California-based Oclaro Inc. has agreed to acquire the local Spectra-Physics operation of Newport Corp. as part of an asset-exchange deal. Oclaro plans to consolidate some of Spectra-Physics' laser ...

We've learned about light and how to bend it to our will. But what can we LEARN from it? Light is everywhere … but it’s not as predictable as you might think. It’s a wave that travels in straight ...

Scientists search for "decaying" dark matter (DDM) because it offers unique signatures like specific X-ray or gamma-ray lines ...

• alphaScan™ high energies and ease-of-use ideal for tumor detection and cancer research Spectra-Physics®, a Newport Corporation brand, introduces alphaScan, a compact integrated optical-parametric ...

Automated Spirit-OPA tunes across 16 µm-210 nm with adjustable repetition rates up to 1 MHz Spectra-Physics®, a Newport Corporation brand, introduces Spirit™-OPA, an automated optical parametric ...

Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Vol. 116, No. 816 (February 2004), pp. 138-147 (10 pages) ABSTRACT We investigate the accuracy of the parametric recovery of the line‐of‐sight ...