Edmund Optics (EO) of the United States has launched its Japanese subsidiary, Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd., which has begun the release of the "TECHSPEC UCi Series Fixed Focal Length Lenses." These lenses are the Ultra-Compact Instrumentation (UCi) version of the UC Series fixed focal length lenses, designed for use in space-constrained applications while utilizing the same optical elements. They are suitable for OEM applications that require compact, robust, and lightweight imaging tools. The product achieves 4K resolution and is designed for small pixel sizes of less than 2.2μm, with a wide range of fixed aperture options available to accommodate various applications. It is suitable for use with M12x0.5S mount cameras. There are 21 models in the lineup, with focal lengths available in 4mm, 6mm, or 12mm. The working distances are available in three options: 0mm, 50mm, and 100mm. Additionally, each lens is equipped with an anti-reflective coating of MgF2 that maximizes transmission in the 400-700nm range. The products comply with RoHS directives and are available for immediate stock sales, ensuring short delivery times for customers.

Edmund Optics (EO) of the United States has started the release of the "TECHSPEC Monolithic Structure Reflective Beam Expander (Mark I)" through its Japanese subsidiary, Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. This product adopts an all-reflective design and achieves a wavefront accuracy of λ/10 for precise broadband performance, accommodating ultraviolet, visible, and infrared applications from 250 nm to 10 μm. It is suitable for applications requiring broadband or multi-wavelength beam expansion. With a full inventory sales system, we can supply our customers with short lead times.

Edmund Optics (EO) of the United States has started the release of the "TECHSPEC DA (Divergence Adjustable) Broadband Laser Beam Expander" through its Japanese subsidiary, Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. This compact beam expander is optimized for a wide range of wavelengths to provide maximum flexibility, making it suitable for demanding tunable laser sources. The product features a design wavelength of 1940nm that complements lasers with wavelengths ranging from 1900 to 2100nm. Its unique absorption performance and ability to make very small and precise cuts with minimal localized heating of both biological tissues and plastics make it ideal for high-precision applications, including medical surgeries and plastic processing.

In May 2018 (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo) – The Japanese subsidiary of Edmund Optics (EO), Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd., began the launch of the TECHSPEC Ultra-Compact Objective Lens Assembly. This microscope assembly features the smallest objective lens among Edmund Optics products and is considered the shortest and most compact product for objective lenses with equivalent working distance, magnification, and resolution. This objective lens allows for easy changes to different magnifications through the use of various extension tubes. The numerical aperture (NA) and working distance can also be adjusted by modifying the optical system within the objective lens.

November 2018 (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo) – Edmund Optics® (EO) Japan, the Japanese subsidiary of the U.S. company Edmund Optics, has begun the release of the MercuryTL liquid lens telecentric lens. This lens combines the imaging performance of telecentric lenses with the flexibility of liquid lenses, making it suitable for a variety of applications. It is particularly well-suited for applications such as gauging, measurement, and positioning, where quick adjustments to depth of field are necessary. 【Features】 ■ Achieves rapid autofocus through the implementation of liquid lenses ■ Adds the flexibility of liquid lenses to the imaging performance of telecentric lenses ■ Maintains telecentricity within the working distance range *For more details, please refer to the detailed page below or feel free to contact us.

In May 2018 (Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo) – The Japanese subsidiary of Edmund Optics, Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd., began the release of the TECHSPEC λ/20 synthetic quartz right-angle prism. This highly versatile UVFS (UV synthetic quartz) prism is designed with precise specifications for most demanding applications. The prism is suitable for beam steering, retroreflection, and other applications where low wavefront aberration is critical for system performance. The UV synthetic quartz substrate exhibits low thermal expansion coefficient and excellent transmission characteristics from UV to NIR.

Edmund Optics (EO) of the United States has launched a precision mirror with a shape error of λ /8 RMS and a surface roughness of less than 50Å RMS through its Japanese subsidiary, Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. The "50Å Non-Axis Parabolic Mirror" is designed to reflect and focus collimated light at a specified angle with minimal scattering loss. It employs a unique process to reduce light scattering in the UV and visible regions, and it undergoes visual inspection using a HeNe laser to ensure low scattering. The substrate is made of 6061-T6 aluminum, featuring superior surface roughness (<50Å RMS) and shape error (λ /8) compared to standard non-axis parabolic mirrors. This product is suitable for use in optical testing systems such as focusing, collimation, beam expansion, or MTF test benches. Additionally, it is available for immediate stock sale, allowing for quick delivery to customers.

