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Researchers Develop the Tiniest Optical Frequency Comb

Optical frequency combs are laser sources whose spectrum comprises of a sequence of discrete, equally-spaced frequency lines that can be used for exact measurements.

12 Feb 2019

Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications to Use Veeco’s IBS Technology to Develop and Produce Sophisticated Micro-Optical Devices

Veeco Instruments Inc. announced today that it has shipped its SPECTOR® Ion Beam Sputtering (IBS) system and the Sirius™ Optical Monitor System (OMS) to Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications.

From Veeco 6 Feb 2019

Physicists Create Invisible Tags that Can be Written On, Read, and Erased Using Light

Professor Reineke and his LEXOS team at TU Dresden investigate basic plastic foils possessing a thickness of less than 50 μm, which is thinner than a human hair. Organic luminescent molecules are added into these transparent plastic foils. At the start, these molecules are in an inactive, dark state.

4 Feb 2019

Laser-Induced Crystals within Glass Matrix Maintain Full Ferroelectric Functionality

For the first time, an international team of researchers from Lehigh University, Lebanon Valley College, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Corning Inc. has shown that laser-fabricated crystals confined in a glass matrix are capable of maintaining complete ferroelectric functionality.

30 Jan 2019

NPL’s Research in Photonics Could Pave Way for New Quantum Technologies and Telecoms Systems

Rare qualities in light have been exposed by scientists from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) which could pave the way to completely new electronic devices and applications. Light is used widely in electronics for computing and telecommunications.

14 Jan 2019

ZWSOFT Introduces ZW3D 2019 with Productivity Improvements

ZW3D, one of the world's leading suppliers of advanced CAD/CAM solutions for the manufacturing industry, today announced the launch of ZW3D 2019, a breakthrough in productivity improvements from design to manufacturing, helping to bring complex products to the market faster.

From ZWSOFT 8 Jan 2019

High-Performance Optics for Augmented Reality Wearables Demonstrated at CES 2019

WaveOptics, an established designer and producer of diffractive waveguides used in augmented reality (AR) wearables, and Corning Incorporated, the world’s prominent supplier of high-refractive index glass for eyewear, will perform private demonstrations of wearable AR displays at CES 2019 in Las Vegas from January 8th–11th, 2019.

8 Jan 2019

New Optical Memory Cell Offers Large Data Storage Option than Before

A new method demonstrated by scientists can store more optical data in a smaller space than was earlier conceivable on-chip. This method enhances the phase-change optical memory cell, which uses light to write and read data, and could provide a faster, more power-efficient form of memory for computers.

21 Dec 2018

Innovative Light Modulator Could Help Cover Last Mile Efficiently and Cost-Effectively

An ETH Zurich research team has created a new light modulator with which data relayed through millimeter waves can be directly changed into light pulses for optical fibers.

22 Nov 2018

Materials with Phase-Changing Capabilities Could Be Used to Propagate Photons for Data Transmission

A new study into vanadium dioxide’s phase-changing capabilities and hexagonal boron nitride’s infrared properties holds promise for faster, more efficient optical data transmission, especially in big data “farms” where numerous computers must communicate to offer answers.

20 Nov 2018