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New Insights on Ultrafast Dynamics of Coupled Phonons in Hexagonal Boron Nitride

Materials consisting of a few atomic layers display properties determined by quantum physics. In a stack of such layers, vibrations of the atoms can be triggered by infrared light.

13 Oct 2021

Discovery may Have Important Consequences When Using Anapole States in On-Chip Nanophotonics

Resonant on-chip photonics via high-refractive-index nanoparticles has opened up the possibility to shape the functional response of photonic integrated circuits with wavelength-sized building blocks.

13 Oct 2021

Light-Powered Molecular Movement Through Synthetic Self-Made Fibers

A new study has revealed how synthetic self-made fibers can direct molecular movement that can be powered by light over long distances. It is a breakthrough that could set the stage for innovative ways to utilize light as a sustainable energy source.

12 Oct 2021

Coherent Control of Longitudinal Optical Phonons Using Polarized Optical Pulses

Materials scientists from Tokyo Tech state that the quantum behavior of atomic vibrations stimulated in a crystal using light pulses has a lot to do with the pulse polarization.

11 Oct 2021

Radiant Vision Systems Honored by 2021 Laser Focus World Innovators Award Program

Radiant Vision Systems, a leading provider of automated visual inspection solutions for illuminated components, announced today that its VIP™ (Vision Inspection Pack) Software was recognized among the best by the 2021 Laser Focus World Innovators Awards.

From Radiant Vision Systems 8 Oct 2021

VICIVISION Presents Prima: The Range that Brings Optical Measurement to Every Turning Company

VICIVISION designs, manufactures and distributes optical measuring machines for turned and ground parts.

From Vici & C S.p.A. 7 Oct 2021

Changing Shape of Chalcogenide Glasses can Extend Their Use into the Visible and Ultraviolet Spectrum

Electrical engineers at Duke University have discovered that changing the physical shape of a class of materials commonly used in electronics and near- and mid-infrared photonics -- chalcogenide glasses -- can extend their use into the visible and ultraviolet parts of electromagnetic spectrum.

6 Oct 2021

NED-LMD Waveguide Near-Eye Display Tester Honored by 2021 Laser Focus World Innovator Awards

Gamma Scientific, a world-class solution provider of high-precision optical radiation testing, measurement, and calibration technologies and products announced today that its NED-LMD Waveguide Tester was recognized among the best by the 2021 Laser Focus World Innovators Awards.

From Gamma Scientific 6 Oct 2021

Scientists Demonstrate Trapping Light with Disorder to Acquire Random Laser

Similar to a pinball game worked by a good player, a group of obstacles randomly placed can be adequate to capture light without requiring an optical cavity.

6 Oct 2021

Researchers Find Specific UV Light Wavelength Safe for Humans but Harmful to COVID-19 Virus

A new study from the University of Colorado Boulder informs that a particular wavelength of ultraviolet (UV) light is not only very effective at destroying the virus which causes COVID-19 but can also be safely used in public spaces.

5 Oct 2021