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Optical Filters are used to selectively transmit or block certain wavelengths or wavelength ranges within optical systems.

Confused about the differences between traditional-coated and hard-coated optical filters?

Easily add and remove optical filters from any cage system setup after viewing this quick demonstration of integrating a filter holder plate and interchangeable filter holder using #86-018 and #85-649.

Polarizers are used in a wide range of imaging and research and development applications.

Join Stephan Briggs, Biomedical Engineer at Edmund Optics, as he discusses anti-reflective (AR) coatings vs filter coatings

Edmund Optics (EO) manufactures over 5 million optical components every year at our global facilities in the Americas and Asia.

Monolithic Reflective Beam Expanders are ideal for applications requiring broadband or achromatic beam expansion.

Waveplates and retarders are optical components designed to transmit light while modifying its polarization state without attenuating, deviating, or displacing the beam.

Acktar Advanced Coatings produces light-absorbing components and materials to control stray light and eliminate noise from specular reflection.

Optical Windows provide protection between an optical system or sensitive electronics and an outside environment.

Learn how Highly-Dispersive Mirrors compensate for dispersion and compress pulse duration in ultrafast laser systems, which is critical for maximizing performance.

Join Stephan Briggs, Biomedical Engineer at Edmund Optics, as he discusses tips for verifying filter performance.

Continuing from where Part I: X-Y Setup ends, learn how to add a Z-axis to an existing X-Y configuration to achieve three degrees of freedom.

Join Stephan Briggs, Biomedical Engineer at Edmund Optics, as he discusses prototype qualifications including custom, stock and modified stock filter options.

Many laser applications are prone to specular reflections back into the source, causing overheating and decreased stability and lifetime.

Learn about the metrology that Edmund Optics® uses to guarantee the quality of all optical components and assemblies.

Light pipes are optical components that are typically used to increase the uniformity of a light source or to direct light.

Edmund Optics is a global stock and custom optics manufacturing company with in house optical designers and on-site metrology and environmental testing.

Celebrate 70 years with EO! Take a journey from 1942 to 2012 and beyond.

The success of your machine vision application depends on the quality of your optical components.

Beamsplitters do exactly what their name implies: split incident light beams.

Optical coatings are composed of thin-film layers used to enhance transmission or reflection properties within an optical system.

Collimated light occurs when light rays travel parallel to each other.

Monitoring and regulating air pollution is an essential step towards creating a cleaner environment.

Optics and the manipulation of light are critical for countless applications that save lives and improve quality of life across the world

Knowing how to properly clean your optical components is an easy way to maintain system performance and save money by decreasing the risk of component damage.

Join EO's Nick Sischka, Director of Imaging, as he inspects pipes for various defects using the TECHSPEC Telecentric Lens versus the TECHSPEC Hypercentric Lens.

Join Chris Williams as he briefly explains the basics of how to align a laser system onto a target.

Edmund Optics' Chief Operating Officer, Samuel Sadoulet, provides his inside perspective on the optics industry for 2013.

Compound Parabolic Concentrators (CPCs) are concentrator lenses made from rotated parabolic shapes to create specific acceptance angles through which divergent light is collected.