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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![Biofilms Image 2]( "Revolutionizing Biofilm Research: High-Resolution, Real-Time Imaging with ZeGage Optical Profiler")
Revolutionizing Biofilm Research: High-Resolution, Real-Time Imaging with ZeGage Optical ProfilerA university lab optimized biofilm research with Zygo’s ZeGage Optical Profiler, enabling high-resolution, real-time, non-contact imaging that accelerates data collection, enhances accuracy, and preserves biofilm integrity.
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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-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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![PG-O - high volume optics]( "High-Volume Optical Manufacturing Up To 100,000 Parts Per Month With Timely Delivery")
High-Volume Optical Manufacturing Up To 100,000 Parts Per Month With Timely DeliveryPrecision 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.
OPTICAL COMPONENTS PRODUCTS
The Optical Thickness Gauge products use the unique properties of light to measure the thickness of transparent and semi-transparent materials while directing light through an optical probe.
Discover end-to-end solutions from optical and mechanical design to prototyping, offering customized lenses, system engineering, and advanced industrial optics for faster innovation and market-ready products.
Explore new capabilities extend finished optics wavelength range from mid-UV to longwave infrared.
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 OD-110W from Opto Diode is a super high-power Gallium Aluminum Arsenide (GaAlAs) infrared emitter designed for demanding applications requiring strong optical performance and reliability.
Optical filters enhance system precision by selectively transmitting or blocking wavelengths, supporting machine vision, spectroscopy, fluorescence microscopy, and medical imaging with customizable solutions.
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.
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.
OPTICAL COMPONENTS NEWS
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Zygo Highlights Precision Optical And Metrology Solutions At Space Tech Expo Europe 202411/4/2024
Zygo Corporation, a leader in precision optics and metrology, will showcase advanced space-ready optical components at Space Tech Expo Europe in Bremen, Germany, booth ZZ22.
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Gentec-EO Receives The Platinum-Level Prize At The 2024 Innovator Awards11/6/2024
Gentec Electro-Optics was awarded the platinum-level prize at the 2024 Innovator Awards by Laser Focus World magazine for their energy meter for large beams up to 700 J.
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.