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LIDT is an essential parameter when selecting and specifying laser optics for laser applications. The LIDT can be determined with the aid of various…

This series of blog articles on the laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) will start by addressing the causes of LID during manufacture. It will then…

Ultra-short pulse laser is the generic term for all laser sources that generate pulsed laser beams in the picosecond or femtosecond range...

Independent of the application, whether in satellite optics, video lenses or endoscopes – aspheres have already become indispensable in a wide range…

Precision optical components such as lenses or mirrors are almost always provided with an optical coating. The applied layers have different effects,…

As already explained within the article "Spheres vs. Aspheres", the use of aspheres in optical systems allows, among other things, more compact…

One of the lens shapes most frequently requested on the optics market is still the sphere. Due to its proven design and precise manufacturing…

Gaussian beam profiles are used in most laser applications. However, there are fields of application in which a homogeneous intensity distribution…

Depending on the production requirements, materials or required accuracy, each of the High-End-Finishing processes represented can convince with…

In the third section we will concentrate on asphericons Ångström-Polishing method. When every photon counts, scattered light is ...