Superlum Diodes introduces a new family of products, fiber-coupled Semiconductor Optical Gain and Amplifier modules: Broadband gain modules based on double path SLD gain chips (similar to AR/HR coated laser diode gain chips): SOA-371. Gain modules at 810 – 880 nm for external cavity/tunable lasers SOA-481. Gain modules at 930 – 990 nm for external cavity/tunable lasers SOA-521. Gain modules at 960 – 1080 nm for external … Continue reading
Distributed temperature sensing (DTS) is a great technology for monitoring temperature profiles in structures sensitive to material bulk and/or electrical fields, such as aircraft wings or high-energy particle detectors. Read the results of this latest collaboration between ID Quantique (IDQ) and HEPIA, a photon-counting Raman-based OTDR scheme. In this work, an arrangement of ultra-precise ID281 … Continue reading
Working as part of the initial phases in the u-Care project, Professor John Travers and Research Associate Dr. Christian Brahms have developed a first-of-its-kind compact tunable high brightness laser that operates using optical soliton dynamics in gas-filled hollow capillary fibers. This part of the project aims to develop tunable ultrashort pulses of light in the … Continue reading
As a leading manufacturer of optical components for high laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) and ultrafast pulse laser applications, Manx Precision Optics (MPO) constantly expands their product range to offer customers the latest, state-of-the-art components. The research and development staff are constantly pushing the boundaries on optical coating performance to provide innovative solutions for our customers … Continue reading
Raman spectroscopy is an analytical method based on the detection of scattered light from a sample. Only a small fraction of scattered light is suitable for Raman spectroscopy — around 1 in 10 million incident photons induce a Raman scattered photon. Generating enough scattered photons for Raman spectroscopy purposes requires a high intensity light source. … Continue reading