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Materials with Phase-Changing Capabilities Could Be Used to Propagate Photons for Data Transmission

A new study into vanadium dioxide’s phase-changing capabilities and hexagonal boron nitride’s infrared properties holds promise for faster, more efficient optical data transmission, especially in big data “farms” where numerous computers must communicate to offer answers.

20 Nov 2018

High-Performance Spectrograph Provider Adds New FERGIE Dealers in Europe and Asia

Princeton Instruments, a world-renowned manufacturer of scientific cameras and spectroscopy equipment, is pleased to announce that it has expanded its FERGIE® distribution and support network in Europe and Asia.

From Teledyne Princeton Instruments 19 Nov 2018

Researchers Develop Ultrathin Metalenses from Layered 2D Materials

The age of glass lenses may be declining in optics. In the recent past, various types of ultrathin materials that could substitute the thick glass lenses currently used in cameras and imaging systems have been designed, constructed, and tested by engineers and physicists.

15 Nov 2018

Researchers Find New Way of Resonance Tuning for Nonlinear Optics

A study team from ITMO University and the Australian National University has discovered that various metasurfaces display the same behavior provided a symmetry breaking is added to their unit cells "meta-atoms".

15 Nov 2018

Study Shows Electrically Conductive Polymer Nanostructures Could be Better Light Detectors

Using self-assembling wire-like nanostructures that conduct electricity, researchers from the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)—a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory—have considerably enhanced graphene’s response to light.

14 Nov 2018

New Fabrication Method Creates Ultra-Thin Transparent Silver Films for Solar Cells

A new fabrication method for transparent ultra-thin silver films has been formulated by scientists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the University of Wuppertal. The material may aid in developing very efficient solar cells and light-emitting diodes.

13 Nov 2018

Physicists Develop New Lens for Microscopy

Physicists at BFU proposed a new model of a variable focus lens known as a mini transfocator. It could be used in microscopic research that requires compact and mobile optical platforms.

9 Nov 2018

Marktech Optoelectronics Joins AIM Photonics

Marktech Optoelectronics, Inc., a privately held and veteran-owned leading designer and manufacturer of standard and custom optoelectronics components and assemblies, including UV, visible, near-infrared (NIR), and short wavelength infrared (SWIR) emitters, detectors, InP epiwafers and other materials, today announced its membership in The American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics).

From Marktech Optoelectronics 9 Nov 2018

New Properties Added to Organic Photovoltaics by Rice Engineers

Organic solar cells that can be printed or painted on surfaces are more and more efficient, and at present show promise for integration into applications like clothing that also entail them to be flexible.

8 Nov 2018

Researchers Set New Efficiency Record for Perovskite LEDs

A new efficiency record has been set by scientists for LEDs based on perovskite semiconductors, which surpasses that of the best organic LEDs (OLEDs).

7 Nov 2018

Princeton Instruments' New SpectraPro® HRS-750 Imaging Spectrograph - Optimized Optical Design Provides Higher Resolution to Meet the Demands of Researchers

Princeton Instruments, a world-renowned manufacturer of scientific cameras and spectroscopy equipment, is pleased to introduce the SpectraPro HRS-750, a new 750 mm focal length spectrograph and scanning monochromator that features an astigmatism-corrected optical design, a mechanical scanning range of 0 to 1500 nm, as well as exceptional resolution of 0.05 nm or better.

From Teledyne Princeton Instruments 6 Nov 2018

Pixelink® Expands Camera Line Featuring Sony 3rd Generation Pregius Sensors High Speed Performance and Low Noise Images Ideal for HDR Imaging

Pixelink, a global provider of industrial cameras for the machine vision and microscopy markets, announced today the release of two new USB 3.0 cameras using Sony’s 3rd generation Pregius CMOS global shutter sensors.

From Navitar Inc. 6 Nov 2018