Key Takeaways: A Space Optical Remote Sensing Payload is the part of a spacecraft designed to generate valuable data and transmit it back to Earth. This includes various imaging devices like panchromatic and multispectral sensors, LIDAR, and active optical sensors. These optical payloads also use advanced optics, such as adaptive optical instruments and laser communication […]
Key Takeaways Laser beam expanders are critical in scientific and industrial applications, enhancing beam characteristics like convergence and directionality. They come in two main types: Galilean and Keplerian. Galilean expanders are compact, suitable for high-power lasers due to the absence of internal convergence points, while Keplerian expanders offer higher magnification but can generate heat. Key […]
Key Takeaways: Telecentric lenses ensure consistent magnification and high image quality, minimizing distortion and offering a wide depth of field. They excel in precise measurements across varying distances, crucial for quality control in industries like photolithography. These lenses are pivotal for capturing detailed, clear images and detecting imperfections that conventional lenses might miss. Whether for […]
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 […]
A 50mm laser beam expander for 1064 nm wavelength offers precise 5X magnification, high optical quality, robust design in laser systems.
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.
