Newsletter | June 9, 2025

06.09.25 -- Engineering The Flow Of Light, The Quantum Future Of Biosensing & More

Photonic Gap Band Materials: Engineering The Flow Of Light

Photonic gap materials, or photonic crystals, are structures with a periodic dielectric profile that prevent light from propagating at certain wavelengths. This creates a "gap" where light cannot travel, offering potential for optical devices like filters and waveguides.

SPOTLIGHT ON MEDICAL IMAGING & BIOPHOTONICS

The Quantum Future Of Biosensing

While practical quantum computing applications remain far away, quantum biosensing applications with real-world impact in areas like immunotherapy and diagnostics are near at hand.

 

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

How Custom Filters Can Optimize Instrument Performance

Different Raman devices have different optical filtration needs as well as competing technical demands. 

Using Next-Generation Thin-Film Optical Filters For Fluorescence Imaging

Within any fluorescence application, there are three basic filters that are needed for operation – the excitation filter, the emission filter, and the beamsplitter. 

Optical Filters For Fluorescence Guided Surgery

Learn about the challenges of background signals and noise in surgical environments and how optical filters can maximize detection sensitivity in Fluorescence Guided Surgery (FGS) imaging.

High-Resolution, Real-Time Imaging With ZeGage Optical Profiler

A university lab optimized biofilm research with Zygo’s ZeGage Optical Profiler, enabling high-resolution, real-time, non-contact imaging that accelerates data collection.

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FEATURED MULTIMEDIA

Imaging Applications: Challenges For Optics And Lens Manufacturers

Join us as we delve into the unique challenges faced by optics and lens manufacturers in the pharmaceutical and medical imaging industries.

 

FEATURED SOLUTIONS

High-Resolution, High-Speed SWIR Linescan Camera

The High Resolution 2048R SWIR camera with capture rates of 10,000 to 147,000 lines per second for Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography.

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Sensors Unlimited Inc., An RTX Company

Blue/Green Enhanced 6 mm2 Photodiode-Preamplifier

The Opto Diode ODA-6WB-500M is a blue/green-enhanced photodiode-preamplifier designed for precision optical detection across a range of low-light applications.

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Opto Diode, An ITW Company

AR Optical Coatings For Biomedical & Life Sciences

Precision Glass & Optics (PG&O) offers anti-reflective (AR) optical coatings for biomedical and life sciences applications. Ideal for coating on quartz, BK-7, glass, and a variety of other optical materials.

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PG&O® Precision Glass & Optics

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