A new series of graded reflectivity mirrors from REO, a leading manufacturer of high volume precision optical solutions, enables precise spatial shaping of both the intensity and phase characteristics ...

Anamorphic beam shaping optics are used to transform elliptical laser beams to a round shape - for example before coupling them to single mode optical fibers. Conversely, there are cases where ...

One cinematic cliché we've all seen is when the hero deflects the villain's dastardly laser beam with a hastily snatched hand mirror, sending it back at his adversary. Physics, ever the wet blanket, ...

(Nanowerk News) A new technique that combines electron microscopy and laser technology enables programmable, arbitrary shaping of electron beams. It can potentially be used for optimizing electron ...

Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy (SPIM) is a scientific imaging method that blends the speed of wide-field imaging techniques, with optical sectioning and low photobleaching. Structured SPIM ...