Edmund Optics (EO) of the United States has launched a new kit that includes essential components for the establishment of new labs or for replenishment, through its Japanese subsidiary, Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. The "Lab Starter Kit" features both inch-threaded and metric-threaded base fixed versions, consisting of useful and essential products for any lab, ranging from optics to light detectors, as well as cleaning supplies and tool components. The "Lab Essential Kit" is made up of many components that are frequently consumed or tend to be lost over time in optical labs. Both products are available for immediate shipment due to our stock sales system, allowing for quick delivery.

Edmund Optics Japan, the Japanese subsidiary of Edmund Optics (EO) in the United States, has announced that it will change the name of its imaging filter products to "TECHSPEC Machine Vision Filters" and will begin selling them anew. Previously called "TECHSPEC Imaging Filters," these highly durable filters have been renamed "TECHSPEC Machine Vision Filters" to focus on their use with EO's machine vision cameras and lenses. Designed for the most demanding machine vision and imaging applications, these filters maximize compatibility by transmitting or blocking specific UV, visible, or IR wavelengths and accommodating extremely wide incident angles.

Edmund Optics (EO) of the United States has started the release of the "TECHSPEC DA YAG Laser Beam Expander" through its Japanese subsidiary, Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. This compact beam expander is designed for demanding laser applications, including material processing, medical use, and research, making it suitable for both individual purchases and large-scale implementations. Equipped with a focus adjustment mechanism for the output beam, it compensates for the divergence of the input beam, while the use of synthetic quartz lenses provides excellent optical performance and temperature stability.

Edmund Optics (EO) of the United States has started the release of the Lumedica OCT Imaging System (OQ LabScope) through its Japanese subsidiary, Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. This OCT imaging system offers competitive pricing and short delivery times while providing resolution, frame rates, and output specifications comparable to expensive systems. Using a laser that oscillates at a central wavelength of 840nm, this tabletop device is suitable for inspections at a depth of 2.8mm in air and up to 2mm in tissue. It is an ideal tool for users of any experience level, making it a suitable option for biological sample imaging, sample characterization, and OCT education.

Edmund Optics (EO) of the United States has started the release of "TECHSPEC Precision UV Mirrors" through its Japanese subsidiary, Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. These mirrors offer two coating options for deep ultraviolet (DUV) and vacuum ultraviolet (VUV). They are ideal for use with various light sources sold for commercial purposes and are perfect for diverse optical setups for UV light reflection, including fluorescence microscopy and spectroscopic analysis. There are a total of six types available, with diameters of 12.5nm, 25nm, and 50nm for each reflective enhanced aluminum coating. We will supply them to our customers with a short lead time.

Edmund Optics (EO) of the United States has started the release of the "TECHSPEC BBAR Coated Right Angle Prism" through its Japanese subsidiary, Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. This product achieves a tight angular tolerance of ±15″, reducing angular deviation and eliminating the need for recalibration of other components in optical systems. The prism is made from N-BK7 glass and features high-precision specifications including surface quality (scratch-dig) 40-20, flatness λ/8, and dimensional tolerance +0/-0.1mm. Additionally, there are eight types of prisms available with standard coating options that cater to VIS 0° and NIR I. Custom sizes are also available, and we provide short delivery times to our customers.

Edmund Optics (EO) of the United States has started the release of the "TECHSPEC Low-Cost YAG Laser Beam Expander" through its Japanese subsidiary, Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. This product features a simple Galileo design consisting of two lenses, providing cost-effective diffraction-limited performance at a design beam diameter of 1-2mm (exact values depend on the model). The beam expander is used to enlarge the diameter of a collimated incoming beam, creating a larger output beam with a smaller divergence angle, making it ideal for applications such as laser scanning, laser material processing, interference experiments, and remote sensing.

