Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer worldwide, and early detection is key to successful treatment. While traditional methods rely on visual inspection and biopsy, researchers are developing ...

Using lasers and photodetectors, a new optical brain-imaging tool is providing a never-before-seen look inside your head. The non-invasive tool projects and measures infrared light as it is projected ...

In this interview, industry expert Dr. Yifan Jian discusses advancements in ultrawide-field optical coherence tomography (OCT), challenges in retinal imaging, AI’s role in biophotonics, and the future ...

In recent advancements in life sciences, optical microscopy has played a crucial role in acquiring high-quality three-dimensional structural and functional information. However, the quality of 3D ...

Imaging spectroscopic ellipsometry delivers nanometer-level sensitivity and spatial resolution, addressing the limitations of conventional metrology techniques.

A space camera optical system based on an off-axis four-mirror freeform design is one such solution, offering a 70° ultra-wide field of view from a 640 km orbital altitude. This system is an ideal ...

Line-field confocal optical coherence tomography (LC-OCT) captures high-resolution images of skin tissue at the cellular level, and then confocal Raman microspectroscopy analyzes the chemical makeup ...