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New Method Can Help Build Power-Efficient Circuits on Silicon Photonics Chips

Scientists have devised a new technique to create programmable integrated, power-efficient switching units on a silicon photonics chip.

29 May 2020

New Low-Noise Avalanche Photodiode Enables Hig-Power, Eye-Safe Operation

Electrical and computer engineers at the University of Virginia and University of Texas-Austin have developed an avalanche photodiode that achieved record performance and has the potential to transform next generation night-vision imaging and Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) receivers.

28 May 2020

Advanced Tools Considerably Increase the Stability of Microwave Signals

At the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), scientists have employed sophisticated light detectors, next-generation atomic clocks, and a measurement tool known as a frequency comb to increase the stability of microwave signals by 100 times.

22 May 2020

Research Opens Avenue for Producing 2D Crystals with Excellent Optical Properties

For the first time, monolayers of transition metal dichalcogenides with excellent optical properties were grown.

21 May 2020

Radiant Presents at the 2020 AWE Online Conference and Expo Introducing AR/VR Display Test Systems that Replicate Human Vision within Headsets

Radiant Vision Systems, a leading provider of photometric imaging solutions for light and display measurement, announces that it will exhibit and speak as part of AWE (Augmented World Expo) Online, taking place May 26- 29, 2020.

From Radiant Vision Systems 21 May 2020

Light Wave Acceleration of Supercurrents Gives Access to New Quantum Phenomena

Scientists are using light waves to accelerate supercurrents and access the unique properties of the quantum world, including forbidden light emissions that one day could be applied to high-speed, quantum computers, communications and other technologies.

20 May 2020

Teledyne’s New SWIR Line Scan Camera Enables Defect Detection Beyond the Visible

Teledyne DALSA, a Teledyne Technologie company and global leader in machine vision technology, is pleased to announce its first short-wave infrared (SWIR) line scan camera for machine vision.

From Teledyne DALSA 20 May 2020

New Method to Develop MOF-Based All-Optical Switch

Globally, researchers are facing the task of producing optical switches. Such optical devices will allow data to be transmitted in binary code through light, which, in the days to come, will prove handy for developing extremely fast optical memory cells.

19 May 2020

Radiant Vision Systems Introduces New VIP™ (Vision Inspection Pack) Software License

Radiant Vision Systems, a leading provider of test and measurement solutions for illuminated components and displays, announces a new software extension for its TrueTest™ Automated Visual Inspection Software for photometric measurement and analysis.

From Radiant Vision Systems 19 May 2020

Scientists Demonstrate First Chemically Synthesized Optical Switch

Today, scientists from all over the world face the task of creating optical switches. These devices will allow for transmitting information in binary code with the help of light, which in the future will be useful for the development of ultrafast optical memory cells.

19 May 2020