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Single-Material Aspheric Achromats correct chromatic aberrations with a unique geometry, leading to numerous benefits over conventional achromatic lenses.

Beam Shaping for High Power and Short Pulse Durations

Beam Conditioning Optics for UV, IR, and Broadband Lasers

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

A new generation of small, cost-effective, CW ultraviolet (UV) lasers allows more applications to move to UV wavelengths for increased power and precision.

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

Geopolitics and export controls have significantly impacted the accessibility of coating materials for laser optics

Mounting flat mirrors by their edges in a kinematic mount imparts stress onto the mirror surface. This results in distortion and reduced quality of the reflected wavefront, which is especially noticeable when using high-quality mirrors. Stemmed mirrors, on the other hand, are mounted from a smaller diameter “stem” protruding from the back of the mirror, resulting in significantly reduced stress on the mirror surface, high stability, and cost reduction and can be used as a replacement for a more expensive and complex kinematic mount and a conventional mirror.

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

23 unique imaging systems help the Perseverance Mars rover look for signs of water and ancient life on the red planet.

Trimming the Fat: Truncating Lenses to Shrink Systems

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

Pushing Optics to the Extreme

Time to Replace Spherical Elements with Aspheric Lenses

Additive manufacturing is revolutionizing rapid prototyping, IP protection, and the job market in the optics industry

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

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

Computer Generated Hologram metrology provides a new solution for overcoming traditional asphere metrology. Learn more about CGH metrology at Edmund Optics.

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

Pulse Compression and Dispersion Compensation for Ultrafast Lasers

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

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

Advances in microscopy, imaging, and extreme ultraviolet optics

Quickly Autofocus and Overcome Depth of Field Limitations

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.

The future of high-speed technology: integrated photonics use light instead of electricity for computing and signal processing

Transparent Materials with Integrated Micro-Optics

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