Tunable filters are optical filters that are suitable for applications requiring wavelength tuning. Two of their main specifications are the optical density (OD) and the out-of-band rejection. The ...

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Anyone who uses lasers in their line of work will know how important it is not only to wear laser safety glasses but to ensure that those worn offer the appropriate level of protection. However, with ...

Xanthan gum is a natural polysaccharide that is used for a variety of purposes within the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. The presence of even miniscule amounts in water in xanthan gum ...

Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have developed an optical computing framework that performs ...

According to current estimates, dozens of zettabytes of information will need to be placed somewhere by 2020. New physical principles must be found, the ones that facilitate the use of single atoms or ...

What do fitness trackers have to do with bacterial cultures in the lab? Absolutely nothing, unless and until someone turns a fitness band into a general-purpose optical densitometer for the lab. This ...

Avago Technologies would like to highlight its high-bandwidth, high-density parallel optic solution for short-range data and communication interconnect applications. The 12-channel embedded MiniPOD™ ...

Can light perform millions of calculations at once without extra materials? A new optical system shows how this can be done.