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Simphotek Inc. of Newark, N.J., has received a two-year, $750,000 STTR Phase II contract from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to develop innovative optical computer-aided design software. The award will be used to help create the company’s first software product to reduce the time and cost for simulating the interactions of light with linear and nonlinear optical materials.

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linear optics: Linear optics refers to the study and manipulation of light in a linear and deterministic manner, where the response of optical elements is proportional to the amplitude of the incident light wave. In the context of linear optics, the superposition principle holds, meaning that the total response of a system to a sum of different input light waves is simply the sum of the responses to each individual wave. Key characteristics of linear optics include: Superposition: Linear optics adheres to...
nonlinear optics: Nonlinear optics is a branch of optics that studies the optical phenomena that occur when intense light interacts with a material and induces nonlinear responses. In contrast to linear optics, where the response of a material is directly proportional to the intensity of the incident light, nonlinear optics involves optical effects that are not linearly dependent on the input light intensity. These nonlinear effects become significant at high light intensities, such as those produced by...
optical materials: Optical materials refer to substances or compounds specifically chosen for their optical properties and used in the fabrication of optical components and systems. These materials are characterized by their ability to interact with light in a controlled manner, enabling applications such as transmission, reflection, refraction, absorption, and emission of light. Optical materials play a crucial role in the design and performance of optical systems across various industries, including...
photonics: The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...

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