Friday, 23 December, 2016
While a plano-convex spherical lens focuses to a spot, a plano-convex cylindrical lens focuses to a line. In one cross-section it is drawn with two parallel […]
Friday, 23 December, 2016
Almost every precision optical component includes at least one coated surface. Whether a window, mirror, lens, prism, filter, etalon, beamsplitter, waveplate, polarizer, or something else, your component will […]
Friday, 23 December, 2016
Most optical filters are plane-parallel items like precision optical windows, except that they select exactly which portion of light to transmit. The remaining light may be […]
Friday, 23 December, 2016
Lenses are probably the first thing people associate with precision optics – but what kind of lenses? The simplest lenses consist of one piece of glass […]
Friday, 23 December, 2016
As the name suggests, a beam splitter refers to an optical device which is used to split or divide a beam of light into two. A […]
Friday, 23 December, 2016
Tower Optical Corporation belongs to the industrial group that is considered optical components manufacturers. The parts supplied by this group are used in research, medical devices, […]
Friday, 23 December, 2016
BeamEx1000 beam expander enables measurement of full 6”aperture with industry-standard 4” interferometers. Boynton Beach, FL — Tower Optical announces the availability of a 4”→ 6” Interferometer […]
Friday, 23 December, 2016
The business of manufacturing precision optics is unique: Compared to making auto parts, appliances, batteries – nearly anything you can imagine – the pursuit of manufacturing […]
Friday, 23 December, 2016
Wave plates, also called retarders, are transmissive optical devices which alter the state of polarized light transmitted through them. The most common retardation values are half-wave […]