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TECHSPEC Nd:YAG Laser Line Mirrors are versatile laser line mirrors that provide the high reflectance, surface quality, and accuracy needed for a wide variety of demanding Nd:YAG and Nd:YLF laser applications, including high power beam delivery and laser beam steering up to the fourth harmonic at 266 nm. TECHSPEC Nd:YAG Laser Line Mirrors provide damage…

Edmund Optics®, a supplier of optical components, has ordered the SPECTOR® Ion Beam Sputtering System from Veeco Instruments Inc. The new capability is in support of Edmund Optics’ expanding portfolio of high-quality laser optics for infrared, visible, and ultraviolet systems. Edmund Optics’ growing presence in the laser optics landscape builds on the company’s long history as a supplier of…

Edmund Optics® (EO) introduces TECHSPEC® DA (Divergent Adjustable) Fixed Broadband Beam Expanders. These compact beam expanders are optimized at a wide range of wavelengths for maximum flexibility, making them ideal for use with demanding tunable laser sources. They feature a 1940 nm design wavelength to compliment lasers with wavelengths from 1900-2100 nm, which are ideal for…

Edmund Optics® (EO), the premier provider of optical components, has earned a 2018 “Top Workplaces” honor for a mid-size company in the greater Philadelphia region for the 9th year in a row. Almost 37,000 employees from 189 companies from the Philadelphia area were invited to participate in an anonymous survey conducted by WorkplaceDynamics. Participants were asked to…

Edmund Optics® (EO), the premier provider of optical components, introducesTECHSPEC® Monolithic Reflective Beam Expanders (Mark I). They are ideal for applications that require broadband or achromatic beam expansion. High precision with minimal wavefront distortion The Edmund Optics designed and manufactured TECHSPEC® Monolithic Reflective Beam Expanders (Mark I) feature an all-reflective design and provide λ/10 wavefront…

Edmund Optics® (EO) introduces new TECHSPEC® Rugged Blue Series M12 µ-Video™ Lenses. These versatile lenses feature high-resolution designs and are optimized for machine vision working distances. They are ideal for calibrated imaging applications such as measurement and gauging, 3D stereo vision, robotics and sensing, autonomous vehicles, and object tracking. Designed for stability after shock and vibration…

Edmund Optics® (EO) introduces TECHSPEC® Low Scatter Off-Axis Parabolic (OAP) Mirrors. Providing a surface figure of λ/8 RMS and a surface roughness of less than 50Å RMS, these precision mirrors are designed for low scatter in the visible spectrum. They are excellent when used for focusing, collimation, beam expansion, and optical testing systems such as…

Edmund Optics® (EO), the premier provider of optical components, introduces a new Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Imaging System from Lumedica, the OQ LabScope. This all-in-one, high resolution imaging system is now available from Edmund Optics. The OCT Imaging System is designed as an affordable alternative to more expensive and complex OCT systems. With an affordable price below $10K,…

Edmund Optics®, the premier provider of optical components, announces the recipient of the 2017 Norman Edmund Inspiration Award receiving $5,000 in product donation. Justin Sambur, an Assistant Professor at Colorado State  University in the United States, proposed a project which uses light sheet microscopy to directly visualize solar energy conversion processes along the length of a single…

Edmund Optics® (EO) introduces three new kits that are integral to starting a brand new lab and keeping it stocked. The Lab Starter Kits are available in English and Metric based mounting versions and feature essential products that are useful for any lab, from optics to detectors to cleaning and tools. The Lab Essentials Kit includes many components that…

Edmund Optics (EO) introduces newly rebranded TECHSPEC® Machine Vision Filters. Formerly called TECHSPEC® Imaging Filters, these durable filters have been rebranded as TECHSPEC® Machine Vision Filters  to address their primary use with EO’s machine vision cameras and lenses. Designed for the most demanding machine vision and imaging applications, TECHSPEC® Machine Vision Filters pass or block specific UV, VIS,…

Edmund Optics® (EO), provider of optical components to both industry and academia, announces the recipients of its 2017 Educational Award program. This award is given in recognition of outstanding undergraduate and graduate optics programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at non-profit colleges and universities worldwide. The EO Educational Award Team evaluated over 750 applications…

Edmund Optics® (EO) introduces new Flat Top Beam Shapers. These refractive field mapping optical systems convert a Gaussian beam profile to a flat top profile with near 100% efficiency. No internal focusing enables use with high power lasers. Flat Top Beam Shapers convert collimated Gaussian input beams into collimated flat top beams with a uniform…

