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Optical pH Sensing Cuvettes Turning Spectrophotometers into Drift-Free pH Meters by Ocean Optics By encapsulating pH indicator dyes into coatings applied to its new Smart pH Cuvettes, Ocean Optics miniature fiber optic spectrometers and accessories can be used for optical pH sensing of 5.0-9.0 pH range samples. Read Article

Pulsed Xenon Light Now Available for Jaz Modular Sensing System from Ocean Optics Miniature spectroscopy pioneer Ocean Optics has added a pulsed xenon light source option for its Jaz modular sensing system. The Jaz-PX is a high flash rate, short-arc xenon lamp especially useful for UV-Vis applications such as absorbance, bioreflectance, fluorescence and phosphorescence. Read Article

Complete Line of Raman Options for Handheld, Laboratory and Educational Applications from Ocean Optics Miniature spectroscopy pioneer Ocean Optics has enhanced its line of Raman offerings with the addition of new options for handheld, laboratory and educational applications, with retail pricing on some Raman analyzer models reduced by up to 40%. Read Article

Ocean Optics Introduces Advanced Light Shaping Technique for Spectrometers Ocean Optics, the industry leader in miniature photonics, has developed a proprietary light shaping technique for its spectrometers that balances and smoothes the uneven spectral emission from UV-Vis light sources used for spectroscopy applications. Read Article

Ocean Optics HR2000 Spectrometer Contributing to Gulf Air Quality Monitoring in Wake of Deepwater Horizon Spill Modular HR2000 spectrometers from Ocean Optics are enabling air quality monitoring in the Gulf of Mexico as part of Argos Scientific's portable UV DOAS air monitoring system. Read Article

Determining Refractive Index using PR21 Process Refractometer from A. Krüss Optronic The process refractometer PR21 of A.Krüss Optronic, Hamburg, is a universal measuring instrument for determining the refractive index and therefore the concentration of a substance in liquid in a temperature range of -6 to +160°C. Read Article

M5000 Fully Automatic Melting Point Meter from A. Krüss Optronic M5000 melting point meter is an ideal solution for applications in which multiple samples in powder form with melting points between 25°C and 400°C have to be examined in continuous laboratory operation with little time and staff involvement. Read Article

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Innolume’s New Pump Laser for O-Band Raman Amplification Quantum Dot (QD) diode laser-provider, Innolume, has commenced sampling the new pump laser, the LD-12xx-series laser platform. The laser source is devised using the Quantum Dot epitaxial technology of Innolume. Full Story

Scientists Study Effect of X-ray Free Electron Laser on Materials Scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have examined the effect of XFEL (X-ray free electron laser) on materials, for the first time. Full Story

Oclaro Acquires Mintera to Expand Optical Telecommunication Networks Laser components and optical communications  provider, Oclaro, announced that it has acquired an optical transport solution firm, Mintera Corporation. Full Story

Scientists Link Nanoparticles with Semiconductor Quantum Dots to Increase Light Intensity Scientists from the Brookhaven National Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy have exhibited the capability to improve the intensity of light transmitted by individual quantum dots by 20 times. Full Story

Japanese Engineers Develop Ultrafast Semi-Conductor Laser A group of engineers in Japan has developed an ultrafast-pulsed semi-conductor laser with a 100W output Full Story

Raytheon and Boeing Complete Testing of JAGM The Boeing Company and Raytheon have completed the first government-sponsored testing of the JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missile). Full Story

Coherent Expands PowerMax–USB-RS Series of Laser Measurement Products Provider of laser-based solutions to the scientific research market, Coherent has ramped up the PowerMax -USB/RS series of laser measurement products by adding new sensors. Full Story

Nikon Metrology and Verisurf Software Sign OEM Agreement Verisurf Software and Nikon Metrology have signed a global OEM agreement that will allow Nikon to market and sell Verisurf software when it is packaged with Nikon Metrology devices. Full Story

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Photonics: Principles and Practices Since the invention of the laser, our fascination with the photon has led to one of the most dynamic and rapidly growing fields of technology. An explosion of new materials, devices, and applications makes it more important than ever to stay current with the latest advances. Surveying the field from fundamental concepts to state-of-the-art developments, Photonics: Principles and Practices builds a comprehensive understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects of photonics from the basics of light waves to fiber optics and lasers.

Handbook of Optical Metrology: Principles and Applications The field of optical metrology offers a wealth of both practical and theoretical accomplishments, and can cite any number of academic papers recording such. However, while several books covering specific areas of optical metrology do exist, until the pages herein were researched, written, and compiled, the field lacked for a comprehensive handbook, one providing an overview of optical metrology that covers practical applications as well as fundamentals.

Solid State and Quantum Theory for Optoelectronics Solid State and Quantum Theory for Optoelectronics presents a logical progression of material from the mathematics of linear algebra and Hilbert space to fundamental and perturbed solutions of the Schrödinger wave equation to multi-particle systems, second quantization, and Feynman Path integrals. This book provides applications to bonding, energy band theory including tight binding and k-p theory, electrical transport and density of states, and tensor effective mass. Covering recent developments in quantum computing and teleportation, it also includes a discussion of statistical mechanics and entropy to deduce the Fermi-Dirac and Boltzman distributions.

Optical Methods of Measurement: Wholefield Techniques, Second Edition Optical Methods of Measurement: Wholefield Techniques, Second Edition provides a comprehensive collection of wholefield optical measurement techniques for engineering applications. Along with the reorganization of contents, this edition includes a new chapter on optical interference, new material on nondiffracting and singular beams and their applications, and updated bibliography and additional reading sections.

Handbook of Optical Sensing of Glucose in Biological Fluids and Tissues Although noninvasive, continuous monitoring of glucose concentration in blood and tissues is one of the most challenging areas in medicine, a wide range of optical techniques has recently been designed to help develop robust noninvasive methods for glucose sensing. For the first time in book form, the Handbook of Optical Sensing of Glucose in Biological Fluids and Tissues analyzes trends in noninvasive optical glucose sensing and discusses its impact on tissue optical properties.

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