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Giant Terawatt Laser Takes Aim at Lightning Strikes from Atop Swiss Alps DITZINGEN, Germany, July 21, 2021 — TRUMPF reports that the first experiments in the EU Laser Lightning Rod (LLR) project, in collaboration with the University of Geneva, are complete. The project uses an experimental high-repetition terawatt laser that the collaborators have placed at the top of Säntis, a mountain in the Swiss Alps that houses a radio transmission tower. The researchers aim to use the laser system to conduct a series of weather experiments and, specifically, control lightning from storm clouds and
Miniature Telescope Could Improve Lidar Performance, Advance Planar Optics ORLANDO, Fla., July 16, 2021 — A University of Central Florida (UCF) team led by professor Shin-Tson Wu has developed a device made with cascaded liquid crystal (LC) flat optical elements, called a miniature planar telescope, that allows efficient, wide-angle, high-precision...
Injectable Biosensor Converts Brain Activities to Detectable Optical Signals WASHINGTON, D.C., July 30, 2021 — Technology for monitoring neuronal activity noninvasively could allow scientists to study the brain without the need for surgery or implanted devices. The newly developed nanotechnology, called NeuroSWARM3 by its inventors at the University of...
Researchers Break Record for Long-Distance Broadband Data Transmission over 4-Core Optical Fiber TOKYO, July 22, 2021 — A research team led by Benjamin J. Puttnam at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) reported that it transmitted data over a distance of more than 3000 km (1860 miles) at a rate of 319 Tbit/s and a transmission...
Apple Supplier Rockley Photonics Unveils Wearable Health-Monitoring Tech OXFORD, England, July 14, 2021 — Silicon photonics technology company Rockley Photonics has unveiled a health monitoring solution that it is calling a “clinic-on-the-wrist” digital health sensor system. Through the technology, which uses a miniaturized chip that...
Yale Team Produces Memory from Speckle Patterns NEW HAVEN, Conn., July 20, 2021 — Researchers at Yale University have developed a way to significantly increase the memory of speckle patterns, the very complex patterns that result from shining a laser light onto an opaque sheet, such as paper, biological tissue, or fog. The method...
Luminar Acquiring Its Exclusive Lidar Chip Partner, OptoGration ORLANDO, Fla., July 21, 2021 — Luminar Technologies Inc. is acquiring its exclusive InGaAs chip design partner and manufacturer, OptoGration Inc. The acquisition secures a key part of Luminar’s supply chain and enables deeper integration with its existing chip design...
Photonics News: Week in Brief: 07/23/21 Jul 23, 2021 — CORK, Ireland — PhotonicLEAP was awarded over €5 million (approximately $5.89 million, through the EU’s horizon 2020 program) to develop technologies for the production of a surface mount technology (SMT) photonic integrated circuit...
Nanostructures Allow High Harmonic Generation with Pulsed Lasers ITHACA, N.Y., July 27, 2021 — Cornell University researchers have developed nanostructures that enable record-breaking conversion of laser pulses into high-harmonic generation. The work paves the way for new scientific tools for high-resolution imaging as well as the study of...
High-Efficiency PICs Accelerate Telecom Speeds to 40 Tbit/s Duesseldorf, Germany, July 20, 2021 — Using multiple wavelengths to deliver information — all on a single PIC — collaborators from Dublin-based Pilot Photonics and the European photonics innovation incubator ACTPHAST 4.0 have found a way to pack more data into existing...
Novanta Adds Robotics, Precision Motion Capabilities with ATI Acquisition BEDFORD, Mass., July 19, 2021 — Novanta will acquire privately held ATI Industrial Automation, a supplier of intelligent end-of-arm technology solutions for industrial and surgical robots. The deal is worth $172 million upfront in cash and additional contingent cash payments...
Optical Power Limiter Pushes Attack-Proof Quantum Communication Forward SINGAPORE, July 19, 2021 — Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) developed two methods to enable quantum key distribution (QKD) communications to avoid side-channel attacks — instances in which attackers exploit weaknesses in the setup of the...
