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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a paper outlining its vision and strategy for a National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC),...

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have greatly improved the efficiency and power output of a series of chip-scale devices that generate laser light at different...

Researchers at NIST have developed a method to enable frequency combs to measure light pulse arrival times with greater sensitivity than was previously possible — potentially improving...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has entered into a cooperative R&D agreement with AIM Photonics that will give chip developers a critical new tool for designing faster...

High-speed data rate testing involves photodetector and modulators that tackle a bandwidth of at least 110 GHz. For testing and characterizing devices like TOSA, ROSA, BOSA, and even on wafer SipH...

The Lattice Sentry™ (v 4.0) from Lattice Semiconductor is a software solution stack that can be used in platform firmware resiliency solution development for communications, computing,...

The Parallel 16-PMT Spectral FastFLIM from ISS is a time-resolved spectral detector with parallel 16-channel digital frequency domain FLIM (FastFLIM) readouts for fast spectral FLIM data acquisition....

The Lightblades™ Spectrometers from CRAIC Technologies are specifically designed for microspectroscopy in research, industrial, and academic applications. Covering ultraviolet, visible, and...

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...

An integrating sphere’s function is to spatially integrate radiant flux (light). However, before one can optimize a sphere design for a particular application, it is important to understand how...

The scope of optical spectroscopic instrumentation is indeed very broad. Many analytical methods rely on the interaction of radiation with matter and are often described in the context of quantum and...

Since its first successful operation in 1960 at Hughes Research Labs, the laser technology has been at the center of innovation and research. Semiconductor lasers first made their appearance in 1962...

Learn how multi-bandpass filters combined with multiple LEDs can enable versatile and compact fluorescence instrumentation.

Explore the complex world of cryostats with our comprehensive guide. Discover the technology underlying these vacuum-insulated sample environments, which may achieve temperatures as low as 77 K or...

The ability to combine more than one spectral band into a single optical filter can enable flexibility of system design and reduce the number of components and the costs needed to achieve a desired...

This white paper, titled "Advanced SWIR Spectroscopy for Next-Generation Fabric Identification," addresses the challenges in textile sorting, especially in the context of recycling non-biodegradable...

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...

Spectroscopic techniques have the potential to provide morphological information and molecular fingerprint information in a non-invasive and label-free manner. This presentation reports on the...

The development of a new generation of optical components that emit, modulate, and detect light across multiple spectral ranges requires accurate tools and techniques for the characterization of...

Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) are becoming increasingly important tools for analysis and imaging in medicine....

Chemical sensing refers to the detection and measurement of specific chemical compounds or substances in various environments or samples. It involves the use of sensors or analytical techniques to...

Vibrational spectroscopy is a type of spectroscopy that involves the study of the vibrational states of molecules. It is used to obtain information about the molecular structure, bonding, and...

A quantum cascade laser (QCL) is a type of semiconductor laser that operates based on the principles of quantum mechanics. It is a versatile and powerful device used for emitting coherent light in...

Emission spectroscopy is a technique used to study the emission of electromagnetic radiation (light) by atoms, molecules, or ions when they undergo transitions from excited states to lower energy...

A metasurface alters light polarization, virtual touch helps the blind, hydrogen prevents optical fiber damage, and light measures surface vibrations. That’s this week on Light Matters.

-Nanovolcanoes -QD Microscopy -Nuclear Detection This week on Light Matters: light scattering and nanolithography combine for drug delivery, quantum dots bring together the best of optical and...

Candace Cobb outlines her educational journey into optics.

-Mobile 3-D -Spin Hall Effect -EMCCD On this week’s show, glasses-free 3-D goes mobile, the strongest signal yet of the photonic spin Hall effect is obtained by a metamaterial, new theory suggests an...

A spectrograph is an optical instrument for forming the spectrum of a light source and recording it. The dispersing medium may be a prism or a diffraction grating.

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),...

Teledyne Judson Technologies (TJT) is a global leader for IR sensors from the Visible to VLWIR spectrum. Two-dimensional FPAs (InGaAs, InSb, and MCT) and Integrated Dewar Cooler Assemblies (IDCAs)...

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...

Avantes has spent the last 30 years refining its mission as a trusted and innovative optical instruments and solutions source. Focused on applications and measurements, Avantes offers Spectrometers,...