NDAA-compliant BlackDiamond IR optics replacing germanium for US defense by 2030—see growth catalysts, risks, and act now.

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR), a leader in diffractive optics, today announced the introduction of a family of mid-wavelength infrared (MWIR) and ...

Converting incident light from one wavelength to another is a key aspect of several imaging and sensing technologies, and routes to improving the operation's efficiency are always valuable to ...

Optical Components are manufactured from a wide range of substrates, and the very materials they're fabricated from dictate their suitability for specific tasks. Here, Knight Optical - the leading ...

Researchers have developed a new fabrication process that allows infrared (IR) glass to be combined with another glass and formed into complex miniature shapes. The new technique can be used to create ...

Hunters pursuing foxes, coyotes, raccoons, opossums, striped skunks, weasels, bobcats and porcupines in Pennsylvania may now use handheld and sporting-arm mounted night-vision and infrared (thermal) ...

High-power mid-infrared (MIR) laser systems have shown tremendous promise in spectroscopy, sensing, imaging, and industrial processing. However, their efficiency and reliability are still limited by ...

Department of War to Eliminate Reliance on Optical Systems from Certain Foreign Nations, Positioning LightPath as a Supplier of Choice for Mission-Critical Defense Applications Section 834 of H.R.

Researchers at Flinders University in Australia have developed a new thermal imaging lens made from recyclable polymers that costs less than 1 cent per unit in raw materials, a figure that could ...

Infrared thermal imaging is used in defence, security cameras, fire detection, planetary science, driver assist capabilities, medical thermography, and other safety applications. Unfortunately, the ...

In the increasingly digital world, the demand for faster, more efficient and miniaturized optical devices is ever-growing. From high-speed internet and secure quantum communications to advanced ...