The growth of the optical industry has generated the demand for higher quality and higher resolution optical systems.
This in turn has increased the need for the most effective measurement system possible. Increasingly, the optical industry has turned to that characteristic known as Modular Transfer Function (MTF), as the premier metric for evaluating the performance of optical systems

QC Bench
The Optikos QC bench, model QCB-50-AOA is a cost-effective solution to your production andprototype lens qualification needs.  Optikos, the leader in image quality test equipment, is pleased to offer this compact, easy-to-usequality control tool.

Based on over thirty years experience in optical product development and featuring Optikos's patented VideoMTF® image analysis software, the QC bench is a turnkey system designed for both laboratory and industrial quality assurance measurement environments.

Real-time MTF testing and analysis enables system integrators to qualify incoming product quickly and reliably, thereby minimizing the risks of sub-standard complete assemblies.
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Optikos's OpTest Optical Testing System is a flexible and modular package for characterizing the optical performance of an optical imagining system. The components of and OpTest testing system can be configured to test most types of lenses.
Several system configurations are possible using the following components:

Objectives
Optikos point sources create the reference object that is used as the impulse function for MTF/LSF measurements in both spatial and spectral content. Three lamp types are available for ultraviolet, visible and infrared testing.

Image Analyzers
Optikos image analyzers acquire the image formed by the optical system under test. Optikos produces two types of image analyzers - video acquisition and scanning.

Image Analyzer Mounts
Optikos image analyzer mounts position the image analyzer at the image plane of the lens under
test. They are composed of three stages that move in three linear translations.

Collimators
Optikos collimators are used to to make the point source appear to the system under test as if it is at infinity.

Finite Conjugate Platforms
Optikos finite conjugate platforms are used to position a point source assemblies at a finite object distance for testing optical systems designed for finite conjugate ratios.

Beam Steering Components
Optikos beam steering components are used to direct a collimated beam of light into or out from a lens under test. The components required are a rotary stage, a mounted mirror, and optionally, a low resolution translation stage.

Lens Platforms
Optikos lens platforms are stepper motor driven rotary platforms used to steer the lens and image analyzer in a collimated beam to allow for off-axis testing of one infinite conjugate and afocal optical systems.

Motion Control System
The Optikos motion control system provides the computer control and power for the various moving elements of a test system. The motion control system is configured and tuned to optimize the overall performance of the test system for a particular requirement, from high accuracy closed loop control for the most accurate laboratory test systems to high speed and high throughput production line measurement systems.

Audit Lenses
Optikos reference lenses are certified to be diffraction limited over their specified operating wavelength range. This makes them valuable in periodically verifying the performance of an optical testing system.

Combined with the appropriate OpTest hardware, the modules of the OpTest software allow complete control of the optical testing parameters and help coordinate test set-up, data aquisition, processing, logging and presentation. OpTest software integrates all computer control, image analysis, motion control and signal processing into a single package.

	click to enlarge		Optikos's OpTest™ Optical Testing System is a flexible and modular software package for characterizing the optical performance of an optical imaging system. Combined with the appropriate OpTest hardware, the modules of the OpTest software allow complete control of the optical testing parameters and help coordinate test setup, data acquisition, logging, and presentation. In order for image analysis, motion control, and signal processing to be run simultaneously, most competing products and “home-grown” systems require separate software packages for each task. An OpTest system integrates all computer control requirements into a single package. As a result, the OpTest system is easy to use and more reliable. Depending on your optical testing needs, the OpTest system offers two types of image acquisition hardware and software modules: the VideoMTF® Image Analysis Module, and the EROS™ Scanning Image Analysis Module.
	click to enlarge		VideoMTF Image Analysis Module The Optikos VideoMTF Image Analysis Module is used in conjunction with a two-dimensional imager to provide real-time measurement of MTF. The VideoMTF module can be configured for use with most industry standard video format cameras to provide high-speed laboratory quality measurement capabilities. While typically used in the visible wavelength range, Optikos also offers VideoMTF image analyzers for the near, mid and long wave infrared ranges. A VideoMTF Image Analysis based testing system is recommended for visible wavelength range testing applications or for high-speed production testing at any wavelength.
	click to enlarge		EROS Scanning Image Analysis Module Optikos's EROS Scanning Image Analysis Module is used with mechanical scan hardware and a single element detector to perform the most flexible and demanding measurements. Image scanning is used where video image acquisition is impractical or impossible such as in multiple wavelength range testing or at extremely high resolution. The EROS scanning software can be configured for source scanning, knife-edge scanning, or image analysis scanning, depending on the capabilities of the OpTest hardware used with the system. The EROS scanning module allows complete control of the scanning geometry, length, number of samples, data averaging, data filtering, and timing, making it the most powerful and flexible image analysis tool available.