Optics

Diffraction-limited mirrors used to produce ultra-high resolution holographic gratings

Optical Surfaces Ltd. is a leading international manufacturer of large diameter, ultra-smooth off-axis parabolic mirrors for demanding applications. Looking to develop their next generation of ...
Optics

Diffraction-limited aspheric lenses up to 600mm

Optical Surfaces Ltd. has delivered an extremely high quality F0.8 on-axis parabola of 175mm diameter to the Central Laser Facility at the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. The Central Laser ...
AZOM

Using Single-Molecule Localization Microscopy (SMLM) to Overcome the Abbe Diffraction Limit

The Abbe diffraction barrier, which fundamentally restricted the lateral optical resolution to 200 – 300 nm until the early 1990s, can be overcome by super-resolution optical fluorescence imaging ...
AZOM

1000 mW of Yellow Light in a Near Diffraction Limited TEM00 Beam: gem 561

The gem 561 laser from Laser Quantum provides up to 1000 mW of yellow light in a near diffraction-limited TEM00 beam with an M²<1.2. The gem 561 can be easily integrated into OEM applications and has ...
Hackaday

Embossing Precision Ball Joints For A Micromanipulator

Diffraction Limited] has been working on a largely 3D-printed micropositioner for some time now, and previously reached a ...
Hackaday

Designing An Open Source Micro-Manipulator

When you think about highly-precise actuators, stepper motors probably aren’t the first device that comes to mind. However, as [Diffraction Limited]’s sub-micron capable micro-manipulator shows, they ...