Editor’s Picks

  1. Gerard M. Zack Named Deputy Executive Director And Chief Operating Officer Of The Optical Society 11/8/2010
    The Optical Society (OSA) announced recently that Gerard M. Zack has joined its staff as the deputy executive director and chief operating officer (COO).
  2. Free From The Atmosphere: Laser Guide Star System On ESO's VLT Starts Regular Science Operations 6/18/2007
    An artificial, laser-fed star now shines regularly over the sky of Paranal, home of ESO's Very Large Telescope, one of the world's most advanced large ground-based telescopes. This system provides assistance for the adaptive optics instruments on the VLT and so allows astronomers to obtain images free from the blurring effect of the atmosphere, regardless of the brightness and the location on the sky of the observed target
  3. Controlling The Optical Properties Of Solids With Acoustic Waves 11/29/2019

    Physicists from Switzerland, Germany, and France have found that large-amplitude acoustic waves, launched by ultrashort laser pulses, can dynamically manipulate the optical response of semiconductors.

  4. Disrupting Crystalline Order To Restore Superfluidity 10/12/2018

    When we put water in a freezer, water molecules crystallize and form ice. This change from one phase of matter to another is called a phase transition. While this transition, and countless others that occur in nature, typically takes place at the same fixed conditions, such as the freezing point, one can ask how it can be influenced in a controlled way.

  5. Thorlabs and Boston Micromachines Introduce Adaptive Optics Toolkit 2/14/2008
    Thorlabs, Inc. and Boston Micromachines Corporation (BMC) recently announced the Adaptive Optics (AO) Toolkit, a new kit that makes adaptive optics easy, affordable, and widely available for researchers
  6. Anritsu Launches Optical Spectrum Analyzer 3/15/2010
    Anritsu Company introduces the MS9740A Optical Spectrum Analyzer (OSA) that combines the world’s fastest sweep time of 0.2 seconds, precise measurement capability, and ease of use in an instrument that is lighter than any other benchtop OSA.
  7. Expansion Of The 06-01 Series To Include Ultra Compact 532nm & 561nm 10/25/2013

    The Cobolt DPL lasers inherently have the outstanding performance that is associated with DPSS technology, such as SLM, perfect beam quality and excellent wavelength precision (± 0.3 nm) and now complements the wavelength offering in the 06-01 Series format to include green and yellow wavelengths.

  8. IPG Photonics Launches Three High-Power Deep Ultraviolet Lasers For Micromachining 1/30/2023

    IPG Photonics Corporation (Nasdaq: IPGP), the world leader in fiber laser technology, today announced the launch of three deep ultraviolet (Deep UV) lasers with its proprietary non-linear crystals providing more robust and flexible solutions over lasers using conventional frequency conversion materials.

  9. Zooming In: Electron Orbitals Photographed In 3D 8/4/2026

    One of the most famous and intriguing results of quantum mechanics is the finding that fundamental particles, such as electrons, cannot be pinned down to one single location.

  10. ALPhANOV Enters Collaboration With NKT Photonics On PCF Interfacing 4/22/2013

    NKT Photonics and ALPhANOV are pleased to announce they have made an agreement to provide innovative interfacing solutions for Photonic Crystal Fibers (PCF).