November 2018 (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo) – Edmund Optics® (EO), the U.S. subsidiary in Japan, Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd., has added a new 25.4mm diameter to its TECHSPEC® laser-grade plano-convex lenses. The laser-grade plano-convex lenses are designed for a wide range of applications using high-energy Nd:YAG lasers, such as cutting, machining, and welding, and feature high surface quality and flatness. 【Features】 ■ Surface quality of 10-5 ■ Various AR coating options with high laser damage thresholds available *For more details, please refer to the page below or feel free to contact us.

In September 2022, Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. further expanded its inventory of products by enhancing its lineup of optical components for lasers. This product expansion includes the TECHSPEC 1064nm Laser-Coded Synthetic Quartz Plano-Concave Lens, which has a reflectance of less than 0.25% per surface at laser wavelengths and is ideal for applications using Nd:YAG and fiber laser light sources. The TECHSPEC 1064nm Laser-Coded Synthetic Quartz Plano-Concave Lens is made from research-grade UV synthetic quartz substrate with a low thermal expansion coefficient. It features a laser V-coating and is available in focal lengths ranging from -9mm to 250mm and diameters from 6mm to 25mm.

Edmund Optics, a global manufacturer and supplier of optical components, is expanding its extensive inventory by broadening its range of standard optical components. This product expansion includes new types of beam splitters, such as the "TECHSPEC Coaxial Cube Polarizing Beam Splitter" and the "TECHSPEC Coaxial Cube Beam Splitter (Standard Type)." Both beam splitters feature a unique absorptive surface treatment on the black-coated surfaces, which eliminates unwanted reflections. By reducing reflections, glare and interference patterns are minimized, improving image contrast and enhancing performance in many other applications that rely on transmission through only three surfaces.

In August 2022, Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. expanded its lineup of "aspheric lenses," ideal for specialized and demanding applications, further increasing its inventory of products for sale. This product expansion includes the "TECHSPEC® Double-Sided Aspheric Lenses," suitable for imaging applications, and the "TECHSPEC® Precision Aspheric Lenses for Near Infrared (NIR)," which achieve high precision performance. These new products increase the options for optical integrators to meet application-specific requirements, enabling rapid prototyping and product development.

In August 2022, Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. expanded its inventory of products by enhancing its lineup of "stem mirrors" with various coatings that cater to a wide range of wavelength bands. This product expansion increases the options for optical integrators to meet the unique demands of applications, enabling rapid prototyping and product development. Additionally, the stress applied to the optical surface of the mirrors is almost eliminated, resulting in improved surface flatness and performance compared to surface mirror-type mirrors installed using conventional methods.

In June 2022, Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. further expanded its inventory of products by enhancing its lineup of optical mounts. This product expansion includes the E-Series Adjustable Kinematic Mount, which is ideal for mounting circular, rectangular, and square optical components, including cylindrical lenses. This adjustable kinematic mount has become an essential product for incorporating non-standard size optical components in both experimental applications and OEM systems.

In May 2022, Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. began selling TECHSPEC Aspherical Imaging Lenses. This imaging lens, exclusively sold by Edmund Optics, is a new product designed for demanding applications in harsh environments, featuring enhanced durability. It employs passive aspheric technology to achieve thermal optical stability between -10°C and +50°C, reducing thermal defocus in applications with temperature fluctuations, such as aerospace systems. This durability allows for high resolution to be maintained over a wide temperature range, and the lens incorporates new mechanics to minimize damage from shocks and vibrations, securing optical elements with adhesive to enhance durability for industrial applications.

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. has expanded its offerings of products designed for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) applications and further enhanced its extensive inventory. This filter is the newest product among Edmund Optics' extensive stock of EUV optics. With the company's EUV optics, it becomes possible to accelerate not only rapid prototyping but also research and development and product development. By making a wide range of EUV products available as stock items that meet specific application requirements, optical system integrators can save the long lead times previously spent on custom manufacturing. Edmund Optics also stocks flat mirrors for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) and UltraFast Innovations (UFI) EUV attosecond multilayer mirrors, which can be shipped in a short time.

Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd. announced its exclusive sales partnership with UltraFast Innovations GmbH (UFI), a cutting-edge manufacturer of high-precision laser optics, to sell the "UltraFast Innovations (UFI) EUV Attosecond Multilayer Mirror." Designed and manufactured with coating layers at the atomic level, this mirror achieves extremely high precision in terms of wavelength/energy, spectral phase, and high efficiency. Through the partnership between EO and UFI, this mirror can now be stocked and shipped worldwide with short lead times.

