A team of researchers from the United States (U.S.) and Germany created a new optical detector from graphene. This new optical sensor is capable of reacting very quickly to light with varying ...

Optical tweezers, first demonstrated in the 1980s and awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics, use highly focused beams of ...

Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed the world's smallest ultrasound detector. It is based on miniaturized photonic circuits on top of a ...

Atmospheric Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) is widely used in aviation and aeronautic applications. LiDAR applications are not only used as tools for scientific studies but also to improve flight ...

To acquire accurate and reliable optical-power measurements, a number of concerns need to be addressed. These include optical effects, light-to-electron conversions, detector types, and designs, plus ...

The Spectra optical caries detection device by Air Techniques is a useful adjunct for detecting, assessing, and monitoring enamel demineralization and caries progression, according to the product's ...

What is a SWED? How the research team's SWED design significantly improved imaging. Initial test results with the SWED design. The standard two-dimensional array of piezoelectric sensors used for ...

The global optical imaging market is set to witness a growth rate of 12% in the next 5 years. Increasing prevalence of ...

New compatibility streamlines AMI field testing, providing utilities with one reliable optical pickup for both Riva and ...

Early-stage disease diagnosis relies on the highly sensitive detection of biomarkers. Optical whispering-gallery-mode (WGM) ...

The full quantum description of an optical detector not only reveals how it operates at the most fundamental level but also promises new opportunities in quantum information processing. Imagine ...