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Schott filters are optical glass filters made from high quality, optically polished Schott coloured optical glass.

Fused quartz is made by melting naturally occurring quartz crystals, one of the most abundant naturally occurring minerals on the planet.

Technical glasses are used in highly specialised applications in the scientific, pharmaceutical and optoelectronics sectors.

Germanium is a heavy, highly brittle substance with a silver-grey-white appearance and a diamond-like, crystalline structure ideal for optical systems.

Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) is a naturally occurring optical substance with a unique range of propertie

Sapphire Optical windows and plates are flat components which are placed in a range of devices and systems with the purpose of transmitting the specific wavelength of light required by the application in question

Optical prisms are designed and manufactured with the aim of steering, bending, dispersing and shifting light in order to manipulate images.

Optical lenses are designed and crafted with the aim of being able to focus or diverge light. Learn more about this product.

In this second part of our two articles on these widely used optical components, we look at substrate options and review a range of specific custom options.

In this first of our two articles on these widely used optical components, we look at the key properties of Optical Windows as well as their use in a huge range of scientific, medical, defence and industrial sectors and applications.

Custom optics are needed by scientific and industrial companies involved in the design and manufacturing of bespoke optical systems, equipment and instrumentation.

Optical filters are used by many manufacturers of scientific instruments, engineering, research and development and equipment around the world. All our optical filters can be supplied from a standard range stock, while custom sizes and specifications can be custom-made to your specific design.