Thermography is a technique that involves the use of an infrared imaging device, called a thermal camera or infrared camera, to detect and visualize the infrared radiation emitted by objects. This technology allows for the creation of thermographic...

A blue diode laser is a type of semiconductor laser that emits light in the blue wavelength range of the electromagnetic...

Ultraviolet (UV) fiber optics refers to optical fibers that are designed and optimized for the transmission of ultraviolet...

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is an analytical technique that combines the principles of Raman spectroscopy...

Sapphire optical fiber is a type of optical fiber made from single-crystal sapphire, which is a form of aluminum oxide...

Laser ablation is a process that involves the removal or erosion of material from a target surface using laser energy. This...

Optoacoustic, or photoacoustic, refers to a phenomenon and related techniques that involve the generation of acoustic waves...

Holmium lasers are a type of medical laser that utilizes holmium-doped crystals as the gain medium. The term holmium laser...

A lab-on-a-chip (LOC) is a miniaturized device that integrates various laboratory functions and capabilities onto a single,...

A plasma accelerator is a type of particle accelerator that uses electric fields and magnetic fields to accelerate charged...

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

A YAG crystal refers to a solid-state crystal made of yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG), which is a synthetic crystalline...

An infrared light-emitting diode (IR LED) is a semiconductor device that emits infrared light when an electric current...

Functional materials refer to materials that possess specific properties or functionalities that make them suitable for...

The study of the optical properties of living tissue. Increased understanding of the behavior of light in this varied,...

Medical lasers are devices that produce intense beams of light with specific characteristics and properties, which are used...

An excimer laser is a type of ultraviolet laser that emits short pulses of light in the ultraviolet spectrum. The term...

Microscopy is a scientific technique that involves the use of microscopes to observe and study objects that are too small to...

A fiber optic imaging bundle is a specialized optical device composed of multiple optical fibers bundled together. Each...

A laser crystal, also known as an active medium or gain medium, is a solid-state material used in the construction of...

Rare earth dopants refer to elements from the lanthanide series, also known as rare earth elements, that are intentionally...

A femtosecond laser is a type of laser that emits ultrashort pulses of light with durations on the order of femtoseconds,...

A hydrogel is a three-dimensional network of polymer chains that are hydrophilic, meaning they have a strong affinity for...

A technique that combines two or more imaging processes in order to minimize the disadvantages within each of the...

A fiber optic sensor is a device that uses optical fibers to detect and measure physical, chemical, biological, or...

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an imaging technique used in medical diagnostics and biomedical research to obtain...

A fiber-coupled LED (light-emitting diode) refers to an LED device that is optically coupled to an optical fiber for the...

A fiber laser is a type of laser in which the active gain medium is an optical fiber doped with rare-earth ions such as...

Particle acceleration refers to the process by which charged particles, such as electrons or protons, gain kinetic energy...

Multispectral imaging is a technique that involves capturing and analyzing images at multiple discrete spectral bands within...

Hyperspectral imaging is an advanced imaging technique that captures and processes information from across the...

Second-harmonic generation (SHG) is a nonlinear optical process that occurs when two photons with the same frequency combine...

Photodynamic inactivation (PDI) is a therapeutic approach that utilizes the combination of light, a photosensitizer, and...