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The unique absorption properties of 2µm lasers allow them to create small and precise cuts for medical and materials processing applications

Beam Conditioning Optics for UV, IR, and Broadband Lasers

Innovative ultra-thin filters provide flexibility, scratch resistance, and durability comparable to most hard oxide coatings. Learn more at Edmund Optics.

The industry standard method for quantifying reflectivity does not tell the whole story

Advances in microscopy, imaging, and extreme ultraviolet optics

Superpolished optics with sub-angstrom surface roughness are ideal for precise laser optics applications

Semiconductor supermirrors offer high reflectivity and outperform many IR mirrors on the market. Learn more about these new supermirrors at Edmund Optics.

New optical filters are being developed due to the advancements in applications and technologies. Learn more about the future of filters at Edmund Optics.

Sensor Manufacturing Designs & Methods

Cinema lenses designed to create content tailored for online streaming utilize aspheres to shoot with a shallow depth of field while maintaining quality.

Quickly Respond to Collapsing Product Lifecycles

Beam Shaping for High Power and Short Pulse Durations

Advances in Smart Materials, Imaging, and Ultrafast Laser Optics

Specialized coatings can minimize thermal lensing in ultrafast laser systems, which are particularly susceptible to detrimental thermal effects.

Trimming the Fat: Truncating Lenses to Shrink Systems

Advances in Microscopy Tackle the Challenges of the Future

The growth of automation has introduced machine vision lenses to more harsh environments involving shock, vibration, contaminants, and temperature swings.

Pushing Optics to the Extreme

Four major trending topics in machine vision technology include edge artificial intelligence (edge AI), AI paired with high-resolution sensors, event-based machine vision, and affordability of SWIR sensor technology.

Not all ruggedized imaging lenses feature the same type of ruggedization. Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of each type at Edmund Optics.

Quickly Autofocus and Overcome Depth of Field Limitations

Free-space optical (FSO) communications wirelessly transmit data through the air using lasers. FSO promises to revolutionize broadband internet access.

Schwarz Mirrors eliminate stray light using black, engineered fused silica substrates that maintain desired characteristics while absorbing unwanted light.

火星车总共使用 23 个摄像头来导航和采集样本

地缘政治和出口管制极大地影响了激光光学镀膜材料的可获得性。

Seeing around corners is no longer science fiction thanks to ultrafast lasers and sensitive cameras

Athermalization is a type of ruggedization that mitigates the harmful effects of thermal expansion and defocus in optical and imaging systems.

Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) and multispectral imaging (MSI) are two related technologies that make use of specialized vision systems to acquire extra image information from extended regions of the electromagnetic spectrum aside from the visible spectrum.

Time to Replace Spherical Elements with Aspheric Lenses

Traditional spherical lenses are evolving due to the increasing demands of applications. Learn about the future of spherical lenses at Edmund Optics.