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With decades of experience, having designed and delivered thousands of infrared lenses for multiple defense applications, Ophir has earned its reputation as a world-leading, one-stop-shop …

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High Performance Optics for High Power Lasers Brochure

With decades of knowledge and experience in the optical industry, using cutting-edge measurement equipment, Ophir offers a wide array of first-class optics for high power lasers in …

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1 Micron Fiber Laser Optics Brochure

With decades of knowledge and experience in the optical industry, using cutting-edge measurement equipment, Ophir offers a wide array of first-class optics for high power fiber lasers …

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1 Micron Fiber Laser Optics Brochure

With decades of knowledge and experience in the optical industry, using cutting-edge measurement equipment, Ophir offers a wide array of first-class optical coatings for high power …

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IR Optical Components for the Defense Industry

With decades of knowledge and experience, having designed and delivered thousands of infrared components for multiple defense applications, Ophir has earned its reputation as a world-leading, …

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Don’t Let Lasers Ruin Your Solar Cells!

Picture this: After decades of providing the best quality solar panels, you find competitors edging you out of the market with a better profit margin. They’re using the new laser scribing …

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Measurement of Excimer Lasers

Lasers can be divided into many categories based on their principle of operation, wavelength, and output powers; here we will discuss the class of lasers known as Excimer lasers. An …

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Technology of the Future

We are proud to share some very exciting news with you. We have just won the prestigious R&D 100 Award! Since 1963, R&D Magazine has selected the 100 most significant technologies of …

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Situational Awareness Systems (SAS)

Our wide range of ground based thermal imaging lenses with a combat proven track-record, provide better intelligence for detecting and confirming threats in high precision and environmentally …

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Using Power Meters to Help Keep Moore’s Law Alive

In 1965, Intel’s Gordon Moore made a prediction about the future of technology that remained accurate far longer than even Moore himself expected. It has come be known as: “Moore’s …

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UAV Infrared Imaging

We provide solutions for infrared imaging for UAV payloads, for military, security and emerging UAV applications. Our in-house R&D team works in collaboration with OEM defense customers …

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Naval Thermal Imaging

Our naval thermal imaging lenses give you the power to see clearly through total darkness and solar glare, as well as light fog and smoke. Used for multiple defense missions, such as …

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Optics Manufacturing Capabilities

Ophir designs and manufactures a wide range of high-performance MWIR and LWIR optical elements and lens assemblies for use in cooled and uncooled cameras. We deliver OEM Build to Spec …

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3 Ways to Measure Kilowatt Laser Power with no Water Cooling

Imagine you have a KW laser in use.You of course realize the importance of measuring its power in order to keep your process running smoothly.However, the water cooling that such sensors …

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High Performance Optics for 1 μm High Power Fiber Lasers

High power lasers are a growing industry with numerous applications. As 1 μm fiber laser technology advances and more demanding applications develop, the optics used in such systems …

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Fighting Viruses with UV-C LED Light

Disinfection with UV light could offer a way of disinfecting larger areas without the use of chemical disinfectants, especially in hospitals where patients are being treated.

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Battle Axe vs. Scalpel: How to Work with High Power Density Lasers

With lasers there will always be opportunities for improvement. Reliable technology for measuring the laser beam can really help with process optimization.

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Measuring Signals Below the Noise Floor with a Lock-In Amplifier

Measuring optical signals in the femtowatt (10-15) to nanowatt (10-9) range can be a daunting task. Signal levels this low are lost in typical detector noise levels and swamped by background …

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Measuring Average Power of Pulsed Lasers with Photodiodes

When measuring average power using a photodiode detector such as PD300 or IS6-D-VIS, the maximum power or saturation power is determined by the maximal photocurrent that the photodiode …

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Beam Profiling of 1 KW Fiber Laser with Camera-Based Profiling System

Setup and location of the beam was relatively simple. The X and Y movements were used in conjunction with the 633 nm target laser to center the beam on the camera chip.