Nature is filled with remarkable visual phenomena created by microscopic surface structures that interact with light in ...

Researchers made nanoporous SiO2 coatings for ultraviolet laser optics, achieving uniform large area films and higher damage ...

Optical isolators are indispensable components of almost any optical system and are used to protect a laser from unwanted reflections for phase-stable coherent operation. The emergence of chip-scale ...

Optical imaging has had a central role in elucidating the underlying biological and physiological mechanisms in living specimens owing to its high spatial resolution, molecular specificity and minimal ...

Researchers combine a polymer coating with silicon dioxide nanostructures to create a coating to prevent fogging and unwanted reflections. The technique solves a common problem for sensors such as ...

Anti-Reflection (AR) coatings represent a key innovation in optics. AR coatings are central to the proper manipulation of light, mitigating Fresnel reflection, enhancing system throughput and ...

The basics of fiber optic cables and bundles and how they can be used to collect and direct light are discussed in ‘An Introduction to a Spectrometer: Fiber Optic Bundles’. This article will discuss ...

A project at NIST has developed a new way to monitor and assess 3D printing of metals. Finding and correcting defects inadvertently created inside a 3D printed part is one of the biggest challenges ...

WASHINGTON — Researchers have developed an optical coating system that combines antifogging and antireflective properties. The new technology could help boost the performance of lidar systems and ...