Hot mirrors and cold mirrors from Notch Optics

What are hot mirrors and cold mirrors?

10/25/2024
This article explores the differences between hot and...
Transmission data for UV and IR grade fused silica

What are the differences between UV vs. IR grade fused silica?

10/26/2024
Fused silica is a widely utilized material in...
Commonly Used Glossary Terms in the Optics Industry

Glossary of the Optics Industry

10/27/2024
Abbe Number The Abbe number, or Abbe constant,...
How to clean your optical fitlers

How to clean your optical components

10/28/2024
Handling and Cleaning Procedures for Optical Components Optical...
The photograph above is a protected aluminum-coated mirror after LIDT testing. In this particular test, it handled 0.43 J/cm2 (1064 nm, 10 ns pulse, 10 Hz, Ø1.000 mm) before damage.

What is Laser Induced Damage Threshold (LIDT)?

10/28/2024
Overview of Laser Induced Damage Threshold (LIDT) Measurement...
Spectrum of a ultra-steep notch optical filter

How to design and fabricate a steep notch optical filter?

10/28/2024
Here we show the design and production method...
Antireflection coating from Notch Optics.

Introduction to thin film anti-reflection coatings

10/28/2024
Antireflection coatings, essential for both single-wavelength and broadband...
Fluorescence Microscopy

What is fluorescence microscopy?

10/29/2024
Fluorescence is a molecular phenomenon where a substance...
Optical Filters

Optical Filters Tutorial

10/29/2024
What are Optical Filters? Optical filters are devices...
FITC Excitation and FITC Emission

How to design filters for fluorescence microscopy

10/29/2024
Designing Filters for Fluorescence Microscopy The primary aim...
Surface flatness of optical thin film coated filters

Optical Quality for Thin Film Coated Filters

10/29/2024
The optical quality standards for optical filters depend...
FILTER SETS FOR SUB-PIXEL REGISTRATION

Imaging Multi-Fluorochrome Specimens Using Sub-Pixel Registration (SPR) Filter Sets

10/29/2024
A common approach to imaging specimens labeled with...