Optical Components
OPTICAL COMPONENTS WHITE PAPERS & APPLICATION NOTES
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![IDEX - semrock filters]( "Lot-To-Lot Consistency With Semrock Optical Filters")
Lot-To-Lot Consistency With Semrock Optical FiltersNot all optical filters perform as advertised. See how Semrock filters deliver proven lot-to-lot consistency—matching theoretical performance with real-world results every time.
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![GettyImages-1401910116 green fluorescent proteins]( "Fluorescent Protein Optical Imaging Considerations")
Fluorescent Protein Optical Imaging ConsiderationsFluorescent proteins enhance microscopy but require careful selection of optical components, filters, and environmental conditions to minimize phototoxicity and improve imaging quality.
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![GettyImages-1315947562 optical laser lab]( "Subsurface Damage")
Subsurface DamageOptics inevitably have subsurface damage, affecting performance. Proper grinding and polishing can reduce this damage, but not eliminate it, impacting laser efficiency and system reliability.
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![GettyImages-489542679 Injection Molding Material Selection]( "Choosing The Right Materials For Mico-Molded Optics And Photonics Components")
Choosing The Right Materials For Mico-Molded Optics And Photonics ComponentsChoosing materials for optical micro molding requires balancing transmission, stability, and manufacturability—because in photonics, polymer selection directly determines real-world performance and reliability.
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![Fig-11]( "Distortion In High Performance Reflectors")
Distortion In High Performance ReflectorsHigh-performance optical reflectors, introduce phase effects that cause spatial and temporal distortions. Understanding group delay, and polarization-dependent variations is crucial.
OPTICAL COMPONENTS PRODUCTS
Polishing and lapping films for connectors, bare fiber, waveguides, and PICs, including diamond, silicon carbide, aluminum oxide, and final polish films in 2”, 4”, and 5”.
HiCap Workholders polish up to 28 UPC connectors with rapid loading, integrated pressure control, and high throughput processing for consistent endface contact.
InSight™ is a dedicated in-line video inspection station that accepts Krell workholders to inspect parts without unloading, reducing handling, damage, and contamination.
Workholders for most connector types support UPC and APC geometries, with bare fiber adapters available. KrellTech also designs custom fixtures for specialized applications.
The NOVA™ optical polishing system from KrellTech provides industry-leading flexibility and precision for a wide range of photonic components.
Photonic CleanTouch™ Stick is a solvent-free, one-touch cleaner for fibers, connectors, PICs, and waveguides, removing contaminants residue-free. Sold in 25-packs.
SkyBrite™ lint-free photonic wipes clean optics, connectors, PICs, and machines. Blue color darkens when wet for visual solvent control. 250/case.
SpecPro™ delivers high-speed, cost-effective polishing of bare fibers and connectors in a compact system built for R&D and field environments.
OPTICAL COMPONENTS / OPTICS ABOUT DOCUMENT
Optics
Optics is an interesting subset of physics. It is the study of light and how it can be used in various industries from measurements to biology as well as photography to navigation. Optics is a fascinating field and we are just beginning to scratch the surface with what we know. One of the most interesting developments in optics is the use of fiber optics in the transmission of data. Light is used to transmit data across long distances and this has proved to be efficient as well as inexpensive.
Light is the fasted trailing particle in the universe and it is radiated from one point to the next in the form of waves. Light in a vacuum can travel at an astonishing 300 million meters per second, a speed that would take it to the moon in just about one second. Optics is primarily concerned with the use of light and how the light can be reflected, refracted, bent or manipulated in just about any way. The unique nature of light gives tremendous benefits in using it in various industries. Optics is no one of the ways where light can be used to store data. It seems that anything electrons have done in the past, light waves are able to do, just able to do it faster. In the beginning copper cables were used to transmit electrical pulses in network data transfer. While at that time it was a breakthrough, it was comparatively slow to the movement of light through fiber optics. Once fiber optics replaced, broad band speeds were achieved. All thanks to optics. The uses of optics can advance further with headway being made in fields of defense as well as medicine. Optics are now being used to return sight to the blind as well as create sight for robots.