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Serial Arrayed Waveguide Grating
The technology has several applications including optical communications, remote sensing/LiDAR, and beam steering.
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AI Image Analysis, Li-Fi and Quantum Processor Among 2023 PRISM Awards Winners
Photonics West 2023 featured the 15th annual gathering of the Prism Awards, a ceremony hosted by SPIE that honors and recognizes industrial innovation in...
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NASA Targets 2026 for Launch of Israel's First Space Telescope
NASA will launch Israel’s first space telescope mission, the Ultraviolet Transient Astronomy Satellite (ULTRASAT). ULTRASAT, an ultraviolet observatory with a large field...
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Ignition Achievement Gives US New Opportunity to Lead World's IFE Research
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)’s historic achievement of fusion ignition Dec. 5 at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) positions the United...
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5 Technologies from Photonics West 2023
See these five technologies that were on display at Photonics West 2023, captured by the editor of Photonics & Imaging Technology.
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Test & Measurement - February 2023
From the racetrack to the battlefield to deep space missions, test innovations are improving device and system reliability while speeding time to market. Read about the latest advances – including the...
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Sixth Mirror Casting Brings Giant Magellan Telescope Closer to Completion
Nearly 20 tons of extremely pure borosilicate glass made by Ohara Corporation in Japan are becoming a honeycomb mirror measuring 27.6 feet across.
Briefs Imaging
New “Metalens” Shifts Focus Without Tilting or Moving
The design may enable miniature zoom lenses for drones, cellphones, or night-vision goggles.
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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...
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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...
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Strengthening Electron-Triggered Light Emission
The way electrons interact with photons of light is a key part of many modern technologies, from lasers to solar panels to LEDs. But the interaction is inherently a weak one because of a...
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Test Your Knowledge About the James Webb Space Telescope
Test your knowledge about the James Webb Space Telescope.
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A Drone to Protect Bats from Wind Turbines
A study has perhaps solved the wind-turbine issue of causing harm to bats.
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.
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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.
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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.
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SPIE Photonics West 2023 Preview
The conference will showcase the latest innovations in lasers, photonics, optics, optoelectronics, biophotonics, biomedical optics, 3D printing, and more.
Global Innovations Imaging
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 Photonics/Optics
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 Energy
Technique Merges Solar Cell and Liquid Battery
A highly efficient and long-lasting solar flow battery generates, stores, and redelivers renewable electricity from the Sun in one device.
INSIDER Photonics/Optics
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,...
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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...
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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...
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New Products: November 2022 Photonics & Imaging Insider
Green LaserFOBA (Selmsdorf, Germany) has developed a 532 nanometers wavelength green laser marking system which offers new possibilities for industrial direct part marking....
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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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