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Four major trending topics in machine vision technology include edge artificial intelligence (edge AI), AI paired with high-resolution sensors, event-based machine vision, and affordability of SWIR sensor technology.

The unique absorption properties of 2µm lasers allow them to create small and precise cuts for medical and materials processing applications

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

Advances in Smart Materials, Imaging, and Ultrafast Laser Optics

Quickly Autofocus and Overcome Depth of Field Limitations

The growth of automation has introduced machine vision lenses to more harsh environments involving shock, vibration, contaminants, and temperature swings.

Advances in Microscopy Tackle the Challenges of the Future

Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) and multispectral imaging (MSI) are two related technologies that make use of specialized vision systems to acquire extra image information from extended regions of the electromagnetic spectrum aside from the visible spectrum.

Sensor Manufacturing Designs & Methods

Large field of view telecentric imaging lenses allow for reduction of measurement and inspection time. Learn more about large FOV lenses at Edmund Optics.

Advances in microscopy, imaging, and extreme ultraviolet optics

Innovative ultra-thin filters provide flexibility, scratch resistance, and durability comparable to most hard oxide coatings. Learn more at Edmund Optics.

Image Quality of a Telecentric with the Flexibility of a Liquid Lens

Beam Conditioning Optics for UV, IR, and Broadband Lasers

Pulse Compression and Dispersion Compensation for Ultrafast Lasers

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

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

Cinema lenses designed to create content tailored for online streaming utilize aspheres to shoot with a shallow depth of field while maintaining quality.

Pushing Optics to the Extreme

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

Beam Shaping for High Power and Short Pulse Durations

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

Trimming the Fat: Truncating Lenses to Shrink Systems

Single-Material Aspheric Achromats correct chromatic aberrations with a unique geometry, leading to numerous benefits over conventional achromatic lenses.

The future of high-speed technology: integrated photonics use light instead of electricity for computing and signal processing

Not all ruggedized imaging lenses feature the same type of ruggedization. Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of each type at Edmund Optics.

Free-space optical (FSO) communications wirelessly transmit data through the air using lasers. FSO promises to revolutionize broadband internet access.

Additive manufacturing is revolutionizing rapid prototyping, IP protection, and the job market in the optics industry

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