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SCD Awarded More Than $40M in Contracts for MWIR Detectors
HAIFA, Israel, Sept. 6, 2019 — SemiConductor Devices has been awarded a number of contracts in North America and Europe, totaling more than $40 million, for the supply of MWIR (midwave infrared) high-definition detectors for observation and surveillance applications.
MWIR Laser Enables Study of High-Explosive Detonations
TUCSON, Ariz., and RICHLAND, Wash., Sept. 5, 2019 — Scientists at the University of Arizona and Pacific Northwest National Laboratories used a broadly tunable swept-wavelength external cavity quantum cascade laser (swept-ECQCL) operating in the midwave infrared (MWIR) spectral region to measure...
Rheinmetall and MBDA to Develop High-Energy Laser Effector System for German Navy
DÜSSELDORF, Germany, Aug. 23, 2019 — Rheinmetall AG and MBDA Deutschland will collaborate on high-energy laser effector systems for the German navy. The two companies will construct, integrate, and test a laser demonstrator for the navy’s corvette K130. The division of...
Northrop Grumman Receives $200M Order for IR Countermeasure Systems
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Aug. 21, 2019 — Northrop Grumman Corp. has received a $200 million order for Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure (LAIRCM) systems and support from the U.S. Air Force under an existing indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract. The systems are designed to...
Ozcan Group Improves Inference Accuracy for All-Optical Diffractive Neural Networks
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13, 2019 — In new research, scientists from the Ozcan lab at UCLA have demonstrated distinct improvements to the inference and generalization performance of diffractive optical neural networks. The researchers demonstrated a differential detection scheme where...
Classical Optics Offers Solution to Non-line-of-sight Imaging
MADISON, Wis., Aug. 8, 2019 — University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have demonstrated non-line-of-sight (NLOS) imaging by using a method that applies the same math that is used to interpret images taken with conventional line-of-sight (LOS) imaging systems. The new method...
Imager Could Help Autonomous Vehicles See Around Corners
STANFORD, Calif., Aug. 6, 2019 — An around-the-corner camera system built by engineers at Stanford University uses a wave-based image formation model to allow non-line-of-sight (NLOS) imaging. The system builds upon previous around-the-corner cameras developed by this team, but is...
Sailors Use Augmented Reality to Train for Combat
ARLINGTON, Va., July 26, 2019 — An augmented reality (AR) environment is being tested as a training tool for sailors and marines who must train and remain proficient while at sea. The Tactically Reconfigurable Artificial Combat Enhanced Reality (TRACER) system consists of a...
A Safer, More Efficient Fiber Laser from Doping with Nanoparticles
WASHINGTON, July 19, 2019 — Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) are using nanoparticles to build fiber lasers that are safer for the eyes and more efficient. The core of the laser’s silica fiber is doped with rare earth ions of holmium. With the aid of...
US Army Awards Northrop Grumman $17.6M to Upgrade Rangefinders
APOPKA, Fla., July 16, 2019 — Northrop Grumman Corp. has received a $17.6 million award from the U.S. Army to upgrade the Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder 2H (LLDR 2H), which will be retrofitted with high-accuracy sensors.
Squeezing Quantum Dots to Tune Their Wavelength, Allow Interaction
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 11, 2019 — A technique for squeezing quantum dots, developed at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), could enable many quantum dots to interact with each other in a quantum network. The new technique provides a way to realize quantum dots that are tuned...
UTA and ARL to Develop Longwave-IR Photonic Device Technology
ARLINGTON, Texas, June 25, 2019 — A research team from the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) is working with the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) to develop nanophotonic devices that could have applications in thermal imaging and resonant filtering. The researchers’ objective is...
A History of the Laser: 1960 - 2019
Jun 6, 2019 — In 2020, the laser turns 60. This is a timeline of some of the more notable scientific accomplishments related to light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation (laser). An interactive version of the laser timeline is available, as well as...
AI-Driven Imaging System Protects Photo and Video Authenticity End-to-End
BROOKLYN, N.Y., May 31, 2019 — To thwart sophisticated methods of altering photos and video, researchers at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon) have developed an experimental technique to authenticate images throughout the entire pipeline, from...
Image Spectrometer Captures and Calibrates Record Amounts of Data Rapidly
HOUSTON, May 21, 2019 — Researchers at Rice University have developed a compact, fiber-based image spectrometer for remote sensing. Called the Tunable Light-Guide Image Processing Snapshot Spectrometer (TuLIPSS), the device combines high spatial resolution with large...
US Army Awards Team Dynetics $130M Contract for High Energy Laser
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 16, 2019 — The U.S. Army has awarded a $130 million contract to Dynetics Inc. and its partners to build a U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC)/Army Forces Strategic Command High Energy Laser Tactical Vehicle Demonstrator (HEL TVD) , a...
Applied Energetics Appoints Gregory J. Quarles CEO
TUCSON, Ariz., April 23, 2019 — Applied Energetics has appointed Gregory J. Quarles as president, CEO, and board member, effective May 6. He will lead the company in its development of next-generation advanced defense technologies based on ultrashort pulse and laser-guided energy....
FLIR Awarded $48.1M for Sensor Upgrade
WILSONVILLE, Ore., April 15, 2019 — In an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense valued at $48.1 million, FLIR Systems Inc. will be the lead integrator in the modernization of the U.S. Army’s Nuclear Biological Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle (NBCRV) system. Under the...
Light and Sound Interactive to Host Influencers in AR, Gaming, and Photonics
Apr 8, 2019 — The Light and Sound Interactive (LSI) Conference, taking place June 25-27 in Rochester, NY, will connect entrepreneurs, and showcase emerging technologies in the realms of photonics, imaging, and audio. The event will take over the downtown area...
Piecing Together the Future Battlefield with Mosaic Warfare at DCS
Apr 4, 2019 — Highly advanced technology and combatants have modernized the concepts and methods for war. Philip Perconti, Ph.D., director at the U.S. Army Research Lab, and Timothy Grayson, Ph.D., office director at Strategic Technology Office DARPA, will...
Liquid Crystals Could Help Protect Against Laser Pointer Attacks
ROMEOVILLE, Ill., April 1, 2019 — Liquid crystals could someday be used to help deflect laser pointer attacks on aircraft, regardless of the wavelength used in the attack. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, 6,754 laser strikes on aircraft were reported in 2017. The...
SPIE’s Defense & Commercial Sensing 2019 to Showcase Latest Advances
Apr 1, 2019 — SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing 2019 (DCS) — a leading conference on imaging, sensing, and photonic technologies designed for defense and security applications — is set to take place at the Baltimore Convention Center April 14-18,...
Laser-Induced Avalanche Breakdown Detects Radioactive Material Remotely
COLLEGE PARK, Md., March 28, 2019 — A new method to identify radioactive material employs an IR laser beam to detect shielded material from a distance. The method, developed by physicists at the University of Maryland, improves upon current detection technologies that require close...
New Research Seeks Solution to Deploying QKD Technology Over Fiber Optics
TOKYO, March 6, 2019 — The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) is researching potential encryption methods for quantum communication that could be integrated into fiber optic networks. The research focuses on how to achieve secure...
Strain Engineering Enables Precise Placement of Single-Photon Emitters
ROME, N.Y., and WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, 2019 — Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) have developed a way to directly write quantum light sources, which emit a single photon of light at a time, into monolayer semiconductors such as...
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