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New Option for Producing High-Power Ultrafast Lasers with Superior Beam Quality

The benefits of an ultrafast laser are broadband spectrum, high energy density, and high time resolution.

27 Nov 2023

Selective Excitation of Molecules Through Dual XUV Light

For the first time, scientists have achieved the selective excitation of a molecule by employing a combination of two extreme-ultraviolet light sources, leading to the molecule’s controlled dissociation while meticulously tracking its evolution over time.

24 Nov 2023

Multi-Synaptic Photonic Networks Unlock New Horizons in Neuromorphic Computing

Researchers have recently developed an advanced form of photonic spiking neural networks (SNNs), a significant step in neuromorphic computing. This new approach utilizes a multi-synaptic photonic SNN, combining modified remote supervised learning with delay-weight co-training for pattern classification.

By Skyla Baily 23 Nov 2023

Rotation of Exciton–Polariton Condensates Using Laser Beams

RIKEN physicists created several vortices in a quantum photonic system and tracked their evolution using a special combination of laser beams as a very fast stirrer.

22 Nov 2023

Teledyne FLIR Releases New 80° Wide-Angle Thermal Lens and Port Adapter for FLIR Thermal Cameras

Teledyne FLIR today introduced a new 80° lens with an ultrawide field of view, designed to enable maintenance managers, engineers, and mechanical technicians to keep an eye on assets in a large target area for continuous monitoring, condition monitoring, and early intervention of developing faults.

From Teledyne FLIR LLC 22 Nov 2023

Eden Renewables Measures the Wind with ZX Lidars

ZX Measurement Services deploys ZX 300 wind Lidar at Bettyhill Wind Farm in north Scotland.

From EDEN RENEWABLES LLC 22 Nov 2023

The Orbital Angular Momentum of Light with an Azimuthal Backflow

Researchers at the University of Warsaw's Faculty of Physics superposed two clockwise twisted light beams to create anti-clockwise twists in the ensuing superposition's dark regions.

21 Nov 2023

Universal Adaptive Optics for Microscopy with Embedded Neural Networks

In several scientific disciplines, such as biochemistry, physiology, and neuroscience, microscopes were crucial instruments for scientific study. To rectify light wavefront aberrations caused by intrinsic optical system limits and non-uniform sample structures, adaptive optics, or AO, have been employed in microscopes. Sample structures and wavefront aberrations were unknown before imaging, making AO difficult to regulate even though it significantly improves microscope imaging quality.

17 Nov 2023

Goddard Engineer Recognized for His Innovation in Photon Sieves

Engineer Steven Denis was selected the FY23 Internal Research and Development (IRAD) Innovator of the Year by Goddard’s Office of the Chief Technologist, an honor bestowed yearly on those who exemplify the best in innovation.

17 Nov 2023

Nanophotonics Paves the Way for Efficient Nighttime Warming

Warming has been pivotal in many industrial and agricultural operations across time. Yet, nighttime heating poses a unique hurdle due to the lack of sunlight.

16 Nov 2023

Superconductivity Induced by Laser Beam Integration on a Chip

The ability to activate superconductivity with a laser beam has been established before, and MPSD researchers have shown that this capability can be incorporated on a chip, paving the way for optoelectronic applications.

14 Nov 2023

White Paper on Improving Performance in Photonics Alignment: When Time is Money

Auburn, MA – In its latest white paper, the authors explain how photonics engineers and scientists can benefit from the latest alignment algorithms. The algorithms can be used with a wide range of hardware and appl...

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 13 Nov 2023

Chip-Sized Lasers Could Revolutionize Ultrafast Photonics

Lasers are vital tools for observing, analyzing, and quantifying things in the natural world that are not visible to the naked eye. These tasks are limited by the need to use expensive and large instruments.

10 Nov 2023

New ISO certifications demonstrate Prior Scientific’s commitment to improved environmental practices

Prior Scientific is now ISO certified for Environment (14001:2015) and Health & Safety (45001:2018), enhancing its commitment to quality and sustainability.

From Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd. 7 Nov 2023

Terahertz Insights with Nonlinear Spectroscopy

Second-order surface-specific nonlinear optical spectroscopy, such as sum-frequency spectroscopy, has been a valuable tool for uncovering microscopic surface and interface structures since the 1990s.

6 Nov 2023