A revolutionary new design of a Broadband hot mirror is described and details of how heat can now be successfully eliminated from light sources in many different optical systems.
Horiba has released its MM-16 NIR spectroscopic ellipsometer, designed for thin film characterisation - determining thicknesses, optical constants (n,k) and the optical bandgap of materials, using wavelengths of 515-1000nm
Horiba Jobin Yvon has released an advanced thin film characterisation platform called DeltaPsi2. The software applies to ellipsometry, polarimetry and reflectometry and controls all Horiba Jobin Yvon thin film metrology instruments.
Advances in optical metrology equipment are helping the semiconductor industry increase productivity and reduce downtime, finds Keely Portway
Andy Extance finds the pains and gains of laser light’s different behaviour in water for oceanographers using lidar
Carlos Lee, Epic’s director general, talks to Martina Mueller, CEO of 3D AG, a Swiss company specialising in micro and nanotechnology and holographic structures
David Giltner, founder of TurningScience, discusses whether these two seemingly different career paths can successfully overlap
Matthew Dale reports on the association’s yearly event, where the importance of diversity, photonics funding and investment were to the fore
Géraldine Andrieux, at Blumorpho, shares her top tips on getting investors’ attention as a startup
Scientists have developed a lensless, infrared spectral-imaging system for medical diagnostics
A metaform is a new optical component that can combine with freeform optics to enable compact AR/VR headsets and eyewear. (Image: University of Rochester illustration/Michael Osadciw)
Researchers have combined freeform optics and a metasurface to deliver high-quality AR/VR glasses that are compact and easy to wear
