Elliot Scientific has announced that it is now distributing laser optics from US manufacturer Spectral Optics, based in Putnam, Connecticut.
The company is holding a stock of laser mirrors and wave plates for next-working-day delivery to meet the requirements of researchers and original equipment manufacturers in the UK.
Standard optics not held in stock, such as common value lenses and windows, can be delivered within a short timeframe, while other components can be manufactured and delivered to order.
Requirements for special compound components, such as precision R/T beam splitters, wave plates and unusual mirror configurations, can also be met.
Using its new Molecular Fusion bonding process, Spectral Optics offers zero-order wave plates through Elliot Scientific at prices comparable to an ordinary multiple-order wave plate.
Zero-order wave plates are claimed to be superior in temperature stability and wavelength tolerance, but have traditionally been more expensive than multiple-order components.
Using the new fabrication process, Spectral Optics zero-order parts are claimed to cost less than competitor equivalents.
Elliot Scientific will also be making Spectral Optics' full line of standard-size mirrors, along with a range of special designs for harmonic separation, narrow-band reflection and pulsed systems.
