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New Ultra-Smooth TECHSPEC® Laser Grade Aspheric Lenses

Edmund Optics® (EO), the premier provider of optical components, announces a new line of Laser Grade Aspheric Lenses with a λ/40 RMS aspheric surface tolerance, making them ideal for high precision laser focusing applications.

From Edmund Optics 23 May 2019

MIT Researchers Develop New Computational Technique that Rapidly Tunes Next-Generation Lenses

A majority of people know optical lenses as transparent and curved pieces of glass or plastic, developed to focus light for cameras, spectacles, and microscopes, to name a few.

22 May 2019

Innovative Light Beam Device may Lead to Faster Internet

A research team has developed a light beam device that may be able to pave the way to clearer images of space, faster internet, and more comprehensive medical imaging.

22 May 2019

NIST Researchers Expose Inner Workings of Next-Generation Chip-Scale Atomic Clock

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) physicists and partners have revealed an experimental, next-generation atomic clock—working at high “optical” frequencies—that is a lot smaller than usual, composed of merely three small chips plus secondary optics and electronics.

20 May 2019

DJI Osmo Action Camera Captures Every Adventure in Stunning 4K Detail

DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and creative camera technology, building on its heritage of advanced image stabilization, takes a bold new direction with the Osmo Action camera.

From DJI 17 May 2019

Researchers Invent Energy-Free Superfast Computing Using Light Pulses

Superfast data processing using light pulses rather than electricity has been developed by researchers. The invention makes use of magnets to record computer data which consume nearly zero energy, solving the dilemma of how to produce faster data processing speeds without the associated high energy costs.

16 May 2019

Mixed-Signal Electro-Optical Measurements for Integrated Photonics

ficonTEC Service GmbH of Achim, Germany, and Coherent Solutions Ltd. of Auckland, New Zealand, have entered into a collaborative partnership to advance electro-optical measurement capability for use in volume testing within the manufacturing cycle of integrated photonic devices.

From ficonTEC Service GmbH 15 May 2019

Optical Security Enhanced with Tunable-Resonator Upconverted Emission Color Printing

A standard check for counterfeits is viewing bank notes under ultraviolet or infra-red light.

14 May 2019

Laser Experiment Exposes Site of Efficiency Loss in Copper Oxide Photocathodes

Photocathodes and solar cells composed of copper oxide (Cu2O) might theoretically attain high efficiencies for solar energy conversion. In reality, however, large losses happen.

10 May 2019