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Pulsed Laser Annealed Thin Films for Luminescence and Sensing Applications

Luminescent thin films have a multitude of applications in displays, lighting, photonics and sensing. Metal oxides doped with photostable impurities (such as rare earth ions) co...

sub-Millisecond Time-Resolved Spectroscopy using an sCMOS Camera – a Simple Case Study

Spectroscopy provides a powerful means to explore the atomic and molecular world through absorption and emission spectroscopy, nonlinear spectroscopy, and many more spectroscopi...

Exploring the Unseen: The Science and Applications of SWIR Imaging

Short Wave InfraRed (SWIR), or Near InfraRed II (NIR-II) imaging, opens a new window into the unseen, pushing the boundaries of visible light. SWIR imaging is mainly enabled tha...

Optimizing Intensified Camera Performance

Intensified cameras are a class of scientific cameras for imaging and spectroscopy that possess nanosecond time/shuttering resolution while also providing single photon sensitiv...

Understanding SWIR

SWIR imaging unlocks a whole new world beyond the limits of the visible light. Whether in industry or research laboratories, SWIR imaging reveals what the human eye cannot perce...

sCMOS for Spectroscopy Applications

In spectroscopy, CCD or EMCCD technology is usually used. However, researchers are moving towards sCMOS technology due to their higher spectra rates and high dynamic ranges. Thi...

MFFMS: High-sensitivity Detection of Quantum Spin Effects in Biomolecules

Fluorescence microspectroscopy has proven a powerful tool for uncovering the mechanisms behind biological processes in living cells. However, when searching for quantum effects ...

Advanced and Customizable Camera Technology for Direct Detection of X-rays

Development of soft X-ray (20 eV to 10 keV) sources has led to an increasingly wide application of X-ray spectroscopy, microscopy, and tomography for studying material and biolo...

Vibrational Sum-Frequency Scattering Spectroscopy: A Tool for Studying the Chemical Properties of Nanoparticle Surfaces

Vibrational sum-frequency scattering (SFS) spectroscopy is a nonlinear spectroscopic method that measures the vibrational spectrum of molecules adsorbed to nanoparticlesurfaces ...

Etendue and You: Maximising Efficiency in Astronomical Wide Field Imaging

Étendue is a property of observatories that must be considered when optimising for wide field imaging surveys and other data-intensive modes of observing. In this article...

Unveiling Andor CB2 24B - From the Astronomically Large to the Microscopically Small

In the dynamic realms of low light microscopy and astronomy, the pursuit of large field of view and high resolution with no compromise on speed drives the evolution of imaging t...

Ignite Innovation - Advanced Imaging for Combustion Experiments

Combustion research is becoming a key focus as the world tries to move towards net zero in the coming decades. The move away from traditional fossil fuels, towards more sustaina...