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Optical Filters Enhance PCR-Based Detection of COVID-19

Iridian Spectral Technologies proudly announces that their article “Optical Filters Enhance PCR-Based Detection of COVID-19” is the cover story in the latest issue (January/February 2022) of BioPhotonics. Wavelength-specific filters help to separate fluorescence and excitation light, resulting in less background noise, which facilitates accurate results in real time. The optical filters providing the wavelength selectivity … Continue reading

January 24, 2022 Blog, Iridian Spectral Technologies, Optics

Manx Produces Single Wavelength and Broadband AR Coatings

Manx Precision Optics can provide both single wavelength and broadband AR coatings on their coated windows. Standard wavelengths include: 248 nm 266 nm 355 nm 532 nm 1030 nm 1064 nm Specifications for these components include: UV Fused Silica, Diameter Tolerance: +0/-0.25mm UV Fused Silica, Thickness Tolerance: +/-0.25mm λ/10 transmitted wavefront distortion, both sides 10-5 scratchdig, … Continue reading

January 23, 2022 Blog, Manx Precision Optics (MPO), Optics

Advantages of Advanced Diffuser Optics for Laser Processing

Industrial high-power lasers have been used for many purposes from material processing to cosmetic treatments. These applications often use multi-mode laser sources due to their high output power and low cost, making them ideal for industrial use. However, these laser sources generally have an uneven power distribution, either spatially or temporally, due to their multi-mode … Continue reading

January 11, 2022 Blog, Holo/Or, Optics

Optical Design Project Assistance Available

A company affiliated with IL Photonics is now available to assist you with your optical design engineering project. Experience of this company includes: Optical design (mainly with Oslo). Vast design experience with equipment including: Telescopes Microscopes Collimators Etc. Electro-optical system design – where both the opto-mechanics as well as the optical design and electronics are … Continue reading

January 9, 2022 Blog, IL Photonics, Systems

Jellyfish Nebula Captured

Thank you to Terry Hancock for sharing some more of his astrophotography! This image is of the Supernova Remnant IC443, also known as the Jellyfish Nebula and Sharpless 248. It is located in the Gemini constellation, roughly 5,000 light years away from Earth. This was taken with Chroma filters, and took a total of 16.25 … Continue reading

January 6, 2022 Blog, Chroma Technology, Optics

Measurement of Transient Optical Fields

The measurement of transient optical fields is critical to understanding the ultrafast physical and chemical phenomena and is key to realizing high-speed electronics and telecommunications. In a paper entitled, “Single-shot measurement of few-cycle optical waveforms on a chip”, a technique is demonstrated for single-shot waveform measurement of few-cycle mid-infrared pulses. The abstract of this paper states: “The … Continue reading

January 4, 2022 Blog, Lasers, Light Conversion