With first light planned for 2024, the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) is set to be the largest optical/near-infrared telescope in the world. The €1 billion structure is being built under the direction of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), but the scale of the project has pushed the optics industry to advance optics manufacturing and metrology techniques to new levels of precision.
Contracts for the manufacture of the 39-metre primary mirror of the European Southern Observatory’s Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT) were signed on 30 May during a ceremony at ESO’s headquarters near Munich
The European Southern Observatory has awarded four contracts for the development of major components of the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT)
Schott presented its new 'eye-safe' laser glass LG-960 at Optatec 2016. The laser glass is ideal for operation with 1.5 micron laser systems in range finding, LIDAR and medical applications
Schott has announced the improved photo-sensitive glass Foturan II. This material is characterised by advanced photosensitivity and homogeneity
Prazisions Glas & Optik has released a free online-calculation tool to calculate the transmittance of any Schott optical glass filter
SCHOTT recently introduced its autoclavable and highly durable Solidur LED product line for use in medical and dental technology to the market
The international technology group SCHOTT is introducing a third LED product design to complement its series of autoclavable light sources for use in medical instruments
SCHOTT has developed a new ring-shaped High Brightness LED. The Solidur Ring LED is the world's first ring-shaped autoclavable light source, performing efficiently over a long period of time
Schott's infrared glass product line, IRG, will now be available on the next release of Zemax and Code V optical design software