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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...

Applications are open for the 2024 SPIE Prism Awards, which will celebrate its 16th anniversary on Jan. 31 during a gala evening at SPIE Photonics West. The awards, held annually by SPIE, the...

SPIE has added 89 new senior members from academia, industry, and government, from across 17 countries. The members work in a variety of disciplines, including nanophotonics, quantum optics,...

Ten early-stage startup companies from six countries have been selected to compete for a top prize of $10,000 at the 13th annual SPIE Startup Challenge, to be held during Photonics West Jan. 31,...

Meet the NEXOS — Avantes’ compact spectrometers. These lightweight and powerful spectrometers are optimized to deliver high-end performance for spectroscopy integration. Experience...

Crafted with patent-pending technology, the Varius™ redefines versatility, delivering precision like never before. Adapt seamlessly to every challenge by replacing the slit with the new...

Meet the AvaSpec-Pacto, the next-generation photonics backbone spectrometer designed to empower a wide range of applications in various industries. The Pacto is manufactured with Avantes’...

Mad City Labs provides tools for the nanoscale for applications in photonics, microscopy and physics applications. Our portfolio includes closed loop piezo nanopositioners, micropositioners, atomic...

Photonics is the study of light and other types of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The impact of photonics on research, technology, navigation, culture, astronomy, forensics, and...

Attentuation Region (or Blocking) The spectral region over which very low transmission is required. Attenuation requirements are generally specified in percent transmission over a given spectral...

One of the most critical elements of any time-resolved spectroscopy and dynamics experiment is the optical delay line. A typical optical delay line consists of a retroreflector or folding mirrors on...

Illumination design has developed rapidly to include not only automotive headlamps and street lamps, but also backlit displays, fluorescent panel lighting, light-emitting diode or laser sources, and...

Explore the world of lock-in amplifiers in this paper, vital for success in photonics labs. Grasp the details of detecting amplitude and phase amid widespread signal changes from pulsed lasers,...

Through a deep knowledge of sensing technologies, technically adept personnel, and experience across applications as diverse as astronomy to live cell imaging, Mad City Labs helps our customers...

As the automotive industry continues to push the boundaries of innovation, the need for advanced technologies becomes increasingly paramount. Spectroscopy has been a game-changer in various domains...

Climate change and population expansion have a direct impact on agriculture. An increasing number of people need to be fed, but changing weather patterns can cause complete crops to fail. Inevitably,...

Success in a specific market depends on meeting the right technical requirements. As demand increases, it becomes necessary to develop and establish new manufacturing processes to produce functional...

Marcu reviews the development of clinically compatible fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) technology and applications in surgical oncology. Emphasis is placed on the integration of FLIM in surgical...

As our understanding of optical surface dynamics has improved, the definition of what constitutes a superpolished surface has evolved, although an exact definition is still debated and varies,...

Professor Toussaint will first present an overview of his group’s work with plasmonic nanoantennas, and then describe how these structures could be harnessed to develop a simplified, table-top...

A microbubble resonator is a device used in photonics and optical physics for the precise manipulation of light waves. It consists of a micro-sized, gas-filled spherical cavity (the "microbubble")...

A metalens, short for "metasurface lens," is a type of optical lens that uses nanostructured materials to manipulate light at a subwavelength scale. Unlike traditional lenses made of glass or other...

The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and...

Brillouin scattering is a phenomenon in physics where an incident electromagnetic wave (usually light) interacts with acoustic phonons (quantized lattice vibrations) in a material, resulting in the...

John Atkinson, Chroma Technology's Principal Product Engineer, provides some insight into future trends for our filters with applications in photometry and colorimetry, as well as their views on the...

Check out our new video tutorial on how to clean spherical lenses! Our latest video breaks down the step-by-step process for effectively cleaning spherical lenses, ensuring crystal-clear images every...

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To celebrate this milestone, we've created a video showcasing the journey to the new design. We invite everyone to #joinus and watch the video now! The new DayOptics image is a testament to our...

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),...

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

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...