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In this episode: 3D imaging microscope observes entire organisms in real time, the latest business roundup, and chiral metasurfaces boost data encryption.
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The group’s evanescent coupler (shown in green callout) is designed to provide a faster, more efficient way to copackage electronics and photonics.
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Infiltration of the nanosensor solution into a plant leaf.
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Variety of optics.
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The team used a laser to superheat a sample of gold and send a pulse of ultrabright x-rays from LCLS through the sample to measure the speed—and temperature—of the atoms vibrating within the sample. Credit: Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
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Solaris series Class A+AA solar simulators use a full-spectrum, single-emitter design.
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Depending on the fiber diameter, this fiber cable supports laser powers from 200 (at 200 µm) to 450 W.
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A line of 800G transceivers is designed for high-speed networking applications.
Aug. 25, 2025
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Episode 65 of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features Part Three of our interview with Robin Hawk, CEO of Galxyz LLC.
Aug. 19, 2025
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Schematic of the team’s optical extreme learning machine that uses nonlinear fiber optics propagation.
A new information processing approach proves light does not just carry information, but can also compute it.
Aug. 18, 2025
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Reflections in nature can lead to reflections in the mind and lab.
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Aug. 14, 2025

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Scanning electron microscope image of the team’s chiral metasurface. Credit: EPFL
Optical metasurfaces can control light by leveraging chirality—difference of a shape from its mirror image or its ‘handedness’—and it can be tuned via polarized light as a simple...
Aug. 13, 2025
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The READYFlow beam shaping module supports standard cytometry wavelengths, including 488, 561, and 640 nm.
Aug. 5, 2025
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The SpectralLED RS-9 Series tunable light source platform offers an expanded spectral range from 360 to 1000 nm.
July 16, 2025
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FIGURE 1. Tunoptix computational meta-optics.
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The MIRA shortwave-infrared (SWIR) camera is powered by a SWIFT-EI indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) detector.
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The ORCA-Halo C17440-20U scientific CMOS (sCMOS) camera features a back-illuminated sensor with a peak quantum efficiency of 86%.
Aug. 9, 2025
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A combined tube-light LED linescan illumination system for machine vision acquires images of the same object in three diverse illumination scenarios in a single pass.
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