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Opto Diode’s UV-Enhanced Detector with 5.5 mm Diameter Active Area

Opto Diode Corporation, an ITW company, announces an ultraviolet-enhanced detector featuring a 5.5 mm diameter active area, the UVG20S. The photodiode is ideal for UV detection between 190 nm to 400 nm spectral wavelengths with a full spectrum of 190 nm out to 1000 nm.

From Opto Diode Corp. 17 Nov 2020

LEDVANCE Leads the Way with UV-C Disinfection

LEDVANCE is showcasing a range of UV-C products that are designed to bring disinfecting light solutions to even more industries.

From LEDVANCE GmbH 16 Nov 2020

Southampton Researchers Develop World’s First All-Silicon Optical Transmitter at 100 Gbps

Silicon photonics researchers from the University of Southampton's Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) have demonstrated the first all-silicon optical transmitter at 100 Gbps and beyond without the use of digital signal processing.

16 Nov 2020

New Laser Technology May Lead to Compact, Accurate LiDAR Systems

A team of researchers from the Graduate School of Engineering at Kyoto University has elucidated a novel beam scanning device using “photonic crystals.” This device prevents the requirement for moving parts. The study was published in the Nature Communications journal.

16 Nov 2020

Twisting and Spinning Light Could Open the Door to New Ways of Gathering Data

Top researchers from across the country are developing new technology to control an unusual property of light that could make it possible to channel through fog, murky water and thermal turbulence, potentially leading to new ways of communicating and gathering data.

16 Nov 2020

Metalens-Integrated Compact Imaging Device Breaks FOV Constraints

The pursuit of ever-higher imaging resolution in microscopy is coupled with growing demands for compact portability and high throughput.

16 Nov 2020

New Green Materials Developed for Solar Panels Could be Useful for Indoor Light Harvesting

We are increasingly using more smart devices like smartphones, smart speakers, and wearable health and wellness sensors in our homes, offices, and public buildings. However, the batteries they use can deplete quickly and contain toxic and rare environmentally damaging chemicals, so researchers are looking for better ways to power the devices.

16 Nov 2020

No Losses: Scientists Stuff Graphene with Light

Physicists from MIPT and Vladimir State University, Russia, have achieved a nearly 90% efficiency converting light energy into surface waves on graphene.

16 Nov 2020

Ultrafast Laser Experiments Could Lead to the Development of Less-Expensive Industrial Catalysts

Arizona State University's Scott Sayres and his team have recently published an ultrafast laser study on uncharged iron oxide clusters, which could ultimately lead to the development of new and less-expensive industrial catalysts.

12 Nov 2020

Achieving Attosecond Time Resolution in a Transmission Electron Microscope

Electron microscopes provide deep insight into the smallest details of matter and can reveal, for example, the atomic configuration of materials, the structure of proteins or the shape of virus particles.

12 Nov 2020

Optoelectronic Cell Detects Light Intensity and Perceives Color

A research team has created an inexpensive, flexible optoelectronic cell with the ability to detect light intensity and perceive color.

12 Nov 2020

Sending Optical Data to Satellites Through the Atmosphere with Laser Filaments

Could light be used to transmit information between satellites and Earth- Atmospheric water vapor scatters and absorbs light energy, but overcome that obstacle, and light will carry far more information and move it faster than the radio waves we currently rely on.

11 Nov 2020