Editor’s Picks
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Point Source LEDs Add Miniature SMD Packages For High-Speed Applications
5/31/2013
Marktech Optoelectronics Corp. announced the addition of a PLCC-4 and miniature ceramic package to the 650nm and 850nm Point Source LED series. Point Source LEDs are designed to deliver precise and consistent performance in the most demanding applications such as high-speed optical encoders, linear positioning, optical switch and critical sensing applications.
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Novel Structure Found In 'Antennae' Of Light-Sensing Neurons
6/13/2018
Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine and Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands have discovered that the antennae-like structures on light-sensing neurons, called photoreceptors, have a unique feature not observed in the ‘antennae’ or cilia of other types of cells.
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Mode Stripping SMA Cables For High Power Laser Systems
10/7/2011
Fiberguide’s new line of high power mode stripping SMA cable assemblies provides a higher power alternative to traditional laser delivery cables for high power laser welding, marking, cutting and drilling equipment. The assemblies have also proven effective for use as diode laser pigtails in diode pumped solid state (DPSS) systems.
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Scientists Watch Living Taste Cells In Action
4/22/2015
The international team imaged single cells on the tongue of a mouse with a specially designed microscope system.
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Photonics Research Reveals Potential For Next-Gen AR/VR And IoT
12/14/2023
The Optica Foundation today released more detailed information on information technology research funded by the 2023 Optica Foundation Challenge.
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Meeting The Challenges Of Motion Control In Nano-Metrology Applications
5/26/2023
ALIO Industries introduces new nanometer-capable stages that meet the demands of modern metrology and unlock further advancements in various industries.
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Extraordinarily Strong Nonlinear Optical Graphene-Like Material Could Renovate Nonlinear Photonics
10/23/2017
Nonlinear optics is a key enabling technology of our modern society, such as in imaging and high-speed data communication.
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Engineers Turn Noise Into Vision
4/7/2010
A new technique for revealing images of hidden objects may one day allow pilots to peer through fog and doctors to see more precisely into the human body without surgery.
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Novel Quantum Entanglement Lets Researchers Spy On Atomic Nuclei
2/22/2023
Nuclear physicists have found a way to peer inside the deepest recesses of atomic nuclei, according to a new study.
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New Laser Technology From Leonardo Could Lead To Breakthroughs In Green Energy, Novel Medical Therapies And Advanced Imaging Capabilities
5/4/2023
Leonardo has delivered a new technology for ‘extreme photonics’ research that will allow scientists and engineers to accelerate the development of research projects with potentially world-changing implications.