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News Release from: Optical Surfaces | Subject: Precision optics bibliography
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 18 November 2005
On-line precision optics applications
bibliography
The useful website feature is intended to provide visitors with a growing reference source for elegant solutions to demanding high precision optical problems
Visitors to the Optical Surfaces website can gain direct access to an informative bibliography of applications feature articles describing the company's high precision optics and optical systems in action Each applications feature article describes the project for which the optical component or system was supplied, their function within the project and the optical challenges overcome (design, manufacture and testing) to deliver the required performance
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 28 May 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The useful website feature, drawing upon projects completed for customers around the world, is intended to provide visitors with a growing reference source for elegant solutions to demanding high precision optical problems.
With a team of highly experienced team of optical designers, engineers, and skilled production staff, Optical Surfaces says it has established itself as a recognised leader in the design and production of high precision large-size optical units and components for astronomical telescopes, space observation platforms, high power laser research, remote sensing and defence applications.
Benefiting from a unique stabilised environment Optical Surfaces routinely is able to manufacture and deliver demanding optical components including paraboloids, flats, spheres, windows, toroids and prisms which stretch the limits of conventional optical fabrication techniques.
Over the last 40 years Optical Surfaces says it has also built a global reputation for the design, manufacture and supply of high precision optical systems including beam expanders, beam collimators for optical test laboratories and Schmidt cameras.
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