Fraunhofer ILT Begins Work to Standardize 3D Printing AACHEN, Germany, July 23, 2021 — In cooperation with ASTM International (a nongovernmental standardization organization), the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (Fraunhofer ILT) has begun work to standardize the monitoring of machine condition in laser beam powder-bed fusion...
Optical Technique Delivers Real-Time Measure of Chirality Over Broad Wavelength Range MILAN, July 27, 2021 — A research team from Politecnico di Milano and the University of Bayreuth (Germany) has developed an approach for the quick measurement of chirality across a broad wavelength range. In molecules, chirality occurs when molecules contain the same...
Velodyne CEO to Step Down SAN JOSE, Calif., July 19, 2021 — Velodyne Lidar CEO Anand Gopalan will step down from his role as CEO and a member of the board, effective July 30. In response to the situation, the company created an Office of the Chief Executive (OCE) comprising several members of...
SPIE Optics + Photonics Returns to San Diego with Comprehensive Program Jul 26, 2021 — A live exhibition will feature more than 100 participating companies; more than 2000 papers, posters, and presentations; and interactive networking sessions at SPIE Optics + Photonics, taking place Aug. 1-5 in San Diego. The five-day, in-person show...
People in the News: 7/21/21 Jul 21, 2021 — SAN JOSE, Calif. — NeoPhotonics appointed Sheri Savage to its board of directors. NeoPhotonics develops silicon photonics and advanced hybrid photonic integrated circuit-based lasers, modules, and subsystems for bandwidth-intensive, high-speed...
DARPA Taps Research Teams to Develop Intelligent Event-Based Imagers ARLINGTON, Va., July 19, 2021 — DARPA has announced three teams of researchers led by Raytheon, BAE Systems, and Northrop Grumman to develop event-based infrared camera technologies under the Fast Event-Based Neuromorphic Camera and Electronics (FENCE) system. Event-based, or...
Partners on Plastic Waveguides for XR Glasses Fortify Relationship SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 22, 2021 — DigiLens Inc., a developer of holographic waveguides for augmented extended reality (XR) displays, is deepening its partnership with Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (MCC) to bring to market the first-ever plastic waveguides for XR glasses at a...
On-Demand Optical Singularities Strengthen Range of Applications CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 26, 2021 — A group led by Federico Capasso at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) has broadened the study of optical singularities to include to zero-dimensional (point) and 2D (sheet) optical singularities. The group...
Andrea Alù Named Blavatnik National Awards Laureate for Nano-Optics, Materials Advancements NEW YORK, July 23, 2021 — Andrea Alù, founding director of the Photonics Initiative at the Advanced Science Research Center at The City University of New York (CUNY ASRC), and Einstein Professor of Physics at CUNY's Graduate Center, was named the 2021 Blavatnik...
Stable Coordination Nanosheets Enable Efficient Light-Energy Conversion TOKYO, July 20, 2021 — A multi-institutional collaboration has developed coordination nanosheets (CONASHs) that have demonstrated the highest stability under air exposure reported to date, the researchers claimed. The work may find use in optoelectronic applications;...
GlobalFoundries to Build New Fab in Upstate NY MALTA, N.Y., July 21, 2021 — GlobalFoundries (GF) will expand its manufacturing capacity with an advanced facility to be built in upstate New York over the next few years, the company said. The plans include immediate investments to address the global chip shortage at its...
Photonics News: Week in Brief: 07/16/21 Jul 16, 2021 — AUSTIN, Texas — Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, with industry collaborators Samsung, NVIDIA, AT&T, Qualcomm, and InterDigital, will launch a 6G research center called [email protected] on the school’s campus. The center aims to...
Custom Near-Field Nanoscopy Tool Images Materials at Nanoscale CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 28, 2021 — A near-field infrared (IR) nanoscope and spectroscope, custom built by a research team at MIT, can quickly and economically probe the characteristics of diverse materials at the nanoscale. Also known as a scattering-type scanning near-field optical...
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