Optics

Are you designing high-precision optical systems and want to better understand Off-Axis Parabolic (OAP) Mirrors? This webinar from Avantier is your essential guide to OAP mirrors...

Discover the unmatched performance of Silicon Carbide (SiC) Mirrors, engineered by Avantier for precision and reliability in the most demanding environments. SiC mirrors are revolutioni...

Avantier delivers advanced optical system design for wide-spectrum star trackers—enabling high-precision spacecraft attitude determination. We specialize in custom optics for ...

When it comes to observing the universe from hundreds of miles above Earth, precision is key. Avantier’s Satellite and Space Telescope Optics are designed to deliver...

Silicon carbide (SiC) mirrors are advanced optical components known for their exceptional properties, making them ideal for various applications, including larger telescopes, ...

The Challenges of Manufacturing Space Gravitational Wave Telescopes The Engineering Development Unit Telescope arrived at Goddard Space Flight Center in May 2024. This prototype...

Orbital debris poses a very real risk to satellites and orbital spacecraft, and optics debris detection is the most effective way to mitigate that risk. Here we’ll examine how...

Ritchey Chrétien (RC) telescopes are advanced reflecting telescopes renowned for their exceptional image quality and minimized optical aberrations. Their ability to...

The reflector telescope is unique among telescopes because of its reflective design. Instead of using lenses to refract or bend light to form images, it uses a combination of ...

No longer is data transfer limited to radio waves or wire. Free space optical communication (FSOC) enables almost instantaneous data transfer in space, in the air, on the...

A space optical remote sensing payload contains the core functionality of a satellite or other spacecraft.

The small satellite revolution, spearheaded by CubeSats, has broken through previous limitations in space exploration and Earth observation. From capturing stunning images of ...

Reflective optics are key to many industrial and life science applications, as well as astronomy and high-energy physics. Essentially, reflective optics is the optics of mirrors...

The importance of RC telescope in Space Optics In the realm of space exploration, precision is everything. The Ritchey-Chrétien (RC) telescope has become a cornerstone ...

Introduction to Ritchey Chrétien Telescope The Ritchey–Chrétien telescope is a type of reflecting telescope that belongs to the Cassegrain optical system....

Silicon Carbide Optics There’s a reason that silicon carbide optics are becoming more and more prevalent in the semiconductor industry as well as in aerospace, astronomy...

Gravitational wave detection represents one of the most groundbreaking advancements in modern astrophysics, offering a new way to observe the universe and driving the development...

Deep space optical communication (DSOC) leverages laser-based free-space transmission to enable high-bandwidth data exchange across interplanetary distances. Offering orders-of...

Optical System Types for Star Tracker Applications

Cutting-Edge Space Optics and High-Performance Optical systems for Space Missions