Distributed optical fiber sensing (DOFS) is currently a mature technology that allows "transforming" a conventional fiber optic into a continuous array of individual sensors, which are distributed ...

The integration of high-speed optical communication and distributed sensing could bring intelligent functionalities to ubiquitous optical fibre networks, such as urban structure imaging, ocean seismic ...

ADA4355 from Analog Devices is a current-input digital-output converter works with pulses down to 10ns for time-of-flight measurements using photo diodes. In a 12 x 6mm BGA package, the IC is actually ...

Raman optical time-domain reflectometry (ROTDR) inherently balances sensing range, spatial resolution, and temperature accuracy through the pulse duration dictated by the OTDR position principle.

A team of researchers from ANSTO and University of Technology Sydney have set a record by conducting thin film experiments at 1,100 degrees Celsius, using the Spatz reflectometer equipped with a ...

Optical methods are among the most common approaches to biosensing for plants and animals. For example, remote sensing equipment from satellites routinely use reflectance quality to determine the ...

Nucleon reflectometry and high-temperature equipment provide a unique combination that allows an atomic-scale understanding of thin-film growth and diffusion processes. This knowledge affects numerous ...

Semiconductor manufacturers now print transistor features using extreme ultraviolet light at 13.5 nanometers, a wavelength ...

A new technical paper, “Characterisation of Complex Multilayer Nanostructures with High Aspect Ratio,” was recent published by researchers at Aalto University, University of Eastern Finland, ...