Industry Insights

  1. Improved Edge Steepness With New MaxLine E-Grade Filters 9/23/2024

    New E-Grade MaxLine laser line filters offer superior edge steepness for Raman spectroscopy. They work effectively with edge filters, allowing for better separation from laser light.

  2. How Compensating Gain Flattening Filters Improve PPEF Performance 9/11/2024

    Depending on the application, tight PPEF may need to be combined with other precise specifications, including modulation depth, insertion loss and error function slope.

  3. Designing Precision Positioning For Vacuum Environments 9/4/2024

    The manufacture and calibration of UHV positioning systems is a complex task that sometimes pits design and maintenance considerations against the instrument’s technical performance.

  4. 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.  

  5. 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.

  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.