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Light and Sound Waves Combined in Silicon Chips for Novel Signal Processing

The digital era is enabled by integrated circuits in silicon. Now, with the advent of photonics—components used for producing, guiding, and detecting light—the abilities of electronic circuits have been expanded even more.

17 Sep 2019

New Optical Technique to Observe High-Speed Chemical Reactions

The presence of certain kinds of light causes many artificial and natural chemical systems to react and alter their characteristics. However, ordinary instruments cannot observe these reactions because they tend to take place too rapidly.

17 Sep 2019

Metasurface Holograms Help Create Fast, Compact Devices to Measure Polarization

Scientists have achieved a new breakthrough by creating holograms with the help of ultra-thin layers of 2D structures called metasurfaces. These holograms can measure light polarization.

13 Sep 2019

MKS Announces Ophir® Large Aperture Laser Power/Energy Sensor for Pulsed Lasers

MKS Instruments, Inc., a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the Ophir® L2000W-PF-120 Laser Power/Energy Sensor, a water-cooled sensor for measuring large pulsed lasers.

From MKS Instruments, Inc. 13 Sep 2019

Increased Capacity and Quality Thanks to Optimised Technology

By investing in new technologies, LASER COMPONENTS has been able to significantly expand its range of services for the coating of fibre end faces.

From Laser Components (UK) Ltd. 13 Sep 2019

New LED SubstiTube Models Offer Energy Efficient Replacement for Fluorescent Lamps

LEDVANCE’s LED lamp portfolio already comprises a wide selection of high-performance and durable LED SubstiTubes – now, four models with new features have been added: the second generation of the SubstiTube T8 Connected, the SubstiTube T8 Motion Sensor, the SubstiTube T8 Universal and the SubstiTube T5 Universal.

From LEDVANCE GmbH 13 Sep 2019

Creaform Adds ACADEMIA 50 3D Scanner to its Educational Solution Suite

Creaform, a worldwide leader in portable and automated 3D measurement solutions, today announced that is has added the ACADEMIA 50 3D scanner to its ACADEMIA educational solution suite.

From Creaform Inc. 13 Sep 2019

Teledyne Imaging’s Newest Cameras Deliver True 16M Resolution, Global Shutter and a Compact C-Mount Lens

Teledyne Imaging, a Teledyne Technologies company and global leader in machine vision technology, is pleased to introduce the newest models in its Genie™ Nano Camera Link™ series – the CL M4160 and C4160.

12 Sep 2019

Optical Vacuum Cleaner can Trap Nanoparticles from the Environment

Researchers of Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) together with Russian and international colleagues created the concept for building an “optical vacuum cleaner.”

11 Sep 2019

Opioid Detection: Headwall Hyperspectral Imaging Technology

Headwall hyperspectral imaging technology could be used for opioid detection.Image credit: Headwall Photonics, inc.Headwall Photonics, inc.

From Headwall Photonics, Inc. 11 Sep 2019

Creation and Control of Light Crystals

Optical microresonators turn laser light into ultrashort pulses moving around the resonator’s circumference. These pulses, known as “dissipative Kerr solitons,” can propagate in the microresonator keeping their shape.

10 Sep 2019

BLAZE® Enables Ultra-Multiplex CARS Spectroscopic Imaging

Teledyne Princeton Instruments, a world-renowned manufacturer of scientific imaging and spectroscopy equipment, and a Teledyne Technologies company, is pleased to recognize the recent work of Associate Professor Hideaki Kano of the University of Tsukuba, Japan.

From Teledyne Princeton Instruments 10 Sep 2019