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Are you new to imaging or looking for a refresh on camera types? Learn about the advantages to camera types, digital interfaces, and more at Edmund Optics.

The thermal properties of optical substrates including the CTE, dn/dT, and thermal conductivity are critical for predicting real-world performance

Optimizing your imaging system means more than just choosing the right camera. Selecting the correct camera accessories ensures optimum performance, system stability, and successful integration. This application note explains power requirements for the two most common camera interfaces, USB and GigE, details the essential and optional accessories that enable reliable power delivery, and gives expert tips for selecting the most suitable components for your imaging system.

The performance of an imaging system relies on a number of things, including imaging electronics. Before using your imaging system, learn about camera sensors at Edmund Optics.

Do you want to improve your imaging results? Go back to the basics of camera settings, learn how these important aspects can affect your image at Edmund Optics.

Camera resolution is one of the many aspects contributing to the quality of your imaging system. Find key parameters and tech tips at Edmund Optics.

There are numerous mount types for connecting an imaging lens to a camera. Depending on the application, some mounts are more useful than others.

Imaging lenses are critical components of the quickly-growing golf simulator market. Learn how to select the right lenses and cameras!

Are you trying to gauge depth of field in your imaging system? Take a closer look at this article on depth of field calculations at Edmund Optics.

UV grade fused silica is ideal for UV and visible applications, but IR grade fused silica has better transmission in the IR due to a lack of OH- impurities.

Athermal optical systems are not prone to temperature changes in an environment. Learn more about the importance of having an athermal design at Edmund Optics.

Want to know more about optical flats? Find information including an explanation, what optical flats show, applications, and more at Edmund Optics.

Using an Infrared Application? Discover the importance of choosing the right material and comparisons of each at Edmund Optics.

Light is absorbed in optical media through several methods including exciting electrons to higher energy states and converting to thermal energy

Overspecifying optical losses in laser systems will not further improve your performance or reliability, but it could cost you additional money and/or time.

Laser Optics for 2μm lasers require very specific types of materials such as fused silica and germanium. Learn more at Edmund Optics.

While working with machine vision, there are different types of filters that can be used to alter the image. Find out about the different types at Edmund Optics.

Understanding the most commonly used laser optics materials will allow for easy navigation of EO’s wide selection of laser optics components.

Want to understand the basic concepts of imaging? Learn more about essential terms and how they incorporate in the imaging industry at Edmund Optics.

Looking for a fast-focusing lens for a machine vision application? Find out more about how to use a C-Mount Focus-Tunable Lens at Edmund Optics.

UV Lenses require extremely tight tolerances and novel materials such as sapphire. Learn more at Edmund Optics.

Subsurface damage in optical components can lead to increased absorption and scatter, reducing system performance.

Why do imaging lenses have both a storage temperature and operating temperature specification? What's the difference?

Dispersion is the dependence of the phase velocity or phase delay of light on another parameter, such as wavelength, propagation mode, or polarization.

Determine how to select an optical window based on its material transmission, thermal and mechanical properties, and other specifications at Edmund Optics.

The LIDT of continuous wave (CW) lasers is dependent on laser power, beam diameter, and other use parameters.

Are you looking to simplify the assembly of a digital video microscope? Find out how a TECHSPEC Optical Cage System allows for quick build at Edmund Optics.

Are you looking for a solution to common imaging problems? Discover different polarization techniques to improve your image at Edmund Optics.

Do you have a question about test targets? Find out how to choose the correct test target for your system along with application examples at Edmund Optics.

Reduce the size and weight of your high magnification machine vision system with infinity corrected TECHSPEC® 120i Plan APO Infinity Corrected Objectives.