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microoptics

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microoptics [‚mī·krō′äp·tiks]
(optics)
A technology that utilizes optical elements that range in diameter from 20 micrometers to 1 millimeter.


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Through its partnership with Clemson University and UNC Charlotte in the Carolinas MicroOptics Triangle, a research alliance designed to develop fiber-optic communication capacity, the Rapid Center helped Hickory-based US Conec design prototypes for connectors that link fibers smaller than the width of a single hair.
Because this etching process can be done on a microscopic scale, one of its most promising applications is in microoptics, for creating large arrays consisting of thousands of tiny lenses, each as small as a micron in diameter.
MO Exposure Optics (patent pending) has been exclusively developed by SUSS MicroOptics, a world leading supplier for high-quality optic solutions in illumination, laser beam shaping, metrology, medical and vision systems.
 
 
 
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