Video On Using LED Optics
Video on Using LED Optics
A short video overview of how LED optics, including lenses, reflectors, and light pipes, are used in lighting system design to control and shape light output for illumination applications.
What we’re reading: 3D display advances
What We’re Reading: 3D Display Advances
Gregg Favalora shares notes on recent developments in autostereoscopic and 3D display technology, including 360-degree tabletop displays, MIT Media Lab’s computational displays, free-form optics for head-worn displays, and the ongoing challenge of improving spatial light modulator bandwidth.
Reducing speckle noise in 3D mapping
Reducing Speckle Noise in 3D Mapping
Optics for Hire developed hardware methods to reduce laser speckle noise in structured-light 3D mapping systems without relying on software filtering. Side-by-side stereo images and depth maps show the improvement in dot uniformity and 3D map quality after applying OFH’s speckle reduction techniques.
Lens attachments for smartphone cameras
Lens Attachments for Smartphone Cameras
Key design considerations for macro, wide-angle, and telephoto lens attachments for smartphones. Covers afocal lens principles, magnification calculations, resolution targets, and the optomechanical challenge of aligning an attachment to the phone’s native camera pupil across different phone models.
Distinctive design features of infrared optical systems
A designer of an IR optical system needs to account for key specifications that greatly impact the complexity of the device construction and its production cost. The most important requirements are described below. infrared optical systems The maximum achievable theoretical resolution in wavelength infrared region The maximum resolution is estimated with the help of Rayleigh […]
Questions and Answers optical resolution
In the world of imaging and optics, achieving clarity and precision is paramount. Whether it’s for quality control, machine vision, or barcode reading, understanding the intricacies of image resolution plays a vital role in ensuring the success of various applications. In this blog post, we delve into an insightful email exchange between us and one […]