Guzel Musina Awarded 2024 Teddi C. Laurin Scholarship
Guzel Musina, a PhD student in the University of Houston’s Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been awarded the 2024 Teddi C. Laurin Scholarship for her contributions to the field of optics and photonics. Musina is pursuing research in the use of optogenetics to explore and treat heart conditions.
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Compact Single-Photon Lidar Provides High Resolution for Air and Space
Despite advancements in airborne, single-photon lidar, existing systems have relatively large payloads and high energy consumption. Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China addressed these challenges and achieved a compact, lightweight, single-photon lidar system with a low-power payload and high-resolution imaging. The new system could make lidar practical for air and space applications like environmental monitoring, 3D terrain mapping, and object identification.
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On-Chip Microcomb Laser Provides Greater Control
A method developed by researchers at the University of Rochester could provide a path to applying microcomb lasers to fields including telecommunications and optical computing. The lasers developed by Rochester professor Qiang Lin and his team benefit from a simple design and resolve longstanding challenges that have prevented the commercial adoption of microcombs.
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High-Performance PDH Locking with Reconfigurable Instrumentation
Tue, Jun 18, 2024 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
The Pound-Drever-Hall (PDH) method is ubiquitous in fields requiring laser frequency stabilization, including atomic physics, spectroscopy, and precision measurement. However, since PDH systems are traditionally assembled manually from various components, they often present challenges for researchers due to time constraints and adaptability issues, leading to maintenance difficulties and signal distortion. In this presentation, Liquid Instruments provides a pedagogical introduction to the PDH technique and creates a system using reconfigurable, FPGA-based instrumentation. They combine multiple instruments, including the Moku Laser Lock Box, into a bespoke environment that emulates a real optical system. Presented by Liquid Instruments.
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Features
Ultraviolet PICs, LWIR/Thermal Imaging, Laser Materials Processing, and Optical Signal Processing
Photonics Media is currently seeking technical feature articles on a variety of topics for publication in our magazine Photonics Spectra. Please submit an informal 100-word abstract to Jake Saltzman, Senior Editor, at [email protected], or use our online submission form www.photonics.com/submitfeature.aspx.
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