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SCHOTT AG subsidiary SCHOTT MINIFAB will open a manufacturing facility in Phoenix to provide design and manufacturing services for diagnostic and life sciences companies. SCHOTT MINIFAB (formerly...

Three photonics professional societies partnered to kick off the International Day of Light, May 16, with a stylized trailer for a movie titled “Day of Light.” In the trailer, a diverse...

Quantum computing startup planqc closed a financing round of €4.6 million ($4.67 million) led by UVC Partners and Speedinvest. With the funding, planqc will develop a highly scalable quantum...

SPIE’s Awards Committee has named the recipients of its annual awards, recognizing achievements and service in photonics research, education, and industry. The awards span a broad range of...

The DAG20-120-01 and the DAG20-120-04 motorized elevator stages from Optimal Engineering Systems Inc. are high-resolution, compact, low-profile devices with high-stability 120- × 120-mm tables...

The MadAFM™ is a new multimodal sample scanning AFM. Simple to install with compact tabletop design. Includes Mad City Labs picometer precision nanopositioning systems to give outstanding AFM...

The P-725.1CDE1S and P-725.4CDE1S from PI are nano-focus scanner packages for applications including surface metrology, super-resolution microscopy, light sheet microscopy, and digital slide scanning...

The FocusX from Bruker Alicona is an optical 3D measuring device meant for applications where highly reflective surfaces, steep flanks, and complex forms must be measured. Able to measure small...

By its original definition, a nanopositioning device is a mechanism capable of repeatedly delivering motion in increments as small as one nanometer. Lately demands from industry and research have...

An interferometer is an instrument that compares the position or surface structure of two objects. The basic two-beam division of amplitude interferometer components consists of a light source, a...

There are three fundamentally different dispersive phenomena in optical fiber, of which polarization mode dispersion (PMD) is the most complex. In digital multimode fiber systems, a light pulse...

Ultraprecision machining can be defined in general terms as the removal of material from a substrate utilizing a machine tool that operates at a resolution of 10 nm (0.4 μin.) or less. The...

Nanoscale motion requires fastidious attention to instrumentation, passive controls, and experiment design. Most users have experience in motion control within the sphere of the microscale. In this...

In this white paper, Dr. Iain Johnson, Lumencor’s Director of Technical Support, tests Lumencor’s laser-based CELESTA Light Engine for consistency, power, and stability using continuous wave...

Specifications for illumination systems for biomedical imaging and industrial metrology generally converge on spectral, spatial and temporal light output characteristics. This article describes some...

Important considerations in obtaining infrared optical metrology, for measuring transmitted wavefront error, optical quality, and surface quality. The paper asks questions to help guide the reader in...

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...

Silicon photonics and planar waveguide technologies have become integral components in the rapidly evolving landscape of optical communication, sensing, and integrated photonics. Planar waveguides...

This webinar will discuss specific analysis for QC in PCB applications. It will also cover critical dimensional measurement, roughness, and defect identification. Presenters Adam Platteis and Alberto...

Photonics Media will host its second annual Photonics Spectra Conference Jan. 10-13. The virtual event will comprise four technology tracks — Lasers, Optics, Sensors and Detectors, and Imaging...

A femtosecond laser is a type of laser that emits ultrashort pulses of light with durations on the order of femtoseconds, where one femtosecond is equal to 10-15 seconds. These lasers are capable of...

An ultrafast laser is a type of laser that emits extremely short pulses of light with durations typically on the order of femtoseconds (10-15 seconds) or picoseconds (10-12 seconds). These lasers are...

A linear positioning stage, also known as a linear stage or translation stage, is a precision mechanical device used to accurately move and position objects along a linear axis. These stages are...

In optics, a motion controller refers to a device or system that precisely controls the movement of optical components, such as mirrors, lenses, stages, or other elements within an optical setup. The...

Solving MERFISH challenges for Spatial Transcriptomics

Hear first-hand from our management team about the thought process behind Zygo's rebrand and how it went down.

This video hits the key points made in our "Measuring Aspheres in a 3D World" white paper. The white paper provides a basic practical guide on the benefits of 3D measurements of aspheres as well as a...

Lattice Materials is the world’s leading manufacturer of silicon and germanium parts. With over 30,000 sq ft of space and capabilities ranging from crystal growth to polishing and even thin-film...

A Mach Zehnder interferometer is an interferometer derived from the Twyman-Green interferometer. Light passing through a sample region in one direction recombines with a second leg without traversing...

The LaCroix name is synonymous with quality precision optics. Since 1947, three generations of family leadership have guided LaCroix Precision Optics to become the premier precision optics...

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

Mad City Labs, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of piezo nanopositioning systems and instrumentation capable of sub-nanometer positioning resolution. Our product line of nanopositioners,...

Precision Optical: our name embodies who we are. Since 1959, Precision Optical has earned a widely recognized reputation for reliability, value, and quality precision optics for the most demanding...