Optical Surfaces produces high-power laser windows

Optical Surfaces has announced that it is able to produce high-power laser windows up to 600mm in diameter with typical wavefront error of lamba/10 and surface finish of 40/20 to10/5.

News from Engineeringtalk, 2 October 2008

Mirrors delivered to laser laboratory

Optical Surfaces has delivered a pair of target chamber focusing mirrors for the Astra Gemini dual-beam Petawatt laser facility at the Rutherford Appleton laboratory (RAL) in the UK.

News from Engineeringtalk, 22 March 2007

Debris shields protect laser optics

Optical Surfaces has considerable expertise in the manufacture and supply of debris shields to protect the target-facing optics of large high-power laser facilities.

News from Engineeringtalk, 24 November 2006

Windows shed light on high-power lasers

Optical Surfaces has considerable expertise in the supply of high-power laser windows up to 600mm in diameter.

News from Engineeringtalk, 27 September 2006

Brock co-ordinates drive for growth

Iain Brock is the new General Manager at Optical Surfaces.

News from Engineeringtalk, 28 June 2006

Precision flats get the measure of surfaces

Optical Surfaces offers a range of standard and custom precision flats up to 600mm in diameter manufactured of high-stability materials such as glass, Zerodur and silica.

News from Engineeringtalk, 3 May 2006

Laser beam expander datasheet

Datasheet describes laser beam expanders, including design features, high technical specifications and options for laboratories focusing on high power laser and Doppler shift Lidar applications.

News from Engineeringtalk, 27 February 2006

Mirrors to boost Gemini project

Optical Surfaces is to supply two high precision mirrors to the central laser facility at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratories in Didcot for the Astra Gemini project.

News from Engineeringtalk, 21 December 2005

Optics find an astronomical niche

Over the last 40 years Optical Surfaces has built a global reputation for the design, manufacture and supply of high precision astronomical optics operating over the entire spectral range.

News from Engineeringtalk, 24 October 2005

Custom toroidal mirrors come into focus

Optical Surfaces has established a strong reputation for supplying high-quality custom toroidal mirrors for spectrophotometry, X-ray crystallography, mass spectrometry and synchrotron applications.

News from Engineeringtalk, 19 July 2005

• Motorised mounts position precision optics

• Off-axis parabolic mirrors cut size and mass

• Website gains more technical resources

• Optics to advance atmospheric research

• Website gains more applications articles

• Read all about high precision off-axis paraboloids

• Etalons reflect high-precision techniques

• Peak performance from off-axis paraboloids

• Spectropolarimeter helps unlock stellar secrets

• High-precision optical systems star at Laser 2003

• High-precision optics aid laser research

• Reference flats for high-precision applications