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Positioning to Centimeter Level Improves Ag Productivity
Precision navigation, which is essential to autonomous machines, is knowing a moving vehicle’s absolute and relative position in 3D space accurately, reliably and repeatably....
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The Next Generation of Mission-Critical Communications Infrastructure is Here
The critical role of spectrum superiority in the success of battlefield campaigns is evidenced by the enormous investments being made in electronic warfare (EW)...
Briefs Communications
Optical De-Multiplexing Method for QKD Encryption
Classical laser communication gimbals are coupled to 105um multimodal receiving fibers for the high-power transmission of data, fine pointing, and tracking. These fibers cannot be used in...
Articles Electronics & Computers
Using CoaXPress-over-Fiber for High-Speed Machine Vision
High-speed digital imaging expands the benefits of traditional machine vision (MV), transforming it from a process control tool into a diagnostic tool. Traditional MV systems use...
Briefs Photonics/Optics
Optical Signal Amplifying Technique
Optical Signals can be retrieved from inherent background noise using Talbot effect to amplify them.
Briefs Photonics/Optics
Flexible Imaging Device
3D micro-printing was used to develop this small, flexible scope for looking inside blood vessels.
Briefs Photonics/Optics
Multimode Optical Fiber Sensing
Although a vast majority of fiber optic strain sensors use single mode fiber, multimode fiber has a higher nonlinear threshold that enables higher light levels and lower noise.
Application Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Visualizing Value at the Speed of Light
See how hyperspectral imaging adds value to food inspection systems.
Articles Photonics/Optics
500°C-Rated Optical Fiber for High Temperature Applications
A metal-coated fiber capable of withstands high temperatures.
Application Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Measuring Aggressive Launch Loads on Spacecraft
What began as a research tool to collect aerodynamic data from research aircraft is now solving technical challenges for NASA.
Briefs Photonics/Optics
Nanoscale Sensors Measure Elusive Water Levels in Leaves
A new technology uses nanoscale sensors and fiber optics to measure water status just inside a leaf’s surface, where water in plants is most actively managed.
Q&A Electronics & Computers
How to Measure High Voltage with No Physical Contact
Dr. Israel Owens and his team at Sandia National Laboratories have used a crystal smaller than a dime and a laser smaller than a shoebox to safely measure 20 million volts without making physical contact to the electrode.
Articles Photonics/Optics
SPIE Photonics West 2022 Preview
The main Photonics West exhibition opens on Tuesday, January 25.
Briefs Test & Measurement
Miniature Optical Fiber Treatment Device Offers More Effective Cancer Immunotherapy
The device infuses antibodies through the miniature fiber to the tumor to activate T cells around tumor cells.
Application Briefs Photonics/Optics
Illumination Design Considerations for Robotic Surgery Vision Systems
To have a successful product, one must consider all the required sub-systems to deliver high-quality illumination.
Briefs Photonics/Optics
Unique Amplifier Could Change Optical Communication
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have developed an optical amplifier that they expect will revolutionize both space and fiber communication.
Briefs Photonics/Optics
Graphene-Based Photonics Devices for Remote Sensing
Growing large-area graphene on optical substrates enables use in photonics devices.
Technology Leaders Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Optimizing 5G Fiber Optic Filament Production
Ball screws are helping manufacturers meet the growing demand for fiber optic cables generated by 5G communications.
Briefs Robotics, Automation & Control
Soft Robotic Gripper Based on Twining Plants
The robot firmly but gently grasps objects as small as 1 millimeter in diameter.
Briefs AR/AI
Diffraction Grating Provides Wider Angles for Light Input
This technology bends light more efficiently, enabling more immersive augmented reality display systems.
Briefs RF & Microwave Electronics
Transport of Mechanical Energy, Even Through Damaged Pathways
This work could lead to much more robust devices that continue to operate in spite of damage.
R&D Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Ultra-Sensitive, Small Optomechanical Ultrasound Sensor
An optomechanical ultrasound sensor on a silicon photonic chip provides unprecedented sensitivity due to an innovative optomechanical waveguide.
Technology Leaders Photonics/Optics
Testing 800G Direct Modulated Optical Signaling
Test technologies are available as technologies evolve to 800Gbps and 1.6Tbps for next-generation data center architectures.
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Passive Polarized Fiber Optic Sensing
This technique has applications in strain, temperature, pressure, vibration, and acoustic sensing.
Technology Leaders Photonics/Optics
Micro-Cameras Bring New Video Applications into Focus
Powerful, tiny cameras provide unique streaming-video solutions for NASA robots and defense applications.
Articles Imaging
Smart Tech Revolutionizing the Traffic Light
Every motorist has experienced the frustration of waiting at a red light when there is no traffic in sight. These days, countless household devices use sensors, cameras and connectivity to...
Briefs Photonics/Optics
Laser Spark Distribution and Ignition System
Traditional spark plugs are replaced by an optical pumping source.
Briefs Imaging
Wavy Surfaces for Better Light Control
This method could impact optical technologies such as smartphone cameras, biosensors, or autonomous vision for robots and self-driving cars.
Briefs Photonics/Optics
Tunable, Chip-Based, Vortex Microlaser and Detector
This system encodes information in twisting beams of light.
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