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Extending the Processing Power of Optical Computing

Modern neural networks mostly use linear operations like convolutions and matrix-vector multiplications. Although there are specialist processors for these tasks, like as GPUs and TPUs, their power and bandwidth are limited.

23 Jan 2024

Fingerprinting Biomolecules with the Help of Sound

A team of researchers from the Institute for Optoelectronic Systems and Microtechnology at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) have designed a biosensor capable of identifying proteins and peptides in quantities as low as a single monolayer.

19 Jan 2024

MKS Instruments Expands ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation to Ophir® Photonics European Service Lab in Germany, Ensuring Highest Accuracy NIST-Traceable Measurements Worldwide

MKS Instruments, Inc., a global provider of enabling technologies that transform our world, is pleased to announce that the company has received ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation for its Ophir® Photonics Darmstad...

17 Jan 2024

MKS Instruments Expands ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation to Ophir® Photonics European Service Lab in Germany, Ensuring Highest Accuracy NIST-Traceable Measurements Worldwide

MKS Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of enabling technologies that transform our world, is pleased to announce that the company has received ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation for its Ophir® Pho...

From MKS Instruments, Inc. 15 Jan 2024

Spie, the International Society for Optics and Photonics, Announces Its 2024 Society Awards

The Awards Committee of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, today announced the recipients of its prestigious annual awards.

12 Jan 2024

Precise Thermal Control for Compact Photonic Chips

Among the many benefits of photonics is the ability to leverage the properties of light to enable high-speed and low-loss communication in optical data communication, biomedical applications, automotive technology, and artificial intelligence domains.

11 Jan 2024

Laser Technique Reveals Hidden Gases in Complex Mixtures

One useful technique for ascertaining the concentration of gas components in a sample is laser-based absorption spectroscopy.

10 Jan 2024

Revolutionizing Photonics With Responsive Hydrogels

Modern technology relies heavily on photonic devices, which control light through films and structures to enhance functions through concepts like resonance and interference.

10 Jan 2024

High Resolution Imaging of Astronomical Objects

Optical Surfaces Ltd reports that it has received a follow-up order from Magdalena Ridge Observatory (MRO) to produce three second generation off-axis beam compressors to expand the capabilities of the facility’s optical interferometer.

From Optical Surfaces Ltd. 5 Jan 2024

NEW Innovation - SILUX-37 Radiometric Detector

A new unit of irradiance has been proposed which is geared towards the recent class of low-light silicon CMOS imaging detectors with significantly increased NIR responsivity; devices intended as potential substitutes for image intensifier tubes in night vision devices.

28 Dec 2023