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Researchers Prove Raman Spectroscopy's Potential for Cannabinoid Detection

According to a study published in Analytical Chemistry, researchers investigated different cannabis plant samples using Raman spectroscopy with an excitation IR wavelength of 1062 nm.

By Usman Ahmed 20 Jul 2022

Optical Modulators Could Improve Performance of Optical Technologies

A novel method for regulating a light beam’s characteristics has been created by researchers at the School of Electrical Engineering at Aalto University.

19 Jul 2022

Researchers Introduce New Glass Material for Photonics Applications

A pre-proof paper from the journal Optik studies luminance, optical and physical properties of Pr: NaAlGdP glass under various Pr2O3 concentrations. The appropriate chemical composition of developed glass was determined for its potential in photonics applications.

By Taha Khan 19 Jul 2022

Researchers Improve Image Resolution of Retinal OCTA with Deep-Learning

A study published recently in the journal Biomedical Signal Processing and Control proposes a novel deep-learning-based super-resolution angiogram reconstruction generative adversarial network (SAR-GAN) for en-face OCTA image enhancement.

By Taha Khan 19 Jul 2022

Smart Quantum Camera Enhances Imaging System Resolution

Researchers have presented a smart quantum camera for super-resolving image analysis that uses the self-learning capabilities of machine learning to recognize the statistical variability of unknown mixtures of light sources at each pixel.

By Usman Ahmed 19 Jul 2022

Novel Visible and Thermal Image Fusion Improves Pedestrian Detection

According to a research paper published in Optics and Laser Technology, a team of researchers has suggested a unique visual and thermal imaging fusion technique based on light perception to tackle the inexplicable difficulty of neural network fusion techniques.

By Usman Ahmed 19 Jul 2022

Towards Stable, Sustained Raman Imaging of Large Samples at the Nanoscale

Optical nano-imaging techniques find immense applications in nanotechnology for visualizing nanoscale defects in samples.

19 Jul 2022

Researchers Enhance Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Rate

A pre-proof paper from the journal Applied Surface Science offers a fresh perspective on synthesizing a two-dimensional photocatalyst to enhance the rate of photocatalytic hydrogen evolution.

By Owais Ali 19 Jul 2022

Lightweight Silicon X-Ray Space Telescopes Created Using MEMS Technology

Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University led a team that cracked the conventional weight-versus-angular-resolution trade-off by developing historically lightweight optics for X-ray space telescopes.

18 Jul 2022

Atomically Smooth Gold Crystals Utilized to Compress Light Waves

A high-resolution scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscope was used to study highly compressed mid-infrared optical waves in a thin dielectric crystal on a monocrystalline gold substrate for the first time.

14 Jul 2022

Helix Light Field Recorded Under Shortest Time with New Method

Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, and Stanford University have successfully recorded a helical light field on the shortest time and length scales using their newly devised “nanoTIPTOE” method.

13 Jul 2022