A VCSEL-based illuminator unveiled by Princeton Optronics emits 108 kW of optical power at a 1064 nm wavelength.

A newly developed tunable laser is capable of subpicometer tuning repeatability, even at full sweeping speeds up to 200 nm/s.

Coherent has unveiled a CO laser designed for materials-processing applications such as glass cutting, among other uses.

Time-integrated laser-induced fluorescence, or LIF(t), spectroscopy is particularly beneficial for lubricant surface analysis.

Frequency conversion of laser light is a very common application for nonlinear optical crystals.

Continuously increasing interest in silicon photonics has inspired investigation of CMOS-compatible technologies for the mid-IR.

A scientific-grade, FTIR-based add-on spectrometer can be easily adapted for use with a mobile phone or a Raspberry Pi camera.

We spoke with Dr. Robert Alfano on his important role in advancing women and minorities in science and technology.

Although these past 50 years of media change were unimaginable, we have continued our mission to cover a wide variety of subjects.

The United States Senate Armed Services Committee requested comment from the OSA concerning the perceived lethargy in U.S. development of high-energy lasers with military applications...

Manufacturing processes including CNC polishing, precision glass molding, or hybrid aspherizing are combined with inspection and testing techniques to integrate aspheres into ...

The integration of multifunctional elements can offer reduced complexity and more compact, cost-effective vibration control designs.

Single-crystal diamond enables improved Raman frequency shifting of high-power laser systems.

Studies identify pattern sensitivities to changes in the bandwidth, wavelength, and energy stability of the light source.

Detector technology has come a long way in the past half-century.

The place to be in June is Munich, where the industry gathers to network, see new products and solutions, and learn about the latest photonics technologies and applications.

Of the eight plenary sessions at the 2015 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO; May 10-15, San Jose, CA), four focused on bioimaging.

A laser forward transfer method for printing living cells provides resolution and cell densities sufficient for tissue formation.

A tiny, laser-scanning microscope designed to peer deep into a living brain is the product of neuroscientists and bioengineers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus...

Quantitative fluorescence microscopy is beginning to open new research opportunities in biosciences.

Tuberculosis (TB) is on the rise, and traditional technologies are not up to the task of containing this fast-spreading disease. But a fast, robust, and low-cost optical system...

The desire of optogenetics researchers to stimulate and probe a higher number of neurons in larger volumes with improved specificity—and at single-neuron resolution—is driving...