Industry Insights

1. Utilizing Flow Cytometry Filters 6/17/2020

   Used across a variety of biological disciplines, fluorescence-based flow cytometers rapidly and accurately quantify cells and cellular components. As one of the most important components of these systems, flow cytometry filters must be specifically designed to maximize signal-to-noise ratios while minimizing crosstalk between fluorophores.

2. How To Make A Tissue Raman Measurement At 1064 nm 6/18/2019

   The combination of improved Raman technology and the technique’s molecular sensitivity have led to a rise in Raman usage for a variety of applications including pharmaceutical, biomedical, industrial, and forensics. There remains, however, a struggle to extract useful Raman spectra from fluorescent and luminescent samples. For those users who require longer wavelengths such as 1064 nm, the only available option has been FT-Raman. Now, BaySpec’s new dispersive 1064 nm Raman spectrometers offer users a turn-key solution that combines the speed, sensitivity, and rugged design of traditional dispersive Raman instruments with the fluorescence avoidance of traditional FT-Raman instruments.

3. Physical Vapor Deposition – Sputtering vs. Electron Beam Evaporation 10/17/2019

   Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) is a family of processes that is used to deposit layers of atoms or molecules from the vapor phase onto a solid substrate in a vacuum chamber. Two very common types of processes used are Sputtering and Electron Beam Evaporation, which are described in this article.

4. Anti-Glare vs. Anti-Reflective Glass 11/21/2019

   Non-glare glass is manufactured by acid etching one or two surfaces of the glass; AR glass has been optically coated on one or two sides to diminish reflections and increase the light transmission, to reduce surface glare and increase substrate transmission and brightness.

5. Oleophobic vs. Hydrophobic Glass Coatings 11/21/2019

   Oleophobic coatings are well-suited for projected capacitive (PCAP) and capacitive touch screens, handheld devices, teleprompters, virtual reality applications, and more. Hydrophobic coatings do not allow water to bond with the surface of the glass.

6. Promoting Manufacturing Efficiency Through The Use Of 3D Optical Metrology 6/11/2020

   Woodward Inc. is a leader in developing and delivering motion control and integrated propulsion systems. Their success can be attributed to a unique approach to applying total system solutions in meeting the needs of their customers and staying at the forefront of the industries they serve.

7. Lasers Easily Make Tough Measurements In Automobile And Aircraft Manufacturing 9/24/2019

   Lasers and laser line modules offer measurement capabilities that can catch misalignment, reduce time in finding problems with production, and make gap measurements in a large variety of automobile and aircraft manufacturing applications.

8. Laser Interferometery — An Enabling Technology For Optimized Automated Manufacturing 6/11/2020

   Precision Beryllium mirror manufacturer, Cambridge Technology, explains how the use of best-in-class interferometry hardware and software solutions has streamlined its manufacturing processes and added efficiencies as well as time and cost-savings across the company.

9. Thin Film Glossary 6/17/2020

   This article defines a number of glossary terms related to thin film optical filters and their use.

10. How To Ensure Laser Power Stability In Your Processes 7/7/2020

    This article will cover the recurring concept of laser power stability, which is critical to better understand when you want to optimize your current or future setup involving Gentec-EO detectors.