Optics

Industrial Adhesives for Precision Optics

Industrial adhesives play a critical role in modern optics and optoelectronics manufacturing. As optical devices become smaller, more complex, and more precise, advanced bonding technologies are essential to ensure reliable assembly, long-term stability, and high optical performance. In many industrial applications, specialized adhesives enable the precise positioning, bonding, and protection of sensitive optical components.

Lens Bonding Adhesives

Lenses and prisms in cameras, microscopes and optical equipment such as lasers are often bonded to each other or to their housing with optically clear adhesives.

Bonding of Camera Modules

For the small cameras in mobile phones, rear view cameras in cars, or other miniature cameras, the individual parts can easily be bonded. For instance the lens can be fixed with special adhesives into the lens mount or the lens mount onto the camera sensor.

Adhesives for Optoelectronics

Optoelectronic devices are electrical-to-optical or optical-to-electrical transducers, which require specially formulated adhesives for manufacturing.

Active Alignment

In active alignment, camera or sensor components are optically adjusted in real time during the assembly process. Final fixation is achieved using light-curing adhesives.

UV adhesives are used to imprint nano structures on a wafer

Imprint and Wafer Bonding

Specially formulated adhesives from Hoenle are suitable for micro and nano imprint lithography, wafer level optics and optical wafer bonding.

Adhesives are used to secure fibre optic cables

Adhesive Applications in Fibre Optics

To secure fibre-optic cables, fibre arrays and waveguides, Hoenle has developed special adhesives tha can allow an unimpeded transmission of light at optical interfaces.

Biocompatible Adhesives for Optical Instruments

Hoenle offers a special range of biocompatible adhesives for the various types of attachments in endoscopes. The product line includes optical cements for lens bonding and opaque epoxies for structural bonding and light blocking.

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