White Papers

Sweet cherry fruit analysis with reflectance measurements

By Avantes
24 May 2013

White Paper Lead ImageThe average amount of sweet cherry produced in Hungary is around 10-12 thousand tons. Therefore fast and effective method is important for sweet cherry fruit quality analyses. The aim of this study was to examine the applicability of reflectance measurements for sweet cherry fruit quality analyses.

Choosing a Laser Beam Profiler

By Ophir Photonics
11 March 2013

White Paper Lead ImageThis white paper outlines the questions you should ask yourself when making a decision about which type of laser beam profiler will be best for your application

Optics For Microscopy

By Edmund Optics
7 March 2013

This informative white paper covers a range of topics related to choosing optics for use in the field of microscopy, covering terminology, filters, fluorophores, applications and more.

Replicated Optics Offer High Quality at Affordable Cost

By OPCO Laboratory
6 March 2013

White Paper Lead ImageReplicated Optics achieve high optical accuracy and tolerances while realizing numerous benefits, particularly lower costs and reduced complexity. Suited to applications requiring anywhere from only a few, to hundreds or even thousands of precision optical components, Replicated Optics include mirrors of nearly any surface shape or amplitude gratings, and with a range of coatings and substrates

Technology Features

Electro Optics coverUnder pressure

Tim Gillett and Rob Coppinger find ways to aid stroke recovery with lasers


Electro Optics coverHome improvements

Replacing incandescent bulbs in the home with vastly more efficient solid-state lighting could save billions of dollars in energy, but ensuring an LED device lights a room well is more complicated than it seems, as Greg Blackman discovers

Electro Optics coverFine tuning for exploration

Rob Coppinger drills down into the details about OPOs and OPAs for oil and gas


Electro Optics coverBogus brands in the spotlight

Randomness is the key to product security, Rob Coppinger finds


Products

Plano-Concave (PCV) Axicons

18 June 2013
LENSES AND OPTICSPlano-Concave (PCV) Axicons
Edmund Optics, the provider of optical components, has introduced Plano-Concave (PCV) Axicons
Edmund Optics

PD-LD 785nm laser diode

18 June 2013
LASERS AND DIODESPD-LD 785nm laser diode
Laser Components partner PD-LD has developed what it describes as the world’s first VBG-stabilised 785nm single-mode laser diode
Laser Components

HPX-2000-HP-DUV

18 June 2013
LEDS AND ILLUMINATION
The HPX-2000-HP-DUV Xenon Light Source is a powerful, 75-watt short-arc lamp ideal for UV-Vis absorbance spectroscopy and other applications where a high-intensity lamp is necessary
Ocean Optics

P-630 linear nanopositioning systems

18 June 2013
POSITIONING EQUIPMENT
PI has launched a line of linear nanopositioning systems for a broad range of applications
PI

Compact Evolution

17 June 2013
LASERS AND DIODES
Dilas has announced the release of its fibre-coupled, CW diode laser system, the Compact Evolution
Dilas

Flare

17 June 2013
LASERS AND DIODES
Coherent's new Flare is a pulsed laser with three wavelength versions available: near infrared (1064nm), green (532nm) and ultraviolet (355nm)
Coherent