Edmund Optics, introduces new TECHSPEC® VIS-NIR Coated Achromatic Lenses . These versatile lenses consist of two optical components cemented together to form a doublet and provide a low-cost alternative to air-spaced focusing doublets. They are corrected for on-axis spherical and chromatic aberrations. Nine new models of TECHSPEC® VIS-NIR Coated Achromatic Lenses have been added to…

Edmund Optics® (EO), a provider of optical components, announces the new TECHSPEC® Compact Ruggedized (Cr) Series Fixed Focal Length Lenses. These Stability Ruggedized versions of our popular TECHSPEC® C Series Fixed Focal Length Lenses are designed to maintain optical pointing and positioning in harsh environments that involve vibration, shock, and changing temperatures. The individual lens…

Many applications demand more from a lens than the performance delivered by standard imaging lenses, which introduces the need for ruggedized imaging lenses. A new imaging choice is the Stability Ruggedized imaging lens. Jessica Gehlhar, Vision Solutions Engineer, and Cory Boone, Optical Engineer, Edmund Optics Historically, Industrial and Ingress Protection Ruggedized imaging lenses have addressed…

Edmund Optics (EO) introduces its new TECHSPEC Precision Ultraviolet Mirrors. They are offered in both Deep UV (DUV) and new Vacuum UV (VUV) enhanced coating options. TECHSPEC Precision Ultraviolet Mirrors are ideally suited for a wide variety of commercially available light sources. They can be used in a number of optical setups to reflect UV…

Edmund Optics® introduces its new TECHSPEC® BBAR Coated Hypotenuse Right Angle Prisms. These broadband anti-reflection (BBAR) prisms feature a wide wavelength range from 350 – 2200nm and are ideal for applications that require a single axis retroreflector and optical systems with space limitations. TECHSPEC® BBAR Coated Hypotenuse Right Angle Prisms provide a tight angle tolerance of ±15 arcsec,…

Edmund Optics (EO), the premier provider of optical components, introduces new Flexible Longpass Filters. These versatile cut-on filters offer deep blocking and excellent transmission over a large spectral range from 400-1600nm to accommodate a wide variety of applications. The filters are constructed using ultra-thin, flexible polymers and dyes. Flexible Longpass Filters are scratch insensitive and…

Edmund Optics® (EO), the premier provider of optical components, announced that it was awarded a Silver Level Award for its TECHSPEC® Titan TL Telecentric Lenses . These lenses were recognized among the best in the industry by the judges of the Vision Systems Design 2017 Innovators Awards program. The TECHSPEC® Titan TL Telecentric Lenses are…

Edmund Optics (EO), the premier provider of optical components, introduces new TECHSPEC® High Performance Fluorescence Dichroic Filters. These versatile filters have received special attention to surface flatness, transmitted wavefront and surface quality to produce our highest level of precision on a filter. TECHSPEC® High Performance Fluorescence Dichroic Filters are ideally suited for fluorescence microscopy or…

Edmund Optics® (EO), the premier provider of optical components, has today announced a collaboration with PixeLINK®, a world leader in autofocus cameras with liquid lens technology. The collaboration enhances the capabilities of PixeLINK’s autofocus USB 3.0 cameras by accommodating Edmund Optics’ line of Cx lenses, modular lenses that easily integrate elements such as internal filters…

Edmund Optics® (EO), the premier provider of optical components, highlights its TECHSPEC® Precision Aspheric Lenses. These lenses are designed to focus light, while they eliminate spherical aberration from divergent light sources. Designed and manufactured by Edmund Optics, Precision Aspheric Lenses are ideal for applications including focusing the output of laser diodes. Aspheric lenses can increase…

Edmund Optics® (EO), the premier provider of optical components, today announced its expansion into Silicon Valley with the opening of a new office. The location will house business development, sales and applications engineering dedicated to servicing the unique engineering and product development needs of the region. The EO Silicon Valley office will also have a…

Edmund Optics® (EO), the premier provider of optical components, introduces three new TECHSPEC® Hard Coated Filters: High Performance OD 4 Shortpass Filters, High Performance OD 4 Longpass Filters and Imaging Filters . These new lines join existing Hard Coated OD 4 Bandpass Filters with series at 10nm (213 models), 25nm (108 models) and 50nm (147…