Laser diodes are inexpensive, energy saving, and easy to operate. Therefore they present a viable alternative to conventional lasers. However, laser diodes are semiconductor lasers and so have poor ...

The following terms were defined with the assistance of Panduit Corporation, a leading manufacturer of wiring and network cabling products and Jeff Hecht, noted optical networking consultant and ...

The basics of fiber optic cables and bundles and how they can be used to collect and direct light are discussed in ‘An Introduction to a Spectrometer: Fiber Optic Bundles’. This article will discuss ...