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Lens Tolerancing & Inspection
High-precision optical metrology is central to the Optimax approach. Our cutting-edge optical measuring systems, ensure our manufacturing processes yield the highest quality optics to exacting customer specifications. Read our collection of technical papers on lends tolerancing and lens inspection by Optimax today. Learn more about lenses today.
Lens design software analyzes optical tolerances by modeling a perturbed optical system to capture the effect of simultaneous changes in manufacturing and...
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December 6, 2021
Cylinder Manufacturing Considerations
Cylinder manufacturing methods can influence specification, offering recommendations on what to consider when designing cylindrical optical components to...
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December 6, 2021
Considerations in Manufacturing Cemented Assemblies
One design strategy for an optical system is centering two or more lenses together to build a lens assembly. However, strain in excess may cause...
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December 6, 2021
Optical Glass: Substitutes Versus Equivalents
Selecting the material from which a lens is made is a fundamental design consideration. In certain situations, a substitute or equivalent material may need...
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December 3, 2021
Specifying And Measuring Spherical Surface Irregularity ©
This paper will define surface irregularity for spherical surfaces, offer information on measurement methods for testing surface irregularities, and some...
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December 3, 2021
Mechanical Attributes: Diameter, Center and Edge Thickness Specification for Lens Manufacture
Mechanical attribute tolerances can be a major cost driver because of time and yield penalties added to fabrication of a lens. Dimensions and their...
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December 3, 2021
Specifying And Modeling As-Built Centration Errors For Singlets And Cemented Doublets
Centration errors arise from deviation from superposition. In a perfectly centered lens, the mechanical and optical axes are concurrent and coincidental,...
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December 3, 2021
Specifying and Measuring Slope Error of Optical Surface
This paper will first detail where slope error originated from, what it represents and the role it plays in the optical performance.
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December 3, 2021
Role of Surface Roughness In Optical Performance
This paper examines the role surface roughness plays in optical system performance, discusses the components of a surface roughness specification, and...
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