Optical inspection, machine vision, and optical metrology are critical technologies in modern industry and research, providing precise measurement and analysis of physical objects and processes. The integration of advanced optical components such as optical filters, diffraction gratings, and specialty coatings has significantly enhanced the capabilities of these systems, expanding their application space and improving their performance.
Precision in Light Management
Optical filters are essential in optical inspection and metrology for managing light precisely. These filters are crucial in applications requiring specific wavelength selection, deep blocking, and high transmission. Omega Optical specializes in:
- Spectrally Complex Filters: Our filters are designed to handle complex spectral requirements, providing precise wavelength selection and high transmission across various regions. This capability is critical for applications like multispectral and hyperspectral imaging, where multiple wavelengths are analyzed simultaneously.
- Steep Edge Transitions: We offer filters with extremely steep cut-on and cut-off transitions, ensuring accurate separation of wavelengths. This precision is vital for maintaining the integrity of measurements in metrology applications such as interferometry and confocal methods.
- Deep Blocking: Our filters provide deep blocking in the ultraviolet (UV), visible, and infrared (IR) ranges, reducing background noise and enhancing signal clarity. This feature is essential for structured illumination and point sensor applications, where high sensitivity and low noise are critical.
High-Resolution Spectral Analysis
Diffraction gratings are fundamental components in optical inspection and metrology systems, used to disperse light into its constituent wavelengths for detailed analysis. Omega Optical’s diffraction gratings offer:
- High Resolution: Our gratings provide exceptional resolution, enabling the separation of closely spaced spectral lines. This high resolution is crucial for applications such as hyperspectral imaging, where detailed spectral information is required.
- Efficiency: Designed for maximum efficiency, our diffraction gratings ensure that the maximum amount of light is directed towards the detector, enhancing the sensitivity and accuracy of the system.
- Durability: Constructed from robust materials, our gratings maintain their performance over extended periods, even in demanding environments. This durability ensures consistent and reliable results in high-throughput inspection and metrology applications.
Enhancing Reflectivity and Durability
Specialty coatings are applied to optical components to enhance their reflectivity, durability, and overall performance. Omega Optical’s specialty coatings offer:
- High Reflectivity: Our coatings are designed to maximize the reflectivity of mirrors and other optical components, ensuring that light is efficiently directed and utilized. This feature is particularly important in interferometry and structured illumination applications.
- Durability: Our coatings provide enhanced durability, protecting optical components from environmental factors and extending their operational lifespan. This protection is essential for maintaining the performance and reliability of optical inspection systems.
- Customized Solutions: We offer coatings tailored to specific application requirements, ensuring optimal performance for a wide range of optical inspection and metrology needs.
Expanding Application Space: Multispectral and Hyperspectral Imaging.
The expansion of optical inspection methods to include multispectral and hyperspectral imaging has significantly broadened the range of applications. These advanced imaging techniques allow for the analysis of materials and processes with unprecedented detail and accuracy. Omega Optical is well-positioned to serve these applications, providing the necessary optical components to support high-performance imaging systems.
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Full Optical Capabilities
Learn more about the full suite of capabilities which are trusted by leading Global OEM’s and their Start-up challengers to deliver the right photons, to the right place, at the right time.
Applications in focus
Machine Vision
Enhancing the accuracy and efficiency of automated inspection systems.
Interferometry
Providing precise measurements of surface topography and wavefront analysis.
Structured Illumination
Improving contrast and resolution in imaging applications
Confocal Methods
Enabling high-resolution, three-dimensional imaging of samples
Point Sensors
Offering accurate and sensitive detection of specific wavelengths
Key Supporting Capabilities
Solution
Design & Engineering
Our commitment to finding the right solutions for difficult problems means that we are capable of doing what other engineers cannot. Some say we bend physics and solve the unsolvable. Can we? Maybe. What we know we can do is this: We ask questions and we dig, because sometimes the solutions people believe they need only scratch the surface.
Solution
Optical Coatings
Omega coating heritage dates back to 1936, and spans a wide range of technologies: Sunglasses to space-borne sun-visors; halogen light bulbs to COVID-fighting UV-C lamps, supermarket scanners to modern printers, astronomical mirrors to prestigious art installations to entertainment optics: if an application requires a precision or decorative coatings we surely have a proven solution.
Solution
Grating Manufacturing
We have the diffractive optics trifecta of multiple Ruling Engines, Holographic Mastering, and Lithographic exposure to create diffractive elements. Our in-house design and manufacturing processes provide standard or custom gratings for a range of applications, in both Original and Replicated formats.
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Assembly & Test
Delivering complete optical sub-assemblies that streamline OEM manufacturing systems. ISO certified processes for design, development, and volume manufacturing.
