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This Week in Photonics: Controlling Light With Light (10/5/2017)

This Week in Photonics: Controlling Light With Light
A breakthrough in rapid polarization switching with an all-optical polarization control could allow faster data transfer and open new areas of nanoresearch, enabling researchers to learn more about un
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Thursday, October 5, 2017
       
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Controlling Light With Light
Controlling Light With Light
A breakthrough in rapid polarization switching with an all-optical polarization control could allow faster data transfer and open new areas of nanoresearch, enabling researchers to learn more about unseen nanoscale worlds such as drug chemistry and quantum electronics. Scientists have developed an ultrafast method of changing the fundamental properties of light with light.
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Light and Moisture Combine to Mend Defects in Perovskite Films
Light and Moisture Combine to Mend Defects in Perovskite Films
Exposure to light combined with exposure to humidity and oxygen has been shown to permanently correct defects in the molecular structure of perovskites, resulting in minimal nonradiative losses and properties approaching those of perovskite single crystals and crystalline semiconductors. To repair defects caused by carrier trapping, researchers developed a perovskite-based device, and before completing it, exposed it to light, oxygen and humidity.
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Ballistic Photon Imaging Locates Fiber Optic Instruments In Vivo
Ballistic Photon Imaging Locates Fiber Optic Instruments In Vivo
A camera that detects light sources inside the human body could be used at a patient’s bedside to track and guide the location of an endoscope, or other fiber optic instrument, in the body without the need for x-rays or other equipment. The high absorption and scattering of light in the visible spectrum has traditionally made it difficult for light-based devices to provide information about tissue layers beyond a depth of a few millimeters under the skin.
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Photorealistic 3D Renderings Accurately Digitize Transparent Objects
Photorealistic 3D Renderings Accurately Digitize Transparent Objects
The ability to create detailed, 3D digital versions of clear objects and their surroundings has been difficult because of the different modalities required to digitize objects with diffuse reflectance properties. Scientists have created a new imaging technique that could be useful for movie production, creating virtual reality experiences, improving design and quality assurance in the production of clear products, and even for preserving rare or culturally significant objects.
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Photosensitizer Activates Anti-Cancer Properties in Antimalarial Drug
Photosensitizer Activates Anti-Cancer Properties in Antimalarial Drug
Scientists have shown that the anticancer properties of artemisinin, an antimalarial drug that is also a promising alternative cancer treatment, could be enhanced potentially tenfold when used with the photosensitizer aminolaevulinic acid (ALA). When exposed to light, ALA leads to the generation of free radicals that can kill cells. A combination of artemisinin and ALA could kill colorectal cancer cells and suppress tumor growth more effectively than administering artemisinin alone.
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AVS 64th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM & EXHIBITION 2017
AVS 64th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM & EXHIBITION 2017
October 29 - November 3, 2017 - Tampa Convention Center - Tampa United States
The AVS International Symposium and Exhibition addresses cutting-edge issues associated with materials, processing and interfaces in the research and manufacturing communities. The Symposium fosters a multidisciplinary environment that cuts across traditional boundaries between disciplines, featuring papers from AVS technical divisions, technology groups, and focus topics on emerging technologies. The equipment exhibition is one of the largest in the world with 200-plus participating companies. More than 2,000 scientists and engineers gather from around the world to attend the Symposium.
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Mobile Hyperspectral Imagers: Implementations and Applications
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Tue, Oct 10, 2017 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
This webinar will provide an overview of the state of the art in hyperspectral imaging (HSI) and cover a number of diverse applications for HSI, from medical imaging to agriculture and anti-counterfeiting. The webinar will conclude with an outlook on some of the exciting new technologies that are expected to continue to transform this imaging modality and move it into the domain of the consumer. Presenter Hod Finkelstein is CTO of TruTag Technologies where he leads imaging systems development and microparticle productization teams.
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Learn Efficient Luminaire Design Using Virtual Prototyping
Learn Efficient Luminaire Design Using Virtual Prototyping
Thu, Oct 12, 2017 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
You will learn how to design more efficient luminaires using Lambda Research's TracePro software, a 3D CAD virtual prototyping program with the power and tools to simulate and design luminaires. Learn how to design luminaires for maximum efficiency and specified angular output, how to use photorealistic rendering to make sure a luminaire works as designed, when to use diffusers to improve design output, Tips and Tricks for creating better luminaires in less time, and more. Presented by Lambda Research Corporation.
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