International technology group SCHOTT, a leader in high-performance materials and optics, has achieved a breakthrough in high-volume production of Geometric Reflective Waveguides. This marks a key advancement for Augmented Reality (AR) devices, such as smart glasses. SCHOTT is the first company scaling Geometric Reflective Waveguides to serial production, leveraging its pioneering position in developing ultra-precise production processes for these high-end optical elements. The company’s fully integrated supply chain uses its global production network, rangi...

SCHOTT, a major supplier of glass optical fibers, will present its Solidur® LEDs and autoclavable medical connectors at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting for medical device manufacturers.

SCHOTT, the international technology group and experts in the fields of specialty glass and glass-ceramics, will showcase a range of lighting and imaging components at Semicon West. Products on display will include SCHOTT’s miniMML integrated vision unit, high-brightness ColdVision LLS 3 LED light source, and its IR-MEMS Inspector for examining silicon wafers in micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) manufacturing. SCHOTT will be exhibiting these products at Semicon West on July 9th to 11th, 2013. Featuring a 15-mm low-profile body, the...

Transparent and translucent ceramics are on the verge of being put to industrial use as new optical materials that offer great potential. As part of the publicly funded research project OptokeraMat, SCHOTT Research and Development has laid important foundations on manufacturing them in a reproducible manner. SCHOTT developers have produced transparent and translucent ceramics that pave the way for advanced photographic and other types of imaging systems as well as highly efficient LED systems. At first glance, they remind us of glass lenses or color filters. Ne...