U.S. Laboratories to Receive $1.5B from Inflation Reduction Act

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) scientists are leading a pair of photonics-related projects under the umbrella of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DoE) Accelerate Innovations...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has unveiled a $42 million initiative to establish three research hubs — at the University of Rochester (UR), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL),...

A compact particle accelerator developed by the University of Texas at Austin, several national laboratories, and the Texas-based company TAU Systems has produced an electron beam with an energy of...

Stephen Streiffer was named director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Streiffer serves as interim director at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and will join ORNL in October. Streiffer...

Teledyne FLIR’s development kits for quick integration of the FLIR Hadron 640R thermal and visible dual camera module are hardware and reference software drivers compatible with development...

Diode Laser Solutions (DLS-ECO) from IPG Photonics Corp. are six high-efficiency diode lasers for industrial heating and drying applications. High-power conversion efficiency and low impact on...

Exail’s low Vπ LiNbO3 phase modulator was designed for high-power laser applications. Dedicated for coherent beam combination and spectral beam combination, the modulator offers high...

The 400G QSFP-DD ZR/ZR+ from Approved Networks is a transceiver module for communications networks in data centers and broadband. With a 400 Gbps data rate, the module’s max distance...

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...

Flat optics generally perform three main functions: They transmit light (windows), reflect light (mirrors), and fold light (prisms). While most optical manufacturers make spherical and flat optics, a...

When purchasing an industrial laser system, the astute buyer will look for a Class 1 laser product — a system where the laser beam hazard is completely enclosed and there is no potential laser...

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...

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The range of applications in the NIR spectrum is expanding. Many of these are laser-based. Finding the most suitable fused silica for a particular application can be challenging. In this webinar,...

An increasingly wide range of applications need to be able to function in harsh environments, not only on space missions but also here on Earth, in particle detectors, for example. It is important to...

Thanks to recent advances in electron optics, a new generation of transmission electron microscopes (TEMs) have become available which are capable of image resolutions better than 0.1 nm and...

U.S. and international standards call for laser safety training for users of Class 3B and Class 4 lasers. How the information is delivered is left to each facility. The means of training have greatly...

An accelerator at the Argonne National Laboratory, providing powerful x-ray beams for materials research applications.

The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 and chartered by the U.S. Congress,...

Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) is a method of achieving nuclear fusion, a process where two atomic nuclei combine to release energy. In the case of inertial confinement fusion, the fusion reaction...

The standards of MIL-O-13830 set by the US government relative to tolerable surface scratches and other such defects in an optical system. A series of standard glass plates that have been...

Luminate NY, the only optics, photonics and imaging (OPI) accelerator and investment fund in the world, announced the final winners at the Light Tomorrow with Today event in Rochester, NY. For the...

Technology Transfer Programs are often a concerted effort to share skills, knowledge, technologies, methods of manufacturing, samples of manufacturing, and facilities among governments or...

In this short video, Allan Gonzalez goes over various Helium-3 Detectors, their significance, and how they work.

On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you to the South by Southwest (SXSW) Trade Show in Austin, Texas, as new photonics innovations hit the show floor of the Austin Convention Center....