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Researchers Demonstrate Young’s Experiment for Photons in Reciprocal Space

Scientists for the first time demonstrated Young's experiment for photons in the reciprocal space. Spin patterns corresponding to the persistent spin helix and the Stern-Gerlach experiment are realized in an optically anisotropic liquid crystal microcavity.

10 Nov 2021

New Imaging Technique can Measure Temperature in 2D

A new imaging technique, developed by the teams of Professors Jinyang Liang and Fiorenzo Vetrone at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), can measure temperature in 2D, without contact, and in just a snap.

9 Nov 2021

Radiant Presents Solutions to Evaluate Optical Design and Component Performance for XR Devices at Photonics Media Webinar

Radiant Vision Systems, a leading provider of optical test and measurement solutions for displays and light sources, announces that it will present a webinar in cooperation with Photonics Media titled “Novel Solutions for XR Optical Testing: Displays, Waveguides, Near-IR, and Beyond.”

From Radiant Vision Systems 9 Nov 2021

New Method Using Nanowires can Make More Efficient, Cheaper Solar Panels

A research group at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has developed a method for making an ultra-high material efficient solar cell using semiconductor nanowires.

8 Nov 2021

Crystal IS Launches Klaran LA—The World’s First and Only 100mW, 10,000 hour, 265nm Germicidal UVC LED

A Breakthrough in Combating Water, Surface and Airborne Pathogens: Crystal IS Launches Klaran LA—The World’s First and Only 100mW, 10,000 hour, 265nm Germicidal UVC LED.

From Crystal IS, Inc. 5 Nov 2021

California and Scottish Leaders Meet to Discuss How Optical Greenhouse-Gas-Monitoring Tools can Reduce Emissions

Senior governmental officials from Scotland and California met today during COP26 to discuss how optical greenhouse-gas-monitoring instruments can play a key role in supporting reduced emissions in cities.

5 Nov 2021

Novel Technique for Absolute Characterization of High Numerical Aperture Microscope Objectives

When reflecting on science and research, it is hard to find a technology that is as important as microscopy.

5 Nov 2021

Inviting Researchers to Submit Papers Covering Patents in Electronic Imaging

The Journal of Electronic Imaging (JEI), which is co-published by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, and IS&T, is inviting researchers to submit papers covering their patents, both granted and pending, in the electronic imaging field.

5 Nov 2021

Kasalis Introduces Pixid™ 700 Platform for Emerging Technologies in LiDAR, AR/VR Applications and Vehicle Display Projection Systems

Kasalis, a proven market leader of global solutions for the active alignment, assembly and test of optical devices, announced today the introduction of the new Pixid™ 700 platform designed for optical devices with complex light paths that require multi-channel, multi-directional and multi-lens alignment.

From Kasalis Inc. 5 Nov 2021

$Diffraction Grating Selection for Raman Spectroscopy$

Diffraction Grating Selection for Raman Spectroscopy

A diffraction grating is used to separate polychromatic light into its constituent wavelengths. In a Raman spectrometer diffraction gratings are used to separate the constituent wavelengths of the collected Raman scatter onto different pixels of the CCD camera for detection.

From Edinburgh Instruments 5 Nov 2021