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Sapphire (Al2O3)

This article is a general introduction to Sapphire (Al2O3), including the structure and orientations of sapphire, the mechanical, optical, and thermal properties of sapphire, and the sapphire growth m..

JGS1

JGS1 is a synthetic UV-grade quartz glass suitable for optical applications equivalent to Corning 7980. JGS1 has high transmission across the UV to the NIR spectrum (180-2500nm), and is particularly a..

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It is crucial for buyers to discriminate the differences between the various types of Waveplates and Retarders, here is a general, simple and approachable introduction about waveplates and retarders, ..

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Acousto-Optic Crystals are crystals that exhibits photoelastic effects, where mechanical waves stimulate elastic strains in the crystals, acting as periodic phase gratings and alters the refractive in..

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The Developments and Applications of Ultrafast Lasers

This article states the development of ultrafast lasers, the evolution from dye lasers to Ti:Sapphire solid state lasers, and the realization of PW peak power using chirped pulse amplification technologies; the article also introduces the applications of ultrafast lasers in microprocessing, spectroscopy, 3D nano printing, etc.

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