Optical polishing is a method in manufacturing that was specifically developed with the aim to minimize the number of defects and optimal micro-roughness values. The process of polishing necessitates ...

Optical surface polishing and error correction techniques are pivotal in the manufacture of high‐precision optical components, where surface quality directly ...

Topography becomes more important in quality assurance for manufacturing. This regards the characterization of macro-sized to medium optics and the optimization of a manufacturing process using a ...

Tuesday’s twin conferences SPIE Photonics Europe and SPIE Optical Systems Design and the associated expo of more than 100 exhibiting companies and industry groups picked up where Monday’s sessions had ...

Maximum flexibility for optical surface processing is now available with NOVA™. KrellTech has integrated the proven performance and features of its industry-leading Scepter, Trig, and FLex polishers ...

Field installable, the single-mode LIGHTCRIMP PLUS fiber-optic connector eliminates the need for manual polishing, allowing for typical termination and installation times of less than one minute per ...

Giant Magellan Telescope is easily the most ambitious terrestrial astronomy program humanity’s ever devised. It has—quite literally—been built from the ground up by leveraging a brilliant, unique ...