by Todd Anderson | Jan 26, 2022 | Blog
Optical bonding is the joining of two optical components together. However, many methods are used for contact bonding, depending on what is needed and the type of optical components being used. Adhesive contact bonding is often utilized, where the two components are...
by Todd Anderson | Jan 17, 2022 | Blog
Optical bonding is a process used when two or more optic components must be joined or fused. The ability to perform optical bonding is a must for any modern company in the optics industry. Historically, optical bonding has been used in several breakthrough designs,...
by Todd Anderson | Jan 3, 2022 | Blog
Super polishing is a relatively new classification of surface quality. Sometimes, super polishing is referred to as being “atomically smooth.” In super polishing, surface roughness is measured in Angstroms. An Angstrom is 10 times smaller than a nanometer, and...
by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
Laser: a tool that emits an intense beam of light energy that’s created by a stimulated emission of photons from excited atoms and molecules. My Dearest Laser, On May 16, 1960, you started life as a low-powered ruby laser in Ted Maiman’s lab. Today,...
by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
What are Optical Homogenizers, and What Applications do they Serve? Homogenizers, also known as ‘light pipes’, are examples of optical waveguides that are designed to combine and integrate a number of sources – and power levels – of light, including lasers; even out a...
by stephen | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog
It all started in the 1800’s. (Optical coatings have been around for a while.) Scientists of that century developed chemical processes for depositing silver on either the front or back surface of a piece of glass. “Silvering” the back of the glass improved the quality...
