Gaussian mirrors, or variable reflecting mirrors, are characterised by a degree of reflection which slopes radially from the centre of the optic in a Gaussian distribution. These mirrors are used in ...

Researchers report the first occurrence of directly splitting one photon into three. The occurrence, the first of its kind, used the spontaneous parametric down-conversion method (SPDC) in quantum ...

Optical instruments are how we see the world, from corrective eyewear to medical endoscopes to cell phone cameras to orbiting telescopes. The first order optical system design covered in the previous ...

LASER COMPONENTS is one of just a few manufacturers worldwide that specialise in the production of Gaussian mirrors. Sometimes referred to as variable reflecting mirrors or VRMs, Gaussian mirrors are ...