Sunday, 02 February 2003 12:00

February 3, 2003 (West Palm Beach, FL) Coastal Optical Systems, Inc. ( www.coastalopt.com) has introduced a high performance color corrected lens for the ultraviolet-C through the visible wavelength range (250 nm - 650 nm). The single lens allows capturing both UV and visible images without a focus adjustment for the colorshift. The lens can be used for applications below 250 nm with narrow band filters. Initially, Nikon or C-mount versions are offered.
The lens was developed to use with the increasingly ultraviolet sensitive CCD's offered in the marketplace. Expected applications are include security, biological characterization, combustion analysis, forensics and professional photography.

Coastal Optical Systems, Inc., founded in 1991, designs and manufactures custom lens assemblies for aerospace and defence, machine vision, metrology, digital imaging, projection, and optical networking applications.

About Coastal Optical Systems, Inc. (www.coastalopt.com)
Coastal Optical Systems, Inc. designs and manufactures precision lens assemblies primarily for aerospace, machine vision, digital imaging and digital projection, and optical networking applications. For more information, contact Ray Malcom, Sales & Marketing Manager, Coastal Optical Systems, Inc., 4480 South Tiffany Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 33407, Phone: 561.881.7400, Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

About JENOPTIK Optical Systems GmbH.( www.jenoptik.com.de)
JENOPTIK Optical Systems GmbH was founded in 1995 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the JENOPTIK AG technology group of Jena, Germany (ISIN 622 910). The company develops, produces and distributes laser sources, optical components, modules and system solutions as well as the technologies used in the precise measurement, imaging, structuring and analysis of a variety of materials. The company's success is anchored in its use of the latest in technology and its custom-designed applications.