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Enhanced Optical Springs for More Powerful Gravitational Wave Detection

The discovery of gravitational waves is among the greatest triumphs of contemporary science. The first detection of gravitational waves in 2017 resulted from the merger of a binary neutron star, and this discovery revealed important details about the universe, including the production of heavy elements and the source of brief gamma-ray bursts.

8 Apr 2024

High stability beam collimators for military optics testing

Optical Surfaces Ltd has supplied two reflective beam collimators to a leading European supplier of high precision optics to military and defence contractors. Reflective beam collimator for MTF testing of military opt...

From Optical Surfaces Ltd. 8 Apr 2024

Detailed Examination of Operando Spectroscopy

Iridium oxide catalysts are highly intriguing for green technologies since they work well for oxidizing water.

5 Apr 2024

Swept-Source Raman Spectroscopy of Chemical and Biological Materials

Energy harvesting, an environmentally beneficial technique, goes beyond solar and Sir C. V. Raman, an Indian physicist, and his colleague K. S. Krishnan discovered in 1928 that when light interacts with matter, sections of the scattered light change in energy owing to contact with molecular vibrations, resulting in Raman scattering.

5 Apr 2024

Innovations In Optics Unveils Breakthrough LED Illuminator Technology

Innovations in Optics, Inc. (IOI), is excited to announce a groundbreaking advancement in UV LED illuminator technology.

From Innovations In Optics, Inc. 5 Apr 2024

1762 nm Tm-doped Fibre Amplifier for Barium Ion Excitation

The 1762 nm series of optical amplifiers is ideal for quantum computing applications in the manipulation and control of barium ion based optical qubits, a leading candidate to replace Ytterbium based systems to achieve higher reliability qubit readout performance in quantum computers.

From Laser Components (UK) Ltd. 5 Apr 2024

SLAC Completes Construction of the Largest Digital Camera Ever Built for Astronomy

Once set in place atop a telescope in Chile, the 3,200-megapixel LSST Camera will help researchers better understand dark matter, dark energy and other mysteries of our universe.

4 Apr 2024

Hyperbolic Mirrors Revolutionize Ultrashort Laser Targeting

Strong instruments employed in physics, national security, industry, and medicine are ultra-intense ultrashort lasers. They support investigations into particle acceleration, laser-driven radiation sources, strong-field laser physics, and other topics.

3 Apr 2024

Confocal Measurement System Enables Faster, More Accurate Centring of Diamond-Anvil Cells at The University of Edinburgh

Research undertaken in the School of Chemistry at The University of Edinburgh is benefitting from the use of a confocal measurement system from Micro-Epsilon, which enables the optical centring of a Diamond-Anvil Cell (DAC) in X-ray diffraction experiments used to determine the structures of molecules and other compounds in the crystalline state.

From Micro-Epsilon USA 3 Apr 2024

New DUV Laser Delivers Enhanced Power and Patterning

In science and technology, utilizing coherent light sources in the deep ultraviolet (DUV) region is highly significant for numerous applications including lithography, defect inspection, metrology, and spectroscopy.

2 Apr 2024

OptiDrop Platform Streamlines Analysis in Genomics and Drug Discovery

The OptiDrop platform, which integrates novel optical fibers into microfluidic chips to revolutionize droplet microfluidics, is presented in a recent study.

2 Apr 2024

Hyperspectral Imaging In Food Inspection Requires the Processing Speed of CoaXPress Frame Grabbers

Machine vision has spread rapidly in the inspection of agri-food commodities, including meat, fish, and particularly the automatic inspection of fruits and vegetables.

From Bitflow, Inc. 2 Apr 2024

Enhancing Visible-Wavelength Fiber Laser Technology

The advent of ultrafast laser pulse generation has catalyzed unparalleled advancements across multiple sectors, including industrial applications, energy technologies, and the life sciences, marking a significant milestone in laser science.

28 Mar 2024

Harnessing Plasmonic Light-Matter Interactions for Photonics

Plasmonics plays a pivotal role in propelling nanophotonics forward, as plasmonic structures demonstrate diverse physical characteristics enhanced by localized and intensified light-matter interactions.

26 Mar 2024

The Impact of Direct Laser Writing on Halide Perovskites

Metal halide perovskites have rightfully earned the status of "star" materials within semiconductors due to their outstanding optoelectronic properties. These include remarkable features such as high photoluminescence (PL) quantum yield (QY), a high absorption coefficient, tunable bandgaps, long carrier diffusion lengths, and a notable tolerance to defects.

25 Mar 2024