A wall of ‘mystery’ green laser pulses captured by a camera at the Mauna Kea Observatories in Hawaii has been making headlines worldwide
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A line of green laser pulses captured by an observatory camera over Mauna Kea, Hawaii, have been met with alarm in some circles online
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Scientists have been able to measure the direct time delay between one photon and a pair of bound photons scattering off a single quantum dot (Image: University of Sydney)
28 March 2023
New research could enable advances in quantum-enhanced measurement techniques and photonic quantum computing
An example of an atomic-photonic integrated chip for cold atoms (Image: Andrei Isichenko)
20 March 2023
The technology could be deployed on the ISS, geostationary satellites or even sent to other planets to map their gravity
The new chip-level hybrid integrated tunable lasers has been developed by IBM and EPFL (Image: Grigorii Likhachev/EPFL)
17 March 2023
IBM and EPFL have collaborated to develop the new hybrid integrated tunable laser
The complex structures found in butterfly wings could enable new ways of manipulating and controlling light (Image: Shutterstock/Andreas Vogel)
16 March 2023
The work could pave the way to a new generation of experimentally achievable photonic crystals
Researchers have developed an efficient way to generate supercontinuum light on a chip (Image: University of Twente)
15 March 2023
The laser could enable applications in portable medical imaging devices, chemical sensing and lidar
Scientists can now generate secret keys at a rate of 64 megabits per second over 10km of fibre optic cable using a new detector
14 March 2023
The dector could enable ultra-secure data transfer for banks, healthcare systems, governments and the military
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Avicena's LightBundle architecture could address bandwidth and proximity constraints in xPUs, memory, and sensors for markets such as HPC, AI/ML, automotive and aerospace. (Image: Business Wire)
Osram to manufacture microLED arrays for Avicena's LightBundle architecture
07 March 2023
The LightBundle architecture could address bandwidth and proximity constraints in xPUs, memory, and sensors
PsiQuantum’s modularised quantum computing system networks individual cryogenic units using conventional fibre optics. (Image: Business Wire)
PsiQuantum accelerates quantum computing roadmap via UK partnership
07 March 2023
The collaboration will deliver quantum computing subsystems with exceptional cryogenic cooling power
The new firm, Latitude AI, seeks to develop a hands-free, eyes-off-the-road driving system for passenger vechicles (Image: Ford)
New Ford subsidiary to develop autonomous driving technology
06 March 2023
The new firm, Latitude AI, seeks to develop a hands-free, eyes-off-the-road driving system for passenger vechicles
A schematic of upconversion time-stretch infrared spectroscopy (UC-TSIR), in which infrared wavelengths are 'stretched' to the near-infrared to make them more easily detectable. (Image: Hashimoto et. al)
New technique 'stretches' light to improve resolution of infrared spectroscopy
06 March 2023
The technique could be used to trace phenomena such as the combustion of gases or the irreversible chemical reactions of biomolecules
The investment will accelerate the firm's development of integrated optical solutions targeting faster data transfer.
Effect Photonics raises $40m to tackle 5G and cloud edge challenges
06 March 2023
The investment will accelerate the firm's development of integrated optical solutions targeting faster data transfer
The newly launched ‘Light Antenna Module’ will enable mobile device manufacturers to integrate LiFi at scale (Image: PureLifi)
LiFi now ready for smartphone deployment
03 March 2023
PureLiFi has launched an optoelectrical antenna that can be integrated into mobile devices at scale
At OFC Ayar Labs will show its optical I/O solution moving data from one TeraPHY optical I/O chiplet to another at 2.048Tbps in each direction .
Ayar Labs to demonstrate optical I/O technology at OFC
01 March 2023
Ayar Labs will show its optical I/O solution moving data from one TeraPHY optical I/O chiplet to another at 2.048Tbps in each direction
The constellation will provide a space-based data network offering latencies on par with terrestrial fibre networks. (Image:Shutterstock: sdecoret)
Terran Orbital awarded $2.4bn contract to build satellite constellation
28 February 2023
The constellation will provide a space-based data network offering latencies on par with terrestrial fibre networks
The laser outputs blue light at 445nm and has a peak power of 7.61W - equivalent to 8,000 conventional laser pointers (Image: PA Consulting)
World's most powerful handheld laser developed
28 February 2023
The record was awarded for the development of a blue laser with a peak power of 7.61W - equivalent to 8,000 conventional laser pointers
Scientists are developing highly specialised diode lasers and novel quantum light modules for quantum-based early cancer diagnostics (Image: FBH)
Quantum sensors to accelerate cancer diagnosis
27 February 2023
Scientists are developing highly specialised diode lasers and novel quantum light modules for quantum-based early cancer diagnostics
A photograph (a) and optical microscope image (b) of the new the new hyperspectral image sensor and filter. (c) The 'thinning out' light detection method used by the new filter. (Image: Panasonic)
Panasonic develops low-light hyperspectral imaging sensor with "world's highest" sensitivity
24 February 2023
The sensor can capture 30fps video under indoor levels of illumination
The technology shows promise for use in flexible devices across applications in medicine, optical communications, machine vision, and surveillance (Image: TU/e | Bart van Overbeeke)
Highly sensitive Photodiode demonstrates 200% quantum efficiency
21 February 2023
The technology shows promise for use in flexible devices across applications in medicine, optical communications, machine vision, and surveillance
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A mockup of Trixel 3 in action (Image: TriLite)
The XR industry might be going through tough times right now, but photonics innovators continue to drive the hardware forward, finds Benjamin Skuse
M Squared has worked with the University of Strathclyde to develop the Maxwell quantum-computing platform, shown here during commissioning works (Courtesy: M Squared)
Photonics is proving key to recent advances being made in quantum technologies, finds Susan Curtis
Electro Optics’ Matthew Dale tries out a pair of smart glasses equipped with Lumus’ reflective waveguide technology at SPIE AR | VR | MR
At SPIE AR | VR | MR in San Francisco, Matthew Dale learnt that reflective waveguides are now poised to enter consumer technologies
Carmen Palacios-Berraquero, Nu Quantum; Scott Faris, Infleqtion; and Denise Ruffner, Women in Quantum shared their thoughts on quantum challenges at Photonics West
Quantum executives cited everything from staff shortages and production scaling to a need for new laser technologies, smaller optics, more industry investment and clearer commercial use cases
Shining a light on the latest laser filters and related products on the market.
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A look at the commercial offerings of the main players in optical prism technology and equipment.
Daniel Bukaty, President of PG&O, on how a more flexible approach to material selection could protect optics manufacturing lead times against material shortages
Daniel Bukaty, President of PG&O, on how a more flexible approach to material selection could protect optics manufacturing lead times against material shortages
