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Anritsu Breaks Bandwidth Barrier with World’s First 145 GHz O/E Calibration Module, Accelerating 1.6T Data Center Evolution

October 28, 2025 Office

Morgan Hill, CA– October 28, 2025 – Anritsu Company has launched the MN4765B-0140 O/E Reference Calibration Module, the world’s fastest and first traceable solution to support the testing demands of next-generation data centers and the explosive […]

NIST Offers New Calibration Service for Wavemeters | NIST Updates

December 30, 2024 Office

December 23, 2024 For more than three decades, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has calibrated the wavelengths of lasers used in industry, academia, and government laboratories. NIST has now expanded its service […]

Starrett Introduces AVR400 Vision Metrology System

October 23, 2024 Office

ATHOL, MA U.S.A. (October 23, 2024) – The L.S. Starrett Co., a leading global manufacturer of metrology systems, precision measuring tools and gages and more, has expanded its AVR Vision Metrology Line with the introduction […]

Optical Radiation Calibration

September 30, 2024 Office

by Bob Angelo Rather than a step by step how to guide, the goal of this article is to provide a broad overview of the terms, instrumentation, applicable SI units, methods and just a few […]

You never know, you know… ?

September 30, 2024 Office

by Dan Wiswell As a collector of antique test equipment, I have visited many antique shops over the years with the hope of stumbling upon something good. A few decades ago, there were plenty of […]

DCP Test Station for UV LED Radiant Power Measurement

September 12, 2024 Office

September 2024 – Amesbury MA USA The DCP-Differential Continuous Pulse test station includes Gigahertz-Optik’s TV-UV10 fluorescence-free Integrating Sphere Spectroradiometer, Vektrex’s pulsed SMU Source/Measure Unit with the DCP method of measurement implemented in supplied application software […]

From Pandemics to Pedicures: NIST Rebuilds World-Class UV Calibration System | NIST

July 23, 2024 Office

NIST News, July 22, 2024 Ultraviolet (UV) light may seem like an invisible hero, quietly disinfecting our hospitals, curing our nail polish, and killing pathogens in our water. But how can we be sure it’s […]

First results from DESI make the most precise measurement of our expanding universe | University of California

May 10, 2024 Office

April 11, 2024, Mike Peña, UC Santa Cruz We now have the largest 3-D map of our cosmos ever created, thanks to a powerful instrument mounted atop a telescope in Arizona with a robotic array […]