Edmund Optics Slow Axis Collimators
13 August, 2014Edmund Optics introduces Slow Axis Collimators. They consist of a monolithic array of cylindrical lenses that are designed to collimate the individual emitters of a laser bar.
The secret to twisting light
21 July, 2014Scientists from the Australian National University (ANU) have uncovered the secret to twisting light at will - the latest step in the development of photonics. Their research has been published in the journal Nature Communications.
Hollow optical fibre guides UV laser light
07 July, 2014German researchers have tested a new type of optical fibre with a hollow core, which is able to guide UV laser light without being damaged and with acceptable loss. Such light would normally damage conventional optical fibres.
DOP Solutions DOP3500 touch-screen aerosol photometer
02 July, 2014The DOP Solutions DOP3500 touch-screen photometer has features for testing, recording and printing the results of filter testing for cleanrooms, laboratories and other controlled environments. It is capable of testing all HEPA, ULPA and PTFE types of filter in situ and as manufactured.
Edmund Optics IR optics featuring BBAR coatings
28 June, 2014Edmund Optics introduces an expanded offering of off-the-shelf infrared (IR) optics featuring broadband antireflective (BBAR) coatings. These include 3-5 μm coating options on Silicon PCX Lenses and Silicon Windows and 8-12 μm coating options on Germanium PCX Lenses and Germanium Windows.
Techspec Germanium Meniscus Lenses
27 June, 2014Edmund Optics introduces its Techspec Germanium Meniscus Lenses. The lenses feature a durable design that is suitable for use in a wide variety of demanding infrared (IR) applications, including IR imaging or surveillance, remote sensing or IR spectroscopy.
Edmund Optics Techspec Variable Beam Expanders
11 June, 2014Edmund Optics Techspec Variable Beam Expanders offer continuous magnification for high-power laser applications where magnification changes may be required, including prototyping or research and development.
Nanolane Surf optical slides
30 May, 2014With the development of Surf slides from Nanolane, images of nanometric samples from regular light microscopes have been made possible. The optical slides are based on the control of the polarisation of the light.
Optical tweezers for atom clouds
09 April, 2014Physicists from the University of Otago have developed a steerable 'optical tweezers' unit that uses intense laser beams to precisely split minute clouds of ultracold atoms and to smash them together.
Looking at light from a different angle
04 April, 2014Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have produced a system that allows light of any colour to pass through it if this light is coming from a specific angle.
Rudolph Research J457 digital benchtop refractometer
03 March, 2014Rudolph Research Analytical has developed a refractometer with operational features that help users load and monitor sample quality. The J457 comes equipped with Smart Measure technology that automatically detects when the prism is improperly cleaned, insufficient sample is loaded or if the instrument is improperly calibrated.
Edmund Optics TechSpec Barium Fluoride (BaF2) Windows
26 January, 2014Edmund Optics introduces TechSpec Barium Fluoride (BaF2) Windows. The windows are suitable for use in a wide variety of applications, including infrared (IR) spectroscopy, as they offer wide broadband transmission extending from the deep ultraviolet (UV) to the long-wave IR.
A new optical dimension in nanophotonics
17 December, 2013Macquarie University researchers, leading an international collaboration, have invented of a new generation of nanocrystals called ‘τ-Dots’. These can be coded in the newly discovered optical dimension of time in addition to colours.
Researchers create metamaterial lens with 10 times more power
08 November, 2013Researchers at the University of Sydney have developed a lens with 10x the resolution of any other current lens. Writing about their work in the journal Nature Communications, the team explained that the lens is a metamaterial - a material with completely new properties not found in nature.
Nanoparticles filter light for microalgal growth
30 October, 2013Researchers from The University of Western Australia (UWA) have helped develop a nanoparticle light filter system which stimulates the growth of useful microalgal organisms. The resulting microalgal cells, and their light-absorbing photopigments, provide high value-added chemical compounds.
