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Precision Reference & Transmission Optical Flats

Working with highly-stable materials such as fused quartz and Zerodur, Optical Surfaces is routinely able to produce reference and transmission flats with a surface accuracy of better than lambda/20 p.v. and surface roughness of less than 1 nm.

From Optical Surfaces Ltd. 16 Aug 2022

Optical Fiber Sensor Improves Uranium Detection in Water

According to a recent study published in Biosensors, a team of researchers has produced an optical sensor for uranyl detection.

16 Aug 2022

Using a Fiber-Tip Microforce Sensor for Interfacial Adhesion Forces Measurement

A newly developed Fiber-Tip Microforce Sensor (FTMS) displays unseen levels of micronewton sensitivity to measure adhesion forces.

15 Aug 2022

Vibration Signal Recognition Method Developed

In an article published in Sensors, researchers proposed a novel endpoint detection algorithm and a feature fusion technique based on a multi-scale feature fusion two-dimensional convolutional neural network (2DCNN) to identify fiber vibration signals.

15 Aug 2022

High Magnification Beam Expander for Small Aperture Applications

Optical Surfaces Ltd. has developed a new compact beam expander that uniquely delivers high magnification (x30) from small aperture (2 mm) high power laser beam lines.

From Optical Surfaces Ltd. 27 Jul 2022

Researchers Use Optical Fibers to Detect Lead Ions

In an article recently published in the journal Optical Fiber Technology, researchers discussed the utility of functionalized D-shaped optical fibers for measuring heavy metal ion pollution.

27 Jul 2022

Optical Fiber Sensor Developed for Monitoring Evaporation of Ethanol–Water Mixtures

In a paper published in Sensors, researchers proposed an inline optical fiber sensor based on a hollow square-core fiber to monitor the real-time evaporation of binary mixtures of ethanol and water.

26 Jul 2022

Realizing the Full Potential of Fiber Meta-Optics

A study published in the journal Nature Communications presents the nanoprinting of a 3D achromatic diffractive metalens on the end face of a single-mode fiber, achieving achromatic and polarization-insensitive focusing across the complete near-infrared telecommunication wavelength.

21 Jul 2022

Researchers Analyze Free-Space Light Beam Using Curved Micromirrors

Micromirrors are mirrors with micrometer scale that are widely utilized in a variety of applications, primarily optical instruments, optical scanners, and fiber-optic telecommunications.

12 Jul 2022

Headwall Expands Product Portfolio with Nano-Replication Capability via Acquisition of Holographix

Headwall Photonics®, a leading manufacturer of master holographic gratings, spectrographs, and spectrometers for OEM customers, announced today the acquisition of Holographix® LLC.

From Headwall Photonics, Inc. 12 Jul 2022

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