Germanium Windows: Uses, Properties, Options and Coatings
2nd December 2021
Germanium is a heavy, highly brittle substance with a silver-grey-white appearance and a diamond-like, crystalline structure ideal for optical systems.
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News & Information
What to look for in an optical components company: Part 2
18th October 2021
Here we discuss and conclude the most important factors that buyers should think about when purchasing optical components from an optics provider.
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Key factors to look for in an optical components supplier: Part 1
21st September 2021
This article is the first of two covering a range of factors that buyers of optical components should look for in an optics company.
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Material Focus: Calcium Fluoride
3rd August 2021
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2) is a naturally occurring optical substance with a unique range of propertie
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UQG Sapphire Windows and Plates
9th July 2021
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
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Product Focus: Optical Prisms
14th May 2021
Optical prisms are designed and manufactured with the aim of steering, bending, dispersing and shifting light in order to manipulate images.
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Product Focus: Optical Lenses
23rd April 2021
Optical lenses are designed and crafted with the aim of being able to focus or diverge light. Learn more about this product.
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Optical Services: Optical Polishing & Lapping
17th March 2021
Optical lapping and polishing are finishing techniques offered by manufacturers of precision optical components such as windows, lenses, glasses and other products to meet certain optical surface requirements. Learn more.
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Part 2: Optical Windows
16th March 2021
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.
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Part 1: Optical Windows
25th February 2021
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.
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Custom Optics
11th February 2021
Custom optics are needed by scientific and industrial companies involved in the design and manufacturing of bespoke optical systems, equipment and instrumentation.
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Meet the team: Hayley
26th January 2021
Hayley Cattini looks after the HR and admin here. She plays a huge role in helping to keep everything running smoothly at UQG Optics.
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Optical Filter
15th January 2021
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.
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Optical Services: Micro Dicing
13th January 2021
Micro dicing is an optical component and substrate cutting service that custom optics can provide alongside other custom optics services such as optical assembly, glass polishing and lapping, glass grinding and cutting and custom optical coatings.
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Meet the team: Ray
15th December 2020
Ray Harris is one of the longest serving and most experienced employees at UQG Optics and looks after our production department.
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Material Focus: Sapphire
15th December 2020
Sapphire is an extremely hard crystal and the hardest oxide material, offering excellent structural properties and resistance to scratching. As an optical material, sapphire provides excellent thermal conductivity even at low temperatures.
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Meet the team: Carolyn Dockerty
30th November 2020
You know the sort of person you just can’t manage without? The one who knows everything? That’s Carolyn!
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UQG Optical Mirrors FAQ
25th November 2020
This month in our product FAQ we are focusing on optical mirrors. These are popular products at UQG Optics, and we wanted to answer some of the questions we get asked a lot.
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Material Focus: Fused Silica Glass
25th November 2020
Fused Silica is part of a family of optical materials (along with quartz and fused quartz) which share properties including a high working temperature, high melting temperature and low expansion coefficient.
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UQG Optical Components FAQ
22nd October 2020
Some Frequently Asked Questions (and answers!) to help you find the right product or service for your opticalneeds.
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