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Light pipes are optical components that are typically used to increase the uniformity of a light source or to direct light.

Optical Engineer Andrew Fisher explains how you can see the "invisible" light, or infrared light, from your own TV remote.

Acktar Advanced Coatings produces light-absorbing components and materials to control stray light and eliminate noise from specular reflection.

Learn about the reflection of light in this kid-friendly explanation with helpful visuals presented by Rebecca Emerich, Educational Outreach Manager

Learn about the absorption of light in this kid-friendly explanation with helpful visuals presented by Rebecca Emerich, Educational Outreach Manager

Modular accessories adapt the Spectrolight Mighty Light Illuminator for tuning to a specific wavelength, fiber coupling, collimating, homogenizing, and more

The Mighty Light is a self-contained, low-noise, tunable source of broadband visible and NIR light featuring a tungsten halogen lamp and output power up to 2W

See some of most interested trends in optics and imaging highlighted at Photonics West 2022 through Edmund Optics' live demonstrations.

Join Nick Sischka, Vision Solutions Specialist and member of EO's Imaging Team, as he reviews some best practices to consider when designing an imaging system

Join our discussion around laser damage testing in the third episode of our LIGHT TALKS series.

Join our discussion around machine vision trends including such as increasing resolution and new sensors in the first episode of our LIGHT TALKS series.

From tattoo removal to diagnosing cancer, lasers can transform our lives in countless ways. Join our conversation about laser in skin care and diagnostics.

Learn about the growth of the optics, lasers, and photonics market in India with Deepthi Sasikumar, Technical Engineering Manager at Edmund Optics.

Join our discussion about increasing imaging sensor sizes and what that means for optical designers in the second episode of our LIGHT TALKS series.

Learn about the key impacts of temperature on imaging performance and how the athermalization of lenses can maintain performance in harsh environments.

The expansion of automation has made the ruggedization of imaging lenses from shocks, vibrations, and temperature swings more important than ever before.

Join this discussion on virtual event trends and some of the things that have been working well for Edmund Optics such as our virtual innovation summits.

Watch this video to learn all about lasers, what makes them special compared to other light sources, and how they impact our lives

Learn about trends in laser applications including increasing powers and decreasing pulse durations in this conversation with Kasia Sieluzycka and Nick Smith.

Fresnel lenses are composed of a series of concentric grooves etched into one side of a sheet of plastic. Fresnel lenses are unlike typical spherical or aspherical optical lenses.

Learn how to specify imaging system components.

Waveplates and retarders are optical components designed to transmit light while modifying its polarization state without attenuating, deviating, or displacing the beam.

Learn how to specify imaging system components.

The Laser Optics Lab video series discusses laser optics concepts including specifications, coating technologies, product types, and more

Polarizers are optical components designed to filter, modify, or analyze the various polarization states of light.

Telecentric illumination is quickly becoming the illumination of choice for precision metrology due to its ability to produce "hard" edges that can be easily analyzed.

Collimated light occurs when light rays travel parallel to each other.

A new generation of compact, cost-effective ultraviolet (UV) lasers is allowing more applications to benefit from the increased precision of UV wavelengths.

When measuring minuscule particles, many advanced Life Science applications require more power than one laser produces.

Continuing from where Part I: X-Y Setup ends, learn how to add a Z-axis to an existing X-Y configuration to achieve three degrees of freedom.