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This Week in Photonics: Hamamatsu Weighs Action on Planned NKT Photonics Purchase; Subsea Lidar Conquers Low-Light Setting (5/11/2023)

This Week in Photonics: Hamamatsu Weighs Action on Planned NKT Photonics Purchase; Subsea Lidar Conquers Low-Light Setting
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Thursday, May 11, 2023
 
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Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source Upgrade Underway
Argonne’s Advanced Photon Source Upgrade Underway
Argonne National Laboratories’ Advanced Photon Source (APS) has begun its long-scheduled comprehensive upgrade. The process will see the electron storage ring at the heart of the facility removed and replaced with a state-of-the-art storage ring that will grant the synchrotron a 500-fold boost in brightness.
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Fully Submerged Quantum Lidar Device Acquires 3D Images
Fully Submerged Quantum Lidar Device Acquires 3D Images
Researchers in the U.K. have demonstrated a lidar system that uses quantum detection technology to acquire 3D images while submerged underwater. According to research team member Aurora Maccarone, a Royal Academy of Engineering research fellow at Heriot-Watt University, the technology has a broad range of applications, including inspection of installations such as underwater wind farm cables and the submerged structure of the turbines.
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Optical Neural Nets Speed Image Processing Without Compromise to Accuracy
Optical Neural Nets Speed Image Processing Without Compromise to Accuracy
Researchers at Cornell University have developed an optical neural network (ONN) that can filter relevant information from a scene before the visual image is detected by a camera. The method will enable faster, smaller, and more energy-efficient image sensors. The researchers demonstrated ONN pre-processors that achieved compression ratios of up to 800 to 1 — the equivalent of compressing a 1600-pixel input to just 2 pixels — while still enabling high accuracy across several representative computer vision tasks.
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Interoperability features between CODE V® and LightTools® enable designers to easily simulate optical systems that contain imaging and non-imaging components with unparalleled speed and accuracy, from augmented reality headsets and head-up displays to smartphone optics and electro-optical systems.

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Hamamatsu to Explore Further Action in Planned NKT Photonics Acquisition  Read Article 

nLIGHT Lands $86M Defense Contract to Develop High-Energy Laser  Read Article 

NUVIEW Seeks to Map Earth’s Surface with Lidar  Read Article 

European Project Partners Team to Develop Alexandrite Laser Crystals  Read Article 

Photonis Will Acquire ProxiVision  Read Article 

 
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Medical Laser Applications: Defining Measurement Solutions That Keep the Process on Track Medical Laser Applications: Defining Measurement Solutions That Keep the Process on Track
Wed, May 17, 2023 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
As with any precision process, laser-based medical applications demand tight control of a laser’s behavior to keep the process on track but how is this implemented in applications? Mark Slutzki of Ophir, in addition to presenting interesting medical laser applications, maps out the process for identifying and configuring the appropriate monitoring and measurement solutions as well as the most intelligent approaches to implementation. This is often not a trivial task but the result is a model that can be used equally well in other laser applications. Slutzki shares how to define a laser process monitoring and controlling solution, using the medical field as a reference application but also considering the elements that are common to all laser-based applications. Presented by Ophir.
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STOP Analysis with COMSOL Multiphysics® STOP Analysis with COMSOL Multiphysics®
Wed, May 31, 2023 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
Optical systems often need to operate in harsh environments, including high altitudes, in space, and under water, where they are subjected to structural loads and extreme temperatures. Similarly, optical devices in high-powered laser and nuclear applications are also subjected to extreme conditions. The most accurate way to fully capture these environmental effects is through numerical simulation using structural-thermal-optical performance (STOP) analysis. This is a quintessential multiphysics problem. With STOP analysis, thermal expansion and the refractive index distribution can be fully coupled with changes to the ray optics trajectories, which is essential for laser-based manufacturing and the like. This presentation shares how to use COMSOL Multiphysics® and the Ray Optics Module to combine ray tracing simulations with structural and thermal analyses to form fully self-consistent STOP models. The webinar includes a live demo and time for questions. Presented by COMSOL.
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