Application Notes

Optics

Title az	Date 1..9
5 Considerations for the Mechanical Design, Assembly, and Alignment of Optical Systems	5/26/2015
5 Tips for Designing with Off-the-Shelf Optics	5/26/2015
Aberrations	3/18/2014
Absorption in Laser Optics	12/1/2018
Advantages of Fresnel Lenses	1/23/2012
Advantages of Using Meniscus Lenses in Infrared Applications	11/4/2013
All About Aspheric Lenses	11/26/2014
An In-Depth Look at Axicons	5/24/2011
An In-Depth Look at Spherical Aberration Compensation Plates	9/26/2011
An Introduction to Optical Coatings	4/13/2013
An Introduction to Passive Athermalization	11/4/2013
Anamorphic Prism Pairs	2/15/2021
Anti-Reflection (AR) Coatings	8/7/2012
Aspheric Lens Irregularity and Strehl Ratio	1/1/2019
Aspherized Achromatic Lenses	11/23/2016
Benefits of Hard Coatings	8/1/2014
Building a Mach-Zehnder Interferometer	12/21/2022
Bulk Laser Damage in Glass	3/9/2020
Can A Beam Expander be Used in Reverse?	2/18/2021
Chromatic and Monochromatic Optical Aberrations	4/27/2011
Cleaning Optics	4/15/2009
Comparison of Optical Aberrations	4/27/2011
Considerations in Collimation	12/18/2017
Considerations When Using Cylinder Lenses	11/23/2016
Custom Bandpass Filter using Shortpass and Longpass Filters	8/1/2014
Diffuser Selection Guide	7/31/2014
Dispersion	12/1/2018
Edge-Blackening	5/18/2005
Edmund Optics Preferred Glass Types	8/10/2017
Effects of Laser Mirror Surface Flatness	6/3/2019
Fluorophores and Optical Filters for Fluorescence Microscopy	6/17/2009
Geometrical Optics 101: Paraxial Ray Tracing Calculations	2/28/2012
Handling and Storing High Power Laser Mirrors	7/2/2015
High Laser Damage AR Coatings	12/18/2017
Highly Reflective Coatings	1/1/2019
Homogeneity and Scatter from Inclusions and Bubbles	12/1/2018
How to Design your own Beam Expander Using Stock Optics	9/14/2016
How to Select the Right Light Pipe Homogenizing Rod	11/6/2012
Integration of Optical Systems	5/18/2005
Introduction to Adaptive Optics and Deformable Mirrors	2/29/2016
Introduction to Modulation Transfer Function	3/1/2011
Introduction to Optical Prisms	11/30/2010
Introduction to Polarization	3/2/2015
ISO Drawings for Aspheric Lenses	8/18/2021
Keys to Cost Effective Optical Design and Tolerancing	5/18/2005
Laser Beam Shaping Overview	2/10/2021
Lens Geometry Performance Comparison	8/18/2021
Metallic Mirror Coatings	2/25/2016
Need an Asphere Fast?	11/4/2014
Off-Axis Parabolic Mirror Selection Guide	8/1/2014
Optical Filter Orientation	6/23/2017
Optical Filters	2/29/2012
Optical Flats	5/18/2005
Optical Glass	9/9/2014
Optical Prism Application Examples	1/27/2012
Optics 101: Level 1 Theoretical Foundations	12/8/2010
Optics Application Examples	9/21/2010
Polarizer Selection Guide	4/6/2015
Polymer Polarizers and Retarders	4/13/2013
Precision Tolerances for Spherical Lenses	4/13/2017
Prism Tunnel Diagrams	4/15/2020
Roughness of Diamond Turned Off-Axis Parabolic Mirrors	7/13/2017
Shape Factor Influence in Aspheric Lens Design	8/18/2021
Subsurface Damage	12/1/2018
The Benefits of Color-Corrected Optical Lenses	6/14/2012
The Complexities of High-Power Optical Coatings	8/23/2011
The Correct Material for Infrared (IR) Applications	10/26/2010
Thermal Properties of Optical Substrates	12/1/2018
Ultrafast Dispersion	5/19/2020
Understanding Ball Lenses	8/28/2014
Understanding Neutral Density Filters	11/20/2012
Understanding Optical Lens Geometries	2/14/2012
Understanding Optical Specifications	11/2/2010
Understanding Optical Windows	6/12/2017
Understanding Rare Earth Materials	10/25/2011
Understanding Surface Quality Specifications	6/30/2014
Understanding Waveplates and Retarders	8/31/2019
Understanding White Diffusing Glass	12/18/2017
Using C-Mount Focus Tunable Lenses	5/17/2013
UV vs. IR Grade Fused Silica	9/1/2018
What are Beamsplitters?	11/21/2012
What are Cylinder Lenses?	12/17/2012
What are Ultra-Thin Filters?	12/18/2017
Why Choose an Achromatic Cylinder Lens?	2/28/2012
Why Use an Achromatic Lens?	4/13/2012

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