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New Plasmon Compression Method Could Help Create Optical Computer

In collaboration with Danish and Russian research teams, researchers at Tomsk Polytechnic University have experimentally confirmed a plasmonic nanojet effect that was predicted earlier in practice.

10 Jun 2020

Optical Fusion Splicer and Fibre Optic Cleaver for FTTx

LASER COMPONENTS would like to announce a new release - the FSP200 Optical Fusion Splicer with core alignment technology and the FCL200 Optical Fibre Cleaver with auto-end cut collection, made by our manufacturing partner Tempo Communications and now available for our customers.

From Laser Components (UK) Ltd. 10 Jun 2020

Teledyne Princeton Instruments Introduces Raman Spectrometer for Limitation-Shattering, High-Sensitivity Performance in NIR

Teledyne Princeton Instruments, a Teledyne Technologies company, and world-renowned manufacturer of scientific imaging and spectroscopy equipment, is pleased to introduce its new TPIR-785 Raman spectrometer, a fully integrated system that leverages leading-edge spectrograph and camera technologies to optimize performance in the near-infrared (NIR) region.

From Teledyne Princeton Instruments 9 Jun 2020

Glass-Ceramics Used in Greenhouse Lamps Promote Plant Growth

Researchers have proposed a new concept to produce light sources from ceramics by adding chrome: the light from these lamps provides not only red but also infrared (IR) light, which is anticipated to have a positive impact on the growth of the plants.

9 Jun 2020

Novel Single-Laser, Terahertz Dual-Comb Spectroscopy Offers High Resolution

Spectroscopy was the result of the thirst for knowledge about interactions that occur between electromagnetic radiation and matter in the early 19th century.

9 Jun 2020

New Algorithm Developed for Brain Imaging Data Analysis

KAIST researchers developed a new algorithm for brain imaging data analysis that enables the precise and quantitative mapping of complex neural circuits onto a standardized 3-D reference atlas.

9 Jun 2020

Innovative Technology Creates Natural-Looking Pictures on Digital Displays

Taking inspiration from nature's nanotech that creates the stunning color of butterfly wings, a University of Central Florida researcher is creating technology to make extremely low-power, ultra-high-definition displays and screens that are easier on the eyes.

9 Jun 2020

New Reaction System to Produce Semiconductor Materials

Organic solar cells have a variety of applications in the field of electronics, especially in the development of novel electronic devices like wearable devices.

9 Jun 2020

3D Facial Imaging Tool can Expedite Diagnosis of Rare Genetic Diseases

Most children with rare genetic diseases spend years undergoing medical tests and waiting for a diagnosis -- a long, exhausting process that takes its toll on children and their families.

9 Jun 2020

Researchers Trap Laser Light in Optical Whispering-Gallery Mode

When you speak softly in one of the galleries of St Paul's cathedral, the sound runs so easily around the dome that visitors anywhere on its circumference can hear it.

8 Jun 2020

New Optical Framework Could Help Visualize Nanometric Objects

New Illinois ECE research is advancing the field of optical microscopy, giving the field a critical new tool to solve challenging problems across many fields of science and engineering including semiconductor wafer inspection, nanoparticle sensing, material characterization, biosensing, virus counting, and microfluidic monitoring.

8 Jun 2020

New Method to Calculate Simple Holograms for Heads-up, Near-Eye Displays

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a new way of calculating simple holograms for heads-up displays (HUDs) and near-eye displays (NEDs).

8 Jun 2020

Near-IR Fluorescence Imaging Could be Improved by Stable, Functional Dyes

Researchers can track the biomolecular processes in live tissue through non-invasive optical methods, like fluorescence imaging.

5 Jun 2020

New Technique Helps Create Complex Perovskite Solar Cell Designs

Perovskites are a potential alternative to the silicon used for making a majority of the present-day solar cells. But despite this fact, novel manufacturing processes are required to make them viable for commercial production.

4 Jun 2020

New Deposition Method Offers Viable Pathway to Miniaturize Optical Devices

Smart phones, tablets and laptop displays, camera lenses, biosensing devices, integrated chips and solar photovoltaic cells are among the applications that could stand to benefit from an innovative method of nanocrystal assembly pioneered by Australian scientists.

4 Jun 2020