Master and Replicated Diffraction Gratings
Diffraction gratings are a dispersive optical component. Similar to prisms, they split polychromatic light into its constituent wavelengths. Unlike prisms...
Hot Mirror vs Cold Mirror
Mirrors are well-known and widely used optical components. Just walk into virtually any bathroom—whether it is at a rest stop,...
Infrared Imaging for Counterfeit Detection
When vending machines began accepting paper bills in the 1960s, they relied on magnetism to determine the bill’s denomination. US...
Buyer’s Guide to Neutral Density Filters
Neutral Density Filters, or ND Filters, are optical filters designed to reduce the intensity of all light passing through the...
Design Considerations for Imaging Arrays
As discussed in the previous post, “What are Scintillators? How do they work?,” scintillators are essential for various applications due...
Practical Applications of Scintillator Arrays
The discovery and development of scintillators have progressed alongside the understanding and applications of ionizing radiation such as x-rays, alpha...
A Guide to Hydrophobic and Oleophobic Coatings
Ever notice that when a few droplets of water land on your smartphone’s screen, they bead up as if floating...
Guide to Short Wavepass Filters
Optical filters are used across a variety of sciences including electronics, acoustics, mechanics, chemistry and optics. Broadly defined, an optical...
Detecting Scintillated Light
In this post, we’ll discuss how scintillated light is detected and transformed to a format in which it can be...
Q&A with Dave Montgomery, VP of Business Development
The Dynasil family of companies delivers an extensive range of photonics-based products and capabilities. But Dynasil itself is a product...