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Avantier Inc

Is an unparalleled leader in providing custom optical systems solutions. We offer advanced precision custom optical design, optical engineering, optical lens assembly, rapid optical proto-typing, image processing and optical manufacturing services.
1100 US Hwy 22
North Plainfield, NJ 07060
United States of America
732-321-6915

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Avantier is ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001: 2015 and ISO 13485:2016 certified.

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Over fifty years of optical design and engineering experience has given our team a wealth of experience to draw on, and our customers know that when they come to Avantier, they will be well taken care of. Whether you need an imaging solution, lens systems, optical components, or opto-mechanical assemblies for UV, VIS, NIR or SWIR applications we have you covered. Advanced manufacturing units combined with state of the art metrology enables us to produce high performance precision optics to the highest standards.

Custom optical design and optical engineering is one of our specialties, and our optical engineers collaborate closely with our valued clients to come up with the optimal design for their application. We have experience providing optical system solutions on projects with both research groups and commercial enterprises, and have served customers in industries such as life science, medicine, defense, industry, biotech, aerospace and automotive. Whether you need assistance in optimizing your optical design to make your optical systems solutions accessible or need optical consulting on a project with tight budgets, our unsurpassed experience and quality make us the optical systems solutions provider of choice for those with high performance needs. 

Optical Consulting Services Provided

Optical consulting services we provide include image processing, reverse optical engineering, custom optics fabrication, and optical design optimization. We are experienced in design for manufacturing (DFM), as well as optimal system assembly and sub assembly. Our optical system design capabilities include optical components and lens assembly system design as well as instrumental design.

Although our staff are experts in their fields, with over five decades of optical design, optical engineering and optical manufacturing to draw on, they are also uniquely accessible and easy to work with.  Our customers appreciate our friendly, approachable manner as well as the passion and commitment we bring to every project. When we take on your custom project, your goals become our own, and we will collaboratively work with your team to do what it takes to make you fully successful.  Whether you’re pushing the boundaries of optical technology or running volume production of a consumer device, we have the capability to help you succeed.

This commitment continues after an optical component or device has left our factories and taken its place in the world. Our help line is available at any time should you need consultation and advice during installation or use. We stand behind our design and optics 100%, and guarantee that every component or device meets all applicable standards.

Innovative Imaging Solutions

A thorough understanding of optics not only enables our engineers to design and produce high quality optics for standard applications, it also gives them the tools they need to find innovative solutions to solve complex problems. We pride ourselves in keeping up with every advance in photonics, and continually find ourselves on the edge of technology advances. Creative design and out of the box thinking enables us to come up with the best solution to every problem, whether that be a complex multipart assembly or a custom lens cut from nontraditional substrates.

Reasons to Choose Avantier

  • ISO: 9001:2015
  • ISO:13485:2016
  • ISO:14001: 201
  • Optical System Solutions and Product Engineering
  • Design for Manufacturing DFM experience
  • Image Analysis and Image Processing
  • Optical Lens Assembly
  • Rapid Prototyping Capability
  • Quick Turnover and Short Lead Times
  • Unparalleled Quality and High Performance

Products

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Stereo Microscopes
From Macro to Cellular-level Observation with the AVT018 Discover the AVT018, a research-grade parallel light stereo microscope engineered for demanding applications in life science...
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At Avantier, we specialize in the design, development, and manufacturing of small diameter lenses tailored for demanding applications—particularly in medical...
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Avantier’s Pancake Lens is an advanced optical solution designed for next-generation Virtual Reality (VR) headsets. Featuring a folded optical path structure, ...
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Precision Optics for Vacuum UV to Infrared Applications Overview Lithium Fluoride (LiF) lenses are ideal for optical systems requiring high transmission from the vacuum ...
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Laser Line Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters
Laser Line Polarizing Cube Beamsplitters at Avantier – precision-crafted thin film polarizers designed to elevate the performance of your laser systems. These cube beamsplitters...
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Aspheric Lenses Solutions An aspheric lens is an optical lens with a non spherical surface profile; its surfaces are not portions of a sphere or cylinder. There are many types...
Apochromats Lenses
Microscope Objective Lenses at AvantierA microscope objective lens produces a real, magnified image of an object placed within the field of view. Before it is observed the image...
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Freeform optics have the potential to revolutionize the way optical systems are designed and can push the limits on optical performance. At Avantier, we produce custom freeform...
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At Avantier, we possess the expertise to produce custom optical domes solutions in a wide variety of substrates and sizes. Whether you require enhanced durability for high-pressure...
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Gold Coated Off-Axis Parabolic Mirror
An off-axis parabolic mirror is a specialized optical mirror cut from a larger parabolic mirror. Parabolic mirrors collimate light, and an off-axis parabolic (OAP) mirror will...

