Ocean Optics reports on how spectroscopy revolutionizes research by utilizing light to analyze materials, improving accuracy ...

California-based Oclaro Inc. has agreed to acquire the local Spectra-Physics operation of Newport Corp. as part of an asset-exchange deal. Oclaro plans to consolidate some of Spectra-Physics' laser ...

A spectrometer that directly detects the vibrational “fingerprint” of molecules offers a sensitive new way of deducing a material’s chemical make-up. The device, which was developed by researchers in ...

Automated Spirit-OPA tunes across 16 µm-210 nm with adjustable repetition rates up to 1 MHz Spectra-Physics®, a Newport Corporation brand, introduces Spirit™-OPA, an automated optical parametric ...

• alphaScan™ high energies and ease-of-use ideal for tumor detection and cancer research Spectra-Physics®, a Newport Corporation brand, introduces alphaScan, a compact integrated optical-parametric ...

A Raman spectroscopy probe allows neurosurgeons to interrogate brain tissue at the tip of the biopsy needle prior to tissue removal. (Courtesy: Frédéric Leblond) A Raman spectroscopy guidance system ...

Researchers propose a novel scheme to produce isolated attosecond pulses using relativistic electron mirrors, paving the way ...

A Spectra Physics Model A supermarket scanner—one of the first ten ever produced. A laser within the unit projects a beam onto a mirror that redirects it through the glass plate on the top. Cade ...

Bachana Lomsadze received his Bachelor’s degree in physics from Tbilisi State University (Georgia) in 2007 and a Ph.D. in Physics from Kansas State University (KSU) in 2012. At KSU he worked in the ...

Faster, more efficient, and more versatile—these are the expectations for the technology that will produce our energy and handle information in the future. But how can these expectations be met? A ...