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Pressure Tunes Absorption Properties of Perovskite Solar Cells (5/5/2016)

Pressure Tunes Absorption Properties of Perovskite Solar Cells
The voltage and electronic conductivity of perovskite solar cells have been shown to increase under high pressure.
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Thursday, May 5, 2016
       
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Pressure Tunes Absorption Properties of Perovskite Solar Cells
Pressure Tunes Absorption Properties of Perovskite Solar Cells
The voltage and electronic conductivity of perovskite solar cells have been shown to increase under high pressure. The findings suggest that either chemical or mechanical compression could enable tunable Perovskites — metallic crystalline structures — come in several structures, including hybrids made of lead, iodine or bromine, and organic compounds. The inexpensive materials have potential applications in LEDs and lasers, but one of the most popular areas of research involves solar cells.
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Laurin Publishing Announces Poster Series
Laurin Publishing Announces Poster Series
Laurin Publishing Co., whose titles include Photonics Spectra and BioPhotonics magazines and the Photonics Buyers’ Guide, announces the availability of two posters featuring art that takes a lighthearted look at the early days of the photonics industry. The unique and original drawings of Diane M. Laurin appeared in the pages of Photonics Spectra magazine and its predecessor, Optical Spectra, in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Fluence Demonstrates Advanced LED Grow Lights
Fluence Demonstrates Advanced LED Grow Lights
Fluence Bioengineering, a photobiology design and manufacturing company, has developed an indoor and greenhouse LED lighting system with an efficacy above 2 µmol/J according to replicate collaborative testing conducted by Rutgers University and Utah State University. Testing found that the VYPRx PLUS lighting system had a 21 percent and 58 percent greater efficacy than the leading 1000-W double-ended and single-ended high pressure sodium (HPS) fixtures respectively.
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Reconfigurable Silicon Photonic Circuits Provide Control of Light Patterns
Reconfigurable Silicon Photonic Circuits Provide Control of Light Patterns
The ability to control light in a silicon chip could enable novel applications in programmable photonics circuits, including applications for optical testing and data communication. The development of flexible integrated-optic circuits that can be externally controlled was made possible using an all-optical spatial light modulator (SLM) to reconfigure photonics devices, making them capable of routing the flow of light.
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JWST’s Giant Golden Mirror is Unveiled
JWST’s Giant Golden Mirror is Unveiled
As part of the integrating and testing of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), NASA engineers have unveiled the giant golden mirror of the IR telescope — it is heralded as the largest mirror yet sent into space. The 18 mirrors that make up the primary mirror were individually protected with black covers when they were assembled on the telescope structure, and now, for the first time since the primary mirror was completed, the covers have been lifted.
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OSA Centennial - David Reitze - California Institute of Technology
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CLEO 2016
CLEO 2016
June 5-10, 2016 - The Optical Society (OSA) - San Jose Convention Center - San Jose, CA
Photonics Media Booth: 2335
CLEO (Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics) serves as the premier international forum for scientific and technical optics, uniting the fields of lasers and optoelectronics by bringing together all aspects of laser technology, from basic research to industry applications. CLEO presents a world-renowned peer-reviewed program and offers high quality content from five core event elements: Fundamental Science, Science & Innovations, Applications & Technology, Market Focus, and the CLEO EXPO.
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OLED Display Technology Update and Forecast
OLED Display Technology Update and Forecast
Thu, May 12, 2016 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
Barry Young, CEO of the OLED Association and a leading authority on the technology, presents a broad look at display applications utilizing OLEDs, including their history and use, the attributes of OLED displays, potential future applications, and the challenges facing the development and application of OLED technology. He will conclude the presentation with a brief update on OLED lighting. Mr. Young is also CEO of Young Market Research (YMR) and serves as its primary-lighting analyst.
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