Key Takeaways: Optics for ultra lightweight space cameras requires top performance with minimal weight, which is crucial for spacecraft where every gram matters. These cameras use advanced materials like carbon fiber and titanium, ensuring durability and high-quality imaging in extreme conditions, from -50°C to 50°C. Key features include minimized mass, high-performance optics, radiation shielding, low […]
Product Highlights Infrared (IR) lenses are specialized optical elements designed for use in the infrared spectrum, beyond visible light. They gather and focus infrared radiation, enabling thermal detection and imaging. Made from materials like germanium and zinc selenide, these lenses are transparent to infrared wavelengths, suitable for applications in industry, medicine, research, and defense. IR […]
Explore optics in environmental monitoring techniques and applications for water quality, greenhouse emissions, and soil pollutants.
Key Takeaways Ruggedized imaging lenses are designed for harsh environments and are used in industrial, surveillance, military, and machine vision applications. Key considerations include environmental requirements (IP rating, temperature range, vibration, and shock resistance), optical specifications (focal length, aperture, coatings, and performance), and lens housing materials. Fixed magnification lenses, such as telecentric lenses and microscope […]
Silicon carbide optics have excellent thermal stability, a low coefficient of thermal expansion, and they can be produced in complex shapes.
Discover optical domes’ applications and design considerations and what makes them ideal for imaging systems in challenging situations.
Freeform optics design complex, non-symmetric surfaces to precisely control light, enhancing performance in imaging, sensing, AR/VR, others.
A wide angle lens offers a broad field of view with short focal lengths, used in photography, security, automotive, and infrared systems.
Explore the challenges in large optics applications and manufacturing and discover how we specialize in custom solutions.
Explore the world of micro optics and discover the different types available, including microlenses, microspheres, and micro mirrors.
