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  2. Optical glass - Wikipedia

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    Optical glass refers to a quality of glass suitable for the manufacture of optical systems such as optical lenses, prisms or mirrors.Unlike window glass or crystal, whose formula is adapted to the desired aesthetic effect, optical glass contains additives designed to modify certain optical or mechanical properties of the glass: refractive index, dispersion, transmittance, thermal expansion and ...

  3. List of lens designs - Wikipedia

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    This list covers optical lens designs grouped by tasks or overall type. The field of optical lens designing has many variables including the function the lens or group of lenses have to perform, the limits of optical glass because of the index of refraction and dispersion properties, and design constraints including realistic lens element center and edge thicknesses, minimum and maximum air ...

  4. Photographic lens design - Wikipedia

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    The new Jena optical glass also opened up the possibility of increased performance of photographic lenses. The first use of Jena glass in a photographic lens was by Voigtländer, but as the lens was an old design its performance was not greatly improved.

  5. How the 173-year-old glassmaker behind Edison’s light bulb ...

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    “A lot of ideas won't work, but the ones that do, those are really good.” ... In 1970, the company created optical fiber, a highly pure optical glass, as thin as a strand of human hair, that ...

  6. Holmes library: Storytimes, crafts, exercise, optical ...

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    Choose adult, teen or the children’s program; registration is required. Storytimes at the Central Library , 10:30 a.m. Fridays Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23. Kids ages 2-5, with an adult, are invited to ...

  7. Precision glass moulding - Wikipedia

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    Precision glass moulding is a replicative process that allows the production of high precision optical components from glass without grinding and polishing. The process is also known as ultra-precision glass pressing. It is used to manufacture precision glass lenses for consumer products such as digital cameras, and high-end products like ...

  8. Optical manufacturing and testing - Wikipedia

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    Optical manufacturing and testing is the process of manufacturing and testing optical components. It spans a wide range of manufacturing procedures and optical test configurations. The manufacture of a conventional spherical lens typically begins with the generation of the optic's rough shape by grinding a glass blank. [1]

  9. Thoriated glass - Wikipedia

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    Thoriated glass is a glass material used in the manufacture of optical systems, specifically photographic lenses. It is useful to this process due to its high refractive index . Thoriated glass is radioactive due to the inclusion of thorium dioxide , oxide of radioactive element thorium .