Referred to as SWCNTs, these cylindrical nanostructures composed of a folded sheet of graphene can be used as near-infrared markers for small animal multiplex imaging. Emitting at different wavelengths, which can be tuned in the visible or NIR...

A closely spaced series of well-known chemicals having a refractive index lying between 1.33 for water and 1.95 for a...

Consisting of, containing, pertaining to or yielding carbon.

An extremely wide emission spectrum generated by the nonlinear effects created when a high peak power from a short-pulse...

One of the first lasers to find practical application. Generally, the pumping mechanism is an electric discharge, although...

An electrically excited laser having carbon monoxide as the lasing material and in which lasing occurs in a partial...

A gas laser in which the energy-state transitions between vibrational and rotational states of CO2 molecules give emission...

Molecules composed entirely of carbon, in the form of a hollow sphere, ellipsoid or tube. Also called buckyballs....

An incandescent or carbon arc lamp designed with a stable and compact arc or filament that permits it to be used as a light...

The arc formed when the rare gas xenon is excited electrically and emits a brilliant white light. Xenon is used to fill...

Plastic optical fiber (POF) is a type of optical fiber made from transparent plastic, typically polymethylmethacrylate...

Abbreviated TEA CO2 laser. A gas laser that provides shorter pulses and higher peak powers than conventional CO2 lasers. The...

An electric discharge between two carbon rods that are touched together to start the arc and then separated slightly. The...

Also called calcite. A natural hexagonal crystal of calcium carbonate. It cleaves readily into rhomboids useful in the study...

A unit of measurement of luminous intensity based on a physical standard, a set of calibrated carbon filament lamps. The old...

A tough, durable, heat- and cold-resistant optical quality plastic used in injection-molded items such as streetlight...

Laser active elements typically refers to the substances or materials within a laser system that play a critical role in the...

Commonly known as CR39, this thermosetting plastic is used in the casting of eyeglass lenses because of its toughness and...

A mid-infrared camera is a type of imaging device designed to capture images in the mid-infrared (mid-IR) spectral range,...

In analysis, the carbon layer that is evaporation-deposited on a specimen to protect and ready it for study by electron...

Carbonization is a process in which organic materials are heated in the absence of air, leading to the decomposition of the...

A material, such as gold black and carbon black, that is used as a solar absorber because of its high absorptance and low...

A type of laser welding of thin materials using a defocused or low-power carbon dioxide laser beam. The energy is absorbed...

Optical materials refer to substances or compounds specifically chosen for their optical properties and used in the...

A nitrogen vacancy (NV) refers to a specific type of defect or impurity in a crystal lattice where a nitrogen atom replaces...

A laser with a gain medium consisting of an organic dye, which is carbon-based. The dye is mixed with a solvent, allowing...

A type of fluorescence spectroscopy in which an excimer laser, a dye laser and a frequency-doubling device are used to...

MWIR stands for mid-wave infrared, referring to a specific range of wavelengths within the infrared spectrum. Infrared...

Graphene is a two-dimensional allotrope of carbon consisting of a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal...

A nanotube, also known as a nanotubule or simply a tube-like structure, is a nanoscale cylindrical structure composed of...

A very hard, highly transparent coating based on forms of carbon, used to protect optical components from abrasion and...

A rigid medium, generally a polycarbonate substrate coated with a reflective aluminum layer, that stores information (such...

A lens blank is a piece of optical material in a raw, unfinished state, typically in the form of a disk or block, from which...

An instrument incorporating an infrared detector assembly, used to analyze carbon dioxide gases and in medical applications...

An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) is a type of light-emitting diode (LED) technology that utilizes organic compounds to...

A saturated compound of carbon and hydrogen used as a liquid coating material for optical components in high-power laser...

An arc lamp whose carbon electrodes are enclosed in a transparent chamber, resulting in an arc that is steadier, lasts...