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Featured Capabilities
Edmund Optics®
Florida Laser Optics Center
The new and expanding facility in Florida, U.S. has introduced
new laser optics capabilities to Edmund Optics
and bolstered existing capabilities. The 14,000 sq. ft.
facility houses 30 talented laser optics experts and
specializes in:
• High laser-induced damage threshold coatings
• Laser crystal polishing and coating
• Other demanding optical coatings
Custom Laser Optics Assemblies
• Assemblies ranging in complexity from a lens in a
barrel to complex laser beam expanders
• One-stop-shop from design to production
• Capabilities include variable magnifi cation and
divergence adjustment
• State-of-the-art metrology including transmitted
wavefront and power in the bucket measurement
• Other assemblies including refl ective objectives
Technical Content
For more information on EO's
capabilities and metrology, visit
www.edmundoptics.co.uk/capabilities
Section 1: 10 Key Parameters of Laser Systems .. 6-7
Section 2: Gaussian Beam Propagation .............8-11
Section 3: Common Laser Types ............................ 12
Section 4: Beam Shape, Beam Quality, and
Strehl Ratio .....................................................13-15
Section 5: Laser Beam Shaping Overview ........16-19
Section 6: Laser Beam Expanders .....................20-21
Section 7: Asphere Irregularity and Strehl Ratio ..22-23
Section 8: Characteristics of Laser Grade Substrates
....................................................................24-28
Section 9: Surface Quality ...................................... 29
Section 10: Superpolished Optics.....................30-31
Section 11: Optical Coatings ............................32-37
Section 12: Nebular™ Technology:
Nano-Structured Anti-Refl ective Surfaces .....38-39
Section 13: Ultrafast Dispersion: When It Matters ....
....................................................................40-41
Section 14: Highly-Dispersive Mirrors ..............42-43
Section 15: Laser-Induced Damage Threshold .44-51
Section 16: Metrology .......................................52-57
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