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Deployable scintillometer for ocean turbulence using superluminescent LED

9 June 2022

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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.

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Mathias Bochow, GFZ Helmholtz Centre, Potsdam, is working on the Trace project to track marine plastic. Credit: Frank Schweikert, Aldebaran Marine Research & Broadcast (www.aldebaran.org/en/)

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The hyperspectral view from space

18 May 2022

Abigail Williams speaks to scientists tracking marine plastic using satellite spectral imagery

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Startup a detector with digital interface

3 May 2022

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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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Credit: University of Oxford

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Sapphire fibre sensor opens up extreme temp monitoring

27 April 2022

Scientists at Oxford University have developed a sensor made of a sapphire optical fibre able to tolerate extreme temperatures

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SI Stuttgart Instruments wins innovation prize at Laser Munich

26 April 2022

The winners of the six innovation award categories were also announced

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The latest fibre optic sensing technology for 2022

24 January 2022

A look at the current market for fibre optic sensing and some of the optical components and solutions available

^{CO₂ retrievals from OCO-2 data via FOCAL v08 (Image: EUMETSAT)}

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M Squared to develop laser systems for CO2 monitoring satellites

7 December 2021

The firm will develop and deliver advanced laser systems spanning the visible to SWIR wavelengths to Thales Alenia Space

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Silina curves 275 CMOS sensors in world-first demo

28 July 2021

French start-up Silina has developed a technology that can curve hundreds of image sensors at the same time

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Lidar sheds light on ocean health

18 June 2021

Andy Extance finds the pains and gains of laser light’s different behaviour in water for oceanographers using lidar

The satelitte will be capable of measuring the energy efficiency of buildings at scale (Satellite Vu)

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Infrared imaging satellite to monitor energy efficiency at scale

26 April 2021

Satellite Vu has raised £3.6m to launch the first satellite constellation capable of imaging the thermal footprint of any building on the planet every 1-2 hours

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Photonics innovators continue to drive XR hardware

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)

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Photonics lights up quantum promise

Photonics is proving key to recent advances being made in quantum technologies, finds Susan Curtis

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Reflective waveguides bring augmented reality to life

At SPIE AR | VR | MR in San Francisco, Matthew Dale learnt that reflective waveguides are now poised to enter consumer technologies

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Quantum photonics: What keeps executives awake at night?

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

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The latest laser filters in 2023

Shining a light on the latest laser filters and related products on the market.

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The latest optical prisms in 2023

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

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Embracing flexibility in optics manufacturing

Daniel Bukaty, President of PG&O, on how a more flexible approach to material selection could protect optics manufacturing lead times against material shortages

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