News & Updates

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News and Glass Type Updates

Date Ref Description
29 Feb, 2024 National Geographic E6 Glass Ohara’s E6 Glass is featured in National Geographic’s The Glass Age. Read More
26 Feb, 2024 S-FPL53 S-FPL55 PDF Datasheets updated to reflect changes to coloring  λ80λ5 and internal transmission λ0.800.05 values.
2 Feb, 2024 S-NBM52 New Glass Type! S-NBM52 is a new optical glass for polished lenses with higher dispersion while maintaining the same anomalous dispersion as S-NBM51. Read More
20 Nov, 2023 LLNL – NIF Ohara optical glass and Fused Silica in the NIF! Read More
6 Oct. 2023 U of A – GMT7 Ohara’s E6 glass is melted for the Giant Magellan Telescope’s last Primary Mirror, GMT7! Read More
8 May 2023 Special Order Glass Types Due to low demand, the following glass types will be moved to Special-Order Glass Types and available for the next 3 years: S-BAH10, S-LAH79, L-TIM28P, S-BAL2, S-TIM22, S-TIH23, S-LAL13, S-LAM54, S-LAH63, & S-LAH63Q. Please contact us directly for recommended alternative glass types and additional information.
8 May 2023 Discontinued Glass Types The following glass types have been discontinued (limited stock may be available upon request): S-FTL10, S-NSL5, S-BAH32, S-TIM39, S-LAM52, S-LAM58, S-YGH51, S-NBH52, S-NBH53, S-TIM1, SNPH53, & L-LAH86.
13 Jan. 2023 S-LAL61Q New Glass Type! S-LAL61Q is a new optical glass for polished lenses with improved chemical durability and a mechanical strength equivalent to S-LAL61. Read More
30 Nov. 2022 S-LAH99W New Glass Type! S-LAH99W is an optical glass with an improved transmittance version of S-LAH99. Read More
27 Dec. 2021 S-NBH59 New Glass Type! S-NBH59 is an optical glass for polishing lens and is effective for secondary chromatic aberration correction. Read More
18 Feb. 2021 Mars Rover Ohara Glass Lands on Mars! Read More
3 Dec. 2020 Discontinued Glass Types The following glass types have been discontinued (limited stock may be available upon request): S-BAH32, S-BAL11, S-BAL41, S-BAM3, S-BSM9, S-BSM22, S-LAL7, S-LAL54, S-LAL56, S-LAM51, S-LAM52, S-LAM58, S-LAM59, S-LAM61, S-NBH52, S-NBH53, S-NPH53, S-NSL5, PBH56, S-TIM1, and S-TIM3.
30 Nov. 2020 S-FPM5 New Glass Type! S-FPM5 is an optical glass for polished lenses with a Δn/ΔT close to zero. Read More
6 Mar. 2020 S-LAL12Q New Glass Type! S-LAL12Q is an optical glass with improved workability and durability. Read More

Upcoming Tradeshows

Date Booth Tradeshow Location
30 Jan.-1 Feb. 2024  #449 Photonics West San Francisco, CA
20-22 Aug. 2024 #519 Optics & Photonics San Diego, CA
21-23 Oct. 2025 TBD Optifab Rochester, NY

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