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Researchers to Develop a Laser System to Study Ultracold Atoms on the ISS

In early December 2021, the project "Development of a laser system for experiments with Bose-Einstein condensates on the International Space Station within the BECCAL payload (BECCAL-II)" commenced, with the involvement of a team of researchers led by Professor Patrick Windpassinger and Dr. André Wenzlawski from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU).

3 Feb 2022

Researchers Find the Optimal Way to Generate High-Energy Protons Using Laser-Plasma Interaction

Proton therapy is a precise and effective treatment for tumours in sensitive areas of the body, such as the brain or the eyes, with the advantage that it spares healthy tissue. In this procedure, protons (positively charged particles) are strongly accelerated and directed with precision into the tumour tissue, which is destroyed in the process. However, this efficient method of treatment has so far required large accelerators, which is why it is only available in major treatment centres.

2 Feb 2022

EUR 16 Million Funding to Develop a Photonic Quantum Processor

Quantum computers will one day be able to solve problems at high speed that cannot be handled by classical computer systems. However, in order for these computers to become practical, they must process a significantly higher number of qubits and have lower error rates. A research project led by Professor Stefanie Barz from the University of Stuttgart is now developing a photonic quantum processor for this purpose.

2 Feb 2022

SUNY Polytechnic Institute Announces $300,000 in Funding from U.S. Department of Energy for Ultrafast Scintillation Detectors

SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) announced today that Professor of Nanoscience Dr. Serge Oktyabrsky has received $300,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to further develop state-of-the-art scintillating detectors, which, upon the detection of fast, charged particles, or X-ray photons, emit measurable light, resulting in the fastest high-yield scintillating materials reported so far.

2 Feb 2022

Developing Quantum Photonics Technologies Based on 2D Materials

Due to their unique properties, 2D materials, which consist of a single layer of atoms, are increasingly being used in optoelectronic devices, as quantum light sources and in integrated circuits. Research into the quantum technologies enabled by 2D materials has been advancing rapidly since 2015, with further potential for yet further advances.

1 Feb 2022

Collaborative Innovation Reaps Rewards for ficonTEC

The European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC) has recognized Torsten Vahrenkamp, CEO and co-founder of ficonTEC, as the recipient of the EPIC CEO Award 2021. Vahrenkamp co-founded the company with CFO Matthias Trinker.

From ficonTEC Service GmbH 1 Feb 2022

EPIC CEO Award 2021 Goes to Torsten Vahrenkamp, Interviewed by José Pozo, EPIC CTO

The European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC) announced the winner of the EPIC CEO Award 2021 as Torsten Vahrenkamp, CEO and co-founder of ficonTEC.

From ficonTEC Service GmbH 1 Feb 2022

ficonTEC Drives North America Expansion with Joint Facility at the University of Central Florida Photonics Incubator / CREOL

Over the last 3 years, ficonTEC Service GmbH, of Achim/Germany has seen record order development across all regions for their automated photonic device assembly and test systems. At the same time, we are currently experiencing shifts in the way business activities can be pursued, how technology can be shared, as disruption in the supply chain, and as constraints as to how individuals are allowed to move.

From ficonTEC Service GmbH 1 Feb 2022

New Ophir CMOS Camera Beam Profiler NIR, Nd:YAG Wavelengths

New Ophir® CMOS Camera-Based Beam Profiler for 190-1100nm Wavelengths Features Improved Accuracy at NIR, Nd:YAG Wavelengths

From MKS Instruments, Inc. 1 Feb 2022

Researchers Create Synthetic Dimensions Using Light Waves

The world is viewed by humans in three dimensions; however, a research partnership in Japan has formulated a method to develop synthetic dimensions to better comprehend the fundamental laws of the universe and perhaps apply them to modern technologies.

31 Jan 2022

New Approach Moves Trapped Ion Pairs Through a Laser Beam to Create Entangled Gates

Trapped ions excited with a laser beam can be used to create entangled qubits in quantum information systems, but addressing several stationary pairs of ions in a trap requires multiple optical switches and complex controls. Now, scientists at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) have demonstrated the feasibility of a new approach that moves trapped ion pairs through a single laser beam, potentially reducing power requirements and simplifying the system.

31 Jan 2022

Scientists Report a New Class of Chirp-Free Pulse in Normal-Dispersion Fiber Lasers

Over the past decades, researchers have demonstrated conventional solitons, stretched pulses, self-similar pulses, and dissipative solitons by managing the dispersion and nonlinearity of fiber lasers.

31 Jan 2022

Study may Help Optimize the Performance of All-Polymer Blend Solar Cells

All-polymer blend solar cells are expected to play an important role in the transition to clean energy technologies because they can be easily produced in large-scale flexible sheets. However, their performance has lagged behind that of more traditional silicon alternatives, as well as other organic solar cells.

31 Jan 2022

New Type of Optical Device Created Using Alumina to Enhance Telescope Performance

Researchers from the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe and the University of Minnesota, Tomotake Matsumura and Shaul Hanany, respectively, and their collaborators have created a new kind of optical element that will enhance the performance of telescopes analyzing radiation from the Big Bang.

28 Jan 2022

Ultrafast Electron Microscope at Argonne can Better Capture Nanoparticle Activity

A unique instrument at Argonne's Center for Nanoscale Materials combines a modified transmission electron microscope with an ultrafast laser system to reveal small details with potentially big impacts.

28 Jan 2022