Optics

Mini-laser based chemical sensor mounted on a chip

Infrared laser beams are absorbed differently by different molecules and so are well-suited for analyzing liquids and gases. This effect can for example be used to measure the oxygen concentration in ...
EDN

Laser Proximity Sensor Build Ideas

Laser Proximity Sensors use laser beams to detect the presence or absence of objects within a certain range. They are used in security systems, robotics, automation, and industrial processes, where ...
AZOM

Laser Profile Scanners for Real-Time Quality Control in Automated Fibre Placement – Research Into Future Composite Manufacturing at the University of Bristol

A research project undertaken by the Bristol Composites Institute (BCI) at the University of Bristol used laser profile sensors from Micro-Epsilon to detect defects formed during the composites ...
Hackaday

Mouse Brains Plus Line Laser Equals Rangefinder

[Neumi] wrote in with a sweet robotics hack. It’s a 2D laser distance sensor (YouTube) made with a cheap line laser and an optical mouse’s flow-sensor chip used as a low-resolution camera. In one ...
Optics

Research project into laser-based inertial fusion begins in Germany

The BMBF-funded IFE Targetry HUB project was launched on 20 December. Meeting of the IFE Targetry HUB project consortium in Darmstadt. On December 20, Germany’s BMBF-funded IFE Targetry HUB project ...