A research team headed by chemists at the University of California, Irvine has discovered a previously unknown way in which light interacts with matter, a finding that could lead to improved solar power systems, light-emitting ...
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In 1928, Indian physicist Sir C. V. Raman and his colleague K. S. Krishnan discovered that when light interacts with matter, parts of the scattered light undergo changes in energy due to interaction with molecular vibrations, ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 4, 2024
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When light encounters a particle, it interacts with the particle instead of just passing through smoothly. The light waves can get scattered in different directions because of the light-matter interactions.
Optics & Photonics
Jan 29, 2024
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Experiments with single-photon detectors have revealed surprising statistics of light created via interactions with high-frequency sound waves.
Optics & Photonics
Nov 8, 2023
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Information transfer in free space using ultraviolet, visible, or infrared waves has been gaining interest because of the availability of large bandwidth for high-data-rate communication. However, the presence of opaque occlusions ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 6, 2023
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Light–matter interaction is one of the most basic ways people observe the physical world. While reflection and refraction of light reveal the morphology of matter, inelastic scattering of light, like Raman scattering, encodes ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 11, 2023
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How high are concentrations of microplastics in the environment, in our drinking water or in foods? Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed an automated analysis method for the identification ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 26, 2023
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Raman spectroscopy—a chemical analysis method that shines monochromatic light onto a sample and records the scattered light that emerges—has caused frustration among biomedical researchers for more than half a century. ...
Optics & Photonics
Jul 26, 2023
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Microplastics are tiny, barely visible plastic particles that can harm the environment, for example, if they are eaten by animals. However, it has been difficult to assess the effect of even smaller particles, which can hardly ...
Nanophysics
Jul 18, 2023
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The real-time monitoring of facilities, particularly large facilities (such as rail transit systems, large bridges, and buildings), can provide information regarding their surrounding environment and allow their health conditions ...
Optics & Photonics
Jul 14, 2023
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