Until now this technology has only been used in the Vis and NIR spectral range because the absorption of coating materia…

Higher uncoated transmission than Germanium

TECHSPEC IG6 IR Aspheric Lenses provide diffraction limited performance. The lenses feature a lower index of refraction…

The gold thin-film coatings are ideal for deposition on lightweight optical elements for applications where weight and p…

Technique allows tiny sensors to monitor small changes in magnetic fields, such as when neurons transmit electrical signals.

Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend, but they could also one day help us understand how the brain processes information…

Precise non-contact thickness measurement is now available for materials up to 16 mm.

The new product has a larger measurement limit of 16 mm in order to accommodate thicker samples such as protective secur…

A team headed by Stefan Eisebitt has developed a new X-ray holography method that will enable snap-shots of dynamic proc…

Heralding a new age of terrific timekeeping, a research group led by a National Institute of Standards and Technology (N…

New work suggests that fur coats and down feathers might derive much of their impressive insulating power from an unexpected optical mechanism

In work that has major implications for improving the performance of building insulation, scientists at the University o…

In San Francisco Jenoptik will be showcasing, from February 4–6, new technologies and further developments of its produc…

New kind of see-through screen could be applied as a thin plastic coating on ordinary glass.

New kind of see-through screen could be applied as a thin plastic coating on ordinary glass.

Excellent transmission from 200 nm to 14 μm

TECHSPEC Barium Fluoride, BaF2 Windows take advantage of Barium Fluoride's low index of refraction 1.48, which provides…

The mosaic grating was fabricated as a monolithic gold-coated replica grating from two matched gratings from the same ec…

Rice University experiment shows how to soften atomic bonds in a buckyball

Rice University scientists have found they can control the bonds between atoms in a molecule. The molecule in question i…

Computer security systems may one day get a boost from quantum physics, as a result of recent research from the National…

Infrared light could help split water into hydrogen and oxygen, despite the fact that infrared photons have less energy…

Come in 7 ready-to-mix particle sizes

A line of high-purity calcined alumina polishing powders that are easy to mix with de-ionized water for grinding, lappin…

The new optical coatings are ideal for use in imaging, display, projection, scanning, defense, biomedical, aerospace, an…

Detector for the measurement of the waveforms of pulsed laser radiation

A team at the Laboratory for Attosecond Physics (LAP) in Garching (Germany) has constructed a detector, which provides a…

A new development by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, could lead to curtains and other materials t…

Research by the University of Southampton, which will explore how light can be used in new ways in innovative manufactur…