Necsel to Acquire PD-LD

Waters Corp. entered into an agreement to acquire Wyatt Technology, a developer of light-scattering and field-flow fractionation technology, for $1.36 billion in cash. The transaction is expected to...

Lumentum Holdings completed its acquisition of NeoPhotonics Corp., less than a week after obtaining receipt of antitrust clearance in China. The companies struck the deal in November 2021. ...

The University of Twente opened its BioImaging Centre, which serves as the core facility for microscopy at the university’s Technical Medical Centre. The facility is equipped with confocal...

Thermo Fisher Scientific completed the acquisition of CorEvitas LLC, a provider of regulatory-grade, real-world evidence for approved medical treatments and therapies, for $912.5 million in cash....

The AP 530 S automated laser system from Coherent is designed for the texturing and marking of implantable medical devices. The freeform system operates unattended between the loading and...

The IQ1C195(380-210) from Power Technology is a continuous wave high-power 380-nm laser diode module for high-end analytical and scientific applications, such as bioanalysis, fluorescence, and Raman...

The Grande.9 (532-1) diode laser module from Power Technology Inc. is a high-power device at 532 nm for OEM applications. The device offers a stable semiconductor alternative to at nearly 1 W...

The Accuva Cellect from Laxco Inc. is a laser capture microdissection (LCM) system designed to enable isolation and capture of single cells with accuracy for improving research and analysis. The LCM...

Aspheric surfaces are powerful tools that combine the optical corrections of multiple lenses into a single element (Figure 1) and affect performance in ways that spherical optics cannot. For example,...

Over 60 years have passed since the first demonstration of a laser in 1960. After the initial spark of interest, lasers were for a while categorized as “a solution waiting for a problem,”...

When purchasing an industrial laser system, the astute buyer will look for a Class 1 laser product — a system where the laser beam hazard is completely enclosed and there is no potential laser...

Given the pace at which technology advances, there always seems to be a learning curve. With the abundance of consumer electronics available, there typically is no right or wrong way to use these...

Finding the ideal ultra-fast laser source for a multiphoton imaging setup is not trivial. It is a fine balance between peak power, pulse energy and laser wavelength. In this white paper we show that...

To achieve accurate and precise Raman measurements, optical filters play a crucial role in enhancing signal-to-noise ratio, and reducing background interference. This white paper explores the...

Overview of Rapid Automated Modular Microscope.

This whitepaper looks at the unique challenges associated with optical systems by exploring two extremes, an ultra-high precision instrument, and a low-cost consumer product, and the different...

This event is supported by the European initiatives presented and is moderated by EPIC, the European Photonics Industry Consortium. The European Commission is helping companies access the...

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) imaging is a powerful mass spectrometry-based approach that allows for the simultaneous detection of hundreds of biomolecules from one tissue...

New generations of laser sources, with high pulse energy, wide continuous tunable range, and a compact form, are in high demand to advance two-photon and three-photon microscopy to its full potential...

The publishers of BioPhotonics invite you to attend a free virtual conference spanning three days. The BioPhotonics Conference will feature insights and innovations in microscopy, spectroscopy, flow...

Free-space optics (FSO), also known as optical wireless communication or optical wireless networking, refers to the transmission of data using modulated beams of light through free space (air or a...

The technology that deals with the interaction of organic materials with light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. This includes the emission, detection, absorption,...

Supercontinuum refers to a broad spectrum of light that spans a wide range of wavelengths, typically from the visible to the near-infrared or even mid-infrared regions of the electromagnetic...

Laser drift typically refers to a phenomenon where the frequency or wavelength of a laser source gradually changes over time. In the context of lasers, stability in terms of frequency or wavelength...

Live reports from SPIE BiOS 2013 including interviews with JenLab about multiphoton tomography, PD-LD green lasers, Optofluidics optical nanotweezers and vytron fiber splicing. Light Matters is the...

Luminate NY, the only optics, photonics and imaging (OPI) accelerator and investment fund in the world, announced the final winners at the Light Tomorrow with Today event in Rochester, NY. For the...

Easy and Cost-Effective Super-Resolution to ~100 nm. Andor has introduced two new highly innovative sCMOS cameras, both delivering easy and cost-effective access to super-resolution capabilities and...

On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you on a brief tour of the Higgins Laboratories at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Quinsigamond Community College and WPI received a $4M grant...

Established in 1985, OZ Optics is a leading worldwide supplier of fiber optic components, test equipment and sensors. OZ Optics manufactures its products in three locations, Ottawa (Canada),...

CASTECH is a recognized leading supplier of nonlinear optical crystals, laser crystals and precision optical components for laser, telecom, medical, analysis and detector markets. Products...

The Optical Engineering Experts® Optikos designs and manufactures metrology products for measuring and assuring optical image quality; and provides optical engineering design, development,...

FOCtek provides customers with all types of custom manufactured lenses, Precision Optical Components, Polarizing Optics, Prisms, Filters, Coatings, Optical Systems, Crystals, Nonlinear Crystals,...