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Taiko PDL M1 – Your Rhythm. Our Light.

PicoQuant’s first smart picosecond laser driver offers unmatched operational flexibility for even the most demanding applications.

3 May 2018

Quantum Cascade Laser Frequency Combs for Efficient Encoding of Information

There has been an exponential increase in cellular and Wi-Fi data traffic; however, without increasing the capacity of wireless links, all that traffic will eventually result in unacceptable bottlenecks.

2 May 2018

New Light-Based Measuring Technique Helps Observe Biomolecules

A light-based measuring method that could change the humans’ ability to characterize biomolecules has been developed by researchers at Oxford University.

2 May 2018

Mass-Manufacturable, Efficient Approach for Detection and Control of Mid-IR Waves

Scientists at MIT and other institutions have developed an innovative technique for capturing images in the mid-infrared (mid-IR) range of the spectrum, which could be used in a broad range of applications, such as free-space communication, biomedical sensing, and thermal imaging.

2 May 2018

Latest Innovation of Terahertz Semiconductor Laser with Record-High Output Power

Harnessing light into a powerful beam of monochromatic radiation in a laser has transformed the way people live. Among its applications are ultrafast & high-capacity data communications, manufacturing, surgery, printers, self-driving technology, barcode scanners, & laser light displays.

2 May 2018

Sierra-Olympic’s New Optical Gas Imaging Camera Core - Ventus™ OGI

Sierra-Olympic Technologies, supplier of infrared (IR) and thermal imaging components, cameras, and systems solutions for innovative imaging applications, will premiere the new Ventus™ OGI, an optical gas imaging camera core at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2018 May 1 - 3, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colorado, in booth # 3528.

From Sierra-Olympic Technologies Inc. 1 May 2018

New Breakthrough in Design and Function of Nanoparticles Could Result in More Efficient Solar Panels

Researchers have demonstrated a new breakthrough, where tiny particles coated with organic dyes function as antennas to capture and convert previously missed sunlight into usable energy. This new development could result in highly efficient solar panels.

25 Apr 2018

Using Brilliant Infrared Light to Investigate Molecular Disease Markers

The building blocks of all life forms are molecules. Similar to every other organism, humans are also made of molecules. The biorhythm of humans is controlled by molecules, and they can also reflect our state of health.

25 Apr 2018

New High-Speed Optical Power Meter supports Fast Photonics Alignment Applications

The new F-712.PM1 high speed optical power meter from precision photonics alignment manufacturer PI (Physik Instrumente) converts optical signals and currents of photodiodes into a high resolution, logarithmic analog vol...

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 24 Apr 2018

Report Emphasizes the Need to Accelerate Laser R&D Efforts in the U.S.

A recent research emphasizes the necessity for the United States to intensify its laser R&D endeavors to be able to better compete with the significant overseas efforts in constructing large, high-power laser systems.

24 Apr 2018

Innovative Technologies for Higher Fiber-to-the-Home Data Transmission Capacity

Scientists from the Eindhoven University of Technology and Genexis, a fiber broadband equipment supplier, have devised data transmission methods that increase the data transmission capacity of prevalent fiber-to-the-home connections by two, or even three, times.

24 Apr 2018

Optimizing Light Confinement Could Open the Door to New Optoelectronic Devices

The electronic devices include billions of transistors. Initially, the size of the transistor was nearly 1 cm. However, advancement of technology has led to a considerable reduction in its size up to 14 nm, or 1000 times smaller than the width of a strand of human hair.

23 Apr 2018

Study Shows More Power Could be Literally Squeezed Out of Solar Cells

Physicists at the University of Warwick have managed to literally squeeze out more power from solar cells by physically deforming each of the crystals in the semiconductors used by photovoltaic cells.

23 Apr 2018

The Protractor - An Innovative Device for Tracking Body Language

An innovative device that employs infrared light to observe the effects of body language on social interactions has been developed by a research team including scientists from the University of Cambridge and Dartmouth College.

20 Apr 2018

Scientists Get Closer to Developing a High-Precision, Th-229 Optical Nuclear Clock

A property distinctive among all familiar nuclides is observed in the nucleus of thorium-229: It must be feasible to excite it using ultraviolet light. So far, there has been limited knowledge on the low-energy state of the Th-229 nucleus that is accountable for this attribute.

20 Apr 2018