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This Week in Photonics: Engineering LEDs to Function as Lasers; a Smart Photonic Contact Lens for Diabetics; and More (1/23/2020)

This Week in Photonics: Engineering LEDs to Function as Lasers; a Smart Photonic Contact Lens for Diabetics; and More
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Thursday, January 23, 2020
       
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Colloidal Quantum Dot Laser Diodes on the Horizon
Colloidal Quantum Dot Laser Diodes on the Horizon
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have incorporated meticulously engineered colloidal quantum dots into a new type of LED containing an integrated optical resonator, which allows the LEDs to function as lasers. The researchers demonstrated an operational LED that also functioned as an optically pumped, low-threshold laser.
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Diabetic Smart Contact Lenses Developed by South Korean Research Team
Diabetic Smart Contact Lenses Developed by South Korean Research Team
A research team from Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea developed technology that allows diagnosis of diabetes and treatment of diabetic retinopathy by wearing smart light-emitting diode (LED) contact lenses. The device is said to work by analyzing the glucose concentration in tears via near-infrared light and delivering drugs to treat retinopathy.
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Self-Heating in OLEDs Can Cause Decrease in Luminance
Self-Heating in OLEDs Can Cause Decrease in Luminance
A research team from the Technical University of Dresden and the Weierstrass Institute Berlin has demonstrated experimentally that OLEDs will display regions of decreasing luminance with increasing driving current. The researchers showed that OLEDs not only saturate, but that certain regions in the OLED panel will “switch back” in brightness.
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Teledyne e2v (UK) Ltd. - New CMOS Sensor Family, Targeted at 3D Laser Triangulation Applications New CMOS Sensor Family, Targeted at 3D Laser Triangulation Applications

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Teledyne e2v announces its Flash CMOS image sensor family, specifically tailored for 3D laser profiling/displacement applications and high speed, high resolution inspection. The new Flash sensors feature a 6 µm CMOS global shutter pixel which effectively combines high resolution and fast frame rate.

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Airy Optics Inc. - Polarizing Film Optical Design Library Polarizing Film Optical Design Library

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The Polaris-M ray tracing program is expanding with a new library of polarizing films with measured angle and wavelength dependence. Simulate imaging and VR/AR with lenses, mirrors, crystal polarizers, retarders, and plastic lenses with stress birefringence.

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Tuned Resonators Allow Control of Electromagnetically Induced Transparency
Tuned Resonators Allow Control of Electromagnetically Induced Transparency
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have devised an optical resonator system that can be used to turn transparency on and off. The ability to manipulate electromagnetically induced transparency without the introduction of an outside influence, such as additional photons, could provide scientists and engineers with more precise control over how much light passes through a medium.
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Deep Learning Enables Real-Time Imaging Around Corners
Deep Learning Enables Real-Time Imaging Around Corners
A team of U.S. researchers has created a laser-based system able to image around corners in real time. With further development, the system may allow self-driving cars to look around parked cars or busy intersections to see hazards or pedestrians. The technology could also be installed on satellites and spacecraft for tasks such as capturing images inside a cave on an asteroid.
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LED Lighting Provides Energy Efficiency, But Needs Standards  Read Article 

Slow-Light Waveguide Provides Beam-Steering Capabilities for Lidar  Read Article 

Majorana: The So-Called Angel Particle Was Not Discovered  Read Article 

Scientists Analyze Final Images from Cassini  Read Article 

Marriage of Microscopy Techniques Reveals Cells’ 3D Ultrastructure  Read Article 

 
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BiOS 2020
BiOS 2020
February 1-2, 2020 - The Moscone Center - San Francisco
Photonics Media Booth: 8367
BiOS is the largest biophotonics, biomedical optics, and imaging conference in the field. SPIE BiOS 2020 will feature six program tracks: photonic therapeutics and diagnostics; clinical technologies and systems; biomedical spectroscopy, microscopy, and imaging; neurophotonics, neurosurgery, and optogenetics; tissue optics, laser-tissue interaction, and tissue engineering; and nano/biophotonics. Conferences will include: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications of Light in Cardiology; Photonics in Dermatology and Plastic Surgery; and more. The 2020 BiOS Expo, which coincides with the SPIE BIOS technical conference, will feature the latest technologies from top companies supplying biomedical research and healthcare solutions.
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