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Physicists Study Propagation of Light in 2D Molybdenum Diselenide

An international team of researchers has investigated how photons move in the plane of the thinnest semiconductor crystal in the world. It was found that the distribution of light polarization in space was similar to the three-colored rapana.

24 Jul 2019

Focus Tracking Optical Zoom Lenses

Resolve Optics is a leading international supplier of compact, high performance off-the-shelf and custom optical zoom lenses.

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 24 Jul 2019

New LIDAR System Enhances Accuracy of Climate Change Models

A new laser-based system, recently developed by researchers, can be used for airborne measurement of significant atmospheric gases with unparalleled resolution and accuracy.

23 Jul 2019

MKS Announces Ophir® 16 K-W High Power Laser Sensor Featuring Fast Response Time and High Damage Threshold

MKS Instruments, Inc., a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the Ophir® 16 K-W High Power Laser Sensor, a compact sensor for measuring very high power lasers.

From MKS Instruments, Inc. 23 Jul 2019

X-Ray Crystallography Reveals 3D Structure of Biological Macromolecules

A review on serial femtosecond crystallography has been published by scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT).

22 Jul 2019

First Mass Spectrometry Images Recorded Using the Matrix-Assisted Ionization in Vacuum Technique

The new matrix-assisted ionization in vacuum (MAIV) technique has been used to generate mass spectrometry images for the first time.

19 Jul 2019

New Technique Uses Ultrasound to Noninvasively Take Optical Images

Thanks to a new breakthrough, endoscopes may no longer have to be inserted into the body—for example, under the skin or down the throat—to reach the brain, stomach, or any other organs for inspection.

18 Jul 2019

Linearly Polarized Ultrafast Laser Produced Using NOLM-Based Raman DS

In the last few decades, ultrafast fiber lasers have gained increasing interest, thanks to their applications in biomedicine, fundamental research, and industry.

18 Jul 2019

Novel Method to Achieve Efficient Perovskite Light-Emitting Diodes

Researchers at LiU working with contemporaries from China have demonstrated how to achieve efficient perovskite light-emitting diodes (LEDs).

18 Jul 2019

Engineered for Speed, New S neox 3D Optical Profiler

Sensofar Metrology is proud to announce the release of the 5th generation of its flagship optical profiler. The S neox is a high-performance non-contact 3D optical profiler microscope system purposely-designed for subnano, nano and micro-scale measurement, with advanced inspection and analysis capabilities.

From Sensofar Metrology 18 Jul 2019

Pump Combiners for Fiber Lasers and Fiber Amplifiers

Lightel’s high-power pump combiners are mainly used to combine the power of several multimode lasers and thus obtain delivery and pump fibers with a high output power. At LASER COMPONENTS, these passive components are available for applications with up to 36 laser sources and total powers of up to 8,000 W.

From LIGHTEL 17 Jul 2019