A Funnel of Light

2nd April 2020 by Leave a Comment

New device could serve as a new platform for hypersensitive optical detectors

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New Photon Source for Encrypted Communication

1st April 2020 by Leave a Comment

Quantum-enhanced optical systems operating within the 2- to 2.5-μm spectral region

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High-Efficiency Laser for Silicon Chips

31st March 2020 by Leave a Comment

New laser would be interes­ting for optical data transfer, night-vision systems and sensors.

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Making 3D Cameras Easier to Use

30th March 2020 by Leave a Comment

New autofocusing method for high-resolution 3D profilometry with a digital fringe projection technique

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Focus-Free Camera with a New Flat Lens

27th March 2020 by Leave a Comment

New technology poised to drastically reduce weight, complexity and cost of cameras while increasing functionality

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New Fabrication Approach for Photonic Circuits

26th March 2020 by Leave a Comment

Emerging reconfigurable photonic devices and applications benefit from metastable optical properties

Filed Under: Electro-Optics, Microphotonics, Optical Communication, Optical Computing, Optical Materials, Optoelectronics, Photonic Integrated Circuits, Research News Tagged With: , , , , ,

Snapshot Photoacoustic Topography

25th March 2020 by Leave a Comment

Photoacoustic topography through an ergodic relay for low-cost high-throughput snapshot wide-field imaging

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A Nanoscale Laser Made of Gold

24th March 2020 by Leave a Comment

New hybrid nanomaterials combine the optical properties of metals and semiconductors

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Hypertelescopes for More Details

23rd March 2020 by Leave a Comment

An upgraded hypertelescope could image multiple stars simultaneously

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Topological States in Photonic Crystals

20th March 2020 by Leave a Comment

Topological protection offers new prospects for manipulating classical and quantum information

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