Researchers have directly observed, for the first time, transverse intensity fluctuations, called 'spikes', in synchrotron light. (Nanowerk News) While synchrotron radiation is often thought of as ...

Using only a single-crystal piezoelectric thin wafer of lithium niobate (LN) instead of the usual two-part structure, a group from Nagoya University in Japan has created a deformable mirror that ...

Precisely measuring the parameters of a laser beam is crucial to using it successfully. Allen Cary of Photon Inc describes the range of beam profiling techniques available. Most applications for ...

In the past various methods have been employed for heat treating metals, which is usually carried out using large furnaces where an entire object undergoes the heating process. These processes have ...