Polymeric films have emerged as versatile components in modern optical devices, combining lightweight processability with the ability to exhibit direction‐dependent refractive behaviour. Birefringence ...

Scientists have demonstrated a new fiber-optic sensing method that detects strain and displacement by reading interference ...

Optical methods for topography, also known as optical profilometry technique, use light to determine morphology, roughness and other details of a surface. Achieved a number of different ways, optical ...

With the proliferation of fiber-optic products containing interfaces ranging from Gigabit Ethernet to 10-Gbps SONET, the demand for optical testing capabilities is high. Unfortunately, so is the cost ...

The polymers utilized in manufacturing are primarily comprised of synthetic organic compounds. These compounds include thermoplastics such as polyethylene, polystyrene, polypropylene, polyvinyl ...

A new, simplified hot stage microscopy-based method, thermal analysis by structure characterization (TASC), has successfully been used to screen the miscibility of drug-polymer combinations. Using a ...