by Janet Acree | Aug 28, 2025
Join AOM President Dr. Jim Burge as he kicks off the University of Arizona OSC Colloquium series! On Thursday, September 4, Jim will present “A Measured Life: 60 Years of Precision Metrology and Other Things.” Drawing on his decades of experience, from groundbreaking...
by Janet Acree | Aug 28, 2025
Kick off your week with an illuminating talk by Dr. Jim Burge at the University of Rochester’s Institute of Optics! Monday, September 8, 2025, at 3:30 p.m. EDT University of Rochester, Goergen 101 Join Dr. Burge at the University of Rochester in Goergen 101 or...
by Janet Acree | Aug 28, 2025
AOM Proudly Supports Precision Engineering at ASPE’s 40th Annual Meeting Join AOM, a Sustaining Corporate Member of the American Society for Precision Engineering (ASPE), at the 40th Annual Meeting—set for November 3–7, 2025, at the Omni San Diego in the vibrant...
by Janet Acree | Aug 28, 2025
See You in San Francisco! AOM at Photonics West 2026 – Booth #562 We’re gearing up for SPIE Photonics West, happening January 20 – 22 at the Moscone Center. Come meet Dr. Chunyu Zhao, Tyler Steele, and Dr. Christine Muccianti at Booth #562—they’re ready to talk...
by Janet Acree | Jul 31, 2025 | News
This summer, we’ve been lucky to have Sam Hardeman join us as a software intern. A Grand Canyon University student and avid hiker, Sam spent the past few months building a CGH database and user interface to support our internal workflows—and he tackled it with skill,...
by Janet Acree | Jul 30, 2025 | News
A CGH (computer-generated hologram) enables the measurement of complex optics, such as aspheres and freeforms, using an off-the-shelf interferometer. Find out how a CGH works, how it’s made, and how it can simplify and reduce the cost of optical testing in our...
by Janet Acree | Jul 2, 2025 | News
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory recently released its breathtaking first images, opening a new era for deep-sky exploration. Originally called the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), Rubin will build an unprecedented dataset of the universe, a collection of...
by Janet Acree | Jun 6, 2025
AOM is headed back to the green for the 25th annual WNY Optics Golf Tournament! We’re teeing up with a team and proudly sponsoring a hole on each course—because even when we’re not aligning optics, we’re still all about precision. This beloved event brings together...
by Janet Acree | Jun 1, 2025 | Light Works - AOM Newsletter
Illuminating AOM’s Latest Welcome to another edition of ️🌟Light Works🌟, your inside scoop for all things AOM. The days are getting longer, the temperatures are creeping up, and we’re staying busy here at AOM. The June 2025 edition of our newsletter includes:...
by Janet Acree | Mar 17, 2025
AOM is heading to San Diego for SPIE Optics + Photonics 2025! Dr. Jim Burge will be delivering five technical talks on critical topics in optical metrology, including freeform optics alignment, kinematic definition for manufacturing, metrology for space telescopes,...
