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  • What to Know About Nonlinear Optical Materials
    Article - 16 Nov 2023
    Since the emergence of nonlinear optics in the 1960s, significant progress has been made in photonic technologies and their applications. This has led to the development of several materials that have...
  • What is Laser Heat Treatment?
    Article - 11 Oct 2023
    This article provides an overview of laser heat treatment, how it works, the various techniques and processes involved, key applications across industries, and the future outlook for this rapidly...
  • What Lasers are Best for Raman Spectroscopy?
    Article - 4 Oct 2023
    Raman spectroscopy requires a concentrated source of light, such as a laser, to generate a Raman signal from a sample. The characteristics of the Raman excitation laser/Raman laser primarily affect...
  • How an Optical Device Could Make Surfaces Pathogen-free
    Article - 2 Oct 2023
    In an article recently published in the journal Applied Physics Express, researchers designed and fabricated a human-safe transverse quasi-phase-matched (QPM) aluminum nitride (AlN) channel waveguide...
  • Optical Testing for Semiconductor Devices
    Article - 29 Sep 2023
    This article explores how key optical methodologies are applied to inspection, metrology, and analysis at various stages of semiconductor research, development, and volume manufacturing.
  • What Are the Main Components of An AFM System?
    Article - 26 Jul 2023
    Since its invention in the 1980s, the atomic force microscope (AFM) has become indispensable for nanoscale imaging and metrology across scientific fields. At the heart of the AFM lies a host of...
  • Using Dielectric Thin Films for Optical Coatings
    Article - 17 Jul 2023
    An anti-reflection coating is a dielectric thin film coating with a specific refractive index and thickness. The coating is applied to an optical surface to reduce the reflectivity/reflectance of that...
  • How Does Laser Paint Removal Change the Microstructure of Aluminum Alloys?
    Article - 22 Mar 2023
    What is the effect of paint removal by laser cleaning on the mechanical and microstructural characteristics of aluminum alloy?
  • What Are Semiconductor Lasers and How Are They Used?
    Article - 28 Feb 2023
    Semiconductor lasers are generated via radiative recombination of charge carrier pairs in semiconductors. They are more efficient, cost-effective, and require less power than conventional laser...
  • First Chip-Scale Titanium-Doped Sapphire Laser
    Article - 24 Feb 2023
    The first chip-scale titanium-doped sapphire laser has been developed by a research team at Yale University.

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