News & Updates

Stay up to date with Ohara Corp’s announcements and upcoming events.

News and Glass Type Updates

Date	Ref	Description
06 Jan, 2025	LICGC AG-01	Notice of Discontinuation: LICGC AG-01 Plates have been discontinued (limited stock may be available upon request).
28 Oct, 2024	i-Line Glass	PDF Datasheets to reflect changes to photoelastic constant [β] values.
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 λ_0.80/λ_0.05 values.
02 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
06 Oct. 2023	U of A – GMT7	Ohara’s E6 glass is melted for the Giant Magellan Telescope’s last Primary Mirror, GMT7! Read More
08 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.
08 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
03 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
06 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
28-30 Jan. 2025	#326	Photonics West	San Francisco, CA
5-7 Aug. 2025	#417	Optics & Photonics	San Diego, CA
21-23 Oct. 2025	#711	Optifab	Rochester, NY

Gallery

S-BSL7 Glass Sphere — On display at U of A’s College of Optical Sciences is Ohara’s S-BSL7 glass sphere.

Ohara Booth Picture — OC exhibits at SPIE Optics & Photonics 2023 and is joined by two OHARA Malaysia employees.

Mastcam-Z Cameras — The twin Mastcam-Z cameras, are assembled and ready for testing in this photo taken at Malin Space Science Systems, in San Diego, CA. Credit: MSSS/ASU

Giant Magellan Telescope — Artist Rendering of the Giant Magellan Telescope (uses OHARA’s E6 glass)

OHARA’s E6 glass

SHERLOC instrument model. — A close-up view of an engineering model of SHERLOC, one the instruments aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.