Photonics Medical Application Notes

  1. Flexible Fluorescence Technical Tip 1/22/2013

    Fluorescence is one of the most beautiful phenomena in nature, as fascinating to us today as it was for early scientists. It occurs throughout nature: gemstones, minerals, chlorophyll and even crude oil residues fluoresce. And though fluorescence began as a field of scientific study, it has evolved and matured into a technique that now enables entire fields of cutting-edge science and medicine.

  2. Application Note: High-Speed Spectroscopy 9/15/2008
    Optical spectroscopy is an almost universal technique for monitoring substances or processes. There are many varieties of spectroscopic techniques for various applications. Some of these applications (combustion research, for example) require very quick measurement times, especially if the process of interest is very fast. By IMRA America, Inc.
  3. UV Measurement Of Sunglasses Using A Back-Thinned CCD Spectrometer 1/22/2013

    In assisting thousands of customers over the years, we’ve discovered that everyone has a slightly different idea of what constitutes ultraviolet light. For some, it’s the light just beyond human vision that some animals can see (300-400 nm). For others, it’s ionizing radiation that propagates only in a vacuum, below 120 nm.  What we can all agree on, however, is that UV light is not good for our eyes, and that a proper pair of sunglasses needs to block these harmful rays.

  4. Application Note: BrightLock® Ultra-G® Optimized Green Laser Performance 2/10/2011
    The BrightLock® Ultra-G® is a breakthrough laser platform based on proprietary BrightLock® semiconductor chip technology.
  5. Application Note: Design For Manufacturability (DFM) In The Life Sciences 3/19/2010
    The inherently interdisciplinary nature of developing instrumentation for the life sciences requires a high level of collaboration between scientists and engineers across the fields of analytical or clinical chemistry, optics, mechanics, material science and microbiology. By Edward Freniere, Ph. D., Richard Hassler, Linda Smith from Lambda Research Corporation; Eric Heinz from Heinz Optical Engineering Company;
  6. Using Raman Spectroscopy To Detect Malignant Changes In Tissues 5/25/2012

    Accurate, rapid, and non-invasive detection and diagnosis of malignant disease in tissues is an important goal of biomedical research. Optical methods, such as diffuse reflectance, fluorescence spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy, have all been investigated as ways to attain this goal. Diffuse reflectance utilizes the absorption and scattering properties of tissues, particularly from cell nuclei and stroma.

  7. NDT In Composite Materials With Flash, Transient, And Lockin Thermography 2/16/2012

    Composites are now used in everything from aircraft to prosthetics. By Markus Tarin and Ralph Rotolante

  8. Applications Of Photodetectors, LEDs, And More 9/6/2023

    This range of reliable photodiodes, IR detectors, LEDs, emitters, assemblies, and photonic modules are built to meet the demands of military, medical, and commercial applications.

  9. Medical X-Ray Imaging System Improves Patient Diagnosis 8/20/2010
    For more than 40 years, Italray srl has been a manufacturer of radiological equipment for traditional and digital medical applications, and of computer-assisted systems dedicated to radiological purposes. In recent years, Italray’s laboratories have developed the X-Frame line of digital imaging systems, which includes the X-Frame CCD series for radiology/fluoroscopy applications. With the help of image acquisition boards and software from DALSA, X-Frame CCD systems provide the high-speed image acquisition, real-time data processing and storage capabilities, and image reliability needed to address the challenges of the applications for which the systems were developed.
  10. Application Note: Solutions For Critical Medical Applications 12/20/2010
    Raytheon ELCAN Optical Technologies is well known for its precise optical solutions for critical military applications. By ELCAN Optical Technologies