The world of lighting hardware can be confusing waters to navigate. There are so many different options, so many different types of fixtures, quality of light and methods of creating light; how do you ...

And, because the lens is so thin, little light is lost by absorption. Here at Knight Optical, we stock a wide variety of Fresnel Lenses – from PMMA Acrylic, PMMA Cylindrical, Glass, Reverse ...

Fresnel lenses are a type of lens that employ wedge shapes, grooves, and rings to adjust the passage of light in distinct areas. This is a similar concept to how a lighthouse uses Fresnel lenses ...

Dubbed the ‘Hybrid fresnel lens with reduced artifacts’ (publication #10133076), the new lens creates a larger surface area dedicated to a standard, non-Fresnel type like you might find in ...

Lego has announced a motorized lighthouse with its very own fresnel lens in front of a working lantern. The $300 set is coming September 1st. Just like real ones did ...

BIG SUR, Calif. — Point Sur Lightstation is getting its original First-Order Fresnel lens back. The United States Coast Guard signed off on returning the 1887 Fresnel back to Point Sur on Monday ...

The unique history of the Crooked River Lighthouse’s lens in Carrabelle, Florida. The Crooked River Lighthouse’s Executive Director, Steve Allen, shares with us the unique qualities of the ...

Nearly two years ago, Wearality created a unique Fresnel lens for VR headsets offering a claimed 150 degree field of view. The company successfully funded a VR viewer featuring the lens called ...

The first order lens, meant for use in coastal lighthouses, was the largest and the strongest lens. The sixth order lens was the smallest, designed for use in small harbors and ports. By the 1860s, ...

On Monday, expert lampist Chad Kaiser got to work disassembling the more than 100-year-old Fresnel lens at the Dali Museum in Monterey. “Compared with several other lenses around the country, it ...