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Achromats consist of two or more elements, usually of crown and flint glass, that have been corrected for chromatic aberration with respect to two selected wavelengths. They are also known as achromatic lenses. This area includes micro achromats as well.
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Ball slides are simple linear motion devices that provide smooth linear motion, accurately controlled by the rotation of the drive mechanism.
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Beam expanders are optical lens assemblies that are used to increase the diameter of a laser beam or other light beam.
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Calcite polarizers are crystals used to separate unpolarized light into two separate plane polarized beams.
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Calibration standards and reference sources include any source that can provide a reference for the calibration of an instrument or comparison of a material or component.
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Cleanroom supplies and accessories include garments, flooring, lighting, ducting and other items used in cleanroom settings.
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Color filters include a wide range of filter types that are distinguished by their specific color spectrums and wavelengths, as well as their Schott glass compositions.
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Crossed roller slides are simple linear motion devices that consist of a stationary base and a moving carriage. The rollers are crossed at a 90° angle in an alternating fashion and are enclosed in the rails, which have a machined V-shaped groove to support the rollers.
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Cylindrical lens have at least one surface that is formed in the shape of a cylinder. Cylindrical lenses are used to correct astigmatism in the eye, and, in rangefinders, to produce astigmatism, stretching a point of light into a line. This area includes micro cylindrical lenses as well.
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DC motor drives act as the interface and power supply between a motion controller and a DC motor.
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DC power supplies accept an input power and output the desired form of DC power. Common types of DC power supplies include linear power supplies, switching power supplies, DC-DC converters, and silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) type power supplies.
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Depolarizers obliterate the polarization of a polarized beam by reflecting the beam in all directions at right angles to its axis.
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A diffraction grating uses a substrate with parallel grooves to disperse light into its spectra. Eschelles are included in this area.
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Dimensional gages and instruments provide quantitative measurements of product or component dimensional and form attributes such as wall thickness, depth, height, length, inner diameter (ID), outer diameter (OD), taper or bore.
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Diode lasers use light-emitting diodes to produce stimulated emissions in the form of coherent light output. They are also known as laser diodes.
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Dovetail slides are linear motion devices that allow motion and positioning along a linear axis.
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Electric rotary actuators drive components rotationally via electromagnetic power. They typically have control and indexing capabilities.
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Energy meters measure the total energy of a single pulse and optical power meters measure the average power of a continuous light beam.
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Eyewear includes safety devices, such as safety goggles, worn to protect the eyes.
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Fiber optic amplifiers re-amplify an attenuated signal without converting the signal into electrical form.
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Fiber optic attenuators are devices that reduce signal power in fiber optic links by inducing a fixed or variable loss. They are used to control the power level of optical signals at the outputs of light sources and electrical-to-optical (E/O) converters. They are also used to test the linearity and dynamic range of photo sensors and photo detectors.
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Fiber optic cables are composed of one or more transparent optical fibers enclosed in protective coverings and strength members. Fiber optic cables are used to transmit "light" data.
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Fiber optic couplers are optical devices that connect three or more fiber ends, dividing one input between two or more outputs, or combining two or more inputs into one output.
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Fiber optic light guides are bundles of optical fibers used for the controlled deliver of light. They tend to be more rigid, and transmit well in both the visible and near-infrared (near-IR) regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Fiber optic light guides are sometimes called fiber optic light pipes (fiber optic lightpipes).
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Fiber optic polarizers (FOP) are placed inline to improve the extinction characteristics of fiber optic cable. They allow the transmission of only one polarization, blocking light in unwanted polarization states.
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Fiber optic power meters are instruments that measure the average power of a continuous light beam. They are used to test signal power in fiber optic networks.
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Fiber optic switches route an optical signal without electro-optical and opto-electrical conversions.
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Fiber optic test equipment is used to detect the signal loss/change through a fiber optic cable.
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Fiber optic test sources review the performance of a system by injecting light through the fibers.
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Filter wheels hold and position multiple filters for various imaging applications such as machine vision and spectrophotometry.
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Flat mirrors are smooth, highly polished, flat surfaces, for reflecting light. The actual reflecting surface is usually a thin coating of silver or aluminum on glass.
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Gradient index (GRIN) lenses focus light through a precisely controlled radial variation of the lens material's index of refraction from the optical axis to the edge of the lens.
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Helium neon (HeNe) lasers have an emission that is determined by neon atoms by virtue of a resonant transfer of excitation of helium. They operate continuously in the red, infrared and far-infrared regions and emit highly monochromatic radiation.
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High intensity discharge lamps (HID) contain compact arc tubes, which enclose various gases and metal salts, operating at relatively high pressures and temperatures. HID lamps are often used as UV light sources.
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Hot mirrors and cold mirrors are dichroic filters that have a sharp transition between rejecting and transmitting at the near-infrared-visible area of the spectrum.
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Illuminators are used to provide adequate contrast for imaging. Illuminators include backlights, LED illuminators, and fiber optic illuminators.
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Infrared (IR) spectrometers measure the wavelength and intensity of the absorption of infrared light by a sample.
