Broadband tunable lasers have long been considered essential for scientific research in fields such as fluorescence imaging and material science. Their versatility stems from their ability to cover...

Few-cycle laser pulses with stabilized and controlled carrier-envelope phase (CEP) have enabled a new class of experiments that shed light on the physics of light matter interaction with sensitivity...

In the mid-2000s, Ytterbium (Yb)-based laser amplifiers emerged as a complement to Ti:Sapphire (Ti:Sa) amplifiers offering greater flexibility at the expense of lower energies and longer pulse...

Traditional optical filters are typically manufactured directly on glass substrates and cut to desired sizes. As instrument designers consider how to make their products more accessible, portable,...

David Biss of Optikos navigates the trade-offs that must be considered when developing the architecture of a microscope. In the vast expanse of life sciences, designing an OEM microscopy platform...

Lenses typically reflect over 4% of the incident light from each uncoated surface. This causes not only loss of light to the image to be formed, but unwanted stray light which may get to the image....

Highly reflective mirrors for ultrafast lasers need to cover a broad wavelength range which depends on the pulse duration. Furthermore, the group delay dispersion (GDD) is usually specified to be...

Ultrafast lasers have been gaining popularity across various fields, and the trend has been ongoing for decades, with no signs of slowing down. As a critical part of optics, thin film coating extends...

In optical imaging systems, understanding the distortion of the optical wavefront due to optical components is critical. Often, only the distortion caused by the substrates and other insignificant...

There are tens of different types of lasers in the market manufactured by hundreds of companies worldwide for thousands of different applications. As the system design requirements come from the...

Advanced optical coating techniques are an essential requirement for the manufacturing of filters, mirrors, or beamsplitters with superior optical characteristics. Monitored control of the coating...

Laser welding has developed into one of the most used joining techniques in sheet metals for applications such as car bodies, medical devices, sensors, batteries, and more. To create successful welds...

Fiber solutions for biomedical applications in the 0.3-16µm range include those utilized for multispectral diagnostics to define tumor margins and to detect osteoarthritis. IR-endoscopes and...

Spaceborne optics are exposed to extreme environmental conditions that may have short- and long-term effects on their performance. The periodic day to night transition over the orbit can induce...

The tolerancing of optical components is a very important communication step between the optical designer, the optical fabricator, and the end user of the optics. Tolerances are a balance between...

Nissim Asida reviews recent breakthroughs in IR zoom lens development, addressing the demanding requirements for reduced size, weight, and power (SWaP) while enabling high-resolution vision and...

Deploying supervised learning methods for automated optical inspection (AOI) of semiconductor wafers and other materials enables process engineers to detect defects on bare and patterned samples...

As with any precision process, laser-based medical applications demand tight control of a laser’s behavior to keep the process on track. But how is this implemented in applications? Mark...

The high variety of tailor-fitted molecular structures of Polyethylene (PE) can fulfill the requirements of various applications, however, it also poses difficulty in the mechanical recycling of...

Plasmonics, or the investigation and manipulation of electron oscillations along metal–dielectric interfaces, is an emerging technology with great innovation potential. Biophotonic sensing,...

Tightening specifications and increased demand for high -performance optical coatings continue to drive advancements in many areas of the optical manufacturing industry. To ensure customer...

The idea of employing higher-order surfaces in optical systems to improve performance has been around for decades. Designing and fabricating aspheric lenses in larger quantities and at a quality...

The optical performance of optical coatings is only half of the picture. A coating that is perfectly manufactured to meet its optical specifications is useless unless it also meets the application's...

High-power diode lasers have progressed significantly since their first appearance in the market. Today, these lasers are able to utilize high power levels and high-percentage electro-optical...

Lasers are made of physical matter. Therefore, the natural degradation of their materials can cause variability in performance. Aging optics often cause slow changes in laser behavior and, when left...