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Mounting flat mirrors by their edges in a kinematic mount imparts stress onto the mirror surface. This results in distortion and reduced quality of the reflected wavefront, which is especially noticeable when using high-quality mirrors. Stemmed mirrors, on the other hand, are mounted from a smaller diameter “stem” protruding from the back of the mirror, resulting in significantly reduced stress on the mirror surface, high stability, and cost reduction and can be used as a replacement for a more expensive and complex kinematic mount and a conventional mirror.

Schwarz Mirrors eliminate stray light using black, engineered fused silica substrates that maintain desired characteristics while absorbing unwanted light.

Beam Shaping for High Power and Short Pulse Durations

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

The industry standard method for quantifying reflectivity does not tell the whole story

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

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

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

Beam Conditioning Optics for UV, IR, and Broadband Lasers

Pulse Compression and Dispersion Compensation for Ultrafast Lasers

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

Pushing Optics to the Extreme

New optical filters are being developed due to the advancements in applications and technologies. Learn more about the future of filters at Edmund Optics.

Semiconductor supermirrors offer high reflectivity and outperform many IR mirrors on the market. Learn more about these new supermirrors at Edmund Optics.

Advances in Smart Materials, Imaging, and Ultrafast Laser Optics

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

Quickly Autofocus and Overcome Depth of Field Limitations

Trimming the Fat: Truncating Lenses to Shrink Systems

Traditional spherical lenses are evolving due to the increasing demands of applications. Learn about the future of spherical lenses at Edmund Optics.

Time to Replace Spherical Elements with Aspheric Lenses