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Thermal Imaging Technology - Development and Application of ULIS's Thermal Sensor Array

ULIS, specialists in the design and development of high-precision infrared imaging cameras have been a part of a two-phase project involving the launch of the Micro80PTM thermal sensor array.

By Kalwinder Kaur 31 Oct 2013

What is the Optical Kerr Effect?

The Kerr effect (also known as quadratic electro-optic effect) is a phenomenon observed in non-linear optic materials where the refractive index of the material changes in response to an electric field.

10 Oct 2013

Argon Laser – Properties and Applications

The argon laser is a unique gas laser, as it uses a noble gas (argon) as the active medium. It is commonly referred to as argon ion laser.

10 Oct 2013

Thulium YAG Lasers - Properties and Applications

Thulium-yttrium aluminum garnet (Tm:YAG) laser is used as a suitable means to produce high power laser emission from the 3F4 – 3F6 transition.

10 Oct 2013

Semiconductor Lasers: AlGaInP (Aluminum Gallium Indium Phosphide) Laser Properties and Applications

The aluminium gallium indium phosphide laser is a type of visible-light diode laser. Visible diode lasers emit wavelengths of red and green in the visible spectrum of electromagnetic radiation.

10 Oct 2013

What is Electro-Optical Rectification?

Optical rectification or electro-optic rectification may be described as a non-linear optical process that generates a quasi-DC polarization in a non-linear medium by passing an intense beam of light.

8 Oct 2013

What is Optical Cross-Phase Modulation (XPM)?

Optical cross phase modulation (XPM) may be described as a non-linear optical process where the wavelength of one light source affects the phase of another wave.

8 Oct 2013

What is a Metal Halide Lamp?

Metal halide lamps or metal halide arc lamps consist of a high performance arc discharge tube housed in an elliptical reflector that focuses the output into a microscopic optical train. The arc tube is filled with metal halide salts.

8 Oct 2013

Sum Frequency Generation - Non-Linear Optics for Advanced Spectroscopy

Sum frequency generation (SFG) may be defined as a second order non-linear optical process in which a tunable infrared beam is combined with a visible beam, such that that the frequency of the output beam is the sum of the input frequencies.

8 Oct 2013

Acousto-Optical Effects - Principles and Applications

Acousto-optics is a phenomenon which deals with the interaction of light (optics) and sound (acoustics). The existence of an interaction between light and sound was discovered by Brillouin in the year 1922.

8 Oct 2013