Between the late 2020s and early 2030s, NASA’s DAVINCI probe will take a look at Venus's atmosphere in unprecedented detail by dropping a probe with a spectrometer to the planet’s surface.
By Robert Lea
24 Jun 2022
A recent paper illustrated a low-cost digitally integrated LiDAR with TDC that is completely FPGA-controlled and processed in a low-end FPGA chip with constrained configurable logic block resources.
Spectroscopy and spectrometry are terms that are often used interchangeably but there are some subtle differences in their exact meanings. This article looks at the differences between the two and their applications.
By Rebecca Ingle, Ph.D
23 Jun 2022
Pulse characterization instruments are key tools for any lab for a variety of applications. This article describes how to achieve laser characterization thanks to cross-dispersion spectrometry.
A laser mode sensor development by gravitational-wave scientists at the University of Western Australia could be the key to probing beneath the surface of neutron stars. The breakthrough may help researchers test the limits of Einstein’s theory of General Relativity using gravitational waves.
By Robert Lea
22 Jun 2022
A research collaboration has demonstrated precisely controlled single-cycle waveforms in ultrashort mid-infrared pulses.
By Ilamaran Sivarajah
21 Jun 2022
Researchers at Shizuoka University in Japan have found a way to use an attenuated total reflection version of terahertz spectroscopy to identify drugs in plastic packaging even for compounds with high terahertz absorption.
By Rebecca Ingle, Ph.D
21 Jun 2022
Research has led to the possibility of producing lasers that involve biological cells, opening up a new avenue of exploration in biophotonics, the field of cellular lasers and biolasers.
By Sarah Moore
20 Jun 2022
We spoke with University of Bonn spin-off Midel Photonics, a start-up company whose laser beam shaping technology is hoping to sharpen up the laser industry.
This article describes thin film solar cells, RFIDs and displays that are regularly used in medical applications or automotive dashboards.