X-ray-optics technology has progressed such that future astrophysics X-ray observatories will have orders-of magnitude better performance than existing observatories such as NASA's Chandra X-ray ...

Compact imaging spectrometer combines a catadioptric lens and a special flat immersion reflection grating. (Courtesy: Ronald B. Lockwood, MIT Lincoln Laboratory) A new, slimline imaging spectrometer ...

Researchers have developed a new imaging spectrometer that is much lighter and smaller than state-of-the-art instruments while maintaining the same high level of performance. Because of its small size ...

Visual demonstration of the performance of the diffraction grating. The zeroth order transmission refers to light that goes straight through the grating without undergoing diffraction (which should be ...

Hamamatsu Photonics's C10988MA-01 is a unique, ultra-compact spectrometer built using MOEMS (Micro-Opto-Electro-Mechanical Systems) technology. Measuring only 27.6 x 13 x 16.8 mm, the spectrometer was ...

Diffraction gratings are curious things. Score a series of equally spaced tiny lines in a surface, and it will cause reflected or transmitted light to bend and separate into its component wavelengths.

The AvaSpec range of line of instruments offers several configuration options to improve the spectroscopic and optical performance of the instrument for specific applications. This article provides ...

Light Publishing Center, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics And Physics, CAS In a study published in Light: Science & Applications, researchers from Diamond Light Source (United Kingdom), ...