With numerical apertures of 0.10 to 0.30 and core diameters available from 50 to 2,000µm, the new fibres are ideal for applications ranging from spectroscopy to sensing
Quantum computer innovation has been chasing faster gate speeds for the past two decades (Image: Shutterstock/Quardia)
Researchers have developed new quantum computing hardware that dramatically improves on the quantum gate speeds of prior technologies
The laser has no rotating parts but is still able to generate a 360° line
Prisma Photonics' advanced fibre-optic-based sensory system is capable of identifying leaks and alerting on damaged pipes (Image: Shutterstock/bht2000)
Prisma Photonics' sensory system is capable of identifying leaks and alerting on damaged pipes
Strawberries are vulnerable to potato aphids, which have the potential to wipe out an annual harvest. (Image: Aston University)
The technology will analyse low levels of volatile organic compounds emitted by plants, which indicate their health
The bioinspired, self-organising lasers could lead to new materials for sensing, computing, light sources and displays. (Image: ICL)
The bioinspired lasers could lead to new materials for sensing, computing, light sources and displays
Preliminary testing of the quantum gravity gradiometer designed by Michael Holynski and colleagues at the University of Birmingham, which has now been shown to locate an underground tunnel with a positional accuracy of 20cm. Credit: Crown Copyright
Susan Curtis explores the new breed of quantum gravimeters finding their way onto the slopes of Mount Etna and into tunnels deep under Birmingham
The latest whitepaper from Wavelength Electronics reveals how a superluminescent light emitting diode (SLED) served as the scintillometer source for optical ocean turbulence characterisation in place of a commonly used laser diode. Wavelength Electronics' LDTC1020 laser diode and temperature controller provided the stable current and temperature required in the portable design.
This white paper is intended to show how to put the digital detector into operation with a basic microcontroller board like the Arduino Uno. You will also learn how to configure the detector and retrieve data.
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A look at the current market for fibre optic sensing and some of the products and solutions available
Organoid imaged with Andor’s desktop confocal microscope system, the BC43. Credit: Andor
As microscopes become ever more powerful, a growing band of businesses are racing to make the latest technologies more accessible and more affordable, reports Rebecca Pool
Illustration of a three-dimensional crystal with various types of confining centres. (a) Crystal with four confining centres, each trapping waves (yellow) in all three dimensions simultaneously. (b) Crystal with a linear confining centre where waves can propagate in one dimension, analogous to an optical fibre. (c) Crystal with a planar confining centre where waves can propagate in two dimensions, analogous to a 2D electron gas. (Image: Vos et al.)
Newly discovered fundamental rules have been embedded into software to dramatically optimise the design of photonic integrated circuits
