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Optical design fuels innovations in intravascular imaging

Dec. 1, 2018
Intravascular imaging gives a doctor a view inside a patient’s vascular system to help diagnose disease or other issues—and it saves lives. Cutting-edge optical technologies are...
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Five times to use off-the-shelf optics

Dec. 1, 2018
It’s nice to create custom lenses for optical products—and a must-have in certain situations when there are tight size and weight restrictions—but using stock optics in optical...
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CREATE MORE EFFICIENT OPTICAL DESIGNS WITH INTENTIONAL VIGNETTING AND CONTRAST LOSS MAPPING

Nov. 9, 2018
With the demand for thinner and lighter lenses for everything from cell phones to lidar to virtual reality headsets, there can be a reliance on onboard software as a safety net...
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MAKING DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY MORE ACCESSIBLE

Nov. 9, 2018
The digital radiography market is growing—and it’s no wonder since flat-panel and other detectors present numerous benefits to the healthcare field. For example, patients are ...
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FOUR THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN DESIGNING AN OPTICAL PRODUCT FOR MANUFACTURABILITY

Nov. 9, 2018
Designing a product for manufacturability means that it can be built within budget, and there are four critical elements for optical engineers to consider when designing an optical...

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What We Can Learn From The Human Eye, A Mediocre Optical System With Exceptional Onboard Software

Oct. 30, 2018
Depending on the device, good image processing software can greatly reduce the need for accurate optical systems. One example of this is the human eye, which is a weak optical...
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Cutting-edge optical components enable thinner, lighter virtual reality systems

July 1, 2018
Engineers need to combine nanoscale optical components used to create computer-generated images with macroscopic optics used to relay images to the human eye. Freeform-optics ...
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Virtual prototyping enables disruptive innovation of laser technologies

July 1, 2018
To bring disruptive laser innovations to market, research and engineering teams must learn to identify design failures and course correct quickly. Virtual prototyping moves product...
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A crash course in optical product design best practices

June 1, 2018
Companies developing optical products can gain a competitive advantage by following six best practices in product development that help overcome the struggle to bring projects...
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Virtual prototyping goes beyond the lens: It’s the mechanical components too

June 1, 2018
Not all virtual prototyping is created equal. To see real cost and timeline savings, virtual prototyping must encompass the optical performance and the mechanical components. ...