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Laser Technique Reveals Hidden Gases in Complex Mixtures

One useful technique for ascertaining the concentration of gas components in a sample is laser-based absorption spectroscopy.

10 Jan 2024

Revolutionizing Photonics With Responsive Hydrogels

Modern technology relies heavily on photonic devices, which control light through films and structures to enhance functions through concepts like resonance and interference.

10 Jan 2024

fNIRS Sheds Light on Brain Activity

Not only is the brain the most intricate organ in the human body, but it is also one of the hardest to examine.

10 Jan 2024

Light-Driven Magnetic Control: A Memory Technology Breakthrough

A recent study conducted at Hebrew University has shown a hitherto undiscovered relationship between magnetism and light.

5 Jan 2024

Sapphire Laser Amplification: Novel Method to Exceed the 10-Petawatt Limit

Applications for ultra-intense ultrashort lasers are numerous and include industrial service, health care, national security, and fundamental physics.

5 Jan 2024

Attosecond Microscopy Sheds Light on Nanomaterials and Solar Cells

The motion of electrons within a semiconductor or molecule happens on incredibly tiny time periods.

5 Jan 2024

High Resolution Imaging of Astronomical Objects

Optical Surfaces Ltd reports that it has received a follow-up order from Magdalena Ridge Observatory (MRO) to produce three second generation off-axis beam compressors to expand the capabilities of the facility’s optical interferometer.

From Optical Surfaces Ltd. 5 Jan 2024

New High-Performance SWIR Image Sensor Based on Non-Toxic Colloidal Quantum Dots

A novel high-performance shortwave infrared (SWIR) image sensor built with non-toxic colloidal quantum dots has been created by ICFO and Qurv researchers.

4 Jan 2024

Manufacturing and Quality Assurance of Gaussian Mirrors at Laser Components

LASER COMPONENTS stands as a global leader in the production of Gaussian mirrors, a unique capability that sets us apart.

4 Jan 2024

Dedicated Thermal Camera Packages Suit Every Electronic Testing Need

With the world currently transitioning to green energy systems and connected infrastructure, demand for new electronic systems and components is growing exponentially.

4 Jan 2024

Application of Deep Learning for Phase Recovery

Amplitude and phase are the two fundamental components of light, an electromagnetic field.

3 Jan 2024

Nonlinearities in Hexagonal Boron Nitride Amplified by Phonons

By combining laser light with crystal lattice vibrations, engineers at Columbia University and their theoretical collaborators at the Max Planck for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter have discovered a way to improve the nonlinear optical characteristics of a layered 2D material.

28 Dec 2023

NEW Innovation - SILUX-37 Radiometric Detector

A new unit of irradiance has been proposed which is geared towards the recent class of low-light silicon CMOS imaging detectors with significantly increased NIR responsivity; devices intended as potential substitutes for image intensifier tubes in night vision devices.

28 Dec 2023

Computer Vision and Neural Networks to Help Detect Crop Diseases

A research team from Skoltech and Saint-Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation presented a paper, where they pioneered an alternative method for detecting decayed and moldy apples at the post-harvest stage, when fruits are stored and then delivered to the customer.

22 Dec 2023