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RIO ORION™ Narrow Linewidth Laser Module

LASER COMPONENTS offers the RIO ORION™ laser module which has ultra-low phase noise and narrow linewidth, exceptional wavelength stability, very low RIN, and up to 20mW output power.

From Laser Components (UK) Ltd. 5 Oct 2016

Physicists Control Polarization of Light

Spatial light modulators that serve as a base for LCDs can be manufactured using the results of this case. They are assembled so that all of the pixels can switch the light with some speed, making them weaker or brighter. The rotation of the polarization of light performs the switching.

5 Oct 2016

Physicists Develop New Technique for Obtaining High-Precision Optical Rulers

Scientists from the Faculty of Physics, the Lomonosov Moscow State University, under the guidance of Professor Michael Gorodetsky, in cooperation with colleagues from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland, under the leadership of Professor Tobias Kippenberg have devised a method, which allows to control the number of optical solitons in microresonators, that underlie modern Photonics.

4 Oct 2016

Dartmouth's DarkLight Project Demonstrates Visible Light Communication in Dark

With the rise in wearables such as smartwatches and fitness trackers that rely on smart sensors, and the continued popularity of smartphones, smart devices are taking our country by storm.

4 Oct 2016

Marktech Optoelectronics Launches New Industry-Leading Website

New site features online ordering and informative videos; showcases new detector line. Marktech Optoelectronics, a Latham, New York-based supplier of LEDs and manufacturer of silicon (Si) and lnGaAs chips, has launche...

From Marktech Optoelectronics 4 Oct 2016

Excelitas Technologies® Expands its OmniCure® AC Series UV LED Product Family Bringing Higher Irradiance to Fiber Curing Applications

OmniCure AC8225-F+ offers higher output to enable faster curing and enhanced performance.

From Excelitas Technology 4 Oct 2016

Philips Lighting Announces Debut of Philips Lightolier Calculite LED Generation 3 Downlight

Philips Lighting (Euronext Amsterdam ticker: LIGHT), a global leader in lighting, today announced a new addition to the Philips Lightolier portfolio of products with the debut of the Philips Lightolier Calculite LED Generation 3 downlight.

3 Oct 2016

Algorithm to Enable Photon-Based Imaging for Medical Systems, Autonomous Vehicles

An MIT research team have developed a method to retrieve visual information from light that has dispersed due to interactions with the environment - such as passing via human tissue.

30 Sep 2016

U.S. Navy Qualifies Energy Focus' TLEDs, Fixtures for Use on New Ship Construction

Energy Focus, Inc., a leader in LED lighting technologies, today announced that the U.S. Navy Naval Sea Systems Command has qualified the entire family of Energy Focus 2-ft. tubular LEDS (TLEDs) and fixtures for use on new ship construction.

30 Sep 2016

Researchers Propose New Technique to Control Light Polarization State of Multicore Fibers

Multicore fibers (MCF) have attracted much attention in the fields of telecommunications, fiber lasers and medical endoscopes.

30 Sep 2016

New Method by Stanford Team Improves Low-Light Microscopy

Photos captured in poorly lit places such as restaurant or a concert venue turn out to be grainy and fuzzy. This issue is faced by researchers who want to capture images of biological specimens and have to work in low light areas in order to avoid damaging fragile samples.

28 Sep 2016