laserphysicist_

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by laserphysicist_ 5y ago
Researcher in optics and photonics, just hanging around HN because I enjoy both the diversity of the topics and also the way comments are moderated. I can't remember when I discovered HN, but I know I went from /. to digg to reddi
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by laserphysicist_ 5y ago
(Scientist chiming in, albeit not working in a relevant field for this discussion) In fact, several well-respected scientists are calling for a scientific and unbiased debate on the origin of covid, as it is now almost impossible for scient
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by laserphysicist_ 5y ago
FYI : I just tried to run it with Playonlinux under linux and it's a semi-victory: it runs, but the pdf rendering window (the main window) is blank...
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by laserphysicist_ 5y ago
I just accessed the linked page without any issue, using the latest Firefox... Are you using an old version?
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by laserphysicist_ 5y ago
Yes, you can call it a spatially-resolved FTSI, that's correct. There is a whole field of research around FTSI hyperspectral imagers. The big challenge is to get fast enough to get a decent time-resolution.
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by laserphysicist_ 5y ago
OK, do you have any reference for the python modules they use? I must admit that for GUI, nice interactive plots, motion control & DAQ, it's a bit difficult to be on par with Labview. In particular, it's usually quite easy and
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by laserphysicist_ 5y ago
If only we could do that! But with ldap accounts, nfs-mounted files and Labview licence server, everything stops working whenever the network is down/unreachable...
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by laserphysicist_ 5y ago
We managed to get away from proprietary software for our simulations needs and moved to oss that runs on both Windows and Linux. But we have not been able to get rid of Labview & Windows in the lab. I'll be happy to hear about your
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by laserphysicist_ 6y ago
Well, phosphorescence or fluorescence are basically the same thing: light emission when going from an excited to non-excited state. Many, many materials exhibit some form of light emission when you shine a laser on them, provided that you s