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US Army to Incorporate Li-Fi Technology
EDINBURGH, Scotland, April 29, 2021 — LiFi technology company pureLiFi entered into a $4.2 million agreement with the U.S. Army Europe and Africa to supply its secure optical wireless communication system Kitefin. The system uses LiFi, an alternative to radio technologies such as WiFi, for secure data transmission without radio frequencies. The deal is reported to be the largest scale deployment of LiFi technology to date. The US Army will begin deploying Kitefin LiFi devices in 2021. Courtesy of pureLiFi. The
Silver Ions’ Dispersion from Alloys Benefits Optical Sensors, Other Applications
HOUSTON, April 27, 2021 — A study led by Rice University and the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany used hyperspectral dark-field imaging microscopy to reveal the multistep mechanism that causes silver ions to dissipate from gold-silver alloy nanoparticles. Gold-silver...
2D Microlaser Arrays Enhance Stability, Power
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., April 26, 2021 — Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Duke University designed and built 2D arrays of closely packed microlasers that demonstrated the stability of a single microlaser and that collectively achieved power density that were orders of...
Applied Energetics Relocating Corporate Headquarters
TUCSON, Ariz., April 2, 2021 — Applied Energetics, a laser-generated energy and directed-energy company, will relocate its corporate headquarters to UA (University of Arizona) Tech Park. The move, which the company said it expects to complete within 60 days of March 17, will keep...
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Mar 3, 2021 — Ever since the laser first appeared in the public consciousness, popular culture has reframed it as a prospective weapon of infinite range and power. This is largely because popular culture is unshackled from the concerns of engineering and physics....
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Solid State Acquires Active Silicon
LONDON, March 1, 2021 — Electronic components manufacturer Solid State acquired Active Silicon, a designer and manufacturer of imaging products for computer imaging and the processing of image data. The purchase cost was for an initial cash consideration of $7.6 million...
NUBURU Creates Advisory Board
CENTENNIAL, Colo., Feb. 26, 2021 — Blue laser company NUBURU announced the formation of an advisory board, intended to bring expertise to markets including battery and e-mobility, consumer electronics, and defense, and to guide the company’s business and product development....
US Congressional Optics and Photonics Caucus Launches
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 25, 2021 — The U.S. Congressional Optics and Photonics Caucus held its public launch event Feb. 24, in a virtual format. The bipartisan, bicameral caucus is co-chaired by Joe Morelle of N.Y. and Brian Mast of Fla. in the House of Representatives, and Krysten...
Hollow-core Fibers Improve Stability of Light-Based Gyroscopes
WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 29, 2020 — Researchers at the University of Southampton’s Optoelectronics Research Centre, collaborating with researchers from Honeywell, have applied nodeless antiresonant fibers (NANFs) — a distinct class of hollow-core optical fiber with low...
Laser-Based Sensor Simplifies, Improves Benzene Detection Capabilities
THUWAL, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 10, 2020 — Researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have developed a laser-based device capable of sensing extremely low concentrations of benzene. The sensor works in real time, helping monitor benzene emission levels. The...
FLIR Acquires sUAS Manufacturer Altavian
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 9, 2020 — FLIR Systems Inc. has acquired Altavian Inc., a manufacturer of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) for applications in defense and public safety. Altavian, headquartered in Gainesville, Fla., is one of five drone manufacturers approved by the U.S....
Photonic Quantum Computer Reportedly Demonstrates Quantum Advantage
HEFEI, China, Dec. 8, 2020 — A team of physicists in China claimed it has demonstrated a “quantum advantage,” introducing a light-driven quantum computer capable of performing a computation that would take a classic supercomputer an estimated 600 million years to...
Packing Light: Spectroscopy Goes Mobile
Dec 7, 2020 — Portable spectroscopic instruments have dramatically expanded their capabilities and detection limits over the past 20 years, while becoming smaller, lighter, and faster. The examples of this today are legion. Portable laser-induced breakdown...
Coherent Points to Growth in Defense, MicroLEDs as Company Starts Fiscal Year 2021
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 11, 2020 — Coherent Inc. announced the company will acquire EOT, a maker of optical isolators and fiber components, supporting initiatives and applications in the domestic directed energy market. Coherent President and CEO Andy Mattes made the announcement on...
SemiNex Corp. Opens Office in China
PEABODY, Mass., Oct. 19, 2020 — SemiNex Corp. opened a sales and application engineering office in Liaoyang, China, supporting the high-power laser diodes manufacturer’s business on the Asian continent. Systems integration, product selection, and supply are among the primary...
On-Chip Laser Light Generates Spectrum of Colors
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct. 16, 2020 — National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and University of Maryland researchers demonstrated the ability to convert invisible near-infrared laser light into multiple visible colors, using newly introduced microchip technology. The...
Method for Colloidal Diamond Construction Unlocks Long-Coveted and Wide-Ranging Photonic Potential
NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 2020 — Researchers in David Pine’s NYU laboratory have developed and introduced a method for the reliable creation of colloidal diamonds. Using a steric interlock mechanism to spontaneously produce the staggered bonds that make a physical diamond...
SCHOTT Closes Acquisition of INCOM’s MEGAdraw Business
SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 6, 2020 — SCHOTT North America Inc. finalized its acquisition of INCOM Inc.’s MEGAdraw business. The MEGAdraw process is used for image intensification processes and applications. SCHOTT, in a press release, said the acquisition expands its existing...
Excelitas Technologies Acquires SolidTRON Product Line from Silicon Power Corp.
WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 30, 2020 — Excelitas Technologies Corp. has acquired the SolidTRON product line from Silicon Power Corp. The product line expands Excelitas’ defense and aerospace technology to include solid-state discrete firing switches and pulsed power products....
Ultrafast Lasers Probe the Fingerprint Region
Sep 29, 2020 — Twenty years ago, spectroscopists typically relied on a toolbox of analytical techniques to collect the data needed to make measurements. From gas chromatography and mass spectrometry to high-performance liquid chromatography and nuclear magnetic...
Hyperspectral Stripe Projector Combines 3D, Spectroscopic Imaging
HOUSTON, Sept. 28, 2020 — A projector capable of making images that elude the capture capabilities of traditional cameras could, when paired with a monochrome sensor array and sophisticated programming, enable 3D spectroscopy on the fly. On its own, the compact Hyperspectral...
Inrad Optics Receives SBIR Phase I Funding to Develop Pixelated Stilbene Arrays
NORTHVALE, N.J., Sept. 22, 2020 — Crystalline materials and optical components manufacturer Inrad Optics has received a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from the U.S. Department of Energy in support of its development of neutron imaging technology. The award...
Researchers Add Camouflaging Capability to Defense Drones
ADELAIDE, Australia, Sept. 14, 2020 — Researchers from the University of South Australia, in conjunction with Australia’s Department of Defence, have developed a range of lightweight panels capable of changing color on demand. The panels use electrochromic polymers, which change...
Quntao Zhuang Receives DARPA Young Faculty Award
TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 11, 2020 — Quntao Zhuang, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the James C. Wyant School of Optical Sciences, has received a 2020 Young Faculty Award from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency...
AIM Photonics’ New CEO Sets Course for US Leadership in the Integrated Photonics Industry
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 28, 2020 — No one can accuse Michael Cumbo, the new CEO of AIM Photonics, of being risk-averse. In the middle of a pandemic that has had most of us working from home, he left the Bay Area and an executive position at ZYGO Corp. to drive across the country to...
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