Photonics/​Optics

Lasers & Laser Systems

This is your destination for lasers and laser systems multimedia resources, technical briefs, and newest developments. Design engineers will find viable solutions to meet their biggest design challenges.

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Application Briefs: Data Acquisition
Learn about a membrane-free, broadband microphone for the highest ultrasound frequencies.
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Products: Transportation
Automotive camera monitors, curved CMOS sensors, fiber lasers, and more.
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Special Reports: Photonics/Optics
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Medical Robotics - September 2021

Self-propelled nanobots that deliver drugs inside the human body...novel sensors that improve the safety and precision of industrial robots...a dynamic hydrogel material that makes building soft robotic...

Briefs: Photonics/Optics
High-yield synthesis of carbon nanotubes is enabled via free electron laser ablation.
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Briefs: Communications
An atom-based sensor can determine the direction of an incoming radio signal.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
An alternative, environmentally friendly production method creates permanent magnets.
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Briefs: Imaging
These antennas dramatically increase the amount of information that can be simultaneously transmitted by a coherent light source.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
This method is a faster way to manufacture combustion chambers and nozzles for aerospace propulsion as well as heat exchangers in oil and gas applications.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A novel nanostructure produces uniquely shaped light.
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Briefs: Energy
A new imaging method allows researchers to see inside complex semiconductors, without destroying them.
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Briefs: Energy
A connection between electricity and mechanical motion in soft, rubber-like materials could improve robot range.
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INSIDER: Electronics & Computers

After the optical frequency comb made its debut as a ruler for light, spinoffs followed, including the “astrocomb” to measure starlight and a radar-like comb system to...

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Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Applications include remote sensing, laser spectroscopy, and gas analysis.
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Briefs: Transportation
Movements of individual particles of light are reconstructed to see through clouds, fog, and other obstructions.
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INSIDER: Photonics/Optics

Photonics has the potential to transform all manners of electronic devices by storing and transmitting information in the form of light, rather than electricity. Using...

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INSIDER: Photonics/Optics

New research shows how to measure the super-short bursts of high-frequency light emitted from free electron lasers (FELs). By using the light-induced ionization itself to create...

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INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition

Uncooled Thermal Lens

British threat detection specialist Silent Sentinel (Hertfordshire, UK) has expanded its Aeron Ranger suite of cameras to include a brand-new 25-150mm Long Wavelength Infrared (LWIR) uncooled...

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Application Briefs: Test & Measurement
What you need to know before you incorporate large diameter aspheres into your optical systems.
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Technology Leaders: Test & Measurement
Thanks to new innovations in measurement technologies, manufacturers and users now have a wide range of options for proactively measuring the laser beam.
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Technology Leaders: Test & Measurement
Test technologies are available as technologies evolve to 800Gbps and 1.6Tbps for next-generation data center architectures.
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Products: Test & Measurement
Fiber coatings measurement, single-frequency laser, optical filters, and more.
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Briefs: Aerospace
This additively manufactured alloy is tailored for high-temperature applications.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The system provides high tuning capability and extreme simplicity.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The tiny device accurately measures acceleration in smaller navigation systems and other devices.
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Briefs: Imaging
The instrument could bring powerful sensing and imaging capabilities into hospitals, airports, or other settings.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This compact beam steering technology has applications in autonomous navigation, AR, and neuroscience.
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Products: Semiconductors & ICs
Near-eye displays, optical inspection systems, UV glass, and more.
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Articles: Photonics/Optics
The marking provides easy-to-see legends on plastic buttons under widely varying illumination conditions.
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Articles: Photonics/Optics
See what kinds of applications require high-precision laser glass with demanding dimensional tolerances and high-power laser coatings.
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Webcasts

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On-Demand Webinars: Defense

From Data to Decision: How AI Enhances Warfighter Readiness

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Upcoming Webinars: Aerospace

April Battery & Electrification Summit

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Upcoming Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping

Tech Update: 3D Printing for Transportation in 2024

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Upcoming Webinars: Materials

Unleashing Epoxy's Potential: Ensuring Hermetic Sealing in Modern...

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Upcoming Webinars: Test & Measurement

Building an Automotive EMC Test Plan

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Upcoming Webinars: Aerospace

The Moon and Beyond from a Thermal Perspective

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