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Advantages of Ion Beam Sputtering for High-Precision Optical Coatings

Join us for a discussion about the key differences between ion beam sputtering vs. other optical coating techniques and how this impacts the performance of your optical components.

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Using Video and Social Media for Optics Outreach

Join us for a discussion about how to spread awareness about optics at a large scale by taking advantage of short-form video and social media.

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Femtosecond vs. Nanosecond Laser Damage Thresholds

Join us for a discussion about how laser damage threshold (LDT) is affected by laser pulse duration and how to ensure your laser optics are specified properly.

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Mastering Optical Filters: Custom Solutions for Enhanced Performance and Cost Efficiency

Join us for a discussion about how to choose the right optical filters for your application to maximize system performance without unnecessarily increasing costs.

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Key Factors in Microscope Objective Performance

Join us for a discussion about numerical aperture (NA) and the other key objective parameters that affect the performance of your microscopy system.

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How Group Delay Dispersion (GDD) Truly Affects Ultrafast Lasers

Join us for a discussion about GDD in ultrafast laser systems and how to choose the right ultrafast optics for your system.

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Diamond-Like Carbon and Durable Anti-Reflection Coatings for Harsh Environments

Learn the tradeoffs between DLC coatings and other AR coating types and why abrasion and corrosion resistance may be important for your optical system.

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Stronger, Cooler, Faster Optical Scanning

Join us for a discussion about high-performance optical scanners for biomedical, laser material processing, and laser imaging applications.

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Tolerancing Considerations for Aspheric Lenses

Join us for a discussion about asphere tolerancing and manufacturability, providing invaluable context for optical designers.

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Cost Impact of Spherical Tolerancing Webinar

Nathan Carlie, Edmund Optics’ Optical Materials Expert, discusses the cost impact of tolerancing spherical lenses.

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Ruggedized Imaging Lenses

Greg Hollows, Vice President of the Imaging Business Unit for Edmund Optics, discusses the three different types of ruggedization for imaging lenses and how they can maintain the optical performance of your imaging lens.

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13 Creative “Hacks” for Rapid Optical Prototyping

Jeremy Govier, Principal Engineer, and Andrew Lynch, Expert Rapid Prototyping Solutionist, discuss 13 creative "hacks" to quickly and efficiently make prototypes of optical systems to address collapsing product lifecycles.

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13 Creative “Hacks” for Rapid Optical Prototyping

Jeremy Govier, Principal Engineer, and Andrew Lynch, Expert Rapid Prototyping Solutionist, discuss 13 creative "hacks" to quickly and efficiently make prototypes of optical systems to address collapsing product lifecycles.

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Tips to Maximize Your Machine Vision System - Spanish

Edmund Optics' experts discuss best practices for creating sophisticated, cost-effective imaging solutions. (Spanish Version)

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9 Tips to Maximize Your Machine Vision System

Edmund Optics' experts discuss best practices for creating sophisticated, cost-effective imaging solutions.

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High-End Asphere Design for Manufacturability

Edmund Optics' asphere experts discuss the benefits of using aspheres in optical system design and the factors that need to be taken into account during the design process.

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High Reflectivity Mirrors for Laser Applications

Edmund Optics' panel of laser optics experts discuss why the industry standard of measuring transmission to infer the reflectivity of high reflectivity laser mirrors doesn’t tell the whole story.

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Choosing the Right Machine Vision Lens

View 2 back-to-back 30 minute webinars presented by imaging experts Greg Hollows and Nick Sischka.

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Ultrafast Optics: Challenges and Solutions

Ultrafast lasers have revolutionized a number of application spaces, but optical components for these systems face a unique set of challenges that must be overcome to maintain high pulse quality and maximize performance.

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Multi-Element Lens Design for Manufacturability Webinar

Designing a high-performance lens is only one part of an optical designer's job. The more elusive challenge is often in the tolerancing of that lens and in linking toleranced performance to as-built performance.

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The Ultimate Guide to Beamsplitters

Join our free webinar about the trade-offs of the different types of beamsplitters and useful tips for using them for best possible performance in your application.

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Ultra-Low Surface Roughness Polishing

Superpolished optical surfaces minimize scatter and improve performance in highly sensitive optical applications. Learn how they are made and measured.

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Helpful Tips for Selecting the Correct Diffraction Grating

Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of different types of diffraction gratings and how to choose the best grating for your specific optical application.

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Building a laser damage threshold (LIDT) testbed

Learn how to build a laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) testing station. The drive towards higher-power lasers makes this more important than ever before.

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Solving the Steep Challenges of Coating Aspheres

Learn about the challenges associated with coating the steep surfaces of aspheres and key considerations to ensure that your lenses function as intended.

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Protecting Your Lasers

Learn how to protect your laser system from damage using optical isolators and coatings designed for high laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT).

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Large Diameter Aspheres

Enabling High-Power Systems. Join us for a discussion about the benefits of using large diameter aspheres and the ways these lenses enable high power systems.

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6 Considerations for Medical Optical Device Development

Master the unique challenges associated with sourcing optical components to produce successful medical devices in this webinar with Edmund Optics experts.

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Computer-Generated Holograms for Asphere Metrology

Learn about measuring aspheric surfaces with computer generated holograms and minimizing errors during measurement in this webinar by Janet Lim.

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Choosing the Right Lasers and Optics for Ultrafast Microscopy

Join us for a discussion on selecting the best ultrafast laser sources and optical components for your ultrafast microscopy system to maximize performance.

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