| | | | | | | | Time's running out—we've extended our deadline for Laser Focus World's annual Innovators Awards to October 12th. |
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| | Sponsored | | Estimated Specifications: Mueller matrix precision to +/-0.001, Measurement of linear dichroism (+/-0.001), linear dichroism angle (+/-0.05 degrees), circular dichroism (+/-0.001), linear retardance (+/-0.1nm at 633nm), angle of the fast axis (+/-0.05 degrees), and optical rotation (+/-0.05 degrees); angle resolution is specified near maximal linear extinction or linear retardance. |
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| | | | | | Congratulations to Francis Halzen, a physics professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his “decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.” Neutrinos are special particles because they travel to us—and... |
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| | | | | | Nitinol laser welding’s key process parameters—shielding gas delivery, heat control, and post-weld differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) evaluation—help maintain a material’s shape memory and superelastic properties. |
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| | Sponsored | | Don’t miss the global technical community gathering in San Francisco for the largest biophotonics, biomedical optics, and imaging event. The BiOS Conferences (30 January – 4 February) and BiOS Expo (30 – 31 January) at SPIE Photonics West are comprehensive international biomedical optics events that encompass clinical, translational, and fundamental R&D in biomedical optics and photonics. |
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| | | | | | Custom optical design and fabrication projects can’t be iterated efficiently in physical hardware, and questions that once waited until the first build can now be answered in simulation before fabrication begins. |
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| | Sponsored | | Join the global semiconductor community October 13–15 in San Francisco. SEMICON West 2026 features expert-led programs on AI, advanced packaging, sustainability, and workforce development. Take advantage of advanced rates and start preparing now to engage with the technologies and trends shaping the future. |
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