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Optics & Design
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Optics
Meet AmeriCOM’s Defense Precision Optics Consortium
The Defense Precision Optics Consortium, the research and manufacturing arm of the American Center for Optics Manufacturing (AmeriCOM), is open for business and accepting members...
Dec. 18, 2024
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Optics
High-volume optical manufacturing delivers up to 100,000 optics per month
Dec. 1, 2024
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A microscope image of the thinnest lens in the world.
Optics
Quantum effects lead to world’s thinnest flat lens
Oct. 3, 2024
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Optics
OptoGPT harnesses AI to automate, speed design of optical structures
Sept. 30, 2024
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Optics
Metasurfaces enhance optical systems
July 29, 2024
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Optics
Optimize design and manufacture of high-laser-damage-threshold ultrafast coatings
June 4, 2024
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Software & Accessories
Optical design software provides access to more than 900 simulation setups
May 26, 2024
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Ansys Optics supports any type of sensor camera design, from UV to LWIR.
Software & Accessories
Optical design software: From nano to system scale
March 1, 2024
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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) simulated in Quadoa.
Software & Accessories
Next-gen optical design software
Feb. 12, 2024
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