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Nanotechnology Experts Create First Terahertz-speed Polarization Optical Switch
September 22, 2017

A research team led by the Sandia National Laboratories, for the first time has used optics rather than electronics to switch a nanometer-thick thin film device from completely dark to completely transparent, or light, at a speed of trillionths of...Read More
Researchers Trace Light inside LEDs for Higher Efficiency
September 22, 2017

Photonics researchers at the university of Twente and Philips Lighting have come up with a concept of making White LEDs even more efficient and powerful. The team has found a detailed way for describing the light that stays inside the led by absor...Read More
Now Produce Fast and Cost-effective Hyperspectral Images from a Standard Camera
September 22, 2017

A team of researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have developed a miniaturized hyperspectral technology as an add-on for a standard camera. This will generate superior quality images and video faster and at a lower cost than curre...Read More
pureLiFi Teams Up with Wipro Lighting from India to Drive LiFi Adoption in Asia
September 22, 2017

Global LiFi technology leaders, pureLiFi have signed an agreement to provide LiFi technology for Wipro Lighting to develop applications for the wireless communications and lighting market in Asia. Wipro Lighting will now kick-start efforts to add ...Read More
New PAM4 Optical Analysis Solution for Real-time Oscilloscopes from Tektronix
September 20, 2017

Tektronix has introduced a new calibrated optical probe and analysis software - DPO7OE1, for use with real-time oscilloscopes. It is optical reference receiver (ORR) compliant for 28-GBaud PAM4 applications and supports IEEE/OIF-CEI standard speci...Read More
Ethernet Alliance Discusses 400G Test and Measurement at ECOC 2017
September 20, 2017

The Ethernet Alliance, a global consortium dedicated to the advancements of Ethernet technologies, explored the state of 400G test and measurement at the European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC 2017). In the discussion titled, “400G Te...Read More
UK Dragonfire Consortium Exhibits High Energy Laser Weapon at DSEI 2017
September 20, 2017

Dragonfire Consortium UK showcased a model of its new Laser Directed Energy Weapon for the first time on the Royal Navy stand at DSEI 2017 in London. The Defense Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), had recently awarded a contract worth £30 m...Read More
NeoPhotonics Exhibit Lasers for 100, 200 and 400G Datacenter Applications at ECOC 2017
September 19, 2017

NeoPhotonics Corporation is highlighting its laser components for 100 to 400 Gbps applications for the data center, including CWDM4, CLR4, PSM-4 and PAM4, at the European Conference on Optical Communications being held in Sweden from September 18 ...Read More
OptoTest Unveils Advanced Multichannel High-Speed Optical Power Meter
September 19, 2017

OptoTest Corporation unveiled its latest advancement in multichannel high-speed optical power meters with the new OP740. It boasts sampling rates of up to 10,000 samples per second and will be available with up to 24 channels per unit. The new opt...Read More
New MuReA Concept to Provide Quicker and Large-scale Laser Applications
September 19, 2017

The Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkstoff- und Strahltechnik IWS has come up with a novel remote system concept (MuReA) for quick, flexible and efficient laser processing tasks. IWS scientists combined laser remote systems, spindle drives and high per...Read More