Optics Basics and Types of Optical Filters
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IDEX Health & Science
Sharpen your optical filter knowledge with our 12-part lecture series on filters. Presented by Turan Erdogan, PhD, these lectures were a part of a day-long group presentation. Dr. Erdogan is a former associate professor from the University of Rochester, Optics Department.
The PowerPoint slides for each presentation are also available from the original lecture. Some of the files are larger and may take a few moments to completely download.
| Title | Description | Notes / Slides PDFs |
|---|---|---|
| Semrock Optical Filters | An overview of Semrock bandpass filters and other types of optical filters, their scope, applications, and market. | Download |
| Filters for Fluorescence Applications | Educational material on the basics of fluorescence, fluorescence-based instrumentation, and types of optical filters such as bandpass optical filters used in fluorescence applications. | Download |
| Filters for Raman Spectroscopy & Laser Apps. | An overview of common Raman configurations and types of Semrock filters used for Raman spectroscopy and Laser applications | Download |
| Construction of Optical Filters | Basis of construction of an optical filter considering interference and reflection of light. | Download |
| Technical Aspects of Flatness, RWE, and TWE in Dichroic Mirrors | This resource explores the impact of transmitted wavefront error (TWE) and reflected wavefront error (RWE) on the flatness of a dichroic mirror. Understanding these technical aspects is crucial, as the flatness significantly influences the overall performance of the dichroic filter. | Download |
| Non-normal Angles of Incidence | Spectrum of non normal angle of incidence in optical filters. | Download |
| Specifying Filter Spectra | An overview of discrepancy between real and measured spectral data and how to handle it. | Download |
| Blocking | An overview of working with optical density and relationship between blocking and signal in an optical filter. | Download |
| Coherence and Combining Filters | An introduction to coherence, its types, measurement, and combination of filters to achieve coherent and incoherent light. | Download |
| Dispersion and Filters | Impact of optical filter dispersion and partial impact of dispersion on a filter | Download |
| Polarization and Filters | An overview of polarization, its types and why it matters? How the state of polarization is changed by a filter. | Download |
| Tunable Filters | An overview of tunable filters and introduction to VersaChrome® Filters. | Download |