Edmund Optics Japan, Inc. has leveraged its partnership with Allied Vision, a machine vision camera manufacturer, to collaboratively address the camera supply issues that are currently troubling many industries. This strong partnership has enabled the short-term supply of high-performance machine vision cameras. At EO, we currently have a large inventory of Allied Vision machine vision cameras available for sale. Additionally, models not in stock can be delivered in approximately 3 to 5 weeks, achieving significantly shorter lead times compared to many other suppliers.

Edmund Optics' Japanese subsidiary, Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd., has started selling "Super Polish Substrates and Nonlinear Optical Crystals." The "Nonlinear Optical Crystals" include β-Barium Borate (BBO) and Lithium Triborate (LBO), both featuring anti-reflective (AR) coatings with a surface quality of 20-10. The flatness is λ/8 for BBO crystals and λ/10 for LBO crystals. Additionally, the "TECHSPEC Super Polish Substrates" utilize surface roughness of less than 1Å RMS on both sides, significantly reducing scattering and making them excellent window substrates for use with UV or high-power lasers. *For more details, please refer to the press release materials.

Edmund Optics (EO) Japan, a subsidiary of Edmund Optics, has started selling the "E Series Kinematic Mount." Designed with essential functionalities in mind, this product offers high value for a wide range of applications, including educational purposes, prototyping on optical tables, and system integration. It achieves a cost-effective price without compromising on quality. *For more details, please refer to the press release materials.

Edmund Optics (EO) Japan Corporation, the Japanese subsidiary of Edmund Optics, is continuously expanding its product lineup to reflect market development and needs. EO has released new window products made from a wide range of infrared (IR) materials, including gallium arsenide, barium fluoride, cadmium telluride, thallium compounds, lithium fluoride, and a chalcogenide material called AMTIR-1, establishing a one-stop shop for IR windows. *For more details, please check the press release materials.

In December 2019, Edmund Optics' Japanese subsidiary, Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd., began selling new "Precision Aspheric Lenses for Near Infrared (NIR)" and "TECHSPEC LS Series Line Scan Lenses." The "Precision Aspheric Lenses for Near Infrared (NIR)" are designed and optimized to eliminate spherical aberration. They are polished through CNC machining to achieve high precision performance in the NIR spectrum. Additionally, the "TECHSPEC LS Series Line Scan Lenses" are designed for 82mm long 16k line scan cameras and 62.5mm long 12k line scan cameras with a pixel size of 5μm. They are ideal for applications such as electronic component inspection, flat panel display inspection, and semiconductor wafer inspection. *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.*

In December 2019, Edmund Optics' Japanese subsidiary, Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd., began selling the new "TECHSPEC Laser Focusing Lens" and "TECHSPEC Off-Axis Elliptical Mirror." The "TECHSPEC Laser Focusing Lens" is used for focusing laser light emitted from Nd:YAG lasers and laser light sources with wavelengths ranging from 500 to 1100 nm. This focusing lens is made of N-BK7 glass and is fixed within an anodized aluminum housing, making it easy to integrate into laser systems. Additionally, the "TECHSPEC Off-Axis Elliptical Mirror" is a unit conjugate focusing mirror that has been diamond-turned with a surface roughness of less than 100 Å to minimize scattering. It is ideal for unit conjugate reflections where off-axis design metal mirrors are required for broadband light sources due to spatial constraints, such as in Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.*

In November 2019, Edmund Optics' Japanese subsidiary, Edmund Optics Japan Co., Ltd., began selling two new products: the "Color Glass Diffuser (Diffusion Plate)" and the "TECHSPEC Low GDD Ultra-Short Pulse Laser Mirror." The "Color Glass Diffuser" uses a color glass filter substrate manufactured by SCHOTT and features a sandblasted surface on one side with #120 grit to create a light scattering surface. The "TECHSPEC Low GDD Ultra-Short Pulse Laser Mirror" is designed for beam steering applications using ultra-short pulse lasers, providing high reflectivity at a 45° incident angle. *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.*