Lasers, devices that emit intense beams of coherent light in specific directions, are widely used in research settings and are central components of various technologies, including optical clocks (i.e ...

This is an artist's rendering of an exploded view of the crystalline coating cavity. One of the bonded mirror discs, the key element of the low noise reflectors, can be seen here separated from the ...

Although it may not be immediately obvious, the mechanical properties of optical components have a significant impact on the performance of lasers employed in precision sensing applications. Currently ...

Researchers at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology have built a compact laser system that suppresses frequency noise by more than 140 decibels, a performance level that could ...

Thermally induced fluctuations impose a fundamental limit on precision measurement. In optical interferometry, the current bounds of stability and sensitivity are dictated by the excess mechanical ...

Microscopic evaluation is important for the design and evaluation of a pharmaceutical product after the steps in the drug formulation process. Since atomic force microscopy (AFM) provides the ability ...

Superior Ion Beam Sputtered optical coatings now offered for customer furnished material to support laser crystal manufacturers. REO, a leading manufacturer of high volume precision optical solutions, ...