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New Photodetector Makes Do with Few Photons
COLLEGE PARK, Md., June 28, 2013 — Using a scheme based on quantum mechanics called unambiguous state discrimination (USD), the lowest error rate yet was achieved for a photodetector deciphering a four-fold phase encoding of information.
QD Method Combines Best of Optical, Electron Microscopy
GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 17, 2013 — A fast, versatile and high-resolution technique that combines the best of optical and scanning electron microscopy could provide surface and subsurface viewing of features as small as 10 nm in size.
Brimrose Awarded 2 Army SBIR Awards
SPARKS, Md., June 13, 2013 — Brimrose Corp. has received two US Army contracts to develop chemical detection sensors based on imaging systems and quantum dots, the global photonics and high-technology company announced this week at CLEO 2013 in San Diego.
Quantum Computers Appear – and Are Put to Work
Jun 1, 2013 — Actual quantum computers are likely a decade or more away, but advances today are bringing them closer and closer. You can’t yet buy them online or at a big box store, but the day of quantum computers has drawn closer, thanks to recent...
The Road from R&D to Commercialization
Jun 1, 2013 — Technology transfer programs in the US and abroad are champions to entrepreneurship, offering an effective model of how to turn ideas and innovation in photonics into commercial success. When US legislators formed NASA in the late 1950s,...
Spray-On Flat Lens Works in the UV
GAITHERSBURG, Md., May 24, 2013 — A metamaterial-based flat lens that’s easy to fabricate and that can bend and focus UV light could improve photolithography, nanoscale manipulation and manufacturing, and even high-resolution 3-D imaging, say scientists at the National...
Electronic Components Speed Spectroscopy
GAITHERSBURG, Md., May 16, 2013 — A new solution employing electronic components could make atmospheric-gas measurement more even and 1000 times faster than with conventional techniques and could advance greenhouse-gas measurement.
Underwater Laser Imager Uses Separate Platform Approach
PATUXENT RIVER, Md., May 14, 2013 — In underwater laser imaging systems, the transmitter and receiver usually are on the same platform, but a new method that places the devices on separate platforms could enhance their performance in murky water.
Open Photonics Partners with Lockheed Martin
ORLANDO, Fla., May 1, 2013 — Open Photonics Inc. (OPI) has partnered with Lockheed Martin of Bethesda, Md., to research emerging photonics-related technologies and innovations related to Lockheed’s electro-optics products.
Edmund Optics to Distribute Kopin’s Microdisplays
WESTBOROUGH, Mass., and BARRINGTON, N.J., April 29, 2013 — Kopin Corp. and Edmund Optics have partnered to distribute Kopin’s microdisplay modules, which are available through Edmund Optics’ 2013 catalog and website.
Potomac Photonics, UMichigan Partner on Laser Micromarking
LANHAM, Md., April 12, 2013 — Potomac Photonics has completed a micromarking project for the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor that supports research on how extreme conditions in nuclear power reactors affect various metal alloys.
System Images as Mice Scurry
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., April 10, 2013 — A system that acquires functional images of the brains of mice while they scamper about could provide unprecedented insight into diseases such as Alzheimer’s, autism and drug addiction.
Navy to Put Craft-Zapping Laser on a Ship in 2014
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., April 9, 2013 — The Navy will deploy an onboard solid-state laser capable of shooting at swarming small boats or downing unmanned aircraft, officials announced Monday. The move marks the first time such a device has been installed on a Navy ship at sea.
Gold nanoparticles boost QD glow
GAITHERSBURG, Md. – A DNA template that controls the distance between gold nanoparticles and quantum dots can predictably increase or decrease the intensity of a quantum dot’s fluorescence. The breakthrough could lead to the use of quantum dots as a component in...
Potomac Photonics Fabricates Stem Cell Stencil
LANHAM, Md., March 25, 2013 — Microfabricator Potomac Photonics has completed rapid prototyping of precision 3-D printed parts for Boston University to support the school’s stem cell research, the company annnounced last week.
Tests Underscore Potential Hazards of Laser Pointers
GAITHERSBURG, Md., and ORLANDO, Fla., March 21, 2013 — Of the 122 laser pointers tested recently by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, nearly 90 percent of the green pointers and about 44 percent of the red were out of compliance with federal safety regulations, the agency reported...
Shimadzu Scientific Donates $7.5M to UT Arlington
ARLINGTON, Texas, March 1, 2013 — Shimadzu Scientific Instruments has donated $7.5 million to support The University of Texas at Arlington’s Institute for Research Technologies — a record contribution to the university.
High-Speed Imager Developer Wins NSF Award
BALTIMORE, Feb. 22, 2013 — A Johns Hopkins engineer has won a National Science Foundation award for his work in developing a high-speed imaging system designed to continuously record images at a rate of more than 100 million frames per second — 100 times more rapidly than...
Gold Nanoparticles Boost QD Glow
GAITERSBURG, Md., Feb. 5, 2013 — A DNA template that controls the distance between gold nanoparticles and quantum dots can predictably increase or decrease the intensity of a quantum dot’s fluorescence. The breakthrough could lead to the use of quantum dots as a component in better...
Heraeus Noblelight Purchases Fusion UV Systems
HANAU, Germany, Feb. 4, 2013 — Heraeus Noblelight, a unit of Heraeus Holding GmbH, completed the acquisition of Fusion UV Systems Inc. on Jan. 31.
Nanotubes on a Chip Simplify Optical Power Measurements
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Feb. 1, 2013 — A novel chip-scale instrument made of carbon nanotubes may simplify absolute measurements of laser power, especially the light signals transmitted by optical fibers in telecommunication networks.
Lunar Orbiter Lasers Mona Lisa to Moon
GREENBELT, Md., Jan. 18, 2013 — NASA’s next moon mission has the acronym LADEE (Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer), but they’ve already sent a lady to the moon — or at least the image of one.
Webb Telescope Completes Optical Milestone
BOULDER, Colo., Jan. 17, 2013 — NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope aft-optics subsystem (AOS) has passed performance testing at Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., setting another optical milestone.
Light-Activated Hydrogel Repairs Cartilage
BALTIMORE, Jan. 15, 2013 — Runners and knee pain sufferers, take heed. A new squishy biomaterial called a hydrogel could help repair damaged cartilage when activated with light, giving those achy joints some relief.
New Detector Reads Photons Better
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Jan. 7, 2013 — A photodetector developed at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) has established a new standard for reading quantum information with a minimum of uncertainty, beating the previous limit by a factor of four.
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