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First Epitaxial Structures for Blue and Green LEDs by Hydride Vapor Phase Epitaxy HVPE

Technologies and Devices International, Inc., (TDI), the leading developer and supplier of compound nitride semiconductor materials, today announced another major breakthrough in Gallium Nitride (GaN) compound semiconductor material technology by fabrication of the first epitaxial structures for blue (450 – 490 nm) and green (490 – 510 nm) light emitting diodes (LEDs) grown by hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE).

30 Aug 2007

Photonic Quantum Technology Research Gets Needed Boost

Photonic quantum information science could soon move out of the laboratory and be used in future technologies like quantum computers thanks to a grant of over £1 million.

29 Aug 2007

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Showcases Infrared Golden DRAGON LED at Photonics West 2006

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Inc. today announced a groundbreaking addition to its Golden DRAGON™ family of high-performance, light-emitting diodes (LEDs).

27 Jul 2007

Storage of a Single Photon in a Quantum Memory

A series of publications in the journal Nature highlights the race among competing research groups toward the long-anticipated goal of quantum networking.

24 Jul 2007

Exponential Decay Lifetimes of Excitons in Individual Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Carbon nanotubes have shown great promise for creating single-molecule biosensors for detecting disease, mostly a result of the fact that the electrical conductivity of a carbon nanotube changes markedly when they bind to specific molecules.

24 Jul 2007

Northwestern University Advance Quantum Cascade Laser

The rise in global terrorism in recent years has brought significant attention to the needs for more advanced sensors and defense technologies to protect civilians and soldiers.

23 Jul 2007

Advanced Photonix Announces $1.2 Million Large Area Avalanche Photodiode Contract

Advanced Photonix, Inc has announced that it has entered into a $1.2 million contract with a leading medical manufacturer located in Europe for its patented Large Area Avalanche Photo Diode (LAAPD) cooled detectors.

20 Jul 2007

Testing Limits of Plasmonic Technology

In an experiment modeled on the classic “Young’s double slit experiment” and published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, researchers have powerfully reinforced the understanding that surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) move as waves and follow analogous rules.

16 Jul 2007

New Generation of Optical Molecules

The internet could soon shift into overdrive thanks to a new generation of optical molecules developed and tested by a team of researchers from Washington State University, the University of Leuven in Belgium and the Chinese Academy of Science in China.

15 Jul 2007

First Real-Time THz Imaging System

Terahertz (THz) radiation, or far-infrared light, is potentially very useful for security applications, as it can penetrate clothing and other materials to provide images of concealed weapons, drugs, or other objects.

15 Jul 2007