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Ever wonder how facial recognition has come around to be implemented in smartphones today? Vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers, (abbreviated VCSEL, pronounced “vixel”) are to thank for such ...

What is the current fashion in the global laser market? If you run a factory focusing on material processing, your first answer is probably fiber laser. And expectedly you might be planning to order one to ...

Everyone has seen different depictions of future technology in media and entertainment. One of the recurring themes in “futuristic” worlds is holographic screens individuals can interface with. With ...

In this blog post we will provide a brief introductory guide to laser welding. If you ever wondered what welding is, how lasers fuse materials, what industries use laser welding and more, this introductory ...

Introduction to an Optical Mount  Optics research and development requires stable systems due to the sensitivity of light. The most popular devices including lenses, mirrors, crystals, and polarizers often ...

What is a Laser Microphone? Laser microphones are any device that uses a laser or optical beam to recover audio information, largely these devices use mechanical disturbance of the laser’s beam ...

Most are used to seeing lenses with very set radii of curvature. Typical lenses have surfaces that are plano, convex, concave, or any combination of those. Even in the cases of aspherical lenses or ...

Telescopes serve as a gateway to discovery. They capture the imagination of children and professionals alike. The development of telescopes has led to countless discoveries, both terrestrial and ...

Hunting. What was a pursuit once necessary for survival is now a sporting pastime for those in the developed world. Many of the animals are nocturnal which makes the night time a preferred time for ...

Wearable devices have been increasingly popular in the past few years. Everything from smartwatches as a fashionable, convenient extension of one’s smartphone to thin bands for fitness tracking, wearable ...