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Free-Space Optical Communications Comes of Age
Back in the early 1960s, when first the laser and soon thereafter the semiconductor laser were invented, it was predicted by visionaries that, before long, such sources of coherent light would be...
A Breakthrough for Reference-Free Holography
The term “holography” means a drawing that contains all the information of light — including its intensity and phase information. In contrast, photography only measures the...
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Added Intelligence Transforms Medical Sensors Into Diagnostic Devices
As sensors shrink in size, they are able to reach places that were previously inaccessible — such as inside the human body. What is more, incorporating such increasingly tiny sensors within a medical...
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Superluminescent LEDs Bridge the Gap
Superluminescent light-emitting diodes are broadband semiconductor devices that are closely related to their more commonly known relatives, laser diodes and light-emitting diodes. All three...
Editorial
Slow and Steady Wins Free-Space Race
It wasn’t long after the laser was invented in the early ’60s that many began speculating about the use of coherent light in communications. That would eventually come to fruition with the emergence of the first fiber optic telecommunication networks in the closing years of the 20th century. But developing a comparable space-based optical communications network capable of transmitting...
Lasers In Use
Laser Safety Sign Changes Cause Confusion
In 1969 the U.S. Department of Labor, seeing the growth of laser applications in industry, the military, research and development labs, and universities, asked the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to oversee the development of a standard ensuring their safe use. The standard aimed to provide guidance for individuals who work with high-power Class 3B and Class 4 lasers and laser...
Laser Safety
Marshall, O'Hagan Recognized by LIA
The Laser Institute of America (LIA) has awarded its 2017 George M. Wilkening Award to Wesley J. Marshall, principal of Laser Safety Specialties, for his contributions to laser safety. The George M. Wilkening Award is presented to individuals who have made extensive contributions to laser safety in science, medicine, industry or education. Established in 1997, the award is named after George M....
Tech Pulse
Artificial Photocatalyst Used to Harness Light, Drive Chemical Reactions
An artificial photocatalyst material made from metal nanoparticles has been developed that could be used to harvest the sun’s energy more efficiently, for use in solar and other applications. Nanostructured materials that demonstrate plasmonic resonances enable intense light focusing. These optical nanoantennas are key to converting free-space light to evanescently confined modes in...
Developing an Eco-Friendly Deep-UV Lamp
Using atomically controlled thin monolayers of gallium nitride (GaN) and aluminum nitride (AlN) as active regions, a research group has shown the ability to produce deep-UV emission with an LED...
Novel Intense Beam Pattern For Microscopy, Industrial Laser Materials Processing
The discovery of a thin, intense beam pattern, dubbed the “needle pulse beam,” could have broad application, ranging from imaging in pulse-echo systems to use in conjunction with...
Nano 'Sandwich' Could Enhance Optical Properties, Tunability of Graphene
Use of a “nanoscale sandwich,” made from two atom-thick slices of graphene around nanoclusters of magnesium oxide (MgO), could expand the optoelectronic properties for graphene....
Researchers Develop Tunable and Controllable PL Compounds
A new strategy for producing photoluminescent (PL) compounds has been designed that has increased capabilities. These PL compounds are used in a variety of different products to include glow-in-the...
Quantum Dot Spectrometer in Development for Use in Space
A prototype of an imaging spectrometer based on quantum-dot technology could miniaturize and potentially revolutionize space-based spectrometers, particularly those used on uninhabited aerial...
Laser-Generated Bubbles Create 3D Liquid Images
A volumetric bubble display using lasers allows viewers to see 3D images without 3D glasses or headsets. Researcher, Kota Kumagai of Utsunomiya University in Japan said the new work is currently a...
Achromatic Metalens Operates Over a Continuous Visible Bandwidth
The development of a flat lens that works within a continual bandwidth of colors close to that of an LED could lead to novel applications in imaging, spectroscopy and sensing. The development is...
Silicon Nanoparticles Used for Photovoltaic Windows
Windows that can efficiently collect solar energy are one step closer to becoming a reality thanks to high-tech silicon nanoparticles. Researchers at the University of Minnesota and University of...
Quantum Cloning Machine Could Prevent Hacking
Universal optimal quantum cloning of high-dimensional photonic states has been achieved using the symmetrization method. The work has led to the discovery of information that could help system...
Novel Crystal Structure Could Be Used to Build LEDs, Lasers
The discovery of a one-dimensional crystal structure that is highly photo luminescent could help facilitate the development of novel applications for optoelectronic devices such as LEDs, photovoltaic...
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AIM Photonics Welcomes IBM as Newest Consortium Member
AIM Photonics, the American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics, has announced a patent and intellectual property licensing agreement with IBM. The collaboration is expected to provide a...
Ushio America, Necsel Merge
Lighting manufacturer Ushio America Inc. and laser solutions developer Necsel Intellectual Property Inc. have integrated the two companies to offer a full spectrum of light source solutions including...
