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UCSB-Developed Photonics Approach Could Help Observe Nearly 100 Billion Planets

Looking up at the night sky -- expansive and seemingly endless, stars and constellations blinking and glimmering like jewels just out of reach -- it's impossible not to wonder: Are we alone?

19 May 2016

Researchers Explore New Optical Techniques to Create Higher Power Image Shifting Devices

Researchers from the Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School have designed three new eyeglasses using high-power prisms to optimally expand the visual fields of patients with hemianopia, a condition in which the visual fields of both eyes are cut by half.

18 May 2016

Researchers Discover New Route to Encode Chaos on Light in Optomechanical Microresonator System

Researchers in the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered a novel route to encode chaos on light in an optomechanical microresonator system.

10 May 2016

Researchers Produce Ultra-Low-Cost Organic Laser Using Inkjet Printer

Since lasers were invented more than 50 years ago, they have transformed a diverse swath of technology -- from CD players to surgical instruments.

4 May 2016

New Technique Paves Way for Simple Serial Production of Glass Microlasers

Scientists from the Light-Matter Interactions Unit, led by Professor Síle Nic Chormaic at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), have developed a new technique to fabricate glass microlasers and tune them using compressed air.

4 May 2016

Record Optical Nonlinearity Introduces New Paradigm in Photonics Applications

Photonics applications largely depend on nonlinear optics, which can be defined as the different way materials act based on the intensity of light that passes through them. The fact is that the more the nonlinearity, the more potential a material has for use in real-life applications.

3 May 2016

POET Signs Definitive Agreement to Purchase DenseLight Semiconductors

POET Technologies Inc. (the “Company” or “POET”), a developer of opto-electronics fabrication processes for the semiconductor industry, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement (the "Agreement") to acquire all the shares of DenseLight Semiconductors Pte. Ltd. (“DenseLight”), a private designer, manufacturer and provider of photonic sensing and optical light source products.

2 May 2016

Creaform Launches Next-Generation Optical-Based Contact Inspection Solution, HandyPROBE Next

Creaform, the worldwide leader in portable 3D measurement solutions and engineering services, today announced the release of its new portable coordinate measuring machine (CMM), the HandyPROBE Next. This next-generation, optical-based contact inspection solution addresses the increasing demands of rigorous quality control directly on manufacturers' production lines.

21 Apr 2016

LIGHTFAIR 2016: Dow Corning to Showcase Cutting-Edge Optical Silicone Solutions

Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, will present an exclusive glimpse of upcoming products and technologies at LIGHTFAIR® International 2016 (Booth #3657), and showcase new advances in LED lamp and luminaire lighting that its broad commercial portfolio of cutting-edge optical silicone solutions are enabling worldwide.

20 Apr 2016

Scientists Develop Highly Efficient Diode-Pumped Eye-Safe Laser

A team of the Lomonosov Moscow State University scientists and the Belarusian National Technical University has created a unique laser, which is a compact light source with wavelengths harmless to the human eye. The development can be used in medicine, communications systems and also in research. The works are published in Journal of Crystal Growth and Optics Letters.

18 Apr 2016