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Novel Blue Phosphor Material Could Speed Up WLED Lighting Industrialization

A prototype LED chip-pumped system employing blue phosphor reported by a recently published study in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering can create full-spectrum warm white light with diminished blue light intensity. The proposed blue phosphor has the potential to accelerate the manufacturing of human-centric WLED lighting.

11 Aug 2022

New Method to Pattern Gold Nanorods Using Deep-UV Lithography

In an article published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, the researchers presented a novel method to pattern gold nanorods' (GNRs) assemblies on substrates and studied the near-field coupling induced by the aggregation of the nanoparticles.

11 Aug 2022

Using a Digital Optical Phase-Locked Loop to Generate Linear Frequency Swept Optical Waves

In a pre-proof study from the journal Optics Communications, the researchers present a method for generating linearly frequency swept optical waves using a digital optical phase-locked loop (OPLL).

10 Aug 2022

How Optical Lattice Illumination Patterns Help Axial Resolution and Optical Sectioning

In a recent study published in Nature Communications, a team of researchers evaluated the variations between Gaussian and lattice light sheets related to beam homogeneity, axial precision, transverse resolution, and photo-bleaching, using computations and experimental measurements on fixed cells.

10 Aug 2022

$Study Sheds Light on Optical Refractive Index Sensing of High Sensitivity and Ultra-High FOM$

Study Sheds Light on Optical Refractive Index Sensing of High Sensitivity and Ultra-High FOM

An Optics Communications pre-proof study proposed a novel optical refractive index sensor design based on electromagnetic multipolar quasi-bound states in the continuum (BICs) to enhance its figure of merit (FOM). This creates opportunities for ultra-high FOM optical refractive index sensing with high sensitivity.

9 Aug 2022

Study Demonstrates Ultra-Low-Power Second-Order Nonlinear Optics on a Chip

In an article published in Nature Communications, researchers have demonstrated efficient frequency doubling and parametric oscillation with a threshold of tens of micro-watts in an integrated thin-film lithium niobate photonic circuit.

9 Aug 2022

Imaging Model Improves Visual 3D Measurement

In a pre-proof article posted in the journal Optik, researchers have proposed a novel high-accuracy visual imaging prototype for targets with multi-depth-of-field, together with a method for achieving the required camera calibration and enhanced visual measurement accuracy.

9 Aug 2022

Study Characterizes Major Sandstorm Using Optical Technology

In a study published in the journal Remote Sensing, the researcher observed dust in Jinan, China, to investigate a strong sandstorm. They used MODIS, MPL lidar, EDM 180, ADI 2080, meteorological observation instruments, and the HYSPLIT model to find the source.

5 Aug 2022

Optical Characterization Helps Determine Solar Control Potential of Architectural 3D Skins

A study published in the journal Buildings explores three-dimensional (3D) systems to provide adequate solar protection to glazed façades by employing advanced optical characterization.

5 Aug 2022

Study Proposes Anomaly Detection System for Automatic Defective Product Inspection

A group of researchers found that using product image data from an automated optical inspection (AOI) system increases the effectiveness of anomaly detection during product inspection.

4 Aug 2022