| | | | | | | | Highly precise fast steering mirrors are essential to keep the optical signal between satellite transmitters and receivers aligned to ensure stable and efficient communication links. The devices also play a role in more down-to-Earth applications such as laser processing, ophthalmology, microscopy, directed-energy lasers for defense, and LiDAR. |
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| | Sponsored | | Laser output changes over time. Their specifications are also affected by the surrounding environmental conditions and the optical components that guide the beam to its delivery point. It is therefore necessary to validate laser parameters accurately and frequently in aerospace manufacturing organizations. Learn about laser output measurement and its benefits to the aerospace industry. |
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| | | | | | In this episode: IR light aids brain injury recovery, a team creates the world’s thinnest flat lens, and business pairs advance next-gen tech. |
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| | | | | | The Hub Optical Ground Station (HOGS) based at Heriot-Watt University will feature state-of-the-art equipment—single-photon detectors and adaptive optics systems—for quantum key distribution experiments to enable development and testing of new protocols for secure satellite-to-ground quantum communications. |
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| | Sponsored | | PROBLEM: You just completed your prototype, but it’s a tabletop of cluttered catalog optics with unused space between. SOLUTION: Use customized optical filters designed specifically for your instrument to reduce cost, system size, complexity, & protect your supply chain. As specification experts, our focus is always centered on finding tailored solutions for your specific needs. |
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| | | | | | Join us October 31st at 11 a.m. ET to learn about a solution to copper welding challenges that provides depth of penetration and an aesthetically pleasing weld using a ring-core laser shape. |
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| | | | | | For 50 years, computed tomography (CT) has been one of the most valuable diagnostic tools and, thanks to photon-counting detectors, the next revolution of computed tomography is just around the corner. |
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| | Sponsored | | Photon Engineering's newest opto-mechanical raytrace and analysis software, FREDMPC, brings the power, speed, and scalability of GPUs to the optical engineering community. Spend less time waiting on calculations and more time answering your engineering questions. |
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| | | | | | Registration is now open for the SPIE Photonics West 2025 conference and exhibition, set to take place January 25-30th. |
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| | | | | | Episode 22 of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features Shari Worthington, a professor of entrepreneurship and marketing at Suffolk University and president of Telesian Technology. |
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