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Metal Glass in Thin-Film Structure Improves IR Thermal System An advanced design for IR thermal technology, developed by researchers at National Taiwan University (NTU), takes advantage of the tunable optical properties of metallic glass to combine IR camouflage and IR thermal management functions in a single system. The system provides dual functionality for IR camouflage and IR thermal management within the same wavelength region of the atmospheric...
Researchers Produce Elliptically Polarized Incandescent Light Bright, twisted light can be produced with technology similar to an Edison light bulb, researchers at the University of Michigan have shown. The finding adds nuance to fundamental physics while...
Wireless Antennas Monitor Cellular Communication with Light Monitoring electrical signals in biological systems helps scientists understand how cells communicate, which can aid in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions like arrhythmia and...
Hong Kong Team Develops Deep-UV Micro-LED Display Chips Research led by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has yielded a deep-ultraviolet (UVC) micro-LED display array for lithography machines. The enhanced efficiency UVC micro-LED...
Laser-Based Artificial Neuron Surpasses its Analog Researchers have developed a laser-based artificial neuron that fully emulates the functions, dynamics and information processing of a biological graded neuron. With a signal processing speed of 10...
Researchers Find Novel Collective Behaviors in Quantum Optics A research team from Stony Brook University, led by professor of physics Dominik Schneble, has uncovered a novel regime, or set of conditions within a system, for cooperative radiative phenomena,...
3D-Printed Device Generates Vortex Beams, Targets Wireless Systems Researchers from Xi’an Jiaotong University have developed a 3D-printed device that generates twisting light beams with orbital angular momentum (OAM), a form of rotational energy that can carry...
Quantum Teleportation Demonstrated Over Busy Internet Cables Researchers from Northwestern University have successfully demonstrated quantum teleportation over a fiber optic cable already carrying internet traffic. The work introduces the new possibility of...
Dual Laser System Offers a View into Laser-Plasma Interaction Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) used lasers and a supersonic sheet of gas to accelerate a high-quality beam of electrons to 10 billion electronvolts (eV) in just 30...
SWIR Sensor Showcases a Second-generation Quantum Dot Platform As part of the Belgian research project Q-COMIRSE, researchers presented a prototype shortwave infrared (SWIR) image sensor with indium arsenide quantum dot photodiodes. The sensor successfully...
UV Etching Controls Diamond Surfaces In a step toward making diamond a viable material for semiconductors and quantum applications, researchers at Macquarie University developed an etching technique for modifying the surface chemistry...
Industry News
NVIDIA Formalizes Autonomous Driving Collaborations NVIDIA has established partnerships with Toyota, Aurora, and Continental in pursuit of autonomous driving for consumer and commercial markets. Through these partnerships, Toyota, Aurora, and Continental are building autonomous driving technologies based on NVIDIA’s DRIVE system-on-chip (SoC) platform. Toyota will build its next-generation vehicles on NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Orin, running the...
Exail Acquires Laser-Maker Leukos Exail has acquired laser technology company Leukos, a company specializing in advanced laser sources for metrology, spectroscopy, and imaging applications. Financial terms of the acquisition were not...
Swave Photonics Raises $28.3M Swave Photonics, a developer of holographic extended reality technology, has raised €27 million ($28.27 million) in a series A funding round. The investment is expected to expedite the...
German Initiative Aims to Develop, Scale Inertial Fusion Targets Funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and led by Fraunhofer IAF, the IFE Targetry HUB consortium has begun research into the target component of laser-based inertial...
Polar Light Technologies Touts Micro-LED Development Polar Light Technologies has reported the development of 625 nm red light based on their non-etching bottom-up concept. According to the company, this means that Polar Light has achieved red, green,...
Zebra Technologies to Acquire Photoneo Zebra Technologies intends to acquire Photoneo, a developer and manufacturer of 3D machine vision solutions. The acquisition will expand Zebra’ portfolio and strengthen its position as a leader...
Foxconn Teams with Porotech on Micro-LED Display Commercialization Consumer electronics company Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) has partnered with micro-LED technology developer Porotech to commercialize microLED microdisplays for augmented reality (AR)...
