Photonics & Imaging

Photonics/​Optics

Explore the latest technical briefs and product breakthroughs in photonics and optics. Resources include breakthroughs in lasers, laser systems, fiber optics, optical components, and photonics.

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Briefs: Materials
3D nanometer-scale metamaterial structures hold promise for advanced optical isolators.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Optical Signals can be retrieved from inherent background noise using Talbot effect to amplify them.
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Special Reports: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
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Products: Electronics & Computers
High-performance laser trackers, gimbal motors, air-quality sensors, and more.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A new imaging technique measures temperature in 2D.
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Briefs: Imaging
With an imaging speed of 0.5 trillion frames per second, the camera is claimed to be the world's fastest.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
3D micro-printing was used to develop this small, flexible scope for looking inside blood vessels.
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INSIDER: Automotive
High-resolution solid-state lidar using an array of MEMS switches will reduce its cost to match that of inexpensive, chip-based cameras and radar systems — removing a major barrier to...
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INSIDER: Unmanned Systems
When thirsty residents of a permanent community on the Moon take a swig of fresh water brought in from the lunar south pole, they’ll be enjoying the benefits of a 30-pound spacecraft known...
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INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and ELI-Beamlines in the Czech Republic have reached a major agreement that will build on the relationship between the two organizations and ramp...
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INSIDER: Test & Measurement
Inside every cellphone is a tiny mechanical heart, beating several billion times a second. These micromechanical resonators play an essential role in cellphone communication. Buffeted by the...
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INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Two-Axis Laser Scan Head Aerotech Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA) has released the AGV-XPO, a high-dynamic, two-axis laser scan head that combines low-inertia, high-efficiency motors with ultra-high resolution position feedback and...
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Facility Focus: Robotics, Automation & Control
Michigan engineers and collaborators are improving smart infrastructure, autonomous transportation, weather prediction, nuclear non-proliferation, and more.
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Products: Communications
Smart contactors, an industrial edge platform, tiny engines, and more.
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Application Briefs: Photonics/Optics
What began as a research tool to collect aerodynamic data from research aircraft is now solving technical challenges for NASA.
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Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
Applications include power and energy, communications, and sensors.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Design of miniature optical systems could lead to future cell phones that can detect viruses and more.
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Technology Leaders: Data Acquisition
The method combines concepts of global and local stereo methods for accurate, pixel- wise matching at low runtime.
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Articles: Photonics/Optics
A metal-coated fiber capable of withstands high temperatures.
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Products: RF & Microwave Electronics
Spectrometers, digital microscopes, high-speed imaging, and more.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A new imaging method measure temperature in 2D.
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Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
Columbia researchers are reducing both the size and the power consumption of a visible-spectrum phase modulator, from one millimeter to 10 microns.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
For the first time, a team has measured the volume of individual droplets smaller than 100 trillionths of a liter, with an uncertainty of less than 1%.
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Articles: Photonics/Optics
See how solid-state lasers have grown and diversified over the years.
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Application Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
An expert compares Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) LiDAR systems with Time of Flight tech.
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Application Briefs: Imaging
See how hyperspectral imaging adds value to food inspection systems.
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Technology Leaders: Imaging
InGaAs is interesting, but is it useful?
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A new technology uses nanoscale sensors and fiber optics to measure water status just inside a leaf’s surface, where water in plants is most actively managed.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A new control mechanism may prove useful in devices that make use of optical signals.
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