The Laser-Driven Light Source: Theory, Practice, and Applications
Thu, Dec 1, 2022 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST
Numerous applications require broadband light sources that have stable output, high brightness, stable spectral composition, and a high degree of spatial coherence. The traditional broadband light sources such as thermal black bodies or plasma discharge tubes, satisfy some of these performance requirements but rarely all. The Laser-Driven Light Source (LDLS) offers a significant performance improvement over traditional sources and is rapidly becoming the light source of choice in applications such as semiconductor wafer inspection, image sensor characterization, and the testing of optical systems such as telescopes. Slawomir Piatek, Ph.D., briefly reviews the traditional broadband sources and compares them with the LDLS. He focuses on the operating principles of the LDLS, its optical characteristics, and existing and future applications. Sponsored by Hamamatsu Corp.
Fused Silica in Radiation Environments
Tue, Dec 13, 2022 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST
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 understand radiation's key processes and their effects on fused silica in order to design optical instrumentation that can avoid harm to its systems, enabling it to complete its mission. Eduard Klett of Heraeus Conamic provides an overview of fused silica as an optical material and how it is affected by different types and doses of radiation. He classifies types of radiation and discusses their causes. Presented by Heraeus Conamic.
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