Daily Photonics Insights - Nov 2nd, 2022
 
 
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November 2, 2022
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With the help of spectroscopy, astronomers are getting a clearer picture and a better understanding of distant galaxies.
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Chalcogenide glasses transmit a wide range of infrared (IR) wavelengths and are poised to take over the market for imaging and laser optics in this spectral range. But U.S. manufacturing capability for these materials must increase.
A small vapor cell inside a tiny box with a diode laser can deliver what may be at the heart of many future satellites—an optical frequency reference with high stability and low size, weight, and power (SWaP) requirements.
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Researchers in Germany create the first programmable all-optical buffer quantum memory capable of dynamically switching back and forth between storage mode, interference mode, and final release.
Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2022Time: 11:00 AM ET / 10:00 AM CT / 8:00 AM PT / 4:00 PM GMT Sponsor: Aerotech, Inc.Duration: 1 hourRegister Today!Already registered? Click here to log in. Event Description:Laser processing applications that leverage laser scan heads are especially susceptible to errors from thermal loads. In positioning systems that ...
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Sapphire optical domes and 360° windows feature Mohs 9 hardness, and withstand 10,000 psi and 1000°C.
Free-space optics moves from science fiction to a practical technology deserving of a place in wireless access networks.
A newly developed technique based on rotatable optical broadband filters helps with the selection of wavelengths and adjustment from the UV to near-IR range when using a broadband light source.
An effectively unipolar terahertz emitter may provide a way to accelerate conventional computing and process quantum information at room temperature.