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Researchers from around the world came together to develop a low-cost smartphone confocal microscope for imaging human skin in vivo. The team’s main concern: disease diagnosis in low- and middle-income ...

Researchers at the Cardiovascular Surgery Department at the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College have developed a new method for intact cardiac tissue imaging. This method, ...

A new study presents a novel approach to imaging the human cornea. The research team at the Langevin Institute in Paris says their optical coherence tomography device is the first capable of full-field in ...

  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 ...

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 ...

Introduction to Adaptive Optics Anyone who has ever driven down the road on a hot day has probably noticed steam radiating off the pavement. However, if you looked closely enough, the steam was actually ...

Introduction to Motion Control Instrumentation Motion control is the combination of mechanics and electronics to regulate the position, speed and acceleration of moving parts in a controlled manner. It is ...

Introduction to Spectroscopy Imaging We have discussed many applications of spectrometers, but how do we attain the final spectral image to analyze? Spectrometers contain varying types of imaging systems ...

Introduction to Prisms Even as early as in the 13th century, six-sided crystals of natural quartz were used to generate rainbows. In the late 1660s, people believed that color was a mixture of lightness ...

Introduction to Optical Parametric Oscillators In 1961, Peter Franken and his group at the University of Michigan were the first to use  nonlinear materials to produce optical harmonics. This method ...