by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
A laser ranging retroreflector, a special kind of mirror that always reflects an incoming light beam back in the direction it came from, was placed on the lunar surface fifty years ago by the crew of Apollo 11, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, close to the end of their...
by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
Geiger counters and other traditional radiation detection systems rely on a radioactive decay particle interacting directly with a detector. That means close proximity to radiation is necessary because the presence of decay particles drops sharply with distance. Now...
by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
IRD Glass is excited to be participating once again in the SPIE Photonics West trade show in San Francisco from February 5 – 7, 2019. You can find us at Booth #3400 where we will be exhibiting our full spectrum of custom manufacturing capabilities—from Custom...
by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
In Christian theology, charity is one of the seven virtues. It was understood by Thomas Aquinas as “the friendship of man for God” and that which “unites us to God.” It is central to Christianity and therefore central to what we do at IRD Glass. We donate...
by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
IRD Glass is trusted by the biggest names in the laser OEM market to produce numerous precision laser components, including cavity reflectors, steering mirrors, splatter shields, precision spacers and tooling, beamsplitters, custom light homogenizers, filters and...
by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
We are very excited to announce that IRD Glass will be breaking ground on an expansion that will add 50% more square footage, growing from 20,000 ft2 to 30,000 ft2, as soon as the snow melts. As of February 28th, that is looking to be sometime in June! 😉 How did we...
