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Largest Laser in the World is Picking up Speed

Scientists and technicians at the NIF are quickening their pace to install and test the rest of NIF’s 192 lasers.

13 Jan 2008

Using Short and Intense X-Rays to Capture Images

LLNL scientists for the first time have validated the idea of using extremely short and intense X-ray pulses to capture images of objects.

By Andy Henton 11 Jan 2008

What is Adaptive Optics?

Adaptive Optics can be defined as the optical systems that adapt to rectify for optical effects which is presented by the medium between the object and its image.

9 Jan 2008

Inexpensive Adaptive Optics

Adaptive optics is an efficient but expensive way to correct distortions in laser beams.

6 Jan 2008

Detecting Fugitive Environmental Contaminants

The intentional or accidental release of contaminants into the environment is an inevitable consequence of human activity.

3 Jan 2008

Nano-Optics and Nano-Photonics - How Nanotechnology is Revolutionizing Optics and Photonics

With a growing demand for faster, tinier, and more extremely integrated optical and electronic devices or instruments. There are also demands for smaller and exceptionally sensitive detectors for environmental and biomedical applications. Studying the many encouraging optical properties of nanostructures is an emerging field known as nano-optics and nano-photonics.

29 Dec 2007

Optical Filters – What is an Optical Filter and What Does it Do?

Filters are manufactured into a number of shapes and sizes. Filters can be used to pass or eliminate bands of wavelength ranging from hundreds of nanometers in size down to a single wavelength.

26 Dec 2007

Photonic Crystal Fibers - Paving the Way for Better Optical Fibers

Photonic crystals are materials which consist of a periodic structure in the nanometer scale, which is in the order of wavelengths of light.

23 Dec 2007

White Balance - The Definition of White Balance

White balance is a term referred to as the process of eliminating unrealistic color casts.

23 Dec 2007

Energy-Efficient Lighting – Using Less Energy to Produce the Same Brightness as Incandescent Lighting

Using electricity to generate lighting is a major consumer of energy. A massive amount of energy can be saved by using energy-efficient equipment. Currently, commercially available energy-efficient lighting can save up to 75 percent the energy used to light homes.

22 Dec 2007