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Quantum Materials Enable Next-generation Photonics for Mobile Networks in the Terahertz Regime

Terahertz light, radiation in the far-infrared part of the emission spectrum, is currently not fully exploited in technology, although it shows great potential for many applications in sensing, homeland security screening, and future (sixth generation) mobile networks.

10 Nov 2022

Carbon Dioxide Laser Produces Coherent, Monochromatic Radiation in the Infrared Region

A recent study published in Instruments develops and characterizes a low-cost carbon dioxide (CO2) laser system that emits monochromatic coherent laser radiation in the infrared spectrum.

9 Nov 2022

Quantum Insulator Metamaterials Facilitate Advanced Photonics in the Terahertz Regime

Terahertz light is the radiation emanating from the far-infrared region of the emission spectrum.

7 Nov 2022

Enhancing AI Performance With In-Situ Photonic Accelerator

A group of researchers have developed a novel photonic neural network accelerator using a non-volatile Opto-Resistive RAM Switch to attain programmable nonlinear activation functions.

28 Oct 2022

LiDAR Surface Damage Detection for Forest Roads

A recent study published in Forests evaluates the accuracy of mobile LiDAR sensors in assessing forest wear damage and compares it to a hand-held mobile laser scanner.

28 Oct 2022

Battery-Free, Wireless Underwater Camera Created

Reserchers have designed a battery-free, wireless underwater camera to aid ocean exploration and climate change monitoring.

27 Oct 2022

Elliptical Optical Flats & Coated Flat Mirrors

Optical Surfaces Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of large, high precision optical flats and coated flat mirrors including a range of non-circular shapes such as elliptical and octagonal.

From Optical Surfaces Ltd. 27 Oct 2022

Optical Effect Helps IceCube Detect Ice Crystal Properties

Using IceCube, a team of scientists has succeeded in seeing through the Antarctic diffuse ice.

25 Oct 2022

Stabilizing Chiral Microstructure Micromachining with a Multiramp Helical-Conical Beam

In an article published in Micromachines, researchers introduced a multiramp helical-conical beam (MHCB) that could generate three-dimensional (3D) spiral light fields in a sharply focused system.

25 Oct 2022

New Microscopic Method Helps Study Aero-Optical Effects of Hypersonic Vehicles

A study published in Aerospace proposed a method for investigating aero-optical effects in hypersonic vehicles based on the interaction between gas molecules and photons. This method can explain energy dissipation and the optical distortion induced by aero-optical effects at the microscopic level.

24 Oct 2022