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Discover the different types of testing targets and their ideal applications, advantages, limitations, equations, and examples at Edmund Optics.

Advances in Microscopy Tackle the Challenges of the Future

Learn about the different components used to build a microscope, key concepts, and specifications at Edmund Optics.

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

Liquid lenses can be used to maximize imaging system flexibility across a wide variety of applications requiring rapid focusing.

Large field of view telecentric imaging lenses allow for reduction of measurement and inspection time. Learn more about large FOV lenses at Edmund Optics.

Not all ruggedized imaging lenses feature the same type of ruggedization. Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of each type at Edmund Optics.

Laser beam expanders are critical for reducing power density, minimizing beam diameter at a distance, and minimizing focused laser spot size.

Beamsplitters do exactly what their name implies: split incident light beams.

TECHSPEC® Liquid Lens M12 Imaging Lenses from Edmund Optics combine a high-resolution with the electronic auto-focus of an integrated liquid lens

Learn about the different types of optical prisms, their applications, and how to select the right prism for your specific system.

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.

Want to use an infinity corrected objective to make an image? You will need a tube lens to do it! Find out why and how it works at Edmund Optics.

Mirrors are commonly used to fold or compact an optical system.

Have an application in a demanding environment? Learn about the different types of ruggedization: industrial, ingress protection, and stability at Edmund Optics.

Axicons are conical-shaped optical components used to create a ring-shaped beam.

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

Have a question about ball lenses? Find more information about these optical components including essential equations and application examples at Edmund Optics.

Image Quality of a Telecentric with the Flexibility of a Liquid Lens

Fresnel lenses are composed of a series of concentric grooves etched into one side of a sheet of plastic. Fresnel lenses are unlike typical spherical or aspherical optical lenses.

Learn about EO's most popular family of optical lenses and discover if achromatic lenses are ideal for your next application.

Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensors are used to test the transmitted wavefront error of laser beam expanders, predicting the real-world performance of the beam expander.

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

What is an aspheric lens? In what applications are aspheric lenses used?

Edmund Optics® manufactures several different types of ruggedized imaging lens assemblies.

Learn all about the benefits of aspheres, their unique anatomy, how they're manufactured, and how to choose the right one for your system.

Quickly Autofocus and Overcome Depth of Field Limitations

Digital video microscopes use a camera to capture and record images. Read more about the components needed to assemble a video microscope at Edmund Optics.

Imaging lens performance can be enhanced with the use of liquid lenses. Learn more at Edmund Optics.