The Proactive View From Germany

Laser micromachining has proved to be revolutionary in modern manufacturing, enabling the creation of intricate features at the micro- and nanoscale. Laser micromachining and microprocessing envelop...

In the realm of advanced imaging, shortwave infrared (SWIR) technology has undergone an identity challenge for more than 20 years. Typing “SWIR imagery” into a search engine often results...

Demystifying the complexity of the human brain is one of the last frontiers in diagnostics and therapeutics. When the brain is sufficiently understood by clinicians, the benefits for human well-being...

Light transmits information about its emitter (source) and the medium of propagation. If this information is relevant, the light can be detected for analysis — and it has been detected with...

Given the pace at which technology advances, there always seems to be a learning curve. With the abundance of consumer electronics available, there typically is no right or wrong way to use these...

In the three decades since its introduction, the CO2 laser has become the workhorse of industrial lasers. Today it is available in a range of designs and sizes with output powers of 20 kW and more....

Optics today needs alchemy, and the forces that motivate microchip technology are a key reason why. Today, light can transmit and process digital information as well as electricity can — in...

Hyperspectral imaging spectroscopy has developed dramatically from a large, complex, remote-sensing satellite- or aircraft-based system into a rugged, compact, economically priced imaging and...

The atmosphere is a single global system, and in the modern world, it is important to know exactly which gases are being emitted to fully understand humanity’s influence on this vital resource....

Join us for a FREE webinar – Thursday, August 21, 2014, 1 - 2 p.m. EDT Dr. Orla Hanrahan has worked with Andor Technology as an Application Specialist in Life Science for the past four...

Interferometry is a powerful tool when used to characterize optical surface form errors, as well as accumulated errors, when measuring transmitted wavefronts. Opticians and engineers have many...

Many applications have benefited from motorized varifocal lenses that allow automatic or remote adjustment of focus distance and field of view. Applications may need to change the focal length or...

A confocal resonator, also known as a confocal cavity or confocal laser resonator, is a type of optical resonator configuration used in laser systems. The term confocal in this context refers to the...

The Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor is an optical device used for measuring the wavefront aberrations of an optical system. It is widely used in adaptive optics systems to correct distortions and...

A linear positioning stage, also known as a linear stage or translation stage, is a precision mechanical device used to accurately move and position objects along a linear axis. These stages are...

An etalon is an optical device that consists of two parallel reflecting surfaces separated by a precise and known distance. It operates based on the principle of optical interference and is used to...

The new VirtualLab Fusion 2023 thrills with a firework of new features. In this webinar we give an overview of the new features and put them into context with the development strategy and technical...