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Celebrating National Aviation Day

National Aviation Day, celebrated every year on August 19th, was established in 1939 by President...

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Exploring the Cosmos with Space-Qualified Optical Filters

In the unforgiving environment of space, the reliability and precision of optical components can...

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Chalcogenide Glass: Revolutionizing Defense Optics

Photo credit: Schott Glass In the realm of optical engineering for the defense industry, innovation...

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THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF OPTICAL SORTING

In our fast-paced culture, there has never been a greater need for efficient operations. When it...

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Angle Shift in Bandpass Filters

All Optical Interference Bandpass Filters exhibit some degree of shift with the angle of incidence...

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Detecting Counterfeits with Optical Filters

For centuries, forgery has been a problem that numerous industries encounter, some more than...

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3D Printing Enables Fabrication Agility

In recent years, 3D printing has exploded in popularity with both businesses and hobbyists alike,...

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Optical Filters in Veterinary Medicine

The connection that humans have with their pets is quite similar to the affection people feel...

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Smart Farming Relies on Custom Optical Systems

In Andover’s continuing series of blogs on our served markets, we look at how optics technology is...

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Parallel Design Approach Shortens Concept-to-Product for SmallSats

Parallel Design Approach Shortens Concept-to-Product Timeline for Small Satellites

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