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Introducing Passive Optical Diodes for Optical Information Processing

A new type of small optical device appropriate to fit several devices on a computer chip has been formulated by researches that promote accelerated, potential information processing and supercomputers.

26 Dec 2011

Plasmonic Nanoantenna Arrays Help Advance New Range of Optical Technologies

Using plasmonic nanoantenna arrays, Purdue University researchers have demonstrated new ways of accurately manipulating the propagation of light by modifying its phase, opening the door for new class of optical advancements such as powerful computers, telecommunications and microscopes.

23 Dec 2011

Nanowire Endoscope for Capturing High-Resolution Optical Images of Single Live Cells

A research team led by Peidong Yang, a chemist at the Materials Sciences Division of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), has developed a nanowire endoscope by integrating a waveguide of tin oxide nanowire with an optical fiber’s tapered end, paving the way for capturing optical images of the inside of an individual live cell at high resolution or accurately delivering drugs, proteins, genes or other cargo without causing damage to the cell.

23 Dec 2011

Olympus Launches Newly Designed Olympus Objective Lens for Intense Biological Imaging

Olympus unveiled the new XLPLN25XSVMP SCALEVIEW 25x objective lens (NA 1.0) for an intensified imaging of condensed biological samples.

22 Dec 2011

Researchers Use Optical Coherence Tomography to Measure Growth Rate of Cone Cells

Researchers at the Indiana University Bloomington have used an optical coherence tomography (OCT) to study the nano-scale growth of cone cells in a live human eye.

22 Dec 2011

NIST Develops Fiber-Coupled Radiometer Capable of Measuring Absolute Optical Power

By using a microscopic forest of carbon nanotubes, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists have developed a first-of-its-kind fiber-coupled cryogenic radiometer that is capable of delivering absolute optical power measurements via an optical fiber.

22 Dec 2011

MSC Software, Sigmadyne Declare New Methods for Optical Systems Development

MSC Software, a pioneer in multidiscipline simulation solutions that generate product innovation, declared that Sigmadyne, a software development and finite element analysis consulting company, has presented a wide range of capabilities for the optical systems analysis with MSC Nastran as their basic simulation software.

21 Dec 2011

NASA Grant to Boston Micromachines to Support Exoplanet Imaging Research

Boston Micromachines, a manufacturer of MEMS deformable mirrors (DMs) for use in adaptive optics systems, has declared that the Small Business Innovation Research Program of NASA has awarded a $125,000 Phase 1 contract to Boston Micromachines for assisting the exoplanet imaging research, a major objective of NASA.

From Boston Micromachines Corporation 21 Dec 2011

New Ultra Compact NIR Spectral Engine from BaySpec

BaySpec, Inc., a leading supplier of miniaturized near infrared spectral engines, has released of its new ultra-compact f/1.8 SuperGamut NIR Spectral Engine.

From BaySpec, Inc 18 Dec 2011

Lightwave Logic’s Optical Materials Demonstrate Superior Electro-Optical Properties, Thermal and Photo Stability

Lightwave Logic, a company specializing in the advancement of future-generation, non-linear optical polymer materials for optical computing and fiber-optic high-speed data communication applications, has declared that its new organic non-linear optical materials have demonstrated superior photo and thermal stability and superior electro-optical properties in recently carried out tests by independent research laboratories.

17 Dec 2011