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N-BK7 Windows for use in Thermal Imaging Cameras

3rd May 2019 at 2:27 pm

Knight Optical offer a range of Stock N-BK7 Precision Grade Windows, for use with Thermal Imagining Cameras. Infrared radiation is characterised by the wavelengths ranging from 750nm to 1000µm. Although typically used for the visible range, N-BK7 does have transmission

Knight Optical to Showcase Infrared Range of Optics at Photonics West 2020

2nd May 2019 at 8:42 am

From 4 to 6th February at The Moscone Center in San Francisco, California, Knight Optical – the industry’s leading supplier of metrology-tested, premium-quality optical components…

Find your company’s optical solution with Knight Optical at Photonics West 2020

29th Apr 2019 at 8:53 am

Knight Optical, the industry-leading supplier of precision premium-quality optical components, will be exhibiting at this year’s Photonics West, one of the world’s largest shows dedicated to cutting-edge optics and photonics technology.

Infrared Lasers: A Guide to Choosing and Customising Optical Components for Maximum Performance

22nd Mar 2019 at 9:02 am

The defence sector for example uses a variety of IR lasers for intelligence, surveillance, target tracking and target acquisition. Without IR lasers, crucial night time operations would simply not be possible.

3D Scanners: Why Precision Accuracy is Crucial, and How to Achieve it

20th Mar 2019 at 9:14 am

3D laser scanning uses LiDAR or phase-based technology to capture three dimensional data across a range of settings. Precise, clear data is fed back from the scanners via millions of measurement points…

Knight Optical to Exhibit at CLEO – Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics in May 2019

14th Mar 2019 at 9:17 am

Knight Optical, renowned across the world for its specialist expertise in precision optical component design, consultancy and manufacturing, has announced plans to exhibit at the Conference of Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO).

Knight Optical to Exhibit at Laser World of Photonics

1st Mar 2019 at 9:21 am

Knight Optical is to exhibit at Laser World of Photonics in Munich, Germany this coming June. The exhibition and its supporting program are set to attract over 30,000 visitors.

How to Overcome the Challenges to UV Optics used in Industrial Lasers

14th Feb 2019 at 9:24 am

Engineering and manufacturing have become reliant on the many advantages offered by industrial lasers. Enhancements in quality, accuracy and cost and energy efficiency have resulted in significant advances…

Optics in Engineering & Manufacturing– Why Quality & Accuracy is all about the Components

12th Feb 2019 at 9:31 am

As we determined in our last post, optics have revolutionised manufacturing and engineering processes significantly, offering benefits such as enhanced quality and consistent accuracy, energy efficiency…

How Fresnel Lenses are used in Solar CPV Applications

31st Jan 2019 at 9:39 am

Fresnel lenses are flat on one side, with the other side made up of a number of concentric grooves acting as individual prisms, bending parallel light rays to a common focal length.