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A: The desire from nuclear plant operators for clearer and brighter images to enable better monitoring of their facilities and processes has accelerated the move from low resolution tube cameras to higher resolution CMOS based sensors. Drawing upon over 20 years of...
20, Feb 2025 | Social Media
A: Space is a truly harsh operating environment for optics and imaging systems. A key consideration when producing a space ready lens is ensuring it will withstand the vibration and shock of launch. We have invested in an in-house vibration and shock test system to...
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Unfortunately, many optical materials transparent to visible light become strongly absorbing in the ultraviolet (UV) spectral region (200-400nm). Also due to the shorter wavelengths – scattering effects are very strong in the UV region. Consequently, to minimise these...
6, Feb 2025 | Social Media
Traditional zoom lenses are complex with lots of close tolerance components sliding and rotating within each other. This is fine under normal conditions, however at extremely low or high temperatures or applications subject to vibration these movements present a...
