Edmund Optics has introduced TechSpec spherical aberrationcompensation plates optimized for use in collimated light with small fields ofview. Leveraging a precision BK7 substrate, these ...

One of the oldest problems in optics has been solved. Rafael Gonzalez from Mexico's Tecnologico de Monterrey has come up with an almost comically dense equation that can be used to almost completely ...

A freeform optical component is not symmetric around its optical axis. It provides some attractive features to optical designers to correct multiple aberrations with fewer optical surfaces, and make ...

Aspheres allow designers to build smaller, lighter and simpler optical systems, and can be found in everyday products. Edwin Diaz provides a back-to-basics guide to the technology. You may not realize ...

Zygo is a market leader when it comes to interferometric metrology instrumentation. With two key product lines in that category, Zygo offers an optical profiler and a laser interferometer as well as ...

Barrington, NJ. Edmund Optics (EO) announced it is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2017. The company was founded as Edmund Salvage in 1942, receiving surplus war supplies from the Frankfurt ...