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Mounting flat mirrors by their edges in a kinematic mount imparts stress onto the mirror surface. This results in distortion and reduced quality of the reflected wavefront, which is especially noticeable when using high-quality mirrors. Stemmed mirrors, on the other hand, are mounted from a smaller diameter “stem” protruding from the back of the mirror, resulting in significantly reduced stress on the mirror surface, high stability, and cost reduction and can be used as a replacement for a more expensive and complex kinematic mount and a conventional mirror.

Schwarz Mirrors eliminate stray light using black, engineered fused silica substrates that maintain desired characteristics while absorbing unwanted light.

Pulse Compression and Dispersion Compensation for Ultrafast Lasers

The industry standard method for quantifying reflectivity does not tell the whole story

Beam Conditioning Optics for UV, IR, and Broadband Lasers

Trimming the Fat: Truncating Lenses to Shrink Systems

A new generation of small, cost-effective, CW ultraviolet (UV) lasers allows more applications to move to UV wavelengths for increased power and precision.

Specialized coatings can minimize thermal lensing in ultrafast laser systems, which are particularly susceptible to detrimental thermal effects.

Pushing Optics to the Extreme

Semiconductor supermirrors offer high reflectivity and outperform many IR mirrors on the market. Learn more about these new supermirrors at Edmund Optics.

Advances in Smart Materials, Imaging, and Ultrafast Laser Optics

Seeing around corners is no longer science fiction thanks to ultrafast lasers and sensitive cameras

Innovative ultra-thin filters provide flexibility, scratch resistance, and durability comparable to most hard oxide coatings. Learn more at Edmund Optics.

Advances in microscopy, imaging, and extreme ultraviolet optics

Quickly Autofocus and Overcome Depth of Field Limitations

Quickly Respond to Collapsing Product Lifecycles

The unique absorption properties of 2µm lasers allow them to create small and precise cuts for medical and materials processing applications

The growth of automation has introduced machine vision lenses to more harsh environments involving shock, vibration, contaminants, and temperature swings.

Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines used for complex geometry manufacturing are expanding their material capabilities. Learn more at Edmund Optics.

Cinema lenses designed to create content tailored for online streaming utilize aspheres to shoot with a shallow depth of field while maintaining quality.

Advances in Microscopy Tackle the Challenges of the Future

23 unique imaging systems help the Perseverance Mars rover look for signs of water and ancient life on the red planet.

Beam Shaping for High Power and Short Pulse Durations

Superpolished optics with sub-angstrom surface roughness are ideal for precise laser optics applications