Monthly Archives: November 2024
Finding a Better Way to Study Nanoparticle Coatings
Researchers developed a faster and more precise method to study nanoparticle coatings using advanced microscopy. These methods uncover previously unseen surface patterns, helping scientists improve the performance of nanoparticles used in drug delivery and biosensing. The paper documenting this research is entitled, “Point-Spread Function Deformations Unlock 3D Localization Microscopy on Spherical Nanoparticles.” The Chroma filter … Continue reading
How Fingerprint Raman Differs from Handheld Raman
Raman spectroscopy is an incredibly robust tool for the identification of many classes of chemical compounds in materials. In pharmaceuticals, Raman plays an integral role in quality control and drug design. Raman is also a widely used technique in the life sciences and for process monitoring. What makes Raman spectroscopy so powerful for molecular identification … Continue reading
Using DOEs in Semiconductor Applications
Diffractive Optical Elements (DOEs) are used in many semiconductor applications, mostly in the UV and visible wavelengths. Holo/Or’s high grade UV-fused silica DOEs give unparalleled performance stability for direct-writing lithography applications and wafer metrology applications common in the semiconductor industry. In these precise applications, these DOEs provide superior performance due to the almost absolute angular … Continue reading
How to Determine the Specifications for a Flashlamp
How do you choose the appropriate power supply parameters for a flashlamp? For either high-power, water-cooled flashlamps or IPL cosmetic flashlamps, based on xenon or krypton, you can use OEM Tech’s free, online Flashlamp Pulse Energy Calculator. Flashlamp Pulse Energy Calculator For the Flashlump Pulse Energy Calculator, the calculated parameters are: Pulse energy Peak current … Continue reading
Practical Free-Space QKD Enabled Optical Links by SNSPDs
ID Quantique (IDQ) is always thrilled to see new research enabled by the very best single-photon detection technology, which is Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors (SNSPDs). Recently, two groups published exciting results using free-space optical links for quantum communication with IDQ’s SNSPD technology. In one paper, the authors report on a study of the effect of … Continue reading