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...
13, Feb 2025 | Social Media
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...
30, Jan 2025 | Social Media
Our ‘Custom optical design and manufacture’ brochure has been produced as an informative introduction for scientists, engineers and designers looking for a specialist lens or optical system to solve a challenging application or give their camera, sensor, or optical...
