WASHINGTON — Researchers have developed a way to create freeform optical components by shaping a volume of curable liquid polymer. The new method is poised to enable faster prototyping of customized ...
"Fabrication of optical components is costly due to the stringent technical specifications needed for a functioning lens, as well as the complex and time-consuming process of manufacturing," said Dr.
Researchers used consumer-grade 3D printers to create sub-$1 optical lenses that enable super-resolution nanoscale biological ...
Portable 3D optical inspection with 4Di InSpec transforms surface metrology, enhancing defect detection and quality assurance ...
Researchers develop ultra-fine 3D printing tech for vertical nanolasers, enabling high-density optical chips for AI, AR ...
In future high-tech industries, such as high-speed optical computing for massive AI, quantum cryptographic communication, and ...
The production of Photolithography masks, reticles, and other precision optical components free of defects and surface contaminants is crucial in the Lithography (“Litho”) and metrology functional ...
The concept of Power Spectral Density (PSD) is extremely beneficial when specifying optics of various types, with PSD proving to be a useful metric in laser fusion and other extreme application spaces ...
As research into photonic computing progresses, scientists seek to optimize the performance of optical computing devices by making purpose-specific changes to their design. A team led by Bo Wu and ...