Physicists achieve major leap in precision and accuracy at extremely low light levels. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ) have successfully developed a new technique for ...

Researchers have improved a method for probing semiconducting crystals with light to detect defects and impurities. The details of their 'omnidirectional photoluminescence (ODPL) spectroscopy' set-up ...

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The Raman spectroscope emits laser light, which is scattered at the sample and then collected by the telescope (left). Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...