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Ion lasers function by stimulating the emission of radiation between two levels of an ionized gas. They provide moderate to high continuous-wave output of typically 1 mW to 10 W.
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Iris apertures are used to manually vary the intensity of light, and the angle of incidence, of a cone of light.
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Lamps are light sources that emit incoherent light for illumination. There are many different types of products. Examples include fluorescent lamps, halogen lamps, heat lamps, incandescent lamps, LED lamps, projection lamps, spectral lamps, and stage lamps. Specialized and proprietary lamps are also available.
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Laser mirrors are designed for high reflectance and durability at individual laser wavelength ranges.
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Laser mounts are devices that keep a laser in position on a optical table.
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Lasers are devices that produce intense beams of monochromatic, coherent radiation. The word "laser" is an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
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Lens holders are used to stabilize and maintain the position of all the optical components of a lens assembly.
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Light guides conduct the flow of light from a light source to a point of use in areas that are too small or too hazardous to permit the installation of a light bulb. There are two basic types of light guides: liquid and fiber optic. Light guides are sometimes called light pipes (lightpipes).
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Electric linear actuators have an output rod that provides linear motion via a motor driven ball screw, lead screw, or ACME screw assembly. The actuator's load is attached to the end of a screw or rod and is often unsupported.
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Linear polarizers transmit light waves along one axis and absorb them along the other. The transmitting and absorbing axes of linear polarization are oriented at 90 degrees to each other.
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Linear power supplies accept AC inputs and provide one or more DC outputs for a wide variety of computer and industrial applications. They use an active element (normally a power transistor) operating in its linear region to generate a desired voltage.
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Linear slides are simple linear motion devices composed of a stationary base and a moving carriage. Linear stages are slides with a drive mechanism that provide controlled, precise positioning along a linear axis.
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Long pass filters transmit a wide spectral band of long wavelength radiation while blocking short wavelength radiation. Short pass filters transmit a wide spectral band of short wavelength radiation and block long wave radiation.
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Lux meters or light meters measure illumination in terms of luxes (lx) or foot candles (fc).
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Micrometers are instruments for precision dimensional gaging consisting of a ground spindle and anvil mounted in a C-shaped steel frame. Noncontact laser micrometers are also available.
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Microscope accessories and microscope supplies are used with many different types of microscopes, including dissection or stereoscopic, compound, and confocal devices.
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Microscope lenses and microscope objectives include eyepieces or oculars, optical filters, objectives, adapters or mounts, condensers and other optical components for microscopy.
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Mirror mounts are used to hold and support mirrors of all sizes and shapes.
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Monochromators are optical subassemblies used to isolate narrow portions of a light spectrum. They accept polychromatic input from a lamp or laser, and outputs monochromatic light.
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Motion control systems contain matched components such as controllers, motor drives, motors, encoders, user interfaces and software. Components in these systems are optimally matched by the manufacturer.
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Motion controllers range from simple linear controllers to complex, user-programmable modules that act as controllers within complex integrated multi-axis motion systems.
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Multi-axis Positioning Systems make use of linear, rotary and goniometric stages, slides and drives in various combinations to create standard and custom positioning systems.
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Neutral density filters are designed to reduce transmission evenly across a portion of the spectrum. They are slightly sensitive to angles but they are much more forgiving than interference filters.
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Nitrogen lasers are an excellent source of high intensity, short pulse, ultraviolet radiation. They can be used as an excitation source, or as a pump for a dye laser.
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Nonpolarizing cube beamsplitters provide a true 50/50 split regardless of the incoming polarization. They consist of a pair of precision right-angle prisms carefully cemented or mounted together to minimize wavefront distortion.
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Optical apertures and optical slits control the diameter of beams from light sources.
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Optical bandpass filters are designed to transmit a specific waveband. They are composed of many thin layers of dielectric materials, which have differing refractive indices to produce constructive and destructive interference in the transmitted light.
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Optical choppers are mechanical or electronic devices that pass and then interrupt a beam of light for a known brief interval. Optical shutters are used to control the amount of time that a light sensitive material is exposed to radiation.
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Optical crystals are transparent in different spectral regions, depending upon the crystal material.
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Optical diffusers scatter incident light, thereby reducing the sensitivity of a detection system to slight positional or angle changes in an incoming beam.
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Optical flats or test plates are polished surfaces that are used as references against the flatness of unknown surfaces for comparison. They use the property of interference to measure the flatness of a test surface.
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Optical isolators are optical devices that allow light to be transmitted in only one direction. They are most often used to prevent any light from reflecting back down the fiber, as this light would enter the source and cause feedback problems.
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Optical lens assemblies are composed of a number of lenses mounted for a particular imaging function. These can include objectives, collimators, gauging lenses, etc.
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Optical lenses are transparent components made from optical-quality materials and curved to converge or diverge transmitted rays from an object. These rays then form a real or virtual image of the object. This area includes micro lenses.
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Optical mirrors have a smooth, highly-polished, plane or curved surface for reflecting light. Usually, the reflecting surface is a thin coating of silver, or aluminum on glass.
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Optical mounts are specialized holders designed for use with a variety of optical assemblies.
