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American Polarizers Inc. (API) is globally known for polarization products and solutions used across a broad range of industries, including research, aerospace, 3D imaging, medical, machine vision, photo, and more. Our expertise in polarization is...
“What’s so cool about manufacturing?” That’s the question students from Exeter Township Junior High School in Reading asked the team at API — and they used their answers to produce a video for the annual “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?”...
API offers a wide range of options for photogrammetry image capturing for 3D modeling, gaming development applications, and computer-generated imagery. Photogrammetry is the practice of gaining 3D information on an object by capturing 2D data from...
If you’re looking for optical solutions, from practical to cutting-edge, you can trust API to provide industry-leading optical laminations. At American Polarizers, we understand that the success of your product depends on the quality of your...
The new measurement system allows API to quickly and efficiently measure all customer specified critical dimensions, track and document part variances and automatically create inspection reports. As a leading global supplier of polarized materials...
Using a Linear Polarizer and a Quarter Wave Plate to Create Circularly Polarized Light. Being in the polarizer business, I like to think about is… the polarization of light. I even search YouTube for videos about linear polarizer and circular...
View Our Linear Polarizers Catalog Linear polarizers are used in a wide variety of applications. A linear polarizer is an excellent solution in applications that require glare reduction due to reflected light. Camera filters, sunglasses, and...
Uses: Circular polarizers are used to improve the viewability of emissive displays. In bright light environments, Electroluminescent (EL), Field Emissive Displays (FED), Cathode Ray Tube (CRT), Light Emitting Diode (LED) and Organic Light Emitting...