Follow the IL Photonics Blog to learn about new improvements and applications for the products from our suppliers.
For more information about our suppliers and their products, please contact us.
Fiber cleaving is an important technique in the area of fiber optics. A femtosecond laser-based scribing procedure using the PHAROS laser from Light Conversion has been demonstrated for cleaving silica optical fiber. The technique also has important potential advantages compared to laser cleaving based on melting. With further development, this technique has the potential to be used for automated … Continue reading
Background: Confocal microscopy Confocal microscopy is a method where illumination is limited to small, diffraction limited spots, resulting in improved resolution. In a classic, single spot confocal microscope, a bright spot is focused on the object, with the scattered light from the object passing through a pinhole, to block out off-focused, scattered light. This results … Continue reading
A new class of quantum dots delivers a stable stream of single, spectrally tunable infrared photons under ambient conditions and at room temperature, unlike other single-photon emitters. This breakthrough opens a range of practical applications, including quantum communication, quantum metrology, medical imaging and diagnostics, and clandestine labeling. PHAROS lasers and ORPHEUS series of femtosecond optical parametric amplifiers … Continue reading
Over 60 years ago, a scientific breakthrough was the catalyst for the discovery of the first laser. Since then, the use of laser devices has been growing in research applications, and in recent years, industrial and commercial applications have been utilizing this technology as well. Lately, that growth trend has rapidly increased thanks to laser … Continue reading
To measure prisms and substrates with a laser interferometer, you are typically forced to paint or tape surfaces. Time is wasted, parts damaged, and accuracy degraded. Spectrally Controlled Interferometry (SCI) directly measures these parts down to 150 µm OPL ((or even 75 µm on special request). No taping, no painting…just measure. SCI is simply faster and more … Continue reading
The following products and solutions are now available from Ray-Motion. 3D Pre-Scanning Solution This 3D Pre-Scanning solution includes a 2D galvo scanner system Quantum series, a dynamic focus unit Proton series, and a galvo system controller. It uses the pre-scanning technology to realize the large field and 3D laer application. The advantages of this system: … Continue reading
