Optics and Photonics News

Teledyne Lecroy and Southern Photonics Collaborate to Design 45 GHz Optical Modulation Analyzer

Teledyne LeCroy specializes in offering high-performance oscilloscopes, signal integrity test solutions, and protocol analyzers for use in communication industry.

New Laser Material Improves Efficiency of Laser Use in Biophotonics

Researchers from the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), in collaboration with scientists from the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and the Univ...

IEEE Photonics Conference 2012 in San Francisco will Showcase Breakthroughs in Lightwave and Photonic Technologies

The annual IEEE Photonics Conference (formerly called the IEEE LEOS Annual Meeting) will be held September 23 - 27, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport Hotel, and will include more than 500 technical presenta...

Femtosecond-Pulsed Plasmonic Nanotweezers Help Probe Biological Structures

Employing ultra-low input power densities, a research group from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has shown the possibility of using low-power ‘optical nanotweezers’ for trapping, manipulating and analyzing nanoparticles, including delegate biological samples.

Employing ultra-low input power densities, a research group from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has shown the possibility of using low-power ‘optical nanotweezers’ for trapping, manipulating and analyzing nanoparticles, including delegate biological samples.

New Report Analyzes Markets for Optically Functional Films and Coatings in Displays

Research and Markets has included a new report titled ‘Markets for Optically Functional Films and Coatings in Displays - 2012’ to its catalogue.

Dark Energy Survey Camera to Detect Subtle Effects of Weak Lensing

Dark energy is considered as a mysterious force that is accelerating the expansion of the Universe. Two surveys intend to utilize weak gravitational lensing to better understand dark energy and the behavior of gravity in other parts of the universe.

OSA Announces New Annual Advanced Solid State Lasers Congress

The Optical Society (OSA) has launched a new annual meeting on advanced solid state lasers. The event, titled, Advanced Solid State Lasers Congress (ASSL) is to be held from 27 October to 1 November 2013 in Paris.

New Type of Beam Propagates Without Spreading Outwards

Led by Harvard University, a global research team has showed a new type of light beam that can propagate without external scattering.

Fabless Manufacturing Model for Optical Integrated Circuits

VLC Photonics, a spin-off company from the Technical University of Valencia, has announced that it has made significant advances in optical integration. A unique “fabless” manufacturing model for fabricating optical chips has been developed.