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Many industrial #micro-processing applications that use #femtosecond #lasers have been developed in a variety of sectors, including medical and semiconductors. To access new large-scale applications such as surface texturing, however, robust industrial-grade beam shaping solutions need to be combined with femtosecond lasers. To learn more, click: https://ilphotonics.com/beam-shaping-to-scale-up-micro-processing/

If you are working with #Raman #spectroscopy and looking to optimize performance, check out an article that describes how best to choose and customize #OpticalFilters for your applications. Click: https://ilphotonics.com/how-to-optimize-instrument-performance-with-raman-filters/

A research team converted a PHAROS Yb #laser to a tuneable #ultrafast, deep #ultraviolet source (208 nm to 306 nm) at µJ-level and high repetition rate, in a very compact setup. To learn more, click: https://ilphotonics.com/pharos-laser-produces-tuneable-ultrafast-deep-uv-source/

Enabling technological breakthroughs with innovative #imaging and #detection solutions, precise #instrumentation is a key requirement to measuring and analyzing complex or unknown physical phenomena. Over the last century, many research projects have aimed at better understanding the infinitely small at imperceptible scale. Learn more: https://ilphotonics.com/ion-electron-and-photon-detection-plus-imaging-solutions/

A team of researchers demonstrated that langasite (LGS) enables efficient Q-switch operation of Cr:Er:YSGG #lasers at 2.79 µm. They report 300 mJ output energy at 15 ns pulse duration at a 3Hz repetition rate, which is, as far as the team knows, the record result documented to date at 2.79 µm. To learn more, click: https://ilphotonics.com/demonstrating-a-300-mj-eo-q-switched-2-79-%c2%b5m-crerysgg-laser/

Learn about #optics-related improvements to #storage infrastructures that form the backbone of #data centers for enterprises, government institutions, or private individuals. Click here: https://ilphotonics.com/data-centers-rely-on-improved-data-storage-infrastructure/

One of the main challenges in dense 5G xHaul radio access networks (#RANs) is the provisioning of low-cost connectivity between a large number of antennas, located at remote sites, with a central site (hub) in which baseband processing functions are performed. For more information, click: https://ilphotonics.com/usource-passive-wdm-solutions-for-5g-xhaul-ran/

A short article explains the concept behind generating powerful #femtosecond #laser pulses with Optical Parametric Chirped-Pulse Amplification (#OPCPA). Click: https://ilphotonics.com/opcpa-from-concept-to-ultrafast-future/

Check out this month’s IL Photonics Newsletter for the latest information in the world of #photonics and #optics. https://ilphotonics.com/december-2022/

In a recent paper, researchers experimentally demonstrated a fundamental cryptographic primitive, where quantum Weak Coin Flipping (WCF) can achieve theoretically perfect information #security over modern communication networks. For more information, click: https://ilphotonics.com/can-i-trust-you-lets-flip-a-coin/

Watch an introductory video that explains Äpre Instruments’s Spectrally Controlled #Interferometry (SCI) that combines coherence-controlled illumination, vibration-tolerant data acquisition and Äpre’s REVEAL data analysis and reporting software. For more information: https://ilphotonics.com/video-presents-apres-spectrally-controlled-interferometry/

Active #vibration isolation tables help users achieve more from their research by removing disruptive vibration noise from their measurements (sub 1 Hz). These tables are the perfect solution for users who want to focus on their research, and not on their research equipment. For details, click https://ilphotonics.com/industry-leading-active-vibration-isolation-performance/

#Signal-to-noise ratio (#SNR or #S/N) is a measure used in many disciplines, but is most common in analyzing electrical signals. SNR is the ratio of the power of a signal (desired input) to the power of the background noise (undesired input). Typically, the signal power can’t be controlled or increased. Therefore background noise must be reduced. To learn how, click: https://ilphotonics.com/improving-signal-to-noise-ratio/

Improvements to the ID281 series of Superconducting Nanowire #SinglePhoton #Detectors (SNSPDs) enable you to see individual #photons faster and with even greater precision than ever before. These new detectors require simpler cryogenic systems to operate. For details, click: https://ilphotonics.com/id-quantique-expands-family-of-id281-snspds/

Non-Destructive Testing (#NDT) covers all the techniques used to analyze something without causing damage. Most NDT methods use visual inspection or x-ray analysis. NDT is used in a wide variety of fields, such as food, automotive, aerospace, and semiconductors. For more information, click: https://ilphotonics.com/test-and-evaluate-without-any-damage/

Light Conversion is celebrating the production of the 2000th PHAROS #femtosecond #laser. The celebration marks a long journey of continuous development of the company‘s first femtosecond laser. For more information, click: https://ilphotonics.com/shipment-of-2000th-pharos-laser/

CNI Optoelectronics Tech has launched multi-wavelength solid-state light engines (#SLEs) for applications such as excitation of GFP/FITC, DAPI, YFP, mcherry, Cy3, Cy5, and spectrally similar fluorophores. For more information: [ https://ilphotonics.com/new-multi-wavelength-solid-state-light-engines/ ]

Upgrading an old #interferometer is one-third the cost of buying a new one. Watch this video [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1lhQhuD-UM ]for a quick explanation of why you should upgrade your interferometer instead of buying new. For more information: [https://ilphotonics.com/why-upgrade-an-interferometer/ ]

A research team has demonstrated that non-amplified #femtosecond #laser systems delivering 40–500 pJ individual pulses are sufficient for inducing localized cross-linking reactions within hundreds of nanometers in cross sections of non-photosensitized polymers. This experimental work is of high importance for the fundamental understanding of laser-enabled nanoscale 3D #AdditiveManufacturing. For more information: [ https://ilphotonics.com/lasers-induce-localized-cross-linking-reactions-in-non-photosensitized-polymers/ ]

With ultrashort pulsed lasers and special curved glass cutting diffractive optical elements (DOEs), you can cut up to several mm of curved glass tube with a spot as small as 3 µm! These DOEs can create modified Bessel-like beams that will maintain their tight focus inside the tube over the entire thickness. For more details: [ https://www.holoor.co.il/ ]