Videos

Research-Grade Stereo Microscope AVT018 | High-Performance 3D Observation with Plan Apo Optics
Discover this research-grade stereo microscope designed for high-precision 3D observation in life science and industrial applications. Built with a parallel optics system, it ...
Zygo NewView 9000 | High-Precision 3D Optical Surface Profiling at Avantier
Discover how the Zygo NewView 9000 3D Optical Surface Profiler is transforming the future of high-precision optics at Avantier. This state-of-the-art metrology system uses Coherence...
Agilent Cary 7000 Diffuse Reflectance Metrology | UV-Vis-NIR Testing at Avantier
Avantier’s in-house metrology lab features the Agilent Cary 7000 Universal Measurement Spectrophotometer (UMS) with Internal Diffuse Reflectance Accessories (DRA), delivering ...
High Precision RC Telescopes | Custom Optical Lens Assembly by Avantier
Discover Avantier’s advanced RC Telescope (Ritchey-Chrétien Telescope) solutions—trusted by aerospace engineers, researchers, and astrophotographers. Our in-house capabilities...
Webinar: Exploring Microscope Objective Lenses with Avantier
Join us for Avantier’s webinar as we explore the fascinating world of microscope objective lenses! These essential components play a crucial role in microscopy, enabling researchers...

Resources

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Telescope Design Optimization for Performance and Manufacturability
Case Study: Telescope Design Optimization for Performance and Manufacturability Key Takeaways Design optimizations enhanced telescope manufacturability and performance. ...
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Key Takeaways: The 50X long working distance microscope objective lens offers high magnification for clear visualization in biomedical and precision testing applications. ...
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Project Background A customer urgently needed two custom silicon lenses, one featuring a highly specialized diffractive surface. Their original supplier had failed to...
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Overview As the demand for infrared imaging grows across defense, industrial, and smart applications, the challenge of maintaining stable imaging performance across temperature...
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Introduction Wide-angle thermal imaging lenses are advanced optical components designed to capture a broad field of view in thermal imaging applications. Unlike traditional narrow...

Blogs

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Selecting the Right Coatings for Space
Key Takeaways Satellite telescope coatings must support wide spectral ranges (UV to LWIR) while enduring radiation, AO exposure, and thermal cycles. AR coatings for ...
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High-NA, Vacuum-Compatible Objective Lenses for Quantum Computing
Objective Lenses for Quantum Computing Systems Objective lenses play a critical role in modern quantum computing platforms, enabling precise light delivery, efficient single-...
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Ultra-Lightweight Mirrors for Space
Ultra-lightweight mirrors for space are critical in applications where reducing system mass is essential without compromising optical accuracy or durability. At Avantier...
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Precision Transmittance Testing for High-Performance Lenses
At Avantier, we understand that the optical performance of a lens goes beyond shape and alignment — transmittance through the lens is critical to system efficiency...
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Trends in Space-Based Telescopes: From SmallSat Payloads to Deep Space Observatories Emerging Needs: Freeform Optics, SiC Mirrors, Lightweight Designs As space exploration advances...

