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Optical On-Off Switch to Replace Electrical Wiring on Airplanes

In an effort to provide safer and more reliable components for aircraft, researchers have invented an optical on-off switch that can replace electrical wiring on airplanes with fiber optics for controlling elevators, rudders, and other flight-critical elements.

8 Jul 2007

Expert Says "Laser Surgery Safer than Contacts"

Traditional assumptions have held that contact lenses are safer than laser surgery to correct vision problems. Now, an Oregon Health & Science University Casey Eye Institute physician, comparing data from several ...

8 Jul 2007

Breakthroughs in Optics, Photonics

Researchers from around the world will present new breakthroughs in optics, photonics and their applications at the 2007 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Quantum Electronics Laser Science Conference (CLEO/QELS) from May 6-11 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Md.

8 Jul 2007

Laser Light Used to Strip Hydrogen Atoms from Silicon Surfaces

A team of researchers have achieved a long-sought scientific goal: using laser light to break specific molecular bonds.

8 Jul 2007

Laser Ablation MR Guidance Effective in the Treatment of Liver Tumors

A large-scale, 12-year study has found that laser ablation with magnetic resonance (MR) guidance is as effective as traditional surgery in the treatment of liver tumors in some patients.

8 Jul 2007

Artificial Star

On 28 January 2006, at 23:07 local time, a laser beam of several watts was launched from Yepun, the fourth 8.2m Unit Telescope of the Very Large Telescope, producing an artificial star, 90 km up in the atmosphere.

5 Jul 2007

New Source of Coherent Optical Radiation Discovered

With the exception of lasers and free-electron lasers, there hasn't been another fundamental way to produce coherent light for close to 50 years.

5 Jul 2007

Photoacoustic Detection Technique Used to Listen to Cancer

Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia can now detect the spread of skin cancer cells through the blood by literally listening to their sound.

5 Jul 2007

Scientists Successfully Laser-Cool and Trap Radium Atoms

Argonne researchers have successfully laser-cooled and trapped atoms of radium — the first time this rare element has been captured in a magneto-optical trap — with an assist from an unexpected source.

5 Jul 2007

Scientists Use Laser Tweezers to Sort Atoms

Physicists of the University of Bonn have taken one more important hurdle on the path to what is known as a quantum computer: by using 'laser tweezers' they have succeeded in sorting up to seven atoms and lining them up.

5 Jul 2007

Metrology Systems - What Is It and How It Works

Metrology Systems - What Is It and How It Works

This product profile explores the features and applications of the Metrology Systems.

From AOM - Arizona Optical Metrology LLC

UV, IR, and SWIR Lenses for Specialized Applications

UV, IR, and SWIR Lenses for Specialized Applications

This product profile describes the features and applications of the UV, IR, and SWIR Lenses.

From Resolve Optics Ltd.

Nexview™ 650: Coherence Scanning Interferometry

Nexview™ 650: Coherence Scanning Interferometry

Coherence Scanning Interferometry is the measurement technology at the core of the Nexview™ 650 system.

From Zygo Corporation

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