Rockley Photonics Receives Global Technology Innovation Award
Next-generation data center technology provider Rockley Photonics Ltd. has received a Global Technology Innovation Award from analyst firm Frost & Sullivan for its R&D in networking...
Ledvance Sold to Chinese Consortium
Light manufacturer Osram Licht AG has sold Ledvance GmbH, a developer of light products, to a Chinese consortium consisting of IDG Capital, MLS Co. Ltd. and financial investor Yiwu State-Owned Assets...
PCAS Invests $8M in Polymer, Chemical Manufacturing
French chemical group PCAS (Produits Chimiques et Auxiliaires de Synthèse) will invest $8 million to increase its manufacturing capacities for electronic polymers and chemicals. The investment...
Syntec Optics Moves to Rochester
Advanced manufacturing company Syntec Optics has moved into three facilities in Rochester, N.Y. "Syntec Optics is making American manufacturing globally competitive again,” said Al Kapoor,...
PHABLABS Initiative Aims to Reach Youth, Young Professionals
The PHABLAB 4.0 initiative, aiming to achieve lasting photonics integration in the expanding ecosystems of European Fab Labs and Makerslabs, has announced its startup phase. Together with 27...
Marshall, O'Hagan Recognized by LIA
The Laser Institute of America (LIA) has awarded its 2017 George M. Wilkening Award to Wesley J. Marshall, principal of Laser Safety Specialties, for his contributions to laser safety. The George M....
Edinburgh Instruments Installs Laser in Dresden High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Optical spectroscopy instrumentation developer Edinburgh Instruments Ltd. has installed its FIRL100 CO2/FIR (THz) laser system in the Dresden High Magnetic Field Laboratory (HLD) of the...
Fraser Optics, IGG Partner to Provide Optics for UAE Armed Forces
Handheld stabilized optics supplier Fraser Optics LLC has finalized a new strategic alliance with International Golden Group (IGG), the leading supplier of high-end defense and security solutions to...
Headwall Opens New Facility
Imaging sensor developer Headwall Photonics Inc. has opened a new facility for its advanced sensor products in Bolton, Massachusetts. The opening is a response to growth across a $12 billion market...
Hendrick Motorsports Teams Up with Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
Metrology solutions developer Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence and stockcar racing team Hendrick Motorsports have formed a technology partnership for metrology systems within its racecars. Hexagon...
Creotech Fills Order for EU’s Extreme Light Infrastructure Project
Instrumentation provider Creotech Instruments SA has completed an order from European research infrastructure organization Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) in the Czech Republic for 150 advanced...
Córdova Receives OSA Advocate of Optics Award
The Optical Society (OSA) has awarded its 2017 Advocate of Optics recognition to France A. Córdova, director of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Córdova was chosen as OSA’s...
Kalinin, Paranthaman Elected MRS Fellows
Sergei Kalinin and Mariappan Parans Paranthaman, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), have been elected fellows of the Materials Research Society...
Ionbond Wins Callaborative Research Project for Friction Stir Welding Coatings
Coating developer Ionbond UK Ltd., in partnership with the Welding Institute Ltd. (TWI) and the Materials and Engineering Research Institute (MERI) at Sheffield Hallam University, has won a...
Specialised Imaging Moves Into Larger Headquarters
High-speed imaging technology developer Specialised Imaging Ltd. has expanded its business into a larger facility. ”Our move into new custom built premises not only offers us improvements in...
UK Defense Ministry Awards £30M Weapons Contract to Dragonfire
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a £30 million ($36 million) contract to British industrial consortium Dragonfire for a laser-directed energy weapon (LDEW). The project will assess...
Fiber Optics Special Section
Broadband Networks, Sensing Spur Fiber Optic Progression
Optical fiber technology itself is not new. But it is quickly expanding and finding integration in novel sensors and laser systems. In 2017, a total of 421 million kilometers of optical fiber is expected to be installed in communication networks worldwide. “This total is 10 percent more than the amount installed in 2015, and it is almost twice the amount installed … in 2011,”...
Fiber Optic Technique Aids Muscle Impairment
Muscle biopsies — a procedure that removes a small sample of tissue for lab testing and is often used to diagnose and treat a wide range of movement disorders — can be painful and...
Fiber Optics Expands on Wall Street
A January 2017 report by analysts Zion Market Research expects the global fiber optics sector to grow by about 5 percent annually over the next five years, reaching approximately $3.72 billion by...
Lighter Side
Lasers Bring Dinosaurs to Life
Most of our collective sense of what dinosaurs looked like stems from blockbuster films like “Jurassic Park.” The truth is, for years these depictions relied on artistic renderings based primarily on scant clues and what archaeologists and paleontologists surmised. Now, a group of researchers is going a step further, pointing lasers at fossils to get a better idea of what these “fleshy” creatures...
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