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Researchers Develop Optimized Tunable Two-Channel Vortex Beam Generator

Optical vortices are defined by a helical phase front and doughnut-shaped intensity distribution.

31 Aug 2020

Images from High-Speed Camera Help Predict the Behavior of Jet Breakups

A special kind of helium that is capable of flowing without being impacted by friction has now allowed a team of researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology to gain a deeper insight into the conversion of quickly moving liquids into small droplets.

31 Aug 2020

A Major Breakthrough in Miniaturizing Photonic Chips

Photonic integrated circuits that use light instead of electricity for computing and signal processing promise greater speed, increased bandwidth, and greater energy efficiency than traditional circuits using electricity.

28 Aug 2020

New Imaging Technique Provides an Unprecedented Look Inside Cell Membranes

For those not involved in chemistry or biology, picturing a cell likely brings to mind several discrete, blob-shaped objects; maybe the nucleus, mitochondria, ribosomes and the like.

26 Aug 2020

New Metalens Helps Produce High-Resolution Images with Wide Field of View

At the University of São Paulo’s São Carlos School of Engineering (EESC-USP), Brazil, scientists have designed a lens that is a thousand times thinner when compared to a strand of human hair.

25 Aug 2020

New Molecular Coupling Tool Employs Green Light and pH Triggers

Queensland University of Technology researchers have created a new molecular coupling tool employing both green light and pH triggers that has potential for use in applications such as drug delivery and 3D cell culture platforms.

25 Aug 2020

Combination of Twisted Light and Frequency Combs can Produce Dynamic Light Structures

It is not every day that scientists are able to produce an entirely new kind of light, but when they do the implications can be dramatic.

25 Aug 2020

Immervision Introduces Industry’s Highest-Performing Off-the-Shelf 125 Degree Wide-Angle Lens for Smartphones

Immervision, the Montreal-based developer and licensor of patented, wide-angle optics and imaging technology, today announced the industry’s highest-performing off-the-shelf 125 degree wide-angle lens, enabling smartphone OEMs to improve image capabilities in next-generation phones.

From ImmerVision 25 Aug 2020

Top Layer of Light-Dependent Plastic Film Causes Shape-Shifting Movement

Azobenzene-containing plastic film is a peculiar material; its surface can change shape when exposed to light, making it a valuable component in modern technologies/devices like TV screens and solar cells.

24 Aug 2020

Scientists Use Industrial Laser to Produce Attosecond Light

Scientists from the University of Central Florida are rendering the groundbreaking field of attosecond science more accessible to investigators from all fields of disciplines.

24 Aug 2020

Application Specific Optical Modules and Systems

Resolve Optics offer an expert service for designing and developing integrated optical modules and systems that perfectly match your application.

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 24 Aug 2020

Liquid Crystal Technology Produces Reconfigurable Metalenses

Human beings have learnt the art of refracting light for over five centuries—by molding glass into lenses and then integrating or bending those lenses to enlarge and clarify images either far-off or close-up.

21 Aug 2020

High-Q Nanoresonators Could Lead to Novel Ways of Manipulating and Using Light

Light is notoriously fast. Its speed is crucial for rapid information exchange, but as light zips through materials, its chances of interacting and exciting atoms and molecules can become very small.

21 Aug 2020

Highly Smooth Off Axis Parabolic Mirrors Offer Near 100% Reflectance

Optical Surfaces Ltd. reports that its off-axis parabolic mirrors are particularly suitable for coating using an Ion Beam Sputtering technique that provides near 100% reflectivity thereby providing unmatched protection from thermal damage that often arises from high power continuous wave lasers.

From Optical Surfaces Ltd. 21 Aug 2020

Incheon International Airport Trials UV Light Tray Disinfection with Smiths Detection

Smiths Detection announced that Incheon International Airport Corporation has successfully trialled its Computed Tomography technology based carry-on baggage scanner, HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX at Terminal 2 Transfer Inspection Center, followed by a trial of the new Ultraviolet light tray disinfection kit.

From Smiths Detection Group Ltd. 21 Aug 2020