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High-Throughput Microscope Objective for Gene Sequencing Instruments A significant leap forward in life sciences, Avantier has developed a high-throughput microscope objective...
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MEMS Mirrors Avantier’s MEMS mirrors (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems mirrors) are compact, fast, and precise optical MEMS devices designed for dynamic beam ...
Webinar: Exploring Off-Axis Parabolic (OAP) Mirrors for Advanced Optical Systems
Are you designing high-precision optical systems and want to better understand Off-Axis Parabolic (OAP) Mirrors? This webinar from Avantier is your essential guide to OAP mirrors...
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Discover the unmatched performance of Silicon Carbide (SiC) Mirrors, engineered by Avantier for precision and reliability in the most demanding environments. SiC mirrors are revolutioni...
High-Precision Optical Design for Wide Spectrum Star Trackers | Avantier
Avantier delivers advanced optical system design for wide-spectrum star trackers—enabling high-precision spacecraft attitude determination. We specialize in custom optics for ...
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Looking for high-performance optical lamination solutions for advanced optical components? Avantier provides full engineering support—from substrate selection ...
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Modern optical systems are increasingly deployed in harsh environments, from the vacuum of outer space and high-radiation zones to settings with extreme thermal volatility. These...
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Why Custom Optics Matter in Wavefront Sensors Standard optical components often fall short in demanding wavefront sensing applications. Custom-designed optics enable significant...
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Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) has emerged as a powerful, non-invasive imaging technique that delivers real-time cross-sectional views of biological tissues with micrometer...
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Why Surface Measurement is Crucial for High-Precision Optics In the demanding realm of high-precision optics, the quest for optimal performance leaves no room for imperfection...
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Diffuse Optical Tomography (DOT) is a medical imaging technique that uses NIR light to measure the optical properties of translucent or semi-translucent biological tissue. That...
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Microlens arrays are composed of multiple lens cells arranged on a glass, polymer, or metal substrate in 1D or 2D patterns. They are designed to manipulate light precisely, serving...
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Lesion Detection Lens Types Medical detection lenses designed to identify eye diseases are divided into two types based on optical working distance: long-distance detection lenses...
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Deep space optical communication (DSOC) leverages laser-based free-space transmission to enable high-bandwidth data exchange across interplanetary distances. Offering orders-of...
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The small satellite revolution, spearheaded by CubeSats, has broken through previous limitations in space exploration and Earth observation. From capturing stunning images of ...
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Large Optics Case Study
Explore how our expertise in custom large optics helps solve complex engineering challenges across industries. From precision parabolic mirrors to laser-grade beam-steering optics...
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Free Space Optical Communications
No longer is data transfer limited to radio waves or wire.
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Medical Lens-Based Ear Endoscopy
Clinical Applications of Lens-Based Ear Endoscopy in Otologic Diagnosis and Treatment
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Analysis of Aspherical Lenses Reverse Engineering
Analysis of Aspherical Lenses Reverse Engineering
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Avantier Micro- and Nano-Scale 3D Printed Microlenses
The rise of micro- and nano-scale 3D printing is transforming the fabrication of microlenses, enabling breakthroughs in optics, biomedical imaging, and telecommunication...
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Avantier Enhancing Optical Adhesives
Several key factors contribute to the reliability and performance of optical adhesives. These include the selection of high-precision components, robust adhesive technologies,...
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Space-based LIDAR has many widely varying applications.
Introduction Space-based LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and hyperspectral imaging are revolutionizing Earth observation. These advanced technologies allow scientists and ...
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A diffractive aspheric lens is a powerful hybrid lens which offers multiple imaging benefits
As optical systems continue to evolve, diffractive aspherical lenses are emerging as a transformative technology, especially in demanding IR applications. Combining the best attributes...
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Space-based laser communication systems like TBIRD have achieved fast space to earth data transmission.
Space-based laser communication systems like TBIRD have achieved fast space to earth data transmission.
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Laser Optics for Surgery
Laser optics for surgery enable medical professionals to perform ultra-precise, minimally invasive surgical procedures. Laser, which stands for ‘Light Amplification by Stimulated...
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Importance of Lithography in Microlens Array Fabrication
Lithography is a key technique in microlens array fabrication and the secret behind the precision manufacturing of many of the world’s highest quality and most innovative...
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Reflector Telescope
The reflector telescope is unique among telescopes because of its reflective design. Instead of using lenses to refract or bend light to form images, it uses a combination of ...
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LiDAR Sensor for Robotics
A LiDAR sensor for robotics is more than simply another mechanical imaging system.
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Avantier specializes in high-precision microscope objectives.
Introduction to Manufacturing High Resolution Microscope Objectives
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Avantier Optical Glass
Optical glass is utilized in a wide range of optical devices, including DSLR cameras, automotive cameras, security cameras, medical equipment, and others. Optical Glass Comparative...
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Microscope Objective Lenses
Overview of Optical Tweezers Technology  Optical tweezer technology is a tool that utilizes highly focused laser beams to capture and manipulate tiny particles, such as cells...
