Articles and News - Spectroscopy

StellarNet spectrometer performs in the 190 to 1110 nm range

05/17/2013

The SILVER-Nova spectrometer has a ruggedized metal enclosure with a fiberoptic input for applications in the 190 to 1110 nm wavelength range that require high resolution and sensitivity.

B&W Tek portable Raman spectrometer features a 1064 nm excitation laser

05/14/2013

The i-Raman EX portable Raman spectrometer features a 1064 nm excitation laser to measure biological substances and other highly fluorescent samples.

A benefits-rich approach to bio-optics commercialization

05/13/2013

To my mind, the excitement of biophotonics research is surpassed only by its transfer to the larger world, where it can benefit humanity.

Tunable deep-UV supercontinuum source launched by NKT Photonics

05/07/2013

Birkeroed, Denmark--NKT Photonics will demonstrate the world's first tunable deep-UV supercontinuum-powered light source at LASER World of Photonics 2013 in Munich.

Photonics21 releases roadmap to photonics research and innovation priorities

05/03/2013 Brussels, Belgium--At the Photonics21 Annual Meeting the group presented the Photonics Multiannual Strategic Roadmap Towards 2020 – Photonics Driving Economic Growth in Europe to Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Co...

SciAps acquires Raman analyzer maker DeltaNu

05/02/2013

Portable analytical instrumentation company SciAps has acquired Raman analyzer developer and manufacturer DeltaNu, formerly a business unit of Intevac Photonics.

StellarNet Raman NIR spectrometers capture at 1064 nm

05/02/2013

Portable Raman spectrometers utilize InGaAs detectors to capture NIR spectra induced by 1064 nm lasers.

Microscope interface from Princeton Instruments works with imaging spectrograph

05/02/2013

The MicroSpec microscope interface is designed for use with the aberration-free IsoPlane imaging spectrograph.

COMPUTATIONAL MICROSCOPY/ LENS-FREE IMAGING/POINT-OF-CARE DIAGNOSTICS: Algorithms and cell phone add-on enable powerful, inexpensive microscopy

05/01/2013 The optical components of a modern microscope are relatively bulky and and complex...unless you replace them with digital holography, and the microscope becomes a chip-based device that clips to a cell phone. Computation, senso...

FEMTOSECOND LASERS/SPECTROSCOPY/OPTICS: Award-winning technologies promise impact on life sciences

05/01/2013 Wyvern-HE, a diminutive, single-stage, single-pump Ti:sapphire ultrafast amplifier-capable of performance previously available only through multi-stage designs 50% larger and 40% costlier-is the winner of the 2013 CLEO/Laser Fo...

HANDHELD BIOPHOTONICS: Biophotonics is growing, no matter how the market is defined

05/01/2013

An industry report released in April 2013, Biophotonics Market: Technologies and Market Analysis, acknowledges that the size of the biophotonics market and its growth rate depend on how broadly you define the space.

SPECTROSCOPY/ONCOLOGY/GYNECOLOGY: First-ever minimally invasive ovarian cancer screen is spectroscopy-based

05/01/2013 Researchers at Northwestern University and NorthShore University HealthSystem have previously demonstrated the ability of partial-wave spectroscopy to detect subtle changes in cells that indicate cancer growth in a different ar...

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