Editor’s Picks

31. SCHOTT CONTURAN DARO Coating Enables Anti-Reflective Touch Displays Without Fingerprints 2/4/2013

    The SCHOTT technology group is now ready to begin mass manufacturing of its dirt-repellant, anti-glare CONTURAN Durable Anti-Reflective Oleophobic (DARO ) coating after receiving positive feedback from potential customers.

32. Novel Lasers: Solar-Pumped Nd:YAG Lasers Getting Brighter 12/9/2013

    Since the first report of “A sun-pumped cw one-watt laser” in 1966, optical and laser material advances have continued to improve solar-pumped laser performance.

33. Tweaks Turn Microscope Into Billion-Pixel Imager 7/30/2013

    A method that converts a relatively inexpensive conventional microscope into a billion-pixel imaging system could improve the efficiency of digital pathology and provide robust microscopes to medical clinics in developing countries.

34. Thin-Film Optical Components For Use In Non-Linear Optical Systems 6/18/2020

    Bio-imaging and detection techniques that use non-linear optical (NLO) phenomena have led to great advancements, such as super-resolution images, label-free visualization of naturally occurring biomolecules, and greater freedom for working with in-vivo samples. This white paper discusses the importance of choosing thin-film optical components for NLO systems to ensure optimal signal strength, resolution, and image quality.

35. Coherent Unveils Green And Yellow Lasers For Entertainment Applications 4/28/2008
    Coherent, Inc. has released the Taipan family of lasers providing green and true yellow output for entertainment/light show applications. Based on Coherent’s unique OPSL (Optically Pumped Semiconductor Laser) technology, the Taipan family includes the Taipan 532-5 and Taipan 532-8, which deliver 5 and 8 Watts of green output at a wavelength of 532 nm, while the unique Taipan 577-3 generates 3 Watts of yellow output at 577 nm
36. USA Signal Technology Appoints Strategic & Learning Services Its Manufacturers Representative For New Mexico 1/29/2007
    USA Signal Technology, Inc. has appointed Strategic & Learning Services, Inc. as its sales representative company for New Mexico. It previously appointed sales representatives for Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas
37. HoodTech Vision's New Capability – Dual-Payload Flights On A Single Aircraft 8/12/2013

    Vision, leading manufacturer of low size, weight, and power (low SWaP) stabilized imaging systems for small manned and unmanned systems, announces the new capability to provide simultaneous, independent operation of two stabilized imaging systems on a single aircraft.

38. 5 Ways To Put Tiny Targets In Front Of An X-Ray Laser 2/2/2015

    X-ray devices have long been used to see the inner structure of things, from bone breaks in the human body to the contents of luggage at airport security checkpoints.

39. Instrument Systems Launches Large Integrating Sphere For Testing SSL Light Sources 5/6/2011
    The ISP 2000 from Instrument Systems is the latest pioneering development launched by the leading manufacturer of light measurement systems worldwide.
40. Looking At Magnets In The Right Light 4/5/2023

    Researchers at the Max Born Institute in Berlin have succeeded in implementing this unique measurement technique in the soft-x-ray range in a laser laboratory.