Ocean Optics Unveils New Science Curriculum

In cell biology and medical imaging, the targeted manipulation of cells under controlled conditions is a major challenge in understanding processes and causal relationships. Researchers are dependent...

A method developed at Waseda University and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) provides a simple route to accurately assess the concentration of nano- and...

LIS Technologies Inc., a developer of laser technology for uranium enrichment, has appointed Junaid Razvi to its executive advisory board as a senior advisor in nuclear energy. Razvi has nearly four...

Manipulating ultraviolet (UV) light beams is historically difficult and costly. As it relates to imaging, bulk optics in the UV range are expensive because they require unique materials, such as...

The DS-8X from DeNovix is an eight channel spectrophotometer designed for full spectrum 1 µL UV-Vis measurements from 190 - 840 nm for DNA, RNA, and protein quantification. The standalone...

The 872A-VIS and 872A-NIR from Bristol Instruments are laser wavelength meters that support laser measurements from 375 to 1700 nm. The 872A models offer a frequency resolution better than 300 kHz at...

The ADVANTECH™ hard coat bandpass filters from Andover Corp. offer steep slopes, high light transmission, durability, and long life for demanding applications. The filters provide...

The Newport™ ODiate® Fluorescent Filter Sets from MKS Instruments are single band optical filter sets designed for wavelength ranges of common fluorophores used in fluorescent imaging. The...

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,...

One of the most critical elements of any time-resolved spectroscopy and dynamics experiment is the optical delay line. A typical optical delay line consists of a retroreflector or folding mirrors on...

The digital camera represents an integration of optics, mechanics and electronics consisting of three layers (Figures 1a, b and c). The top and the middle layers are printed circuit boards (PCBs),...

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,...

Surface-enhanced resonance Raman scattering (SERRS) is a technique that offers unparalleled sensitivity and specificity in nondestructive spectroscopic detection. It combines surface-enhanced Raman...

UV-Vis spectroscopy is routinely used in analytical science in part because it is a simple way of studying a sample’s optical properties over the UV and visible regions of the electromagnetic...

Answering some common questions new users of optical design and analysis software have are “How accurate are the results?” or “Can I trust the results I get?” and discussing the importance of...

Raman spectroscopy is a powerful non-invasive, non-contact tool capable of identifying molecular constituents of samples. Wavelength selective optical filters are used to block the dominant Rayleigh...

Microbiological culture remains the primary tool for diagnosis of cornea infections such as microbial keratitis (MK) despite the 50% median positivity rate, and the reality that clinical impression...

Solving problems in augmented and virtual reality, autonomous vehicles, machine vision, biophotonics, and other fields requires unique skills. So does successfully launching a business. Luminate can...

The bone marrow is an amazing cell factory that continuously outputs billions of blood cells every hour throughout life. The hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) that reside in the bone marrow are the...

Startups often can’t find the funding or the right resources to bring emerging technologies to market. This webinar will take an in-depth look at how the Luminate Accelerator is addressing...

An atomic force microscope (AFM) is a high-resolution imaging and measurement instrument used in nanotechnology, materials science, and biology. It is a type of scanning probe microscope that...

Cold atoms refer to atoms that have been cooled to extremely low temperatures, typically in the microkelvin (µK) to nanokelvin (nK) range, close to absolute zero (0 Kelvin or -273.15°C). At...

Luminescence is the emission of light that occurs without the involved substance undergoing a significant increase in temperature. In other words, it is the production and emission of light by a...

Rabi oscillations are a fundamental phenomenon in quantum mechanics that describe the periodic and reversible exchange of energy between two quantum states when subjected to an oscillating external...

-Spray-on Lens -iSpectrophotometer -Polariton Laser This week on Light Matters: a spray-on flat lens works in the ultraviolet, a smartphone camera becomes a high-resolution spectrophotometer, and a...

On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you on a brief tour of the Higgins Laboratories at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Quinsigamond Community College and WPI received a $4M grant...

Optolong Optics Co. Ltd., brand owner of Optolong, is a manufacturer of fluorescence filters and astronomy filters. We also offer other interference filters including UV filters, visible filters, and...

On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you to central Massachusetts as Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Quinsigamond Community College take on a comprehensive joint photonics laboratory...

A microspectrophotometer is a specialized spectrophotometer for use through a microscope on very small areas of an object.

Ocean Optics partners with businesses, delivering spectral solutions for biomedical, environmental, pharma, process control, and semiconductor applications.

Experts In Thin-film Coating Design We practice a design-before-quote approach to help customers refine specifications and minimize technical risk. We understand how coated optical elements...

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),...

CASTECH is a recognized leading supplier of nonlinear optical crystals, laser crystals and precision optical components for laser, telecom, medical, analysis and detector markets. Products...