Tuesday, 8 September, 2020
Surface Quality: What you need to know. Surface quality is a primary quality parameter for precision optical components. This is because precision optics have many applications […]
Tuesday, 1 September, 2020
The Role of Precision Optics in Military, Defense and Security. Precision optics and photonics are found everywhere in civilian life – in consumer goods, entertainment, health […]
Tuesday, 18 August, 2020
Catering to their clients’ specialized needs, the company offers cost-effective custom optical assembly solutions Florida— Tower Optical Corporation, headquartered in Boynton Beach Florida, is well known […]
Friday, 7 August, 2020
While the last century’s progress was driven by electronics, we are now in the century of photonics. New uses of light are constantly emerging in countless […]
Monday, 27 July, 2020
Polarization and Retardation Polarization is an important quality of light enabling both its analysis and manipulation. Polarized light is described in various “states”: As a light […]
Tuesday, 14 July, 2020
How They’re Made: A Guide To Precision Optical Lenses Precision optical lenses come in many shapes, sizes, and materials and perform various functions. Myriad lens types […]
Tuesday, 7 July, 2020
The Impact of Photonics on the World Photonics is the new science and technology of photons (light) – its generation, transmission, processing, and detection – and […]
Thursday, 14 May, 2020
Optical prisms are transparent elements that steer light in various directions. Among the many functions of a prism, redirecting, dispersing, rerouting a light beam, as well as altering images, are the primary uses of optical prisms.
Wednesday, 13 May, 2020
If you wish to change the polarization direction of your light beam, control the polarization state, or change from circular to linear polarization (or vice versa), you’ll need to use waveplates.