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Smart Glass Prototype for Optimal Adaptability
Researchers at the University of Delaware have revealed an exciting opportunity for the market of energy efficient technologies. In a paper published in February’s issue of Optics Express, the team ...
New Optical Tweezers Technique Revamps Single Cell Experimentation
New Optical Tweezers Technique Revamps Single Cell Experimentation
Researchers at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, UK have developed a new design for optical tweezers using a single diode-coupled multicore fiber. The novel method promises a much more flexible ...
Diode Laser: The Most Versatile and Convenient Coherent Light Source
Diode Laser: The Most Versatile and Convenient Coherent Light Source
Introduction to the Diode Laser Researchers have been developing different types of coherent light sources to fit a larger span of applications since 1960. Present-day lasers vary in size, power-range, and ...
Fiber Optic Polarizers: Better Quality Light for Optical Applications
Fiber Optic Polarizers: Better Quality Light for Optical Applications
  Introduction to Fiber Optic Polarizers Fiber optics cables are a common and extremely efficient method for data transmission and light guiding applications. Complete fiber optic networks can transmit ...
Optical Gyroscopes: Measuring Rotational Changes With Sagnac Effect
Optical Gyroscopes: Measuring Rotational Changes With Sagnac Effect
Gyroscopes are devices that measure rotational changes. On first mention, most people picture the beautifully rotating classical mechanical gyroscope. Although widely used till the late 1900s, optical ...
AR Coating Technique: Thin Film Deposition
AR Coating Technique: Thin Film Deposition
Having discussed the history and physics of AR coats, our final article discusses the standard AR coating techniques via application of thin films. The basic principles of AR coating application remain the ...
Futuristic Farming: Photonics Technologies in Land and Crops
Futuristic Farming: Photonics Technologies in Land and Crops
Photonics Technologies in Farming Farmers everywhere face the same daunting task: the world population is growing at an exponential rate, and food supply has to keep up. There is practical limits to a ...
Where Electronics Meets Optics: Electro-Optics, a Dynamic Duo
Where Electronics Meets Optics: Electro-Optics, a Dynamic Duo
What is Electro-Optics? In the last 20 years or so, the field of electro-optics has become increasingly important. It is often challenging to predict the future of scientific discoveries and their relevant ...
Secrets of Antireflective Coatings: Interference as a Key Mechanism
Secrets of Antireflective Coatings: Interference as a Key Mechanism
In our prior blog post we discussed the properties and major uses of Antireflective Coatings. We also talked about how how anti-reflection is not a property of materials. Rather, it is a consequence of ...
Anti-Reflective Coatings: Invention Through Current Industry Applications
Anti-Reflective Coatings: Invention Through Current Industry Applications
Introduction Everyone knows or heard about UV or anti-reflective coatings on lenses and filters but what are they really and what distinguishes anti-reflective coatings from other types of coatings? We ...