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Superbright Nanocrystals Advance Biosensing
The combination of a special kind of nanocrystal known as a SuperDot™ and a unique optical fiber that enables light to interact with nanoscale volumes of liquid has allowed the detection of a single nanoparticle from a distance using light. "Until now, measuring a single nanoparticle would have required placing it inside a very bulky and expensive microscope," said professor Tanya Monro, director of the University of Adelaide's Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing. "For the first time, we've been able to detect a single nanoparticle at one end of an optical fiber from the other end. That opens up all sorts of possibilities in sensing."
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Spaghetti-like Surface Makes Stronger SERS Sensor
Spaghetti-like arrays of gold-coated metallic carbon nanotubes can amplify the signals of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) enough to perform analyses that are more reliable, sensitive and cost-effective, say researchers in Switzerland and California.
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CODE V
Optical Design Software
Synopsys, Inc.
CODE V® optical design software, version 10.5, offers new and improved optimization and tolerancing capabilities for the design of high-performance optical systems with reduced sensitivity to manufacturing and alignment errors.
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Spliceless PM Coupler Array
Evanescent Optics
Evanescent Optics Inc. offers low loss (<0.1dB), high isolation (<-25dB) PM fiber-optic couplers in both fixed ratio and variable models.
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Mini And Micro Lens Elements
Argyle International, Inc.
Argyle International has added a new series of miniature and micro lens elements to its diverse line of custom optics. Lens designs range from single and double convex, single and double concave, meniscus, rod lenses, and rod doublets and triplets.
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Specialty Optical Liquids
Cargille Laboratories
This Specialty Optical Liquids catalog features high-transmission, safe-handling laser liquids; fused silica matching liquids; and specific refractive index liquids (1.300 to 2.11 nD). Also featured are transparent and light-absorbing gels.
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Semrock Receives ITAR Certification
The government has approved the maker of spectrally complex optical filters to manufacture parts for companies that require security levels and certification from the US Department of State for International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).
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Conference to Explore Laser-based Weather Control
Ultrashort-pulse lasers as an emerging tool for controlling the weather will be the topic of interest at a gathering of atmospheric physicists, meteorologists and climatologists this month at the World Meteorological Organisation in Geneva.
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On this edition of the industry's only weekly newscast: a spaghetti-like surface makes for stronger SERS sensors, light might replace electricity in restoring healthy heartbeats, and lasers head to the classroom. Hosted by Photonics Media's Melinda Rose and Laura Marshall.
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Light to the Heart to Restore Healthy Beats
A multi-university team aims to put an optogenetic twist on the current practice of jump-starting a sluggish or stopped heart with a blast of electricity from a pacemaker or defibrillator by replacing the violent jolt of electricity with gently applied light.
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LME Keynote to Address Ultrafast Industrial Lasers
The increasing availability of industrial-grade ultrafast lasers and their use in machining will be the focus of a keynote address by Magnus Bengtsson at the Laser Institute of America’s third annual Lasers for Manufacturing Event (LME) next week.
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Existence of New Element Confirmed
Experiments at the GSI research facility in Germany by an international team provided fresh evidence for the existence of a new, yet-to-be-named superheavy chemical element.
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The Development and Application of an Innovative Technology Enabled by Optics
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 12 p.m. EDT/9 a.m. PDT
FREE WEBINAR
Wayne Lem
Market Manager
Trojan Technologies
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Since 1977, Trojan Technologies of Ontario, Canada, has led the change to municipal water disinfection systems that use environmentally responsible, cost-effective ultraviolet light in place of chemicals. In this one-hour webinar, Wayne Lem, municipal wastewater market manager for Trojan Technologies, will explain how Trojan became the leader in advanced UV water treatment technology and the inaugural winner of the Optical Society's Enabled by Optics contest. Topics he will address include the challenges to developing an innovative technology, Trojan's technology and its future applications.
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The mission of the Laser Institute of America's (LIA) Lasers for Manufacturing Event (LME®) 2013 is to provide a one-stop event for companies interested in integrating laser technology into their production. LME is the place to view the most up-to-date laser equipment and find information about automation equipment, laser choices, beam delivery, safety considerations, applications development. Attendees also have the opportunity to meet exhibitors that supply these products and services.
Keynote sessions, open to all attendees, will cover: Ultra-high Brightness Direct Diodes, The Range of Laser Processing Applications in Industry, The Market for Industrial Lasers and Applications and Ultrafast Lasers - Are we There yet? Free educational courses include Main Laser Types Used for Manufacturing - Key Properties and Key Applications, Laser Safety for Industrial Laser Systems, Design Considerations for Industrial Laser Systems and Economic Justification for Laser Applications.
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