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The Critical Role of Custom Objectives in Semiconductor Manufacturing
Custom optical objectives are crucial for semiconductor manufacturing and inspection, enabling the precision needed for advanced technologies. High numerical aperture...
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Semiconductor Lens Assembly Solutions
In today’s rapidly advancing technological landscape, semiconductor manufacturing pushes the boundaries of precision and miniaturization. Custom objectives, essential ...
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Athermal Design and Manufacturing
Athermal Optics Masters Temperature Challenges Athermal optical systems are engineered to maintain consistent performance across a wide range of temperatures without the need ...
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Case Study UV Microscope
Project Background:  UV Microscope Objectives for Genetic Analysis A global leader in agricultural genetics and reproduction services approached us to address problems...
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Athermal Optical Systems
What are Athermal Optical Systems? Athermal optical systems are a cornerstone of modern optics, designed to ensure consistent optical performance across varying temperatures...
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Marine Monitoring with Polarization Detection Systems
A Marine Habitat Particle Polarization Detection Optical System is designed to measure the polarization of light scattered by particles in marine environments. This system is ...
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Introduction to Edge Blackening
Edge Blackening Lens edge blackening is an auxiliary part of optical component processing. It is generally done after coating and gluing and before lens assembly. The optical ...
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Photoacoustic Microscopy
Photoacoustic Microscopy Photoacoustic microscopy (PAM) is a cutting-edge in vivo tissue imaging technique that combines optical and acoustic methods to break through the optical...
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LiDAR VR/AR Applications: Powering Virtual Reality
LiDAR VR/AR  Applications LiDAR VR/AR  applications are taking augmented and virtual reality applications to the next level. Once far too expensive and bulky for consumer...
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OAP Mirrors
Off-axis parabolic (OAP) mirrors are indispensable components in modern optical systems, offering precision and versatility in a variety of applications. These mirrors enhance...
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Precision Optical Polishing Techniques
Precision optical components form the cornerstone of modern optical systems, playing a pivotal role in determining the performance and quality of optical devices. Transforming...
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Super-resolution Fourier Ptychographic Microscopy (FPM)
Super-resolution Fourier Ptychographic Microscopy (FPM) FPM addresses the fundamental trade-off between resolution and field of view in conventional microscopy by combining principles...
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Manufacturing Challenges in Space Gravitational Wave Telescopes
The Challenges of Manufacturing Space Gravitational Wave Telescopes The Engineering Development Unit Telescope arrived at Goddard Space Flight Center in May 2024. This prototype...
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Gravitational Wave Telescopes
Gravitational wave detection represents one of the most groundbreaking advancements in modern astrophysics, driving the development of highly sophisticated technologies. At the...
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Quantum Photonics
Quantum photonics is the technology of optics on a quantum level. With applications ranging from quantum information processing to quantum computing and quantum communications...
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Optics Debris Detection
Orbital debris poses a very real risk to satellites and orbital spacecraft, and optics debris detection is the most effective way to mitigate that risk. Here we’ll examine...
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Ritchey Chretien Telescope
The Ritchey Chrétien (RC) telescope is a highly specialized variant of the Cassegrain reflector telescope, designed to deliver superior optical precision and clarity. Its...
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Introduction to Adaptive Optics
Adaptive optics is a technology designed to improve the resolution of optical systems that may be affected by environmental factors or the state of the observed object. In real...
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A Guide to Ritchey Chretien Telescopes
Ritchey Chrétien (RC) telescopes are advanced reflecting telescopes renowned for their exceptional image quality and minimized optical aberrations. Their ability to...
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Silicon Carbide Mirror
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Telescope Design Challenges
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VR Optics
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Electromagnetic Shielding Grids in Optical Machining
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Adaptive Optics for Microscopy
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Mastering Freeform Optics Fabrication
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Raman Spectroscopy
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Advantages of Aspheric Lenses
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Super High Durability (SHD) Optical Coatings for Infrared Windows
In the realm of optical technology, where precision, durability, and high performance are paramount, Super High Durability (SHD) coatings stand out as essential advancements. ...
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Hot Mirrors and Cold Mirrors
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Beamsplitters are essential in various optical applications, from scientific research to everyday consumer electronics. Here’s a summary of the key information:  What...
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Optical Pitfalls Part 7
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Forgetting the Diffraction Limit: Avoid Optical Pitfalls Part 2
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Hubble Space Telescope
Precision Satellite Telescope Optics
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Avantier Sapphire Windows
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Introduction of underwater imaging technology
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Ritchey Chrétien Telescope
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Micro prism
Case Study Introduction: Micro Prism Micro prisms are a key technology in optics, enabling precise light manipulation at very small scales. Micro prisms are tiny optical components...
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Biophotonic Sensors
Biophotonic Sensors Biophotonic sensors and systems are optical devices that can provide point-of-care diagnostics for medical practitioners and health researchers. They enable...
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SWIR Hyperspectral Camera Lenses
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