Detectors & Imaging

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Depiction of the adaptive sampling scheme, in which a laser beam patterned by a digital micromirror device selectively illuminates neurons and their activity in brain tissue.
Bio&Life Sciences

Two-photon microscope cracks neural networks code

Dec. 13, 2024
A novel fluorescence microscope offers enhanced insight into how different neurons in the brain communicate and interact.
FIGURE 1. Schematic of the HDSP setup (a), printed parts with line cross-section and different extrusion paths for parts 1-3 (b), and a complex object in 4 with the shown pressure pattern in the inset.
Detectors & Imaging

Holographic direct sound printing: Sound waves revolutionize 3D printing

Dec. 11, 2024
Holographic direct sound printing (HDSP) is an innovative advancement in sound-based 3D printing technology that uses a patterned acoustic field to create complex shapes with ...
Schematic of team’s sensor design with RGB pixels stacked atop iToF pixels.
Detectors & Imaging

Sony researchers combine color imaging and ranging in one sensor

Dec. 6, 2024
During the 2024 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) Dec. 7-11 in San Francisco, the Sony team will present their sensor’s design.
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Podcasts

PODCAST: Interview with Mike Noonen, Swave Photonics

Dec. 4, 2024
Episode 28 of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features Mike Noonen, CEO of Swave Photonics.
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FIGURE 1. Cryptographic keys ensure controlled access to communication channels.
Detectors & Imaging

Quantum key distribution: Secure optical communications

Nov. 18, 2024
Avalanche photodiodes, infrared sensors capable of detecting single photons, are at the heart of many QKD systems. Their sensitivity allows them to discern the faintest of light...
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Detectors & Imaging

Industrial cameras designed for intelligent transportation systems

Oct. 28, 2024
EXO Tracer Series industrial cameras offer lens control of focus, zoom, and aperture via GenICam.
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Lasers & Sources

LED lightbox provides luminance of 30 to 150,000 lux

Oct. 18, 2024
The Imatest ILB-B-150K LED illumination flickering lightbox has a 5100-K visible spectrum.
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Detectors & Imaging

Double-shutter cameras enable interframing times of 100 and 350 ns

Oct. 16, 2024
The pco.edge 5.5 DS CLHS and 26 DS CLHS camera models feature 5.5- and 26-Mpixel resolution, respectively.
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Detectors & Imaging

SiC photodiodes detect deep-UVC wavelengths

Silicon carbide (SiC) photodiodes detect wavelengths from 220 to 358 nm.