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New DAPD Geiger Mode Arrays from Amplification Technologies for 3D LIDAR Applications

Amplification Technologies Corp. ("ATC"), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of PowerSafe Technology, announces today the availability of a new family of Discrete Amplification Photon Detector (DAPD) Geiger mode avalanche photodiode arrays for 3D LIDAR and other applications. LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) range finding systems have been in use for many years for civil and defense applications, measuring distance using a pulse of a laser beam aimed toward an object and measuring the time]of]flight of the reflected beam.

18 Apr 2016

Engineers Create Artificial Eye Capable of Seeing in Dark

Combining the best features of a lobster and an African fish, University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers have created an artificial eye that can see in the dark. And their fishy false eyes could help search-and-rescue robots or surgical scopes make dim surroundings seem bright as day.

18 Apr 2016

$Researchers Theoretically Demonstrate Peculiar Property of Optical Metamaterial Possessing Zero-Refractive Index$

Researchers Theoretically Demonstrate Peculiar Property of Optical Metamaterial Possessing Zero-Refractive Index

A team of a NIMS researcher and a Purdue Professor in the United States has theoretically demonstrated that a metamaterial made of periodic metal-dielectric multilayers has unique properties due to non-local topological transition at the critical state and induce zero-refractive index.

13 Apr 2016

Development of Adaptive Lens Array Makes Concept of Flexible Sheet Cameras Viable

A team led by Shree K. Nayar, T.C. Chang Professor of Computer Science at Columbia Engineering, has developed a novel sheet camera that can be wrapped around everyday objects to capture images that cannot be taken with one or more conventional cameras.

13 Apr 2016

The Optical Society to Participate in Fourth USA Science & Engineering Festival

The Optical Society, the leading global professional association in optics and photonics, is pleased to announce its participation in the 4th USA Science & Engineering Festival, the first and only national science festival. To educate and empower youth to take up an interest in optics and photonics, the society will have an interactive booth at the biannual festival, which will be held on 16-17 April 2016 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

5 Apr 2016

Commencement of LCLS-II Project to Increase Power and Capacity of SLAC’s Light Source

Construction begins today on a major upgrade to a unique X-ray laser at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. The project will add a second X-ray laser beam that's 10,000 times brighter, on average, than the first one and fires 8,000 times faster, up to a million pulses per second.

5 Apr 2016

Major OEMs Place Preliminary Orders for Zecotek Photonics’ Lutetium Fine Silicate Scintillation Crystals

Zecotek Photonics Inc., a developer of leading-edge photonics technologies for industrial, healthcare and scientific markets, is pleased to announce that it has received preliminary orders for its patented Lutetium Fine Silicate (LFS) scintillation crystals from major OEMs developing radiation monitoring and detection devices.

4 Apr 2016

OFC 2016 Features Cosemi Technologies’ Photodiode, VCSEL and Optical Subassembly Solutions

This week at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition (OFC), Cosemi Technologies Inc., a global supplier of high-speed optical semiconductor solutions, will be on hand to highlight its proven, field-tested lineup of photodiode, VCSEL and optical subassembly (OSA) solutions that address the high-speed bandwidth needs of data centers. OFC 2016 attendees can learn more by visiting Cosemi's product showcase at booth #3640 on the show floor at the Anaheim Convention Center.

29 Mar 2016

Breakthrough Piezo-Optomechanical Circuit Converts Signals Among Optical, Acoustic and Radio Waves

Researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a “piezo-optomechanical circuit” that converts signals among optical, acoustic and radio waves. A system based on this design could move and store information in next-generation computers.

29 Mar 2016

UCF Researchers Formulate Novel Liquid Crystal Mixtures that Can Keep Car LCDs Working in Extreme Temperatures

One of UCF's most prolific inventors has solved a stubborn problem: How to keep the electronic displays in your car working, whether you're driving in the frigid depths of winter or under the broiling desert sun.

28 Mar 2016