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$TU Vienna Scientists Discover Common Metals Have Negative Refractive Index$

TU Vienna Scientists Discover Common Metals Have Negative Refractive Index

When a stick is dipped in water, it looks as if it is bent because of the change in the direction of light at the surface of the water.

20 Aug 2011

B+W Tek Introduce New TE Cooled Fiber-Coupled InGaAs Array Spectrometers

B&W Tek, an advanced instrumentation company producing optical spectroscopy and laser systems, has recently introduced its enhanced series of TE Cooled fiber-coupled InGaAs array spectrometers – the Sol™ series.

From m-oem 17 Aug 2011

Researchers Create Surface Plasmons for Optical Computing Devices

University of Tübingen researchers are collaborating to develop the next generation of computers. Tiny gold wires of the order of a thousandth of a mm were made to interact with cold atoms.

11 Aug 2011

Research Report Predicts Growth for Global Photonic Crystals Market

companiesandmarkets.com has added a new market report on global photonic crystals industry titled ‘Photonic Crystals: Materials, Technologies and Global Markets’.

9 Aug 2011

Breakthrough Photonic Chips Could Replace Electronic Chips

A Caltech-UC San Diego research team has achieved “non-reciprocal light propagation”.

9 Aug 2011

Integration of Optical Device Allows Invisibility Cloak to Function in All Parts of Spectrum

Janos Perczel, an undergraduate student, has resolved a main problem in the production of invisibility cloaks by integrating an optical device into the invisibility cloak’s design.

9 Aug 2011

Report on Optoelectronics Market Predicts Steady Growth of LED and Image Sensors

The market intelligence service provider, MarketResearch.com has released the semiconductor market report titled, 2011 Optoelectronics.

4 Aug 2011

The MIP Release 2012 Quick Reference Calendar

For C-Suite, Technical, and Sales & Marketing managers, it’s not too early to start planning for 2012. To lend a helping hand, The Microscopy & Imaging Place, Inc. (“The MIP”) has just released their 2012 Quick Reference Calendar.

4 Aug 2011

Researchers Test James Webb Space Telescope’s Gold-Coated Mirrors for NASA Observatory

Six gold-coated mirrors designed for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are to undergo tests under extreme conditions at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). The conditions simulate deep space and these mirrors form the second set among three sets of mirrors.

27 Jul 2011

Armstrong Optical Introduce Fibre Laser Pulser for Timimg Applications

Armstrong Optical Ltd., has expanded its range of optical timing reference sources with the introduction of the FLP – Fibre Laser Pulser. The system is based on a VSCEL laser emitting at 665 nm and providing output through a multimode SC/PC fibre connection.

From Armstrong Optical Ltd 25 Jul 2011