Key focusing mirror for high energy density laser experiments
Optical Surfaces Ltd has delivered a 305mm diameter spherical mirror to the GSI Helmholtz Zentrum für Schwerionenforschung in Germany for use in novel particle acceleration experiments. The ultra smooth mirror was required to enable the researchers to perform...
Ultra-high precision custom optical systems
Over the last 60 years – Optical Surfaces Ltd has established itself as a leading international manufacturer of ultra-high precision custom optical systems. Specialising in producing larger optics for custom systems at the leading edge of what is possible – Optical...
Ultra smooth, high reflectance toroidal mirrors
Optical Surfaces Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of top-quality toroidal mirrors for spectroscopic and imaging applications. Toroidal mirrors are aspheric mirrors where the curvature of orthogonal horizontal and vertical axes is different. For optical products where a...
High precision Schlieren optics for aerodynamic testing
Optical Surfaces Ltd. is a leading producer of high precision mirrors and windows for Schlieren imaging applications in the Aerospace industry. Supersonic wind tunnels are commonly used by engineers to test and improve the aerodynamic performance of aircraft designs...
High power laser beam focusing
Using proprietary production techniques, and benefiting from an ultra-stable production facility, Optical Surfaces Ltd has established itself as a leading supplier of fast focusing on-axis parabolic mirrors for high power laser experiments. Inherently on-axis...
Beam collimator kit transforms testing of military optical systems
Optical Surfaces Ltd has developed a new approach, using a series of pre-aligned beam collimator sub-assemblies, for Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) testing of large diameter military optical systems. MTF is a technique, trusted by optical designers, for...
Spectrograph optics for astronomical telescopes
Optical Surfaces Ltd is a leading producer of ultra-high precision optical components and systems for telescope spectrographs. The main function of a telescope spectrograph is to separate light into its component colours (or wavelengths) to reveal information about...