Resources

The Power and Limitations of Polymers and Liquid Crystals for Polarization Control

SummaryHistorically, high-quality polarizers like Glan-Thompson types made from calcite have delivered exceptional extinction ratios but come with drawbacks such as…

3 years ago

Waveplate Principles

Download PrinciplesRetarders are used in applications where control or analysis of polarization states is required. Our retarder products include innovative…

2 years ago

Meadowlark Optics invests in CU Boulder’s Quantum Scholars

Meadowlark Optics invests in CU Boulder’s Quantum Scholars   In a recent gift to the Quantum Scholars program, local optics…

6 months ago

New Optics for Astronomical Polarimetry

SummaryNew optical technologies are revolutionizing astronomical polarimetry by expanding the range of polarization optics for telescopes and scientific imaging. Liquid…

1 year ago

Three-dimensional structured illumination microscopy with enhanced axial resolution

SummaryWe present two distinct, complementary methods for improving axial resolution in three-dimensional structured illumination microscopy (3D SIM) with minimal or…

4 years ago

Imaging In Scattering Or Turbid Media

SummaryAdaptive optics (AO) was originally developed to correct aberrations caused by atmospheric turbulence in monochromatic imaging and laser communication systems.…

4 years ago

Quantum Computing Recent Research

Pulse Shaping Application Note Overview: Quantum computing is a type of computing that uses the rules of quantum physics to…

4 years ago

Liquid Crystal Operating Principles

Meadowlark Optics DOWNLOAD PRINCIPLESLiquid Crystal Variable Retarders are solid state, real-time, continuously tunable waveplates. Nematic liquid crystals are birefringent materials…

2 years ago

Geometric-Phase Microscopy for Quantitative Phase Imaging of Isotropic, Birefringent and Space-Variant Polarization Samples

Geometric-phase microscopy (GPM) uses changes in the phase of light passing through biological specimens to yield high-resolution and high-contrast images,…

3 years ago

Optics Cleaning and Handling

SummaryThe Optics Cleaning and Handling Guide from Meadowlark emphasizes proper techniques to maintain optical component performance. Key practices include using…

2 years ago

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