APPLICATION CONCEPTS

Application concepts

Potential components, clearly defined development routes. These concepts show how a task can progress from surface definition to evaluation; they are not completed customer references.

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Proposed components, scoped trials and defined inspection questions.

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Mirror pair for a compact gas spectroscopy cell — illustrative concept, not a manufactured componentDEVELOPMENT CONCEPT

Industrial instrumentation · Gas sensing · 2026-10-20

Mirror pair for a compact gas spectroscopy cell

A metal mirror pair for a Herriott arrangement, connecting optical surfaces, beam openings and assembly datums through a jointly defined trial.

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Optical mold insert for a diagnostic cartridge — illustrative concept, not a manufactured componentDEVELOPMENT CONCEPT

Diagnostic instrumentation · Polymer optics · 2026-10-20

Optical mold insert for a diagnostic cartridge

A lens surface and optical window in a cartridge replication insert: a focused trial connecting geometry, light collection and manufacturing feedback.

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Freeform receiver mirror for a civil LiDAR system — illustrative concept, not a manufactured componentDEVELOPMENT CONCEPT

LiDAR · Mobility and industrial sensing · 2026-10-20

Freeform receiver mirror for a civil LiDAR system

An asymmetric mirror with integrated mounting for a compact receiver module, connecting light collection and assembly position in a shared feasibility trial.

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Freeform replication insert for HUD optics — illustrative concept, not a manufactured componentDEVELOPMENT CONCEPT

Vehicle displays · Optical tooling · 2026-10-20

Freeform replication insert for HUD optics

A non-rotational optical surface in a trial insert for HUD relay optics, with comparable evaluation of the tool and first polymer replica.

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Reflective axicon for dark-field machine vision — illustrative concept, not a manufactured componentDEVELOPMENT CONCEPT

Machine vision · Surface inspection · 2026-10-20

Reflective axicon for dark-field machine vision

An annular conical metal mirror with a central viewing aperture: a component concept for grazing illumination and compact inspection-head development.

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Reflective beam shaper for a laser-manufacturing trial — illustrative concept, not a manufactured componentDEVELOPMENT CONCEPT

Laser manufacturing · Beam shaping · 2026-10-20

Reflective beam shaper for a laser-manufacturing trial

A copper or coated metal mirror for evaluating the intended work-plane distribution, with machining, coating and laser-process responsibilities clearly separated.

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Microlens-array master — illustrative concept, not a manufactured componentDEVELOPMENT CONCEPT

Micro-optical master · 2026-10-06

Microlens-array master

A replication master with ordered microlenses for beam-shaping and illumination development.

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Fresnel optical insert — illustrative concept, not a manufactured componentDEVELOPMENT CONCEPT

Structured optical insert · 2026-10-06

Fresnel optical insert

Concentric optical zones for developing a thin, replicable beam-shaping element.

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Infrared lens prototype — illustrative concept, not a manufactured componentDEVELOPMENT CONCEPT

Infrared optics · 2026-10-06

Infrared lens prototype

Material and surface development for a custom infrared sensing or spectroscopy system.

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Cylindrical and toroidal mirror — illustrative concept, not a manufactured componentDEVELOPMENT CONCEPT

Reflective beam shaping · 2026-10-06

Cylindrical and toroidal mirror

Different curvatures in two directions for laser beam shaping and spectroscopy experiments.

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Aspheric optical tool insert — illustrative concept, not a manufactured componentDEVELOPMENT CONCEPT

Optical tooling

Aspheric optical tool insert

A development concept for an optical replication insert, from surface definition to evaluation of the first sample.

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Off-axis parabolic mirror — illustrative concept, not a manufactured componentDEVELOPMENT CONCEPT

Optics and photonics

Off-axis parabolic mirror

A reflective-component concept that develops the optical surface and mounting datums together.

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Microstructured crystal for THz research — illustrative concept, not a manufactured componentDEVELOPMENT CONCEPT

Terahertz research

Microstructured crystal for THz research

A research concept connecting crystal-surface machining, measurement and terahertz testing.

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