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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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Impact of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs

WEBINAR: Join us for a discussion about the importance of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs in the workplace. Learn how to navigate DEI initiatives in the optics industry and how they can drive meaningful change.

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Building an Optics Educational Outreach Program

Join us for a discussion about creating and scaling an optics educational outreach program for kids based on both in-person and digital efforts.

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Ushering in a New Era of Edge AI with Sony AITRIOS and IMX500

WEBINAR: Join us for a 40-minute webinar presented by Sony Semiconductor Solutions Americas’ VP of Technology and Business Innovation, Mark Hanson, and Edmund Optics' Director of Imaging, Nicholas Sischka, to understand the nuance between AI, Edge AI, and Vision AI; what makes Sony AITRIOS unique; and how Lucid Vision Labs is putting the IMX500 sensor to action.

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How to Choose the Right Laser Beam Expander for Your System

Join us for a discussion about the many types of beam expanders for laser optics systems. From fixed and variable magnification to ultrafast, there are a variety of different styles of beam expanders with their own sets of design challenges.

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Ultrafast Laser Applications: Short Pulse Revolution

Join representatives from Edmund Optics, TOPTICA Photonics, and Rochester Institute of Technology for a virtual discussion about the key benefits of ultrafast lasers and how they are revolutionizing fields as diverse as brain imaging and glass polishing.

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UV Fatigue and Laser-Induced Contamination of Optics

Learn how to minimize laser-induced contamination in ultraviolet (UV) laser systems in this webinar. Improve your throughput and damage threshold!

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Optics for Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)

WEBINAR: Join us for a demonstration on selecting the proper optical components for your OCT system for non-invasive, high-resolution imaging.

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Design Considerations for Custom Aspheres

Aspheres used for light collection, light focusing, and optical stack-up consolidation can take different forms and each application requires a very specific set of design considerations and specifications.

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Laser Beam Shaping

This 2-part webinar series explores different techniques for laser beam shaping and how they can improve the performance of your laser application.

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Comparing the Performance of Lens Geometries

Optical aberrations affect nominal lens performance even for perfectly manufactured lenses. Learn about how lens geometry affects optical performance.

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Best Practices to Optimize & Validate Vision Systems

Watch this webinar to learn about solutions to the unique challenges associated with coating laser crystals and key considerations for sourcing crystals.

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The Challenges of Coating Laser Crystals

Watch this webinar to learn about solutions to the unique challenges associated with coating laser crystals and key considerations for sourcing crystals.

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Hot & Cold: Athermalization Ruggedization

Join us for a discussion about athermalization ruggedization, how it is used for imaging lenses in machine vision systems, and the ways in which it can improve the performance of your application.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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