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Pyroelectric Receiver PR No1 Closes Market Gap

PR No1 is the first in LASER COMPONENTS’ latest product series that unites high-quality detector technology with high-end electronics.

19 Sep 2023

STL Starts to ‘Make in America’ With Its Next-Gen Lugoff OFC Facility

STL, a leading global optical and digital solutions company, today formally announced the launch of its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Lugoff, South Carolina - The Palmetto Plant.

19 Sep 2023

An Affordable Way to Execute Ultrafast Imaging

Expensive ultrafast cameras that capture millions of images per second are required to capture blur-free images of fast movements like falling water droplets or chemical interactions.

15 Sep 2023

Achieving High-Accuracy Classification Using Semiconductor Lasers

The so-called photonic neural network systems, which are quick and energy-efficient, are particularly beneficial for dealing with huge amounts of data.

13 Sep 2023

MKS Announces Ophir® FoldIR 30-450 mm f/3.4 Compact, Folded Optics Zoom Lens for MWIR Cameras

MKS Instruments, Inc., a global provider of enabling technologies that transform our world, has announced the Ophir® FoldIR 30-450 mm f/3.4 continuous zoom lens, a long-range, compact folded optics IR zoom lens for gimbal systems and payloads.

12 Sep 2023

Lockheed Martin Opens Futuristic Satellite Operations Center Test Bed

Lockheed Martin today announced the opening of its Operations Center of the Future, a technology test bed showcasing how tomorrow’s satellite operators will be able to manage multiple space missions simultaneously using a web-based, secure cloud infrastructure.

12 Sep 2023

A New Way to Create Germ-Killing Light

While it has long been known that ultraviolet (UV) light can help kill disease-causing pathogens, the COVID 19 pandemic has put a spotlight on how these technologies can rid environments of germs.

12 Sep 2023

New Loss Mitigation Technique Paves the Way for Perfect Optical Resonators

Optical resonators are used in everything from familiar laser pointers to cutting-edge photonic quantum computers.

12 Sep 2023

First Study Harnessing the Power of the New Materials Science Microscope at JEMCA Just Published

After only six months from the inauguration of the Joint Electron Microscopy Center at ALBA (JEMCA), this marvel of technology is already feeding published research.

11 Sep 2023

Benchtop Spectrometers for Accurate Pyrolysis Oil Analysis

Aston University researchers have proved that benchtop spectrometers can analyze pyrolysis bio-oils just as effectively as significantly more costly high-field spectrometers.

11 Sep 2023

High-Performance Micro-LEDs for Modern Immersive Reality Technologies

Augmented reality and other immersive technologies are changing how people play, observe, and learn, from pterodactyls flying above a game to digitally trying on cosmetics before making a purchase.

8 Sep 2023

TriLite Collaborates with ams OSRAM for RGB Laser Diodes in Ultracompact AR Smart Glasses Display Module

TriLite is delighted to announce their technology collaboration with ams OSRAM, a global leader in intelligent sensors and emitters. ams OSRAM will provide its sub-assembled RGB laser diodes to ‘light up’ TriLite’s Trixel® 3 laser beam scanner (LBS), the world’s smallest projection display.

7 Sep 2023

Aerial Laser Surveying Helps Pinpoint Natural Hazards at Development Sites

Card Geotechnics Ltd (CGL) is applying aerial survey data from Bluesky as part of its investigation stage on proposed developments across the UK.

7 Sep 2023

PEC Etching Method Revolutionizes Microdisk Laser Fabrication

Recently, nano- and microdisk lasers have become potential optical sources and probes for different applications in the industries of biomedicine and nanophotonics.

4 Sep 2023

From Bulk to 2D: Evolution in Infrared Avalanche Photodiode Technology

The avalanche multiplication effect can be utilized to sense low-power optical signals and even single-photons—thanks to the amplification mechanism within all main: short- (SWIR), near- (NIR), mid- (MWIR), and long wavelength infrared radiation (LWIR) ranges.

4 Sep 2023