Teledyne Space Imaging Selected to Build Payload for LISA Mission Teledyne Space Imaging was awarded the role of prime contractor for the Constellation Acquisition Sensor (CAS) instrument, contributing to the European Space Agency (ESA) Laser Interferometer Space...
Viavi Solutions Acquires Inertial Labs Viavi Solutions has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Inertial Labs for initial consideration of $150 million at closing and up to $175 million of contingent consideration over four years. The...
LLNL, Starris: Optimax Space Systems Commercializing Telescope Tech Starris: Optimax Space Systems and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have partnered to commercialize LLNL’s monolithic telescope technology, accelerating rapid deployment of modular...
Netherlands Formalizes ChipNL Competence Centre The Netherlands has launched a four-year project that aims to boost the European semiconductor industry, offering support for workforce development and funding opportunities as well as facilitating...
Focused Energy and Amplitude Strike Partnership Agreement Laser fusion company Focused Energy has partnered with Amplitude, a developer of ultrafast lasers, to advance two laser systems beyond the state-of-the-art for inertial fusion energy. The technology...
SCANLAB Names CEO, Institutes Additional Personnel Changes SCANLAB GmbH, a leading manufacturer of laser scanning solutions, has named Alexander Roth as CEO. Roth succeeds Georg Hofner, who will focus exclusively on his position of CEO at SCANLAB’s...
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Compact Fiber Laser The ARM FL from Coherent is a compact adjustable ring mode fiber laser for industrial laser applications. The laser’s internal active power control and back reflection insensitivity helps to...
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DBR Laser Modulight’s 632.8 nm distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) semiconductor laser is designed to replace traditional HeNe lasers across a range of applications. The laser features a power output of up...
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Linear Servo Motor The GVCM-032-038-02M from Moticont is a linear voice coil servo motor for applications including medical devices, laser machining and drilling, scanners, laser beam steering and filtering, optical...
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Coherent-Lite DSP The Aquila from Marvell Technology is a coherent-lite DSP made for 1.6 Tbps coherent optical transceiver modules operating at O-band wavelengths. The DSP comes in a pluggable module form factor with...
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High-Density Fiber Switch The ECS5550 series from Edgecore Networks are 1/2.5/10 GbE Ethernet devices designed for carrier, enterprise, and small data center applications. The series enables expanded services from residential...
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Alpha-Beta Goniometers The AK150-10-15 Series from Optimal Engineering Systems are dual-axis alpha-beta goniometers for applications such as examining cutting edges of medical instruments, estimating hyperspectral...
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SF6 OGI Camera LightPath Technologies’ SF6 optical gas imaging camera can detect fugitive ammonia and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) emissions for industrial and manufacturing applications. The camera is able to...
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Bi-Directional Optical Transceiver The 100G QSFP28 ZR4 BiDi from NEC Corporation is a single-fiber bi-directional optical transceiver for data center applications. The transceiver extends transmission distances to 80 km using a direct...
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Quantum Cascade Lasers Boston Electronics’ quantum cascade lasers can be used for spectroscopy applications such as gas spectroscopy. The lasers have TEM00 beams collimated to < 6 mrad and are spectrally...
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Stepper Motor The ASA86 from Nanotec is a UL/CSA-certified stepper motor for automation applications in harsh environments. The motor comes in a built-in encoder in incremental version with a resolution of 4096...
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UV Laser Marking System The 7920 from Videojet Technologies is a UV laser marking system for coding operations in the consumer packaged goods, parts marking, and pharmaceutical industries. The system’s compact design...
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Dual Laser System The RenAM 500D from Renishaw is a dual laser additive manufacturing machine fitted with the company’s TEMPUS™ technology that allows the laser to fire while the recoater is moving, saving...
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3D Measurement Software The Z-Trak™ 3D Apps Studio from Teledyne DALSA is a suite of software tools developed for in-line 3D machine vision applications such as measurement and inspection. Designed to work the...
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Inverted Microscope System The IXplore™ IX85 from Evident is an automated inverted microscope system for life science research applications. The microscope system’s built-in optics provide consistent lighting...
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SWIR LEDs The OCI-490 series from EPIGAP OSA Photonics GmbH is a series of SWIR LEDs for sorting and quality control tasks in pharmaceutical, medical, defense, and agricultural industries among others. The...
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