Measuring Large Optics Easily
4D PhaseCam Twyman-Green interferometers are the industry standard for measuring concave primary and secondary mirrors. Vibration insensitivity enables measurements across long standoff distances w
Space Applications
Optical Filters for Astronomy Applications
Astrophotography uses spectral imaging to measure diverse properties of astronomical objects including molecular composition, ionisation state, redshift, and temperature.
Cutting Edge Applications Using Spectroscopic Ellipsometry
Spectroscopic Ellipsometry is being used in all sorts of cutting edge applications, because it can measure most material types: dielectrics, semiconductors, metals, superconductors, organics, biolo
Harvard Study Uses QDM To Reveal Mars May Have Been Habitable 4bn Years Ago
The Quantum Diamond Microscope (QDM) is a powerful tool for revealing the unknown. Recently, a team at Harvard University used the QDM to provide new insights about Mars, including its habitability
Space-Comm Expo 2025 🗓 🗺
Quantum Design UK and Ireland are wxhibiting at Space-Comm Expo. 11-12 March 2025. Join us and our partners 4D Technology to discuss space applications.
4D Technology Helps Scientists See Further, See More and See Anywhere
Twenty years ago, 4D pioneered a new standard of measurement. And through the development of their more recent products, are helping scientists and researchers in a number of applications, especial
Application: Measuring Segmented Mirrors
Segmented telescope mirrors consist of many smaller mirrors acting in concert to collect and focus light. These mirrors provide enormous savings in weight and dramatically reduce the requirements o
Vibration-Immune Metrology Drives Optical Communications
To keep pace with the growth of data-heavy applications, government and space agencies are investing heavily in free space laser communications. Using multiple wavelengths, laser sources can increa
Capturing Saturn on a SWIR Camera
More amazing images from Dr. Sebastian Voltmer using a Raptor Photonics scientific SWIR camera. This time he has captured Saturn in an incredible image.
Enabling Interferometric Imaging at SWIR Wavelengths
Raptor Photonics OWL 640 II used in the system at the Magdalena Ridge Observatory (MROI) in New Mexico. Discover how they are enabling interferometric imaging at SWIR wavelengths.
Moxtek in Space: with the James Webb Space Telescope
MOXTEK collaborated with 4D Technology, to develop a wire-grid pixelated polariser for their dynamic laser interferometer which was used to measure the mirrors on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescop
Case Study – Measuring Space Optics and Structures
An overview of the techniques and configurations used to build dynamic interferometers and measurement results for a variety of space-based optical components. From our optical metrology partners,
Free Space Magazine from QDUKI
Our suppliers are responsible for supporting the development of iconic inventions such as the James Webb Space Telescope and the Mars Perseverance Rover. The QDUKI team are happy to introduce a tas
