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Novel Laser Method Records Elusive Electron-Phonon Interactions

Scientists have successfully recorded the interactions between an electron and specific atomic vibrations in a solid, in a frame-by-frame fashion. This is the first-ever study to achieve this breakthrough.

11 Dec 2019

Specialist Optical Systems for High Temperature Applications

Resolve Optics has accumulated the expertise to enable it to design and manufacture specialist optical systems that will effectively operate up to 950°C without the need for additional cooling equipment.

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 11 Dec 2019

OmniVision Unveils Industry’s First 8.3 Megapixel Automotive Image Sensors With LED Flicker Mitigation and 140dB High Dynamic Range

OmniVision Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced the first two members of its new automotive image sensor platform—the 8MP, front-view OX08A and OX08B.

From OmniVision Technologies, Inc. 11 Dec 2019

Teledyne Photometrics Expands its Series of Scientific Cameras with New Prime BSI Express sCMOS

Teledyne Photometrics, a Teledyne Technologies company and global leader in scientific imaging, launches the new Prime BSI Express sCMOS camera.

From Teledyne Photometrics 10 Dec 2019

H0-Series - Configured with a Silicon or InGaAs APD

The performance of an APD is often limited by the preamplifier which needs to be chosen in such a way that the signal to noise ratio is optimised.

From Laser Components (UK) Ltd. 10 Dec 2019

Tiny, Lens-Free Endoscope Precisely Images Live Neural Activity

Engineers at Johns Hopkins University have developed an innovative, ultra-miniaturized, lens-free endoscope that has a width of just a few human hairs. This endoscope has the potential to generate high-quality images.

9 Dec 2019

Precision Beamsplitters for Spectroscopy, Interferometry & Imaging Applications

Optical Surfaces Ltd is a leading supplier of single to OEM quantities of high precision, custom beamsplitters to a growing number of spectroscopy, interferometry and imaging instrument manufacturers around the world.

From Optical Surfaces Ltd. 9 Dec 2019

Teledyne Princeton Instruments InGaAs Camera Used in Ground-Breaking NIR-II Fluorescence Imaging of Colorectal Cancer

Teledyne Princeton Instruments, a Teledyne Technologies company and world-renowned manufacturer of scientific imaging and spectroscopy equipment, is pleased to recognize the recently published work of a multidisciplinary research team in China and the USA.

From Teledyne Princeton Instruments 6 Dec 2019

Researchers Expand All-Optical Computation Framework

A diffractive deep neural network is an optical machine learning structure that is capable of combining deep learning with optical diffraction and light-matter interaction to design diffractive surfaces that collectively carry out optical computation at the speed of light.

5 Dec 2019

Pixelink® Announces Integration of WinROOF2018 by Mitani Corporation for Advanced Image Processing and Measurement

Pixelink, a global provider of industrial cameras for the machine vision and microscopy markets, is pleased to announce the integration of WinROOF2018 image analysis and measurement software, with the Pixelink PL-D series of U3V Vision compliant cameras.

From Mitani Corporation 4 Dec 2019

Researchers Develop All-Glass Metalens in the Visible Spectrum

Metalenses are flat surfaces that focus light using nanostructures. Now, they are set to redefine displays, sensors, cameras, and microscopy, among other things.

4 Dec 2019

LDP-AV 4N55-90 and LDP-AV 16N45-40: 4 or 16 Independently Addressable Channels

Two new multichannel laser diode drivers designed specifically for LIDAR (Light Distancing and Ranging) applications are now available from PicoLAS! These boards offer 4 or 16 independently addressable channels.

From Laser Components (UK) Ltd. 4 Dec 2019

Could This 3D Printing Method Make Fiber Optics Cheaper?

By David J. Cross 3 Dec 2019

New Laser Technology Generates Powerful and Incredibly Short X-Ray Pulses

At the U.S. Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, scientists have developed a new method to view the movements of electrons using intense X-ray laser bursts. These laser bursts last for only 280 attoseconds, that is, billionths of a billionth of a second.

3 Dec 2019