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European Defense Fund Project to Produce Strategic Electronics for Next Generation Infrared Sensors
Lynred, a global provider of infrared detectors for the aerospace, defense and commercial markets, recently announced the launch of...

INSIDER Imaging
NIF Laser Systems Chief Engineer to Discuss Historic Fusion Ignition Achievement at Photonics West 2023
On Dec. 5, 2022, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) Nuclear Ignition Facility (NIF) made history, demonstrating fusion...

Quiz Photonics/Optics
Test Your Knowledge About the James Webb Space Telescope
Test your knowledge about the James Webb Space Telescope.

News Photonics/Optics
Lumotive’s New LCM Underpins Next-Gen Lidar
“The future happened yesterday” is an appropriate description of the rapid pace of development in automated-driving technology. The expression may be most accurate in sensor tech where,...

NASA Spinoff Photonics/Optics
A New Standard in Imagery
After 50 years of NASA’s Landsat, discovery of new commercial and scientific uses is only accelerating.

Videos Photonics/Optics
3 Program Goals for the James Webb Space Telescope in 2023
In 2023, the James Webb Space Telescope will transition into its second official year of science operations, or Cycle 2. This video highlights three in-orbit aspects of the Webb program to watch this year.

Special Reports Aerospace
Space Technology - January 2023
Read about robot construction workers on the moon, the first commercial space station, what's next for the James Webb Space Telescope, and much more in this compendium of recent articles from the editors of...

Application Briefs Photonics/Optics
How a UV-Visible-NIR Range Microscope-Spectrometer Works
Discussing the basic design concepts of a UV-visible-NIR range microscope-spectrometer in several different configurations.

Application Briefs Test & Measurement
Compact MEMS-Based NIR Spectroscopy for Mobile Applications
This measurement technique is particularly useful for, but not limited to, samples containing organic compounds.

Articles Photonics/Optics
SPIE Photonics West 2023 Preview
The conference will showcase the latest innovations in lasers, photonics, optics, optoelectronics, biophotonics, biomedical optics, 3D printing, and more.

Articles Photonics/Optics
James Webb Space Telescope Enters New Era of Universal Infrared Imaging in Cycle 1
It began full scientific operations July 11, following six months of instrumentation cool-down, calibration, and other commissioning activities.

Briefs Test & Measurement
Inductive Non-Contact Position Sensor
Potential uses include MEMS accelerometers, vibration monitoring, and other precision motion control applications.

Briefs Medical
Oculometric Testing for Detecting Mild Neural Impairment
This set of oculomotor metrics provide valid and reliable measures of dynamic visual performance.

Global Innovations Medical
Microscope Could Speed Up and Simplify Breast Cancer Treatment
Researchers have developed an ultra-tiny endo-microscope that could help improve breast cancer treatment and cut NHS waiting lists.

Briefs Photonics/Optics
Overcoming the Optical Resolution Limit
When measuring with light, the lateral extent of the structures that can be resolved by an optical imaging system is fundamentally diffraction limited.

Briefs Design
A Laser That Could Reshape the Landscape of Integrated Photonics
This technology will pave the way for new applications of integrated semiconductor lasers in LiDAR.

Briefs Materials
Deformation Fingerprints Will Help Researchers Identify, Design Better Metallic Materials
Researchers report that automated high-resolution electron imaging can capture the nanoscale deformation events that lead to metal failure and breakage.

Briefs Test & Measurement
Light-Analyzing ‘Lab on A Chip’ Opens Door to Widespread Use of Portable Spectrometers
The device is 100 percent electrically controllable regarding the colors of light it absorbs, which gives it massive potential for widespread usability.

Briefs Transportation
Laser-Light-Based Accelerometer
The tiny device accurately measures acceleration in smaller navigation systems and other devices.

INSIDER Test & Measurement
AFTC Gains New Test Capability
As weapon system designers continue to innovate for the defense of the nation, the Air Force Test Center must advance the test capabilities available to develop and prove the superiority of those systems...

Supplements Test & Measurement
Winter 2022 Resource Guide
In our summer edition of the MDB Resource Guide, learn about new cleaning requirements and find the right company to match your medical-design needs.

Articles Photonics/Optics
Designing Multi-Channel Microwave Radio Systems Using Optical Interconnects
Imagine if it was possible to build multi-channel microwave radio systems leveraging optical rather than copper interconnects.

Application Briefs Photonics/Optics
On the Hunt for Asteroids: Positioning an Occultation Telescope
"Early detection of a NEO headed for Earth would give us sufficient time to deflect the threat."

INSIDER Communications
World's Smallest Photon Achieved in Dielectric Nanocavity
Until recently, it was widely believed among physicists that it was impossible to compress light below the so-called diffraction limit, except when using metal nanoparticles,...

INSIDER Photonics/Optics
UV-to-Red-Light Converting Films Accelerate Plant Growth
An interdisciplinary team from Hokkaido University’s Engineering and Agriculture departments and the Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD) has...

INSIDER Test & Measurement
Miniaturized Infrared Detectors
Extreme miniaturization of infrared (IR) detectors is critical for their integration into next-generation consumer electronics, wearables and ultra-small satellites. Thus far, however, IR detectors have...

Application Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Space-Based Hyperspectral Imaging
As space-based digital camera imagery is evolving, more and more advanced imaging technologies are being deployed in space to see more of the “unseen.”

Articles Sensors/Data Acquisition
Optical Modules
The Teledyne e2v Optimom 2M combines the latest innovations in imaging and optics into one turnkey imaging solution by mounting a proprietary image sensor onto a board with a fixed lens and optional Multi Focus lens technology.

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