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Critical Tech, Policy Priorities at the Fore of Second SPIE Summit
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 2, 2023 — Policymakers and appointed officials outlined many of the U.S. government’s foremost priorities in science and technology, joining with leaders from the photonics sector in Washington, D.C., last week for the second SPIE Photonics Industry Summit. The one-day summit placed a premium on using industry collaboration to help spur economic and technological advancement, with additional focus on workforce development and education. The event built on last year’s inaugural Industry
What the Fiscal Responsibility Act Portends for Photonics Research
Jul 13, 2023 — Though the so-called debt limit deal that President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy struck this spring spared the U.S. from a default on its national debt, the subsequent Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) injected substantial uncertainty into...
Photonic Chip Transforms Single Light Beam into Multiple
GAITHERSBURG, Md., July 6, 2023 — Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have devised a photonic circuit on a chip that transforms a single incoming beam of laser light into a panoply of new beams, each with a host of different optical properties....
Hamamatsu to Establish New Factory for Semiconductor Laser Manufacturing: Week in Brief: 04/28/23
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 28, 2023 — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a paper outlining its vision and strategy for a National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), a component of the R&D program established by...
Silicon Photonics Enable Next-Generation Quantum Devices
GAITHERSBURG, Md., April 11, 2023 — Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have greatly improved the efficiency and power output of a series of chip-scale devices that generate laser light at different colors while using the same input laser source....
Integrated Photonic Quantum Sensing Takes Aim at Climate Research
AUSTIN, Texas, March 28, 2023 — A NASA-funded collaboration will focus on advancing quantum sensing technology to enable new understanding of Earth and the effects of climate change. Led by the University of Texas at Austin (UT), Quantum Pathways Institute collaborators are...
Modified Raman Microscopy Technique Reveals Molecular Orientation Patterns
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Dec. 27, 2022 — Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a way to measure the 3D orientation of molecules within a material made of polymers. The measurement technique — based on broadband coherent anti-Stokes...
NIST, AIM Photonics Partner to Accelerate PIC Performance
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Dec. 20, 2022 — The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has entered into a cooperative R&D agreement with AIM Photonics that will give chip developers a critical new tool for designing faster photonic integrated circuits (PICs). As part of the...
Frequency Comb Advancement Improves Speed, Precision of Measurements
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct. 27, 2022 — Researchers at NIST have developed a method to enable frequency combs to measure light pulse arrival times with greater sensitivity than was previously possible — potentially improving measurements of distance, along with applications such as...
Machine Learning Reduces Drift in Fiber Sensors
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct. 6, 2022 — Using machine learning and an established mathematical model, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed a machine learning-based algorithm to predict drift in existing fiber Bragg grating (FBG) temperature...
3D Printing Tackles One of the Strongest Stainless Steels
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Sept. 26, 2022 — A team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison), and Argonne National Laboratory have 3D-printed a variety of stainless steel that is favored for its high strength and corrosion...
Miniaturized Tweezer Traps Single Atoms for Quantum Exploration
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 11, 2022 — Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and JILA, formerly the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, developed a miniaturized optical tweezer that captured single atoms. The challenging task of single-atom...
NIST Awards Nearly $4M Toward Metals-Based Additive Manufacturing
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 8, 2022 — The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded $3.7 million in grants to address current and future challenges to the implementation of metals-based additive manufacturing through research in metrology. NIST awarded $3.7 million...
NIST Lays Groundwork for Vacuum Measurement Standards
GAITHERSBURG, Md., July 21, 2022 — A quantum-based vacuum gauge system developed by researchers at NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) passed what scientists considered to be its first step to become a primary standard. Measurement tests showed the system to be...
SPIE Summit to Host Industry Leaders, Policymakers
BELLINGHAM, Wash., June 23, 2022 — SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, will host its inaugural Photonics Industry Summit September 21 in Washington, D.C. The event is aimed toward companies manufacturing optics and photonics products as well as executives in...
Scattering Phenomenon Could Improve Optical Communications
GAITHERSBURG, Md., April 25, 2022 — A phenomenon observed in a miniature light-scattering system composed of an ultrathin layer of silicon nitride on a chip could lead to improved optical communications and sensors. Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology...
Optical Ruler’s Expanded Frequencies Support Precision Navigation
GAITHERSBURG, Md., March 11, 2022 — Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) expanded by nearly two-thirds the frequency range over which a chip-scale device can accurately generate and measure the oscillations of lightwaves. The expanded range of the...
Rescue Act Funds AIM Photonics' Production of Lab-on-Chip Tests
GAITHERSBURG, Md., March 2, 2022 — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has earmarked more than $10 million for photonic technologies addressing the ongoing pandemic. More than $5 million — split across multiple projects...
Laser Interferometer Measures Performance, Efficiency of 5G Devices
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Feb. 23, 2022 — An instrument that images acoustic waves over a range of frequencies and produces so-called movies of the waves will enable improved understanding of the acoustic vibrations. The ability to dynamically measure vibrations in mechanical resonators at...
CUbit Quantum Initiative Gains High-Profile Partners
BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 22, 2022 — The first four strategic industry allies to join the CUbit Innovation Partners program of the University of Colorado Boulder’s (CU Boulder) CUbit Quantum Initiative have been formally introduced. Atom Computing, ColdQuanta, Meadowlark Optics,...
NIST’s Comb Systems Measure All Primary Greenhouse Gases in the Air
GAITHERSBURG, Md., July 7, 2021 — National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers upgraded their laser frequency-comb instrument to simultaneously measure nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, water vapor, and the major air pollutants ozone and carbon monoxide. The NIST...
Light and Superconductors Join to Boost AI
GAITHERSBURG, Md., April 22, 2021 — At the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), researchers proposed an approach to large-scale artificial intelligence that focuses on integrating photonic components with superconducting electronics as opposed to semiconducting...
NIST’s Agricomb Measures Gas Emissions from Cows
GAITHERSBURG, Md., April 14, 2021 — The “agricomb,” an optical frequency comb developed by researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is able to measure gas emissions from cow eructation and flatulence. The device may as a result aid in the...
Optical Fiber Brings Universal Quantum Computing Closer
GAITHERSBURG, Md., March 25, 2021 — Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) measured and controlled a superconducting qubit using optical fiber, rather than metal electrical wires. The work moves toward a universal quantum computer capable of solving...
Optomechanical Accelerometer Enhances Accuracy
GAITHERSBURG, Md., March 12, 2021 — A laser light-powered accelerometer — a sensor that detects sudden changes in velocity — operates over a greater range of frequencies than comparable, nonoptical instruments, and at a higher rate of accuracy. Researchers from NIST...
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