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This Week in Photonics: Carbon-Based Optoelectronics, Assault on Asteroids and Holographic Head-Up Displays (3/22/2018)

This Week in Photonics: Carbon-Based Optoelectronics, Assault on Asteroids and Holographic Head-Up Displays
This Week in Photonics: Carbon-Based Optoelectronics, Assault on Asteroids and Holographic Head-Up Displays
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Thursday, March 22, 2018
       
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Plasmons Triggered in Nanotube Quantum Wells Could Provide Optoelectronics Platform
Plasmons Triggered in Nanotube Quantum Wells Could Provide Optoelectronics Platform
Researchers’ observation of gate-controlled quantum plasmons in aligned carbon nanotubes could pave the way for the development of carbon-based NIR optoelectronic devices and enable researchers to study the collective dynamic response of interacting electrons in one dimension.
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Laser Simulations Model Impact of Nuclear Explosions on Asteroids
Laser Simulations Model Impact of Nuclear Explosions on Asteroids
Researchers constructed miniature asteroids and blasted them with a laser to model the impact of a nuclear explosion on an asteroid threatening to collide with Earth. The research team showed that a brief laser pulse aimed at a miniature replica of an asteroid could produce effects similar to those of a nuclear explosion on an actual space rock.
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Laser-Heated Nanowires Produce Microscale Fusion
Laser-Heated Nanowires Produce Microscale Fusion
A dense fusion environment was created by irradiating arrays of nanowires using joule-level pulses from a compact, ultrafast laser. The irradiation of ordered nanowire arrays with femtosecond pulses created ultrahigh energy density plasmas in which deuterons (D) were accelerated up to mega electron volt energies, efficiently driving D–D fusion reactions and ultrafast neutron bursts.
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Holographic Waveguide HUD Has Larger Eye Box for Enhanced Display
Holographic Waveguide HUD Has Larger Eye Box for Enhanced Display
Researchers demonstrated a functional prototype head-up display (HUD) that uses optical holographic elements to achieve an eye box substantially larger than what is available without the holographic component. Current head-up displays have a small eye box, which can cause the displayed information to partially or wholly disappear from view if users shift their gaze.
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Ultrashort Laser Pulses Make Greenhouse Gas Reactive
Ultrashort Laser Pulses Make Greenhouse Gas Reactive
A highly reactive form of carbon dioxide (CO2), created using ultrashort laser pulses, could help reduce dependence on nonrenewable energy sources. Scientists used a so-called iron complex, whose center contained a positively charged iron atom, to which the constituents of the CO2 were bound multiple times.
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24/7 Solar Reactor Passes Test  Read Article 

Arecibo Observatory to be Led by UCF Consortium  Read Article 

Northrop Grumman Wins $95M Biometric Identification Contract from U.S. Homeland Security  Read Article 

 
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Biophotonics Congress 2018
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April 3-6, 2018 - The Diplomat Beach Resort - Hollywood United States
This OSA Congress will focus on technological solutions to medical challenges and medical applications. It will cover a diversity of cutting-edge research and innovative new tools and techniques, and will bring together an international group of leading engineers, optical and medical scientists, and physicians, as well as junior researchers and graduate students, who are engaged in optical methods to advance discovery and application of medical science to clinical practice.
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Fused Silica Selection: Solutions for Price vs. Performance
Fused Silica Selection: Solutions for Price vs. Performance
Wed, Apr 4, 2018 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
Fused silica is a key material in a multitude of optical applications, including high-power laser systems, spectroscopic instrumentation, astronomy and telecommunications. In this webinar, presented by Heraeus, you will learn how to choose which variety of fused silica best matches the price and performance points of a given application.

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