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Avantier is a vertically integrated leader in high-precision custom optics, delivering end-to-end solutions for complex optical challenges. From prototyping to full-scale production...
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Shanghai Optics is an unparalleled custom optical engineering solution provider offering custom optical manufacturing, design and engineering services.
Chroma
Manufacturer of catalog and custom optical filters for demanding applications across the spectrum. ISO 9001 and B Corp certified.
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LaCroix Precision Optics
The LaCroix name is synonymous with quality precision optics. Since 1947, three generations of family leadership have guided LaCroix Precision Optics to become the premier, independent...
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LASEROPTIK
LASEROPTIK manufactures high LIDT laser optics and coatings from VUV to IR for industry, medicine and scientific research. LASEROPTIK employs more than 40 coating machines with...
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Universe Kogaku designs and manufactures precision assembled optics including UV quartz lenses, CCD and CMOS lenses, CCTV and diode laser lenses, and hi-res lenses.

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Athermal Optical Systems
Athermal Optical Systems: Keeping Vision Sharp Through Heat and Cold When optical instruments leave the comfort of the lab and enter the real world, temperature becomes a serious...
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Ruggedized Optical Systems for UAVs
Optics play a critical role in the performance and reliability of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). These imaging systems must be lightweight, compact, and exceptionally durable...
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Overcoming Challenges in Freeform Optics
Freeform optics are advanced, custom-designed components with non-rotationally symmetric surfaces. Unlike traditional spherical or aspheric lenses, freeform surfaces enable...
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Precision Optical Processing
What is Optical Processing? Optical processing is the foundation of precision optical manufacturing. It involves shaping and refining materials like glass, crystals, and polymers...
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Advanced Optical Polishing Techniques for High-Precision Components
Precision optical polishing is a critical step in the production of high-performance optical components used in applications ranging from astronomy to semiconductors. These components...
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Customizing Quantum Photonics Optical Components
How to customize your optical components for your quantum photonics application In the rapidly evolving field of quantum photonics, customizing optical components to fit specific...
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Advanced Optical Design in VR Headsets
As virtual reality (VR) technology continues to evolve, the demands on optical system performance have become increasingly stringent. Achieving high-resolution imaging, wide fields...
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Optical Waveguides in AR Glasses
Optical waveguides enable AR Glasses to overlay virtual images onto the real world, producing high-quality displays and immersive experiences that have applications ...
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DLC Film for Infrared Objective Lenses: An Innovative Approach
Diamond-like Carbon (DLC) films for infrared objective lenses offer enhanced durability along with improved performance. When an objective is to be used in...
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Pushing Boundaries with Adaptive Optics for Microscopy
Adaptive optics for microscopy include deformable mirrors (DMs) and spatial light modulators (SLMs). Both of these components are designed to dynamically counteract...
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Exploring the Frontiers of Optical Medical Imaging
Optical imaging technologies are redefining the way healthcare professionals visualize and understand the human body. From early-stage diagnostics to real-time surgical guidance...
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An Overview of Adaptive Optics Technology
Adaptive optics is a powerful tool developed to enhance the resolution of optical systems affected by environmental influences or imperfections in the observed subject. In practical...
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Reducing Risk in Space Optics Projects
Why Risk Reduction is Mission-Critical In space missions, failure is not an option. Optical components—mirrors, lenses, filters, and coatings—must perform flawlessly...
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What are laser optics used for?
Laser optics are specialized components that control, manipulate, and transmit laser light with high precision. Unlike standard imaging optics, laser optics are...
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Best Optics for Quantum Entanglement Experiments
Quantum entanglement experiments hinge on two things: the optics chain, which sets the quality of the entangled state, and the single-photon detectors, which define ...
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Why Do Optical Projects Fail?
How Our Custom Optical Design Services Prevent It Optical systems are at the heart of many advanced products—medical imaging devices, aerospace equipment, defense technology...

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