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Custom Schlieren Optics

Drawing upon a unique high stability manufacturing environment, Optical Surfaces Ltd. has established a reputation for supplying high-quality custom schlieren optics. Schlieren optics are used to record inhomogeneities within a transparent medium (air, water, glass etc.) by detecting the energy refracted by that portion of the medium in which the inhomogeneity occurs. Typical applications include visualisation of airflow turbulence, gas leaks and various thermal phenomena.