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Optical Windows provide protection between an optical system or sensitive electronics and an outside environment.

Confused about the differences between traditional-coated and hard-coated optical filters?

Join Ehren O'Donnell, Product Engineer, as he briefly explains our hydrophobic coatings capabilities and the differences between a hydrophobic coated and non-hydrophobic coated optic.

A protective plastic coating protects a variety of our flat optics, such as optical windows, optical mirrors, and beamsplitters, from scratches during shipping.

Acktar Advanced Coatings produces light-absorbing components and materials to control stray light and eliminate noise from specular reflection.

Edmund Optics® manufactures thousands of precision aspheric lenses per month in our asphere manufacturing cell that operates 24 hours a day.

Monolithic Reflective Beam Expanders are ideal for applications requiring broadband or achromatic beam expansion.

Join Stephan Briggs, Biomedical Engineer at Edmund Optics, as he discusses anti-reflective (AR) coatings vs filter coatings

Learn about the metrology that Edmund Optics® uses to guarantee the quality of all optical components and assemblies.

Optical coatings are composed of thin-film layers used to enhance transmission or reflection properties within an optical system.

Optical Filters are used to selectively transmit or block certain wavelengths or wavelength ranges within optical systems.

Many laser applications are prone to specular reflections back into the source, causing overheating and decreased stability and lifetime.

Edmund Optics utilizes Diamond Turning to produce a wide range of high precision optical components.

Compound Parabolic Concentrators (CPCs) are concentrator lenses made from rotated parabolic shapes to create specific acceptance angles through which divergent light is collected.

Join Andrew Fisher, Manufacturing R&D Engineer at Edmund Optics, as he discusses some tips for modifying stock optical components to fit your application's needs.

The Laser Optics Lab video series discusses laser optics concepts including specifications, coating technologies, product types, and more

The Laser Optics Lab video series discusses laser optics concepts including specifications, coating technologies, product types, and more

Join Chris Williams as he briefly explains the basics of how to align a laser system onto a target.

Join Andrew Fisher, Manufacturing R&D Engineer at Edmund Optics, as he discusses some tips for modifying stock optical components to fit your application's needs.

Join Stephan Briggs, Biomedical Engineer at Edmund Optics, as he discusses critical system requirements to communicate

Join Stephan Briggs, Biomedical Engineer at Edmund Optics, as he provides an overview to his webinar including: Key Terminology, Coating Technology, Cost Drivers, and Application Examples.

Interested in learning about the different types of camera mounts available from Edmund Optics?

Waveplates and retarders are optical components designed to transmit light while modifying its polarization state without attenuating, deviating, or displacing the beam.

Join Stephan Briggs, Biomedical Engineer at Edmund Optics, as he discusses coating technology including Ion Assisted Deposition (IAD) and Hard Sputtered.

Join Stephan Briggs, Biomedical Engineer at Edmund Optics, as he discusses coating cost drivers and provides tips on ways to save.

The Future Depends on Optics®

Polarizers are optical components designed to filter, modify, or analyze the various polarization states of light.

Edmund Optics (EO) manufactures over 5 million optical components every year at our global facilities in the Americas and Asia.

Although a common misconception, individual optical lenses do not always form an image when the object plane is placed a focal length away from the lens.

Edmund Optics® (EO) manufactures millions of precision optical components and subassemblies every year in our 5 global manufacturing facilities.