Editor’s Picks

31. Amplitude Systemes Introduces Air-Cooled, Fiber Coupled High Power Ultrafast Oscillator. 12/30/2008
    Amplitude Systèmes introduces Pumpkin, a new series of compact air-cooled ultrafast oscillators.
32. Wanted: High-Index Materials 7/21/2017

    A team of physicists featuring researchers from MIPT and ITMO University has conducted a comparative analysis of a range of materials to determine if they are applicable to dielectric nanophotonics.

33. Three Piezo Motor Technologies Explained In New Catalog – By PI Physik Instrumente 10/3/2012

    PI, a leading manufacturer of piezo positioning equipment has released a new catalog on piezoelectric motors. The 70 page brochure covers three different types of piezo motors – inertial motors, often referred to as stick slip motors, ultrasonic motors and stepping (walk) type motors.

34. Laser Research Optics Fiber Laser Windows Reduce Number Of Lens Changes 6/17/2015

    Laser Research Optics has introduced a line of sapphire windows designed for larger industrial cutting lasers from 4 kW and above that are highly durable replacements for debris shields.

35. Series 9 Offers Wide Range Of APDs Optimized For LIDAR Applications 4/6/2018

    With the Series 9, First Sensor offers a wide range of silicon avalanche photodiodes (APDs) with very high sensitivity in the near infrared (NIR) wavelength range, especially at 905 nm. With their internal gain mechanism, large dynamic range and fast rise time the APDs are ideal for LIDAR systems for optical distance measurement and object recognition according to the time of flight method. Application examples include driver assistance systems, drones, safety laser scanners, 3D-mapping and robotics. 

36. Quantum Teleportation: Transfer Of Flying Quantum Bits At The Touch Of A Button 8/15/2013

    By means of the quantum-mechanical entanglement of spatially separated light fields, researchers in Tokyo and Mainz have managed to teleport photonic qubits with extreme reliability.

37. Extended Portfolio Of Optical Fibers 9/4/2018

    LASER COMPONENTS has extended its portfolio of Fibercore products to include single- mode fibers with wavelengths from 488 nm to 1625 nm. Many varieties are covered: for example, single-mode fibers with an ultra-low profile or large NA for improved bending resistance. Some types have a high germanium content and thus intrinsic photosensitivity for writing fiber Bragg gratings without further hydrogen passivation.

38. How To Verify That Quantum Chips Are Computing Correctly 1/13/2020

    In a step toward practical quantum computing, researchers from MIT, Google, and elsewhere have designed a system that can verify when quantum chips have accurately performed complex computations that classical computers can’t.

39. New Berkeley Lab Report Assesses The Current And Future Role Of State Renewables Portfolio Standards In Driving Solar Development In The U.S. 10/8/2010
    Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) released a new study Thursday documenting the design of and early experience with state-level renewables portfolio standard (RPS) programs in the United States that have been specifically designed to encourage solar energy.
40. Point Grey's New Grasshopper3 Camera Features 6 MP EXview HAD CCD II On USB 3.0 Interface 6/21/2013

    Point Grey, a world-leading designer and manufacturer of innovative, high-performance digital cameras, recently announced a new addition to the Grasshopper3 camera family, which features high quality, high resolution CCD sensors with a USB 3.0 interface.