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Edmund Optics Introduces the TECHSPEC® Multi-Element Tube System

Edmund Optics® (EO), the premier provider of optical components, is proud to introduce the TECHSPEC® Multi-Element Tube System.

From Edmund Optics 17 Apr 2019

Innovative Form of Light-Emitting Diode can Control Wavelength of Desired Light with High Precision

Usually, atoms or molecules are created when particles bond in free space. However, it is possible to create even more exotic bonding states inside solid objects.

16 Apr 2019

NRL’s Laser Processing Technique can Boost Efficiency of Optoelectronic Devices

Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) discovered a new technique to passivate flaws in next-generation optical materials to enhance optical quality and enable the miniaturization of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and other optical elements.

16 Apr 2019

SLAC’s High-Speed ‘Electron Camera’ Films Molecular Movie in HD

With an extremely fast “electron camera” at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, researchers have made the first high-definition “movie” of ring-shaped molecules breaking open in response to light.

16 Apr 2019

Official Length of One Second Could Soon be Redefined by the Use of Optical Clock

Scientists have measured the ticking of an optical clock with accuracy like never before and have also demonstrated that it is possible to operate the clock unmatched consistency.

12 Apr 2019

Researchers Develop RoHS-Compliant, High-Performance Infrared Photodetectors Using Material Defects

ICFO scientists have developed an extremely sensitive CMOS compatible broadband photodetector by modifying material defects.

3 Apr 2019

New Ultra-Thin, Miniaturized Optical Chip Could Play a Key Role in Personalized Medicine

Every individual may have a simple device in the near future. This device would be so small that it can be kept on a nightstand, or can even be accommodated in people’s pocket.

3 Apr 2019

National Photonics Manufacturing Pilot Line

Tyndall National Institute and ficonTEC Service, along with other industry partners including Eblana Photonics, Faz Technology, mBryonics and Sanmina, have come together to build the National Photonics Manufacturing Pilot Line, an integrated photonics manufacturing ecosystem located within a single state-of-the-art facility and designed to advance disruptive photonic technologies from concept to commercialisation.

From ficonTEC Service GmbH 2 Apr 2019

Sandia Researchers Develop Mirage Software that Makes Optical Engineering Relatively Easy

An innovative software now allows users to create science-fiction-like materials with the same level of efficiency that designs draft-building plans.

28 Mar 2019

Study Reveals Light-Emitting Diodes Can Replace High-Pressure Sodium Lighting in Greenhouses

There is not sufficient natural light for the creation of a number of greenhouse commodities during the duskier months of the year in countries such as Canada and others in higher latitudes.

27 Mar 2019