Nick Traggis

Nick Traggis is director of new product development at Precision Photonics (Boulder, CO).

FIGURE 1. Optical contacting is used in the manufacture of micro-optic systems for a variety of applications from biophotonics to telecommunications.

OPTICAL FABRICATION: Optical contacting grows more robust

Jan. 1, 2006

Because it is adhesive-free, optical contacting of glass elements handles high optical powers and eliminates outgassing. New versions of the process strongly unite two elements...