Finished Optics, Coatings, & Components

Featured Companies

Chroma
Optical filters

Chroma Technology Corp

Manufacturer of catalog and custom optical filters for demanding applications across the spectrum. ISO 9001 and B Corp certified.
Shanghai Optics Logo Slogan
Microscope objectives

Shanghai Optics Inc

Shanghai Optics is an unparalleled custom optical engineering solution provider offering custom optical manufacturing, design and engineering services.
Shared User Cy31a53963a3104302babf376790c292c5
Attenuators, fiber-optic

OZ Optics Ltd

OZ Optics Limited is a leading worldwide supplier of fiber optic products for existing and next-generation optical networks.
Logo Bold Tagline
Optics

Avantier Inc

Is an unparalleled leader in providing custom optical systems solutions. We offer advance precision custom optical design, optical engineering, optical lens assembly, rapid optical...
Lo Logo M Claim 4c Neg 211202
Mirrors

LASEROPTIK GmbH

LASEROPTIK manufactures high LIDT laser optics and coatings from VUV to IR for industry, medicine and scientific research. LASEROPTIK employs more than 40 coating machines with...
Ktk Logo
Safety equipment & training

Kentek Corp

Established in 1983, Kentek Corp a privately owned New Hampshire-based company is a trusted manufacturer of comprehensive laser safety products and services for end-users in Industrial...

Featured Content

Optical filters

Chroma Filters for Raman Applications

Chroma Technology supplies key components for Raman spectroscopy A set of optical interference filters used in Raman spectroscopy must perform cohesively as a unit to successfully...
Chroma Customer Spotlight - Dr
Optical filters

Chroma Customer Spotlight - Dr. David Warshaw, About his Lab

David Warshaw, Professor and Chair of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Vermont (UVM), walks us through his lab. Learn about his lab’s work with the protein...
Optical filters

Catalog of Filters and Filter Sets

This price list provides information about the filter sets Chroma Technology has created for the multitude of fluorochromes that are typically used in epi-fluorescence microscopy...
Optical filters

Handbook of Optical Filters for Fluorescence Microscopy

Fluorescence microscopy requires optical filters that have demanding spectral and physical characteristics. These performance requirements can vary greatly depending on the specific...
Optical filters

Custom & OEM Filter Design Brochure

At Chroma Technology, we consider ourselves to be partners with our customers. With 25 years of experience serving the scientific, biomedical and photonics communities, we know...
Optical filters

Spectra Viewer

Use this Spectra Viewer Tool to add fluorochromes, filters sets and individual filters plot wavelength (nm) and %T. Click Here to Use the Spectra Viewer Tool
Optical filters

Fluorochrome Comparison Tool

Compare filter sets by selecting the recommended/alternative set listed for each fluorochrome. Click Here to Use the Comparison Tool
Optical coating & fabrication capabilities

LASEROPTIK GmbH honored with TRUMPF Supplier Award

LASEROPTIK GmbH was honored with the TRUMPF Supplier Award in the ”Best Innovator” category at the TRUMPF Supplier Day. The laudatory speech highlighted in particular...
Optical Coating at Avantier
Optical coating & fabrication capabilities

Optical Coating at Avantier

Explore the art and science of optical coatings with Avantier in our latest YouTube video. As leaders in applying thin films to optical components, we delve into the intricacies...
Maxresdefault 653ff200182b1
Cleaning Supplies for Optics

Ultrasonic Optical Lens Cleaning

Explore the art of precision optics with Avantier, your trusted optical solutions provider. With over 50 years of expertise, we offer a wide range of materials, cutting-edge production...
Image3 (1)
Lenses

What’s the Difference Between a Fisheye and a Wide-Angle Lens?

Both fisheye and wide-angle lenses are used in situations that need a wide field of vision. Either one provides an extensive visual angle. So, what distinguishes one from the ...
Maxresdefault 652d2d5a3bd06
Lenses

Lens Centering and Beveling

Explore the art of precision optics with Avantier, your trusted optical solutions provider. With over 50 years of expertise, we offer a wide range of materials, cutting-edge production...
Adobe Stock 110493421 768x690
Microscope objectives

Optical Component Manufacturing: Designing and Assembling Objective Lenses for Microscopes

Avantier is a renowned company specializing in the design and assembly of objective lenses for microscopes. With a commitment to innovation and precision, Avantier has established...
Maxresdefault 651702f58b556
Optical components

Polymer Optics : Custom Injection Molding

Discover the pinnacle of precision optics with Avantier, your trusted optical solution provider boasting over 50 years of expertise. Check out this behind-the-scenes look at Polymer...
Image2222 (1)
Lenses

Features and Applications of IR Lenses

In order to ensure the seamless functioning of a high-performance optical system, it is essential to establish a foundation comprising suitable mechanical components that are ...
Rs301 Gut Final V4
Optical filters

Understanding and Using Fluorophores

Filter sets are usually named for the fluorophore for which they are recommended but can be useful with many others in the same spectral range. You will need to know a variety...
Screen Shot 2023 09 28 At 2 35 58 Pm
Optical filters

Astronomy Brochure: Filters & Filter Sets

Extremely durable coatings withstand humidity changes and extreme temperature fluxes and remain spectrally accurate in center wavelength (CWL) and band pass adherence.No reflections...
Screen Shot 2023 09 28 At 2 28 05 Pm
Optical filters

Optical Filters

Browse or search all of our sputter/hard coated optical filters for applications such as fluorescence, raman, multiphoton, astronomy and machine vision.Single Bandpass &Single...
Anne H2023 1 0
Optical filters

Chroma awards Prof. Prisca Liberali the Anne Heidenthal Prize for Fluorescence Research

This year, Chroma Technology is happy to present the Anne Heidenthal Prize for Fluorescence Research award to Prof. Prisca Liberali from Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical...
Maxresdefault 650d962563066
Optical components

Diamond Turning

Explore the art of precision optics with Avantier, your trusted optical solution provider. With over 50 years of expertise, we offer a wide range of materials, cutting-edge equipment...
Ir Lense 1 768x473
Lenses

Advancements in Infrared Lens Design and Assemblies for Advanced Imaging Technologies

Infrared lens design and assemblies are crucial in the development of advanced imaging and sensing technologies. These technologies have found widespread use in a variety of application...
Maxresdefault 65034de33c237
Optical components

CNC Machining

Avantier offers a wide range of materials, cutting-edge equipment, and optic and component capabilities for custom or OEM optics and components. With over 50 years of expertise...