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Verde Technologies Inc., a pervoskite-focused thin-film solar company, has partnered with Northern Illinois University (NIU) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy...

DARPA has selected three teams, led by RTX Corp., Draper, and BEAM Co., to develop wireless optical power relays for its Persistent Optical Wireless Relay (POWER) program. The program, which will...

University of Rochester researchers have found that the use of a metal substrate can boost the photoelectric conversion efficiency of perovskites. Perovskites, a family of crystalline materials, have...

Canon has reported the development of a high-performance semiconductor material that it expects will improve the durability and mass-production stability of perovskite solar cells. The company will...

Alfa Chemistry’s photosensitizer line includes porphyrins, ketone, acridine, ruthenium, iridium photosensitizers, naphthoquinone, and other types for solar cells, catalysis, biomedicine, and...

The IPLEX™ G Lite-W videoscope from Evident Corp. combines portability with powerful imaging features in a small, ergonomic form factor for turbine gearbox inspections. Users can visually...

The Helix 511 Edge Computer from OnLogic is a compact and fanless device designed for use in challenging industrial environments such as manufacturing, automation, and energy management. The...

The LRM-292 pyroelectric detector from InfraTec GmbH is a multi-channel detector with an integrated operational amplifier, thermal compensation, and TO46 housing. Measuring 4.7 mm in diameter,...

In the three decades since its introduction, the CO2 laser has become the workhorse of industrial lasers. Today it is available in a range of designs and sizes with output powers of 20 kW and more....

An optical time-domain reflectometer sends short pulses of light into a fiber and measures its reflections as a function of time. The delay of these reflections to the detector as well as their...

Photonics is the study of light and other types of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The impact of photonics on research, technology, navigation, culture, astronomy, forensics, and...

For rotationally symmetric optical systems, either the lens or the detector moves along the optical axis to maintain optical performance. If the compensating axial motion is accomplished without the...

As the automotive industry continues to push the boundaries of innovation, the need for advanced technologies becomes increasingly paramount. Spectroscopy has been a game-changer in various domains...

Explore the world of lock-in amplifiers in this paper, vital for success in photonics labs. Grasp the details of detecting amplitude and phase amid widespread signal changes from pulsed lasers,...

An efficiency of 46 percent has recently been achieved with four-junction solar cells under a concentration on the cell of 508 times the normal solar power flux on the Earth’s surface. Such...

Pyroelectric detectors are critical in advancing various technologies by providing quantitative insights into the energy within a system. This session explores the technology, history, and diverse...

Photonics Media invites you to join us for our upcoming FREE digital conference, "Photonics for Ophthalmology." The event will feature several 15-minute online presentations on the use of light-based...

Ultrafast lasers have become critical for a wide range of applications including medical lasers, materials processing, and nonlinear imaging and microscopy. One of the most important specifications...

Ultraviolet reflectance refers to the ability of a material or surface to reflect UV light. Ultraviolet light is electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than those of visible light,...

Quantum efficiency (QE) is a measure of the effectiveness with which a device or system, typically in the context of photonics or electronics, converts incoming photons (light) into a useful output...

Carbon fullerenes are a class of carbon-based molecules composed entirely of carbon atoms arranged in a hollow, closed, cage-like structure. The most well-known fullerenes are spherical and are often...

Epitaxial equipment refers to a set of specialized tools and systems used in the process of epitaxy, which is the growth of crystalline layers on a substrate material. Epitaxial growth is a critical...

On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you to the South by Southwest (SXSW) Trade Show in Austin, Texas, as new photonics innovations hit the show floor of the Austin Convention Center....

Luminate is the world's largest Optics, Photonics and Imaging accelerator focused on advancing next-generation OPI-enabled companies. The accelerator program accepts ten companies per year to compete...

On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you on a brief tour of the Higgins Laboratories at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Quinsigamond Community College and WPI received a $4M grant...

In this month's Light Matters Extra, we take you to the Quantum Photonics Laboratory at MIT run by Dr. Dirk Englund. Dr. Englund's group, the Quantum Photonics Group, is made up of postdocs and...

Photonics Media is the publisher of Photonics Spectra, BioPhotonics, and Vision Spectra magazines in print, digital, and mobile app formats; the Photonics Marketplace featuring the Photonics Buyers'...

Established in 1985, OZ Optics is a leading worldwide supplier of fiber optic components, test equipment and sensors. OZ Optics manufactures its products in three locations, Ottawa (Canada),...

The Optical Engineering Experts® Optikos designs and manufactures metrology products for measuring and assuring optical image quality; and provides optical engineering design, development,...

CASTECH is a recognized leading supplier of nonlinear optical crystals, laser crystals and precision optical components for laser, telecom, medical, analysis and detector markets. Products...