Edmund Optics®

Knowledge Center

 Verified library of trusted technical resources created by our 240+ global engineers.

Filter
Search Results for: Advanced Illumination (25)

Telecentric Illumination

Telecentric illumination is quickly becoming the illumination of choice for precision metrology due to its ability to produce "hard" edges that can be easily analyzed.

View Now Add to saved content

EO Imaging Lab 3.3: Directional Illumination

Learn how to specify imaging system components.

View Now Add to saved content

Polarization Overview - Part 2: Waveplates & Retarders (Advanced)

Waveplates and retarders are optical components designed to transmit light while modifying its polarization state without attenuating, deviating, or displacing the beam.

View Now Add to saved content

EO Imaging Lab Module 3: Illumination Overview

Learn how to specify imaging system components.

View Now Add to saved content

EO Imaging Lab 3.2: The W of Illumination Geometry

Learn how to specify imaging system components.

View Now Add to saved content

EO Imaging Lab 3.4: Directional Illumination of Ring Lights

Learn how to specify imaging system components.

View Now Add to saved content

EO Imaging Lab Module 3.1: Introduction to Illumination Concepts

Learn how to specify imaging system components.

View Now Add to saved content

Acktar Stray Light Control Products

Acktar Advanced Coatings produces light-absorbing components and materials to control stray light and eliminate noise from specular reflection.

View Now Add to saved content

EO Imaging Lab 3.8: Sneak Peek at Future Modules

Learn how to specify imaging system components.

View Now Add to saved content

EO Imaging Lab 3.5: Backlights

Learn how to specify imaging system components.

View Now Add to saved content

EO Imaging Lab 3.6: Dome Lights

Learn how to specify imaging system components.

View Now Add to saved content

EO Imaging Lab 3.7: Line Lights

Learn how to specify imaging system components.

View Now Add to saved content

Manipulating Wavebands: Color & Filters

Nick Sischka explains why color consideration and illumination are so important for machine vision in this hands-on demonstration from the Edmund Optics 2021 Imaging Innovation Summit.

View Now Add to saved content

Best Practice #5 Color Matters

Join Nick Sischka, Vision Solutions Specialist and member of EO's Imaging Team, as he reviews some best practices to consider when designing an imaging system.

View Now Add to saved content

Getting Started with Spectrolight Flexible Wavelength Selectors

Learn how to set up a Spectrolight Flexible Wavelength Selector to tune the emitted wavelength range of a Spectrolight Mighty Light Illuminator

View Now Add to saved content

Beam Combining for Increased Power

When measuring minuscule particles, many advanced Life Science applications require more power than one laser produces.

View Now Add to saved content

CNC Glass Machining

Edmund Optics® utilizes a wide range of CNC machining equipment including ultrasonic machining and high speed cutting (HSC) technology from DMG MORI® for the machining of complex optical component geometries.

View Now Add to saved content

Optical Filter Coatings: Comparison of Traditional and Hard-Sputtered

Confused about the differences between traditional-coated and hard-coated optical filters?

View Now Add to saved content

Fresnel Lens Review

Fresnel lenses are composed of a series of concentric grooves etched into one side of a sheet of plastic. Fresnel lenses are unlike typical spherical or aspherical optical lenses.

View Now Add to saved content

Highly-Dispersive Ultrafast Mirrors for Dispersion Compensation

Learn how Highly-Dispersive Mirrors compensate for dispersion and compress pulse duration in ultrafast laser systems, which is critical for maximizing performance.

View Now Add to saved content

Light Pipe Overview

Light pipes are optical components that are typically used to increase the uniformity of a light source or to direct light.

View Now Add to saved content

EO Imaging: Telecentric Lenses versus Hypercentric Lenses

Join EO's Nick Sischka, Director of Imaging, as he inspects pipes for various defects using the TECHSPEC Telecentric Lens versus the TECHSPEC Hypercentric Lens.

View Now Add to saved content

Polarization Overview - Part 1: Polarization Basics

Polarizers are optical components designed to filter, modify, or analyze the various polarization states of light.

View Now Add to saved content

EO Imaging Lab 2.2: Telecentricity

Learn how to specify imaging system components.

View Now Add to saved content

EO Imaging Lab 1.6: Resolution In Depth

Learn how to specify imaging system components.

View Now Add to saved content
 
Sales & Expert Advice
 
or view regional numbers
Easy-to-Use
QUOTE TOOL
enter stock numbers to begin