
Edmund Optics® Introduces TECHSPEC® DA Fixed Broadband Beam Expanders that Provide Maximum Flexibility
New TECHSPEC® DA (Divergent Adjustable) Fixed Broadband Beam Expanders from Edmund Optics feature a 1940 nm design wavelength to compliment lasers with wavelengths from 1900-2100 nm. Offered in both low- and high-power versions, the designs achieve λ/10 transmitted wavefront error. Applications include medical surgery and plastic processing because of their unique absorption characteristics and...
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Edmund Optics New TECHSPEC® Monolithic Reflective Beam Expanders (Mark I) Feature an All Reflective Design
TECHSPEC® Monolithic Reflective Beam Expanders (Mark I)’s design delivers a λ/10 wavefront error for high broadband performance for UV, Visible, and IR applications from 250nm to 10µm. With a monolithic design, the product has minimal distortion and greater stability regardless of temperature changes. The expanders feature reflective flats, thread holes, and through holes for easy...
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TECHSPEC® Beam Expanders are designed with M22 x 0.75 mounting thread.
Used for increasing diameter of collimated input beam to larger collimated divergent output beam, TECHSPEC® LC Fixed YAG Beam Expanders are suitable for laser scanning, laser materials processing, interferometry and remote sensing applications. Offering magnification range from 2X to 10X, units are available in 355nm, 532nm and 1064nm standard YAG wavelengths. Featuring two-element Galilean...
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Continuously Variable Beam Expander is available for 355 nm.
TECHSPEC-® Variable Beam Expanders offer continuous magnification for high-power laser applications where magnification changes may be required. With 2X–8X magnification range, 355 nm wavelength model is suited for UV laser machining. Diffraction limited performance with λ/4 transmitted wavefront is standard, and high laser damage threshold anti-reflective (AR) coatings ensure maximum...
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Checklist: How to Get the Right Belt the First Time
This guide is intended to help identify and address application criteria necessary to specify the right belt to deliver a highly efficient, reliable product.
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Laser Optics Assemblies meet standard and custom specs.
Used in Nd:YAG, Nd:YVO4, and fiber lasers for cutting, welding, marking, and drilling, Laser Optics Assemblies include standard and custom beam expanders and F-Theta lenses. Housed within anodized aluminum casing, expanders are made with high-precision plano-concave and plano-convex lenses. Units are specialized for use with UV-FIR wavelengths including 266 nm, 355 nm, 532 nm, 1064 nm, and 10.6...
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Variable Laser Beam Expander provides continuous magnification.
Available in- 1X–3X or 2X–8X magnification ranges- for 532- or 1,064 nm or broadband visible wavelengths, TECHSPEC-® Variable Beam Expanders offer continuous magnification for laser applications where magnification changes may be required. Galilean designs feature 1/4 λ transmitted wavefront, and- AR coatings ensure- maximum transmittance while minimizing ghost reflections....
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Beam Expanders/Reducers enhance wavefront system capabilities.
Beam expanders and reducers are available to enhance capabilities of Shack-Hartmann Complete Light Analysis System (CLAS-2D) wavefront aberrometers, which operate with light sources from 193–1,700 nm.- Standard expanders and reducers allow beam measurement up to 60 mm, but larger, custom beam reducers can also be designed. Uses include wind tunnel turbulence applications, wind shear testing,...
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Laser Beam Combiners meet laboratory and industrial needs.
Designed to combine or separate multiple laser beams between 375 and 785 nm at 45-
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Laser Beam Expanders feature variable magnification.
Zoom Beam Expanders are designed for Nd: YAG laser sources, providing variable magnification of 1-3x and 2-8x with adjustable focus to correct for laser beam divergence. Antireflective coating can be customized for various wavelengths. Devices are available for 1,064 nm lasers in both 1-3x and 2-8x models, with Output Clear Apertures of 20, 30, 38, and 60 mm; and in 532 nm models with...
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Beam Expander includes diffraction limited optical designs.
Featuring large output clear apertures of 10-100 mm, expansion ratios from 5x to 40x, and input apertures of 1.3-20 mm, laser beam expanders provide adjustable focus for collimation at varying wavelengths, which can be used for divergence correction, collimation, and focusing. With damage thresholds of 500 MW/cm-² typical, they can be specified at single and dual wavelengths from 248-1,550 nm....
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Fresh Air Intake Designed to Meet ASHRAE 62.2 standards
Alan Manufacturing has a long history of developing innovative solutions for HVAC applications. With over 1,000 product designs under our belt, we have gained a reputation as the go-to source for HVAC dampers, hardware, duct supports, zone control systems, and much more. Adding to this extensive list of achievements we now announce the release of our new line of Fresh Air Intake products. Designed to meet ASHRAE 62.2 standards, they are the most robust and high-performance product of their kind. See our video to learn more.
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