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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...

As the popularity of fluorescence-guided surgery grows, so does the demand to design and develop fluorophores, which serves to distinguish the target tissue from other tissues and subsequently guide...

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...

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a way to measure the 3D orientation of molecules within a material made of polymers. The measurement technique...

The RCT4M from Thorlabs is a textured surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy substrate for sensing applications including analysis of chemical mixtures, identification of illegal or dangerous...

Ohara is a world-class manufacturer of high-quality double-side lapped and polished substrates suitable for use at 248 nm. Exhibiting unmatched cleanliness, precision, and surface roughness and...

The AugaOne™ from ArgusEye is a sensor system that is meant to accelerate downstream monoclonal antibody process development by providing specific real-time and automated in-line data with high...

The MTE2350F-UV2 and MTE2550F-UV2 from Marktech Optoelectronics are dual-chip UVC LEDs in 235-nm and 255-nm wavelengths, respectively, for disinfection applications in water-quality sensors, air, and...

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,...

The wavelength range of commercially available LEDs with single-element output power of at least 5 mW is 275 to 950 nm. Each wavelength range is made from a specific semiconductor material family,...

Radiometry involves several activities. The two most common are the description and measurement of optical radiation, and, starting with the knowledge of some aspects of optical radiation at one...

XYZ Tracker keeps a specimen in the field of view and in focus. It uses ASI’s Tunable Lens and a secondary camera to gather images from different focal planes without moving the objective or sample....

Dr. Daniel Heller's team at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center develops nanoscale sensors to detect cancer early using nanomaterials with unique optical properties. These technologies identify...

When it comes to infrared measurements, a lock-in amplifier paired with a pulsed light source is an essential tool to increase the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for low light applications. This tech...

UV-Vis spectrophotometry is a simple and efficient technique for the analysis and evaluation of the quality of olive oil. Extra virgin, virgin, and lower-quality olive oils can be distinguished by...

Confocal Raman imaging is a powerful, versatile, and increasingly common microscopy technique capable of quickly identifying the molecules in a sample and visualizing their physical distribution...

Success in a specific market depends on meeting the right technical requirements. As demand increases, it becomes necessary to develop and establish new manufacturing processes to produce functional...

Cohen describes tools for simultaneous targeted optical perturbation and imaging of bioelectrical signals in live brains. These tools comprise molecular reagents that are currently available for...

Vibrational spectroscopy techniques are used for a wide range of materials characterization applications that require detailed molecular fingerprinting and quantification of molecular species based...

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a powerful analytical technique that enhances the Raman scattering signal of molecules adsorbed on or near certain nanostructured surfaces. Raman...

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is an analytical technique that combines the principles of Raman spectroscopy with the enhancement provided by nanostructured metallic surfaces. Raman...

A form of liquid crystal widely used in displays, achieved by sandwiching a liquid crystal material between two substrates whose inside surfaces have been prepared with a special coating that aligns...

A liquid crystal light valve (LCLV), also known as a spatial light modulator (SLM), is an optical device that modulates the intensity, phase, or polarization of light passing through it using liquid...

-Boson Computing -Flexible Solar Cells -Photonic Scalpel On this edition of Light Matters, a new computer model is based on bosons, flexible solar cells show great appeal, light turns to sound, then...

From New England to Germany, Chroma made the trip to VISION 2024 to talk optical filters. But Chroma is about more than just crafting top-tier optical filters. Their mission is about building...

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Reynard Corporation manufactures custom optics and thin-film coatings 0.2 µm to 50 µm (UV-IR) to demanding specs for defense & aerospace, commercial & industrial, and medical applications. Our...

A wafer refers to a thin, flat disk or substrate made of a semiconducting material, usually crystalline silicon. Silicon is the most commonly used material for wafer fabrication due to its excellent...

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...

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),...

Prototype to Production Quantities | Challenging Designs | Fast Deliveries Since 1995, Rainbow Research Optics has been providing optical components, optical coatings, and optomechanical...