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Optical polarizers are optical devices that can transform unpolarized or natural light into polarized light, usually by the selective transmission of polarized rays.
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Optical prisms are blocks of optical material with flat, polished sides that are arranged at precisely controlled angles to one another. They are used in optical systems to deflect or redirect beams of light. They can invert or rotate images, disperse light into component wavelengths, and separate states of polarization.
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Optical rails and optical bases mount to optical tables to support components and instruments in a straight line, while retaining the freedom to quickly change their relative spacing.
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Optical tables and optical breadboards effectively dampen working surfaces with superior flatness. They are used in the precision mounting of optical components.
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Optical windows are used to isolate different physical environments while allowing light to pass relatively unimpeded.
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Pellicle beamsplitters are constructed from thin, nitrocellulose films that are stretched and cemented to rigid supporting rings. They are very delicate and liable to resonate to certain vibration frequencies.
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Photomultiplier tubes are good for applications where rapid detection of light or low light detection is necessary.
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Photosensor modules are compact light detectors with built-in power supplies. They use photomultiplier tubes, avalanche photodiodes, PN photodiodes, or PIN photodiodes.
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Piezoelectric actuators are devices that produce a small displacement with a high force capability when voltage is applied.
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Piezoelectric devices generate electrical signals in response to vibrations and produce mechanical energy in response to electrical signals. Device types include actuators, motors, sensors, and transducers.
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Piezoelectric drivers and piezoelectric amplifiers are power sources that provide the high voltage levels needed to drive other piezoelectric devices such as actuators, motors, transducers, and sensors.
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Plate beamsplitters are semi-mirrors, which reflect part of the incident energy (absorb a relatively small part) and transmit the rest. Some are neutral and some are spectrally selective.
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Polarization rotators maneuver incident-linearly-polarized light about an optical axis.
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Polarizer mounts are used to hold and support polarizers.
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Polarizing cube beamsplitters divide unpolarized light into two orthogonally polarized beams at 90° to each other. The transmitted beam is mostly polarized parallel to the plane of incidence (p-polarized), and the reflected beam is mostly polarized perpendicular to the plane of incidence (s-polarized).
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Polka dot beamsplitters consists of an ultraviolet grade fused silica substrate with a vacuum deposited aluminum coating applied in a manner that gives the beamsplitter a polka dot appearance. They have a constant 50/50 reflection-to-transmission ratio over a large spectral range.
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Power supplies are devices that produce AC or DC power. This grouping includes current sources, DC power supplies, AC-DC adapters, DC-DC converters, AC power sources, and DC-AC inverters.
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Q-switches are devices used in the optical resonator of a laser to prevent lasing action until a high level of inversion is achieved in the lasing medium.
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Radiometers are used to measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (e.g., UVC, UVB, UVA, Vis, and IR).
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Parabolic reflectors and ellipsoidal reflectors are used to maximize illumination or projection system output by increasing light source efficiency.
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Rotary positioning stages are devices with tables or shafts that may be rotated to any angular position. They may be driven or simple slides.
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Rotary tables are used to position items so that they can be machined, worked, or assembled.
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Servo drives provide electrical drive outputs to servo motors in closed-loop motion control systems where position feedback and corrective signals optimize position and speed accuracy.
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Solid state lasers use a transparent substance (crystalline or glass) as the active medium, doped to provide the energy states necessary for lasing. Solid state lasers are used in both low and high power applications.
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Specialty optical fiber is modified, usually by doping, for a specialized function. It consists of one or more transparent fibers enclosed in a protective covering.
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Specialty Optical Polarizers use the optical properties of a medium to alter the polarization of light. This category includes radial polarizers, azimuthal polarizers, elliptical polarizers, etc.
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Spectrometers are analytical instruments which disperse an emission (such as particles or radiation) according to some property of the emission (such as mass or energy) in order to measure the amount of the dispersion. This product area includes Portable / Miniature, visible, infrared (IR), ultraviolet (UV), atomic absorption (AA), optical emission (OE), Raman, X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and mass spectrometers. Specific search forms are also available.
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Spherical lenses, also known as singlets, are transparent optical components consisting of one or more pieces of optical glass with surfaces so curved that they serve to converge or diverge the transmitted rays from an object, thus forming a real or virtual image of that object. This area includes micro spherical lenses as well.
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Spherical mirrors are curved so that reflected beams converge on a focal point.
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Stepper motor drives power unipolar and bipolar stepper motors in full step, half step, and microstep motion control applications.
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UV and visible spectrometers measure the amount of ultraviolet (UV) and visible light transmitted or absorbed by a sample placed in the spectrometer.
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Wavelength division multiplexers (WDM) are passive devices that combine light signals with different wavelengths, coming from different fibers, onto a single fiber. They include dense wavelength division multiplexers (DWDM), devices that use optical (analog) multiplexing techniques to increase the carrying capacity of fiber networks beyond levels that can be accomplished via time division multiplexing (TDM).
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Waveplates and retardation plates are optical elements with two principal axes, one slow and one fast, which resolve an incident polarized beam into two mutually perpendicular polarized beams. The emerging beam recombines to form
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