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Infinera unveils new InfInite capacity engine for data center interconnect and fiber-deep architectures

2018-10-03

“Cloud and fiber-deep architectures will accelerate the demand for optical network capacity,” said Jimmy Yu, Dell’Oro Group’s Vice President of Optical Transport and Mobile Backhaul.

Optical Display Creates Images in the Eye

2018-10-11

Researchers conceptualize a near-eye, lensless optical display, which projects wavefronts onto the retina that the brain can translate into an image.

Laser Guide Stars Measure Geomagnetism

2018-10-08

Laser-created beacons for adaptive optics, a boon for astronomy, could double as tiny magnetometers for measuring Earth’s field in a previously inaccessible zone.

CMOS Image Sensor Strength Continues

2018-10-06

Market research firm suggests that trend toward ever-more cameras in smartphones, cars and other sectors could help drive 9.4 percent compound annual growth.

Protecting Sculptures with Hyperspectral-Imaging Data

2018-10-15

A study using HSI to map corrosion on a bronze cast of a celebrated Rodin piece provides detailed information that can aid conservation efforts.

Toward Practical Heterostructures of 2-D Materials

2018-10-16

Two research groups report progress on customizing the optoelectronic properties of atomically thin semiconductors—and making them practical for wafer-scale production.

New US research network to boost access to high-intensity lasers

2018-11-09

A new US research network called LaserNetUS has been established with a two-year $6.8 million grant from the US Department of Energy in order to provide scientists with increased access to high-intensity laser facilities at nine institutions across the co

Photonics Leadership Group targets new UK government funding

2018-11-08

The Photonics Leadership Group, which represents the UK photonics industry, has targeted the UK government's Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF) as a key programme to which photonics technology can contribute

NASA exploring ultrafast lasers for manufacturing spaceflight instruments

2018-11-06

A team of optical physicists at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center is exploring the possibility of using femtosecond lasers to join dissimilar materials and perform micromachining in the manufacturing of spaceflight instruments

MKS Instruments to acquire ESI for $1bn

2018-11-05

MKS Instruments, a provider of process control solutions, is set to acquire laser micro-machining firm Electro Scientific Industries (ESI) for approximately $1 billion in cash

Chinese automotive lidar firm wins $45m funding

2018-11-03

Chinese automotive lidar provider RoboSense has received a combined investment of over $45 million – the largest-ever single round of financing for a Chinese lidar company

Imec and ASML establish joint lab to advance EUV lithography

2018-11-02

Belgian research institute Imec and lithographic system manufacturer ASML have announced the joint establishment of a research lab to advance EUV lithography technology and advance semiconductor scaling towards the post-3nm logic node

Substituting HPS with light-emitting diodes for supplemental lighting in greenhouses

2019-03-26

In Canada, as in other higher latitudes, there is not enough natural light for production of many greenhouse commodities during the darker months of the year. In these regions, it is necessary for growers of year-round commodities to augment their natural

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