Jul 8, 2026 | Applications, Displays & Radiometry, Environmental, News, SpectroRadiometry
View Radiometers Radiometers Learning Center Before the first whistle blows at the soccer match, spectroscopy is already at work. By measuring the light reaching the turf canopy, researchers using StellarNet spectrometers uncovered how healthy grass naturally limits...
Jul 7, 2026 | Advanced & Quantum Materials, Application, Applications, Optical Metrology, Reflectance, Thin Film, Transmission, UV-VIS Absorption
Atsushi Motogaito, Ryune Fukushi, Yoshiki Takeshima, Kotaro Ito, Takeshi Kato & Kazumasa Hiramatsu Abstract We experimentally and numerically investigate an aluminum (Al) chiral metasurface exhibiting broadband reflective circular dichroism (RCD) in the visible....
Jul 6, 2026 | Application, Applications, Optical Metrology, Reflectance, Thin Film, Thin Film, Transmission, UV-VIS Absorption
Changhun Yun; Moon Hee Kang Abstract Semitransparent polymer solar cells (ST-PSCs) with laminated transparent electrodes are promising candidates for building-integrated photovoltaics. However, the optical mechanisms governing their bidirectional performance remain...
Jul 2, 2026 | Application, Applications, Optical Metrology, Reflectance, Thin Film, Thin Film, Transmission, UV-VIS Absorption
P. A. Sánchez, S. Valdueza-Felip, M. Sun, F. B. Naranjo & Ó. Esteban Abstract We present a low-cost method to implement a single-layer antireflective coating (ARC) including metallic nanoparticles embedded into a polymer matrix. This ARC shows an almost flat...
Jun 29, 2026 | Advanced & Quantum Materials, Application, Applications, Raman
Matthew Shenton, Nathan Jorgensen, Konstantin Matveev, and Jacob Leachman Hydrogen Properties for Energy Research (HYPER) Center, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA Abstract Thermoacoustic oscillations...
Jun 29, 2026 | Application, Applications, Environmental & Microplastics, Reflectance, Remote Sensing, SpectroRadiometry
Christopher Katinas, Marina Holder, Thomas A. Reichardt, John McGowen Jerilyn A. Timlin Abstract Autonomous, high-frequency monitoring of outdoor algal ponds is needed to quantify biomass productivity and detect culture decline in environments prone to contamination,...