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NASA's Kepler Space Telescope to Begin New Missions?

Article - 16 Aug 2013

Since its launch in 2009, the $600m Kepler Telescope has successfully accomplished its initial objectives of identifying new potentially habitable planets far away from Earth. But now after a couple...

Short Wavelength Infrared Camera Technology

Article - 28 Jun 2013

Sebastien Blais-Ouellette, CEO and Founder of Photon etc. talks to AZoOptics about Short wavelength infrared camera technology.

What is a Periscope?

Article - 7 Jun 2013

A periscope can be defined as an optical instrument that allows the viewing of objects that are not in the direct life of vision. Periscopes prove to be of great help to submariners to have a view of...

High-Transmission Precision Optics

Article - 23 May 2013

Dr. Brian Manning, Application Scientist with Chroma Technology Corporation talks to AZoOptics about high-transmission precision optics.

Gallium Indium Arsenic Antimony Lasers – Properties and Applications

Article - 21 May 2013

The gallium indium arsenic antimony lasers are diode lasers that emit infrared wavelengths. These laser diodes are important sources of lasers that generate wavelengths more than 2 µm.

Thulium YAG Lasers - Properties and Applications

Article - 16 May 2013

Thulium-yttrium aluminum garnet (Tm:YAG) laser is used as a suitable means to produce high power laser emission from the 3F4 – 3F6 transition.

Stilbene Dye Lasers - Properties and Applications

Article - 13 May 2013

Stilbene is a relatively colorless, unreactive compound that is highly insoluble in water. Stilbene derivatives are thermally and chemically stable, and have absorption and fluorescence properties...

Argon Fluoride (ArF) Excimer Lasers - Properties and Applications

Article - 10 May 2013

The argon fluoride (ArF) laser is an excimer laser that consists of a mixture of noble gas such as xenon, krypton or argon and a halogen gas such as chlorine or fluorine, which when subjected to high...

Helium-Neon (HeNe) Lasers - Properties and Applications

Article - 7 May 2013

A helium–neon laser or HeNe laser is a gas laser consisting of a mixture of neon and helium within a small bore capillary tube, which is excited by a DC electrical discharge.

Using the Instrument Transfer Function (ITF) to Interpret Interferometric Height Measurements

Article - 4 Apr 2013

The instrument transfer function (ITF) is one of the approaches used for characterizing a system. The ITF defines system response based on the frequency content of an input signal.