and disadvantages as well as some useful grating equations.