Deposition Sciences, a manufacturer of thin film optical coatings, has announced an expanded family of optical thin film coatings including antireflection coatings, hot and cold mirrors, front-surface mirrors, and IR coatings for commercial and industrial
Owis says it is the first supplier to develop an universal optic holder for rail-based beam handling systems
WITec's RayShield Coupler is now available for the alpha300 and alpha500 microscope series
The PZ 300 AP piezo stage is made for adapting onto the top of standard XY microscopy stages. Due to its flat design, the stage can be used for standard microscopes as well as for inverted stands
Kollmorgen's new VLM servomotor series, now available from Heason Technology, is aimed at filling the gap between stepper and high-performance servo motors
Ocean Optics has released OceanView spectroscopy software, combining powerful data processing capabilities with a clear graphical user interface for use with the company's miniature spectrometers
The Edinburgh Instruments microscope attachment, when supplied with the FLS980 spectrometer, enables users to record and measure widefield fluorescence, as well as to measure a specific point on your sample
HGH Infrared Systems has announced three releases to its blackbody product line. Releases include new dual blackbody, Labview drivers and a smartphone application to remotely control the blackbodies
Flir EOC has introduces the MLR 4K laser rangefinder, a SWaP- optimised, military grade ER:glass solid state laser rangefinder.
Schott's 1mm thin band-pass filter VG20 that shows strong absorption in the near infrared (NIR) range is now available.
Building a new semiconductor fab can cost more than €10bn. Credit: Imec
Proposed multi-billion dollar and euro packages look set to increase uptake of leading-edge lithography, including for photonic technologies, finds Andy Extance
Manx Precision Optics’ polishing lap. Credit: Manx Precision Optics
Benjamin Skuse asks why, after 400 years of polishing optics, the process hasn’t been automated
Mathias Bochow, GFZ Helmholtz Centre, Potsdam, is working on the Trace project to track marine plastic. Credit: Frank Schweikert, Aldebaran Marine Research & Broadcast (www.aldebaran.org/en/)
Abigail Williams speaks to scientists tracking marine plastic using satellite spectral imagery
James Webb: A technician inspects the primary mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope. The team’s improvements involving a Shack-Hartmann sensor have opened up applications for eye doctors examining human eyesight (image credit: NASA/Chris Gunn)
How the Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensing technique can be used to simply and quickly assess the quality of optical systems
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A look at the market for spectroelectrochemistry and some of the products and solutions available
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A look at the current market for Raman spectroscopy and some of the products and solutions available
The panel discussion at Laser Munich, with Leibinger holding the microphone (credit Messe Munchen)
Laser firms could really benefit from quantum computing, which should not just be reserved for the world's big challenges, finds Jessica Rowbury
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As Ayar Labs secures investment to develop its silicon photonics technology, Robert Roe speaks to Hugo Saleh about the firm's plans
GasSight is a low-cost imager based on quantum technology that can produce real time video of methane gas. (Credit: QuantIC)
Matthew Dale asks whether quantum technologies are ready to be seen on the global stage at one of the world’s largest photonics exhibitions
