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Invest in Photonics 2010
Posted on 25-02-2009

Invest in Photonics, the photonics partnering event held in Bordeaux in December 2008, attracted over 100 of the world’s leading photonics specialists and presented 16 projects representing a to...
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IPG Photonics wields high-power laser weapon
Posted on 25-02-2009

The fiber-laser maker's diodes are shooting down both the competition and, thanks to a Boeing demonstration, unmanned aircraft.A mobile laser system featuring high-power diodes from IPG Photonics has ...
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Self-aligning carbon nanotubes could be key to next generation of devices
Posted on 25-02-2009

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists and engineers the world over have thought for years that the next generation of smaller, more-efficient electronic and photonic devices could be based on the use of carbon ...
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World's First "Touchscreen" Active Matrix Display on a Flexible Glass-Free Substrate
Posted on 24-02-2009

Arizona State University's Flexible Display Center (FDC) today announced a breakthrough in flexible display technology by creating the world's first "touchscreen" active matrix display on a ...
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New light shed on marine luminescence
Posted on 23-02-2009

The phenomenon of light emission by living organisms, bioluminescence, is quite common, especially in marine species. It is known that light is generated by chemical reactions in which oxygen molecule...
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OPTITEC is a shining light of French photonics
Posted on 20-02-2009

The south of France is home to a thriving optics and photonics community. Belle Dumé talks to key players to find out the benefits of living and working in the land of light.Located on the sout...
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Lighting Up the Lives of the Elderly - Adaptively
Posted on 19-02-2009

Artificial light affects us in subtle ways. At its best, ambient lighting can relax, soothe or excite, but used poorly it can drain us of energy and disrupt sleep. What if lighting could adapt automat...
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Optical imaging: reading your mind?
Posted on 17-02-2009

A brain-computer interface based on near-infrared spectroscopy can decode a person's preference from their thoughts alone. A brain-computer interface (BCI) that can decode thought processes could en...
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Pore-free Ceramics Shine New Light on Lasers, Electronics and Biomedical Implants
Posted on 16-02-2009

Researchers developed a new class of ceramics that are so pure and perfectly transparent that they can be used as a substitute for crystals in solid-state lasers. Credit: Dr. Elizabeth Kupp, Adam Stev...
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Instrument Systems new sphere suits high-power LED test
Posted on 16-02-2009

1 meter integrating sphere is designed for testing high-power LED modules and solid-state light sources.The ISP 1000 Integrating Sphere from Instrument Systems is the latest development by the leading...
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Versatile coatings allow fresh optical properties
Posted on 13-02-2009

Engineers must closely control the properties of optical materials to combine low cost with high performance. Allan Jaunzens of Evatec explains how optical coatings can help.Optical coatings alter the...
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New Widely Tunable Semiconductor Lasers Offer Wide Range of Applications
Posted on 11-02-2009

A single semiconductor laser chip with world-record wavelength tuning range of 200 nanometers - from 500 to 700 nanometers - has been demonstrated by a research team led by Cun-Zheng Ning, a professor...
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Sony laser gives 1W power in deep UV
Posted on 11-02-2009

The Chicon source maintains beam quality and stability at high power.Careful control of the beta barium borate (BBO) crystals in Sony's Chicon laser source allows it to produce deep-UV emissions at 26...
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Nanocomposite material provides photonic switching
Posted on 09-02-2009

(PhysOrg.com) -- Integrated photonic devices represent the wave of future technology. These devices will be extremely small, making use of photons on the nanoscale, and (hopefully) be very efficient i...
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Laser-sculpted optical devices for future giant telescopes
Posted on 05-02-2009

Future telescopes, with mirrors half the size of a football field, will need special components to deal with the light they collect. Astronomers are turning to photonic devices that guide and manipula...
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3S PHOTONICS looks outside telecoms
Posted on 05-02-2009

The company's new 1064 nm pump laser module is intended for industrial fibre-laser applications.The introduction of the 3S PHOTONICS 1064 nm module signals the company's intentions to tap into the fib...
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