Laser Spike Welding Enables New Materials and Designs
Researchers from Philips Electronics Neder-land BV in Eindhoven and the University of Groningen,...
Light Scattering Technique Detects Pathogenic Aerosols
The threat of bioterrorism has inspired much research into optical techniques that can detect...
Nanowire Combs Lase in UV
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have produced novel comblike arrays of...
Quantum-Dot Composite LED Emits in IR
An electroluminescent composite that features quantum dots suspended in a semiconducting polymer...
Embedded Mirrors Improve Fiber Pumping
A new approach for injecting radiation into double-clad fiber promises significant advantages in...
Fiber Optic Sensor Measures Submicroampere Currents
Wuu-Wen Lin of Yung Ta Institute of Technology & Commerce in Linluo, Taiwan, has developed a...
Electron Beam Lithography Produces Microlenses in Hybrid Sol-Gel
In the April 21 issue of Optics Express, scientists at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University...
Laser-Heated Diamond Cell Exposes Stability at Earth's Mantle
Using a laser heating system, a team of scientists at Carnegie Institution of Washington and at the...
Blue Polymers Live Longer
Unlike liquid crystal devices, light-emitting polymer displays require no backlight, which could...
Tunable Fiber Source Produces 30-nJ Pulses
Researchers at Tampere University of Technology's Optoelectronics Research Centre in Tampere,...
Yb-Doped Ceramic Laser Achieves 0.75 W
A diode-pumped Yb:Y2O3 ceramic laser developed by scientists at the University of...
Prototype of MEMS-Based 320 x 240 Uncooled IR Detector Demonstrated
Using an array of heat-sensitive microscopic cantilever elements on its surface, a new MEMS-based...
Micromirror System Facilitates Dynamic 3-D Holographic Imaging
Scientists at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have constructed a...
Quantum-Dot Photodetector Takes the Heat
A quantum-dot IR photodetector with detection ability from 6.7 to 11.5 µm that can operate at...