Max-Planck Institute Updates X-ray Crystallography Facility

An imaging system developed by researchers from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) captures the photoluminescence lifetimes of rare-earth doped nanoparticles in the micro- to...

Researchers at the University of Central Florida (UCF) are investigating ways to enhance the development of new drugs and therapies. A tunable plasmonic platform from UCF, which enables...

Empire State Development has named the 10 companies selected to participate in round seven of the Luminate NY accelerator program, investment fund, and competition. Each finalist will receive an...

With their ability to manipulate light and potential to drastically reduce the size and thickness of optical components, metalenses show great promise, especially for applications in the NIR region....

Femto Sensing International has expanded its SX line of optical sensing interrogators for high-sensor-count fiber Bragg grating (FBG) applications. Designed for industrial, medical, civil,...

The single-mode 850-nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) diode from IMM Photonics GmbH is contained in a compact TO46 housing. The device can be used as a laser light source for...

Hermetically sealed, surface-mount device-packaged 1.7- and 2.6-μm InGaAs PIN ATLAS photodiodes from Marktech Optoelectronics Inc. are designed for spacecraft, aerospace, medical, defense,...

The SM1008S from Mitutoyo America Corporation is a noncontact line-laser sensor for surface measurement processes in electrical, electronics, semiconductor, automotive, food, medical device, and...

Camera resolution depends upon the optical blur diameter and the detector size. Schade combined these to create an equivalent resolution that is a function of Fλ/d where F is the focal ratio,...

To Isaac Newton the problem was clear, and in 1704 he realized the effects of atmospheric turbulence on image formation. Just as heat waves shimmering above a hot patch of ground can distort our...

Since their invention in the late 1960s, charge-coupled devices, also called CCDs, have found widespread use in imaging applications. Electronic cameras based on CCD technology are used in...

Aspheric surfaces are powerful tools that combine the optical corrections of multiple lenses into a single element (Figure 1) and affect performance in ways that spherical optics cannot. For example,...

Overview of PZ-2000 FT.

The Cricket™² is a plug & play camera image intensifier attachment enabling low light level imaging and extreme high shutter speeds for CMOS and CCD cameras. The Cricket™² fitted with a single MCP...

This white paper compares the advantages and disadvantages of different types of retroreflectors. It highlights the advantages of monolithic, hollow retroreflectors which do not suffer from chromatic...

Fiber Optic Gyro Coil - The Core components of FOG used in inertial navigation field.

Optical measurements are ideally suited to study the smallest changes in a parameter or a signal of importance to a physical system. This is the case for the minuscule length changes tracked by...

Maximizing the information captured within optical measurements is the key to discovering smaller effects and observing faster processes. Both scales are at the heart of optical measurements, whether...

Quantum science is measuring ever-smaller gaps in time, energy, and space, bringing us closer to the fabric of reality itself. In this webinar, Félix Bussières, Ph.D., of ID Quantique...

Capturing meaningful information while avoiding sizable overheads is crucial for all experiments in optics. It is what makes the difference between data that can be analyzed straightaway and a vast...

The Weissenberg method, named after the German physicist Karl Weissenberg, is a technique used in x-ray crystallography for obtaining high-quality diffraction patterns from single crystals. This...

Diffraction is a fundamental wave phenomenon that occurs when a wave encounters an obstacle or aperture, causing the wave to bend around the edges and spread out. This effect is most commonly...

A synchrotron is a type of particle accelerator that uses magnetic fields to steer charged particles, typically electrons or positrons, in a closed, circular or elliptical path. The name synchrotron...

A lock-in amplifier is a specialized electronic instrument used to extract and measure small signals embedded in noise or interference. It is particularly useful in fields such as spectroscopy,...

Chroma Technology is excited to offer their clients a customized optical filter that fits their exact needs. Take a look at their offerings from VISION 2024.

Embark on a journey into precision optics with Avantier, your trusted provider of optical solutions. With over 50 years of expertise, we offer a comprehensive range of materials, cutting-edge...

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Check out our new video tutorial on how to clean spherical lenses! Our latest video breaks down the step-by-step process for effectively cleaning spherical lenses, ensuring crystal-clear images every...

Established in 1985, OZ Optics is a leading worldwide supplier of fiber optic components, test equipment and sensors. OZ Optics manufactures its products in three locations, Ottawa (Canada),...

OHARA manufactures more than 130 environmentally safe optical glass types, free of both lead and arsenic. More than 300 tons of optical glass are melted per month, available in the following forms of...

Andor Technology Ltd is a global developer and manufacturer of high-performance scientific cameras, microscopy systems and spectrographs for academic, government, and industrial applications. Founded...

The Optical Engineering Experts® Optikos designs and manufactures metrology products for measuring and assuring optical image quality; and provides optical engineering design, development,...