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NPI Applauds Congress for Passing Bill to Invest in Optics and Photonics Innovation

The National Photonics Initiative (NPI), an alliance of top scientific societies uniting industry and academia to raise awareness of photonics, today applauded the US House of Representative for passing by unanimous consent S. 3084, the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (America COMPETES) – a bill to invest in innovation and improve United States competitiveness through research and development.

19 Dec 2016

Custom OEM Lenses & Optomechanical Systems

Resolve Optics Ltd. offers design, development and manufacturing services to customers that require custom lenses and optomechanical systems.

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 12 Dec 2016

TOPTICA’s CTL is Now Available at 1050, 1320 and 1470 nm – with up to 110 nm Mode-hop-free Tuning!

Continuous, mode-hop-free wavelength tuning up to 110 nm is now possible around the new central wavelengths 1050, 1320 and 1470 nm.

7 Dec 2016

Researchers Accomplish Trapping Elusive Spectrum of Light

A team of researchers led by EPFL have constructed ultra-high quality optical cavities for the vague mid-infrared spectral region, opening doors for new biological and chemical sensors, as well as technologies with potential.

24 Nov 2016

Signal Transmission in a Photonic Computer Without Losses

Scientists from the Institute for Theoretical and Applied Electromagnetics of the RAS, the All-Russia Research Institute of Automatics and MIPT have calculated a model of an optical system in which large losses in waveguides are compensated by a small gain.

23 Nov 2016

Satellite-Based Optical Clocks Could Greatly Increase GPS Precision

An optical clock has been tested in space for the first time. This technology endured harsh rocket launch conditions and effectively operated under the microgravity, which would be experienced on a satellite. This latest breakthrough brings us closer to implementing optical clock technology in space, where it could ultimately enable GPS-based navigation with centimeter-level location precision.

18 Nov 2016

Scientists Use X-ray Laser to Capture Real-Time Snapshots of Chemical Interaction Between Biomolecules

In a landmark experiment at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, scientists used a powerful X-ray laser to capture the first snapshots of a chemical interaction between two biomolecules in real time and at the atomic scale.

16 Nov 2016

Change Field-Of-View Without Compromising Image Quality with Resolve Optics Lens Adapters

A lens adapter can offer an economic solution to achieve the desired field of view (FOV) or image format from a prime lens in a camera or sensor system. Unfortunately many generic lens adapters are designed to try to work on as many lenses as possible and consequently compromise image quality.

From Resolve Optics Ltd. 15 Nov 2016

$New Diffractive Optical Elements Show Promise for Extremely Small Zoom Lenses$

New Diffractive Optical Elements Show Promise for Extremely Small Zoom Lenses

People with an interest in photography will know that a big camera is often necessary to obtain features such as a powerful zoom. This is due to the fact that almost all cameras depend on refraction, where the light passing through lenses slows down and changes direction. A certain amount of space is needed to focus this refracted light.

15 Nov 2016

Research to Brighten Futuristic Lasers

Invisible to the human eye, terahertz electromagnetic waves are capable of “seeing through” anything, from masonry and wood, to clouds and fog. This feature holds a lot of potential for use in astrophysics research, detecting concealed explosives and several other applications.

15 Nov 2016