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MKS Announces Ophir® Low-SWaP, Long-Range MWIR Lens for Drone and Small Gimbal Applications

MKS Instruments, Inc., a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity, has announced the Ophir® LightIR 18-225 mm MWIR f/4 continuous zoom lens, the newest addition to the LightIR family of low SWaP, high-performance, motorized continuous zoom lenses.

From MKS Instruments, Inc. 14 Jun 2022

Researchers Discover New Tool for Atmospheric Detection

Due to their distinctive characteristics of high peak power, short pulse length, and broad spectral coverage, ultrafast laser technologies provide novel options for remote sensing of atmospheric contaminants and dangerous biological agents.

10 Jun 2022

Chromium Compounds Can Substitute Precious Metals in Photon Upconversion

Chemical applications that are sustainable must be able to use renewable energy sources, renewable raw materials, and naturally occurring elements.

6 Jun 2022

Creaform Adds Two High-Performance Scanners to the HandySCAN 3D | SILVER Series

Creaform, a business unit of AMETEK, Inc. and the worldwide leader in portable 3D measurement solutions and engineering services, announced today that it is launching two scanners with great price-performance ratios as part of its HandySCAN 3DTM | SILVER Series solution suite.

From Creaform Inc. 2 Jun 2022

Mitsubishi Electric Creates World’s First Laser Communication Terminal

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced the development of a prototype of the world’s first optical receiver for use in laser communication terminals (LCTs).

31 May 2022

Laser Power and Cell Migration: Guiding Living Cells Using Laser Beams

Researchers at TU Wien (Vienna) have developed a method to guide individual cells to the appropriate place with laser-guided precision.

30 May 2022

Scientists Propose LiDAR Laser Scanners to Enhance 3D Mapping

Three-dimensional (3D) mapping can be used to monitor building sites, track the impacts of climate change on ecosystems, and assess the safety of roads and bridges, among other things.

20 May 2022

Study Investigates the Effects of Turbulence on the Resulting Distortions in a Propagating Light Beam

Researchers looked at how grid sampling, or the simulation’s resolution, affects the number of observable branch points in a wave-optics simulation. They also wanted to learn more about the effects of a non-zero inner turbulence scale on simulation results.

19 May 2022

Laser-Enabled Bursts of Electricity Trigger the Fastest-Ever Logic Gates

In the domain of science and technology, an enduring mission has been to design electronics and information processing that function closest to the fastest timescales permitted by the laws of nature.

12 May 2022

Experts Discover a Surprising Mechanism for Controlling Ferroelectric Polarization in a Deterministic Manner

Peng Chen and Laurent Bellaiche of the University of Arkansas found an astounding mechanism for controlling ferroelectric polarization in a deterministic manner by applying light.

11 May 2022