Primary Focusing Mirrors for Petawatt Laser Beamlines
Ultra-high precision off-axis paraboloids from Optical Surfaces Ltd. are being used to maximise power density at the focus of Petawatt laser beamlines run by world-leading, high-power laser research groups including ELI, LULI and CLF Rutherford as well as a growing...
Highly Efficient Fibre Optic Channel Plates
Optical Surfaces Ltd reports how it is machining and polishing high precision Fibre Optic Channel Plates (FOCP) for an X-ray shielding application. Highly Efficient Fibre Optic Channel Plates Fibre Optic Channel Plates are widely used as optical devices to replace...
Large Diameter Reference Optical Flats
Optical Surfaces Ltd, a leading supplier of high precision reference optical flats to leading research establishments and national standards laboratories worldwide, reports on growing demand for larger (350 – 600mm clear aperture) diameters. Working with materials...
New Polishing Technique Improves Finesse of Fabry Perot Etalons
Optical Surfaces Ltd. reports on the development of a new polishing technique that has been shown to reproducibly improve the spectral filtering capability (finesse) of Fabry Perot etalons. For over two decades – Optical Surfaces has supplied precisely matched...
Concave Spherical Mirrors for Schlieren Imaging
Drawing upon its uniquely stable manufacturing environment – Optical Surfaces Ltd. routinely produces the highest quality concave spherical mirrors for Schlieren Imaging systems in a range of materials including fused silica, Zerodur and ClearCeram.Concave Spherical...
Off-Axis Parabolic Mirrors Assist Accurate 3D Flight Tracking
Optical Surfaces Ltd has been selected by the Optical Engineering Group at the University of Warwick (UK) School of Engineering to supply key focusing optics to enable accurate 3D tracking and analysis of mosquito flight behaviour. The UK Engineering and Physical...Optimistic Outlook at Optical Surfaces Ltd
Specialist high precision optics manufacturer – Optical Surfaces Ltd. (Kenley, UK) reports that despite the pressures of the global pandemic they managed to increase orders by 28% during 2020. Highlights of the last year included being selected as the preferred optics...