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This Week in Photonics: Differential Detection in Optical Neural Networks, Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, a Single-Nanowire Specrometer, and More (9/12/2019)

This Week in Photonics: Differential Detection in Optical Neural Networks, Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, a Single-Nanowire Specrometer, and More
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Thursday, September 12, 2019
       
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Differential Detection Improves Accuracy in Diffractive Optical Neural Networks
Differential Detection Improves Accuracy in Diffractive Optical Neural Networks
Improvements to an optical neural network being designed at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) take advantage of the parallelization and scalability of optical-based computational systems. The system uses a series of 3D-printed layers with uneven surfaces that transmit or reflect incoming light.
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Single-Nanowire Spectrometer Is Independent of Tabletop Optical Components
Single-Nanowire Spectrometer Is Independent of Tabletop Optical Components
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a microspectrometer based on a single, compositionally engineered nanowire that is independent of complex optical components or cavities. According to the researchers, it is the smallest spectrometer ever designed.
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Midwave Infrared Laser Allows Study of High-Explosive Detonations
Midwave Infrared Laser Allows Study of High-Explosive Detonations
Scientists at the University of Arizona and Pacific Northwest National Laboratories used a broadly tunable swept-wavelength external cavity quantum cascade laser (swept-ECQCL) operating in the midwave infrared (MWIR) spectral region to measure transmission through explosive fireballs generated from charges of four different explosive types detonated in an enclosed chamber.
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IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH - IDS: More Than 100 New U3V Cameras IDS: More Than 100 New U3V Cameras

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IDS Imaging Development Systems is expanding its USB3 Vision camera range by more than 100 models in the coming weeks. The company integrates the entire range of Sony sensors which are already available with GigE Vision interface. The USB3 Vision cameras will be available both as CP and SE family variants. For the latter, customers can choose between housing or board level versions with different lens holder options,..

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Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Provides 1-nm Resolution
Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Provides 1-nm Resolution
Tip-enhanced resonance Raman spectroscopy (TERRS) has been demonstrated by a research team at Fritz-Haber Institute. The results suggest that TERRS could offer a new approach for the atomic-scale optical characterization of local electronic states.
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Photoreceptor-Binding Nanoparticles Could Enable Mammals to See Beyond Visible Spectrum
Photoreceptor-Binding Nanoparticles Could Enable Mammals to See Beyond Visible Spectrum
To enable the detection of longer wavelength light in mammals, scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, working with colleagues at the University of Science and Technology of China, developed ocular-injectable photoreceptor-binding upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs).
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Biomaterial from Bacteria Shows Promise for Range of Photonic Applications  Read Article 

LBP Purchases Symons Mirror Technology  Read Article 

Harvard Bioscience Elects Edrick to Board of Directors  Read Article 

DOE Funding Will Speed Progress in Quantum Computing and Communications  Read Article 

Mathematical Model Based on Maxwell’s Equations Leads to Discovery of New Lightwave  Read Article 

 
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OSA Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science 2019
OSA Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science 2019
September 16-19, 2019 - Marriott Wardman Park - Washington United States
Photonics Media Booth: 107
The Optical Society (OSA), in partnership with the American Physical Society’s Division of Laser Science (DLS), present OSA Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science APS/DLS. The conference, which also serves as the OSA Annual Meeting, unites communities from both societies for comprehensive and current research in more than 30 optics and photonics topics and across the disciplines of physics, biology, and chemistry. The Technical Conference is organized around four themes that leverage the intersection between science and applications: Autonomous Systems, Nanophotonics and Plasmonics, Quantum Technologies, and Virtual Reality and Augmented Vision. Each theme includes an all-invited program of panel discussions and is anchored by a 45-minute talk offered by a visionary speaker.
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Deposition of Uniform and Laterally Graded Optical Interference Coatings
Deposition of Uniform and Laterally Graded Optical Interference Coatings
Wed, Sep 18, 2019 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
The advantages of reactive magnetron sputtering are its excellent layering properties, the comparatively short deposition times, and its scalability to large substrate sizes. In this webinar, you will learn about the capability of reactive magnetron sputtering technology for performing actual coating tasks. Several results obtained at Fraunhofer FEP using this technology will be presented. The presenter will also discuss application examples, such as variable optical filters and antireflective coatings on lenses, in which the optical function is adapted to the different angles of light incidence. This webinar is sponsored by Delta Optical Thin Film A/S.
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