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Fundamental Concepts and Applications of OAM in Optical Metrology

This review explores the evolution of optical metrology through orbital angular momentum, emphasizing its applications in dynamic system tracking and sensing.

7 Jan 2025

High-Power Tunable Laser on Silicon Photonics for Space Exploration

Researchers in Germany, led by Dr. Neetesh Singh and Prof. Franz Kärtner, have developed a high-power tunable laser on silicon photonics, achieving nearly 2 Watts of output power using a large-mode-area (LMA) integrated waveguide amplifier.

7 Jan 2025

Researchers Achieve Real-Time Detection of Low Gas Concentrations

Researchers have developed a new method for quickly detecting and identifying very low concentrations of gases.

7 Jan 2025

A New Approach to Neuromorphic Computing

The innovative MOSCap device integrates HfSe2 nanosheets, enabling neuron-like adaptive behavior and efficient memory retention for neuromorphic systems.

6 Jan 2025

PSMA-PET Challenges Traditional Staging of High-Risk Prostate Cancer

A study led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, published in JAMA Network Open, shows that nearly half of the patients classified as nonmetastatic by conventional imaging were found to have metastatic disease when evaluated with advanced PSMA-PET (prostate-specific membrane antigen–positron emission tomography) imaging.

6 Jan 2025

Researchers Accurately Measure Projectile Flight Parameters Using Single Mikrotron Camera

Projectile weapons, whether they are launched by cannons, as long-range rockets, or from aircraft, reach a state of “steady-flying” after their deceleration stage.

From Mikrotron 3 Jan 2025

Deep-UV MicroLED Arrays for Maskless Semiconductor Manufacturing

Scientists from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has created the first-of-its-kind deep-ultraviolet (UVC) microLED display array for lithography machines, a breakthrough that is poised to transform the semiconductor industry.

2 Jan 2025

Chromasens 3DPIXA Camera Addresses Challenge of Inspecting Large, Irregular Objects for Defects

Chromasens, a brand of TKH Vision, has released its 3DPIXA pro dual 200 µm camera that merges line scan imaging technology with fast 3D stereo computation.

From Chromasens GmbH 2 Jan 2025

XLuminA: Revolutionizing Optical Design with AI

Introducing XLuminA: an AI-driven framework that optimizes optical system design, enhancing capabilities in super-resolution microscopy and scientific research.

By Muhammad Osama 20 Dec 2024

Laser-Based Artificial Neuron Mimics Nerve Cell Functions at Lightning Speed

Researchers have developed a laser-based artificial neuron that fully emulates the functions, dynamics and information processing of a biological graded neuron.

19 Dec 2024

IDS Cameras Redefine Astrophotography with Starvis 2 Sensors for Capturing Planets Explore Distant Worlds

Our solar system has fascinated mankind for thousands of years. Astronomical research is looking for answers to the big questions of human existence. How big is the universe- How did it come into being- Astronomers all over the world are casting their gaze into space.

From IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH 19 Dec 2024

Ultrasensitive Gas Detection with a Miniaturized All-Fiber Photoacoustic Spectrometer

Chinese researchers presented a novel miniaturized all-fiber photoacoustic spectrometer (FPAS) in a study that was published in the journal Advanced Photonics.

19 Dec 2024

Solar Powered Aircraft Achieves New Stratospheric Success

A British-led team of engineers has taken a leap forward in the race to harness the stratosphere for earth observation and communications, completing a new series of test flights of BAE Systems’ High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS), PHASA-35, in quick succession.

19 Dec 2024

MKS Announces Ophir® 150 K-W High Accuracy, Very High-Power Laser Sensor for Industrial and Defense Applications

MKS Instruments, Inc., a global provider of enabling technologies that transform our world, has announced the Ophir® 150 K-W Very High Power Laser Sensor for measuring very high power levels up to 150 kW with exceptional accuracy and dependable performance.

19 Dec 2024

New Lidar System to Combat Plastic Pollution

In a recent study published in the journal Optics Letters, researchers from the Institute for Laser Technology created a new hyperspectral Raman imaging lidar system that can remotely detect and identify different kinds of plastics.

18 Dec 2024