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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

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

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

Athermalization is a type of ruggedization that mitigates the harmful effects of thermal expansion and defocus in optical and imaging systems.

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.

Beam Conditioning Optics for UV, IR, and Broadband Lasers

Advances in Smart Materials, Imaging, and Ultrafast Laser Optics

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

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

Trimming the Fat: Truncating Lenses to Shrink Systems

Advances in microscopy, imaging, and extreme ultraviolet optics

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

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

Beam Shaping for High Power and Short Pulse Durations

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