Optical Components
OPTICAL COMPONENTS WHITE PAPERS & APPLICATION NOTES
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![GettyImages-1172485013 spectrometer, spectroscopy]( "How Optics And Flow Cytometry Are Improving Pancreatic Cancer Treatment")
How Optics And Flow Cytometry Are Improving Pancreatic Cancer TreatmentThe University of Texas researchers are developing an optical system analyzing cancer cell properties to guide treatments, improving patient outcomes and targeting aggressive cancers like pancreatic.
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![zygo metrology]( "Dynamic Illumination In Phase-Shifting Interferometry")
Dynamic Illumination In Phase-Shifting InterferometryDynamic Illumination in phase-shifting interferometry enhances precision metrology using steering mirrors to enable phase shifting, autofocus, and noise reduction, improving measurement accuracy and versatility in optical testing.
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![GettyImages-953164092 laser]( "Understanding And Specifying LIDT Of Laser Components")
Understanding And Specifying LIDT Of Laser ComponentsLaser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) is the maximum fluence or intensity an optic can withstand before damage. LIDT is crucial for high-power laser systems to prevent component failure.
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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-2200128716-software-ai-machine-learning-percentages-code]( "The Benefits Of Customised Optical Filters For Machine Vision")
The Benefits Of Customised Optical Filters For Machine VisionCustomized optical interference filters optimize machine vision performance by tailoring light control for specific tasks—enhancing precision, speed, and reliability in industrial inspection, automation, and quality assurance applications.
OPTICAL COMPONENTS PRODUCTS
Explore new capabilities extend finished optics wavelength range from mid-UV to longwave infrared.
Learn how to achieve unmatched speed and precision with PG&O's new double-sided polishing technology. Learn more about faster production and superior quality for your optics.
Discover PG&O's expertise in precision polishing & coating for large format optics up to 30", delivering exceptional flatness & surface quality.
The Opto Diode ODA-6WB-500M is a blue/green-enhanced photodiode-preamplifier designed for precision optical detection across a range of low-light applications.
Schneider-Kreuznach provides durable, high-performance optical solutions for security and defense, featuring advanced stabilization, motorized options, rigorous quality standards, and ITAR certification for reliable performance in demanding environments.
The Helios Pro is a cutting-edge laser measurement device designed for high-power industrial applications. It can accurately measure laser power up to 12kW without the need for water cooling.
Magnification lenses enable detailed microscopic analysis across medicine, science, and technology, supporting innovations like light-sheet microscopy, DIAMOND lenses, and image-guided robotic surgery for precision and research advancement.
Precision XY Saw Cutting offers high-volume, small-part fabrication with tight tolerances, ideal for optical components requiring precise dimensions and low defects.
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.