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MKS Announces Ophir® Low-SWaP MWIR Lenses for Drone and Small Gimbal Applications

MKS Instruments, Inc., a global provider of enabling technologies that transform our world, has announced the Ophir® LightIR 10-135mm and 18-225mm MWIR f/3.6 continuous zoom lenses, the newest additions to the LightIR family of low SWaP (Size, Weight, and Power), high-performance, motorized continuous zoom lenses.

From MKS Instruments, Inc. 5 May 2023

MKS Announces Ophir® SWIR Lens, Industry’s First Compact, Low SWaP, Continuous Zoom Lens for 5µm and 10µm SXGA SWIR Detectors

MKS Instruments, Inc., a global provider of enabling technologies that transform our world, has announced the Ophir® SWIR & NIR 25-250mm f/5.5 (NFOV) f/4.0 (WFOV) continuous zoom lens at SPIE Defense and Commercial Sensing 2023.

From MKS Instruments, Inc. 4 May 2023

Analyzing the Process of Neural Networks on Photonic Chips

Neural networks are distributed computing structures that have taken inspiration from the structure of a biological brain and target to achieve cognitive performance similar to that of humans but in a much shorter time.

3 May 2023

IDEX Corporation to Acquire Iridian Spectral Technologies

IDEX Corporation today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Iridian Spectral Technologies (“Iridian”) for cash consideration of 150 million Canadian dollars (“CAD”), subject to customary adjustments.

From Iridian Spectral Technologies 3 May 2023

Analyzing Lithography-Free Reconfigurable Integrated Photonic Processor

Data-heavy technologies have been reformed by photonic chips. This happens on their own or jointly with conventional electronic circuits, such laser-powered devices send and process information at the speed of light, thereby making them a hopeful solution for data-hungry applications of artificial intelligence.

2 May 2023

Advances on Van Der Waals Integration Permits Novel Hetero-Integrated Photonics

Research on atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) materials has attracted tremendous interest over the past decade.

From Washington University in St. Louis 24 Apr 2023

Analyzing Light Sources for Quantum Devices

The main ingredients for chips dedicated to quantum sensing, quantum computation, quantum measurement, etc are non-classical states of light like single photons and entangled photons.

21 Apr 2023

Iridian Launches New Website to Serve the Japanese Market

Iridian Spectral Technologies, Ltd. (Iridian) is pleased to announce the launch of our Japanese language version of our website www.iridian.jp.

From Iridian Spectral Technologies 17 Apr 2023

New Way to Create Photonic Time Crystals Identified

A new method to create photonic time crystals has been developed by scientists and shown that such bizarre and artificial materials amplify the light that glows on them.

6 Apr 2023

Efficient Ultrafast Laser Nanostructuring with Elliptical Polarization in Silica Glass

One of the most significant manifestations of the light-matter interaction in nature is considered to be photoexcitation, particularly photoionization.

5 Apr 2023