A chip-based device measuring just 1 sq mm has demonstrated the potential to generate quantum-based random numbers at gigabit (Gb)-per-second speeds, using minimal power. The tiny device, which is...

In Stabilizing the Line of Sight, authors Peter J. Kennedy and Rhonda L. Kennedy provide a methodology and an example for executing a successful end-to-end LOS design. Comprehensive in scope, this...

Alberto Marino, a physics professor at the University of Oklahoma, is the recipient of a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (NSF CAREER) Award in the amount of...

Researchers have demonstrated the fabrication and operation of a superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD) with detection efficiency that they believe is the highest on record. The...

EOT’s >10GHz Amplified Photodetectors feature a large bandwidth, high gain, and compact size to meet all your application needs including ultrafast, heterodyne, and high frequency...

We are one of the few manufacturers offering in-house custom design and manufacturing capabilities for both ruled and holographically recorded diffraction gratings.

The UC-200 camera from Entner Electronics KG is a compact camera that allows for easy integration into embedded vision systems including security and surveillance, drones, low-vision, video...

Compact and lightweight Xenon-Topaz lenses are designed for modern CCD and CMOS sensors up to 12 megapixel resolution and with an image circle diameter of 1.1" and a pixel size down to 3.0 µm....

On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you on a brief tour of the Higgins Laboratories at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Quinsigamond Community College and WPI received a $4M grant...

Students from large and small size companies and bigger Department of Defense affiliates of the AIM Photonics Institute took part in the recent AIM Photonics Summer Academy at MIT. This was the third...

In this episode, we take you to a U.S. National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York. Researchers there are leading the charge for "smart"...

On this episode of Light Matters Extra we take you to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York, and introduce you to researchers at LESA -- the Center for Lighting Enabled Systems and...

This whitepaper guides imaging engineers and vision system developer on how to choose the optimal sensor for a specific application. The paper covers the basic and most important properties of an...

Resolution and dynamic range are two important specifications to be considered when evaluating the capabilities of an imaging colorimeter, yet they are easily misconstrued. The common assumption is...

As fiber and free-space optical communication bandwidths increase, the need for very high speed optical modulators and detectors has also increased. The frequency response characterization of these...

Recent advancements in photonics technologies have broadened their applications into many different areas. An increasingly larger number of complex and diverse forms of light sources are designed...

This is a free webinar presented by Photonics Media. Sponsored by: DRS Technologies Our speaker: Dr. Hooman Mohseni Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science...

The silicon photomultiplier (SiPM), also known as Multi-Pixel Photon Counter (MPPC), is becoming a popular choice of a photodetector in applications where even single photons must be detected. The...

Join us for a FREE webinar – Thursday, August 21, 2014, 1 - 2 p.m. EDT Dr. Orla Hanrahan has worked with Andor Technology as an Application Specialist in Life Science for the past four...

FREE WEBINAR Additional Questions and Answers from the Webinar are below: Speakers to include: David J. Brady, Duke University Computational and Compressive Raman Spectroscopy ...

In digital data transmission, the separation of the two binary states into output at two frequencies.

In digital data transmission, the representation of a bit by change in amplitude of the outgoing signal. Amplitude shift keying (ASK) is less sensitive than phase-shift keying, but can tolerate...

A method of coding information in a communications system where the shift in the phase of an electromagnetic wave represents a particular bit or character.

A type of geometrical distortion that brings about a trapezoidal display of a nominally rectangular picture. Usually produced when a picture is projected abnormally to the screen.

Camera resolution depends upon the optical blur diameter and the detector size. Schade combined these to create an equivalent resolution that is a function of Fλ/d where F is the focal ratio,...

Spectral selection is a powerful tool that enhances conventional imaging tremendously. Most imaging systems, including the human eye, are designed to image light over a broad range of the spectrum....

Optical fibers are made from either glass or plastic. Most are roughly the diameter of a human hair, and they may be many miles long. Light is transmitted along the center of the fiber from one end...

To Isaac Newton the problem was clear, and in 1704 he realized the effects of atmospheric turbulence on image formation. Just as heat waves shimmering above a hot patch of ground can distort our...

An alphanumeric display is a luminous display of numbers and the letters of the alphabet.

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