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    A series of midwave-infrared (MWIR) LEDs is available with peak wavelengths of 3100, 3700, 3900, 4100, and 4300 nm.
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    The X-Cite Vitae vIRX illumination platform features a fully customizable, multiwavelength RGB illumination system.
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    The Vivid Photonics team is working to expand its new SLD into the entire RGB spectrum, with a goal of seamless integration into real-world AR/VR devices and other similar systems.
    Gallium nitride-based light source technology is poised to redefine interactions between the digital and physical worlds by improving image quality.
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    IQE supplies compound semiconductor wafers and advanced material solutions; now in a partnership with Quintessent, the two companies will create a quantum dot epitaxial wafer supply chain.
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    Spectra Viewer software models optical filters, compares light sources, and optimizes optical system designs.
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    Episode 52 of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features Nick New, CEO of Optalysys.
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    The APS-C format mirrorless 16-300 mm F3.5-6.7 DC OS | Contemporary lens features an 18.8x zoom ratio.
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    Quantum

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    Episode 50 of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features Siddharth Ramachandran, distinguished professor of engineering at Boston University.
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    FIGURE 1. Atomically resolved TEM image of a MoSe2 nanodot embedded in WSe2 matrix (a); low magnification TEM image shows MoSe2 nanodots (yellow arrows) dispersed in WSe2 matrix (b).
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    The PEM-400 polarization extinction ratio (PER) meter has a wide-area optical detector.
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    The NSL-RHS99 Series cadmium sulfide (CdS) light-dependent resistors (LDRs) are available in three different resistance values.
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    The Helios 2 3D time-of-flight (ToF) camera is optimized for target distances from 75 to 150 cm.
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    Researchers designed a terahertz near-field imaging approach to examine the inner ear.
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