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17 Mar 15
Black phosphorus shows promise for photodetectors

University of Minnesota integrates black phosphorus on silicon photonic waveguide.

11 Mar 15
UK Ministry of Defence invites laser weapon proposals

Mid-April event to outline needs and discuss options with potential suppliers.

11 Mar 15
Optical chip models tsunamis and hurricanes

Expected to have significant applications for energy research and environmental safety.

11 Mar 15
Frequency comb gets infrared extension

Research team including Nobel winner Ted Hänsch raises possibility of chip-scale sensors extending through the mid-IR region.

05 Mar 15
Fiber focus for new petawatt laser design

Thales collaborates with leading research group at École Polytechnique on new coherent amplification network approach to high-power systems.

04 Mar 15
Researchers win €5.2m to develop high-bandwidth, thermally intelligent circuits

‘Thermally Integrated Smart Photonics Systems’ project to enable next-generation photonic devices to support global bandwidth growth.

03 Mar 15
ELI pump laser installed at Lawrence Livermore

Engineers from Northrop Grumman’s Cutting Edge Optronics subsidiary helped install injection-seeded laser.

25 Feb 15
Quantum imaging center opens in Glasgow

Business-focused QuantIC hub funded by UK government for next five years.

24 Feb 15
EUV bet settled as source powers climb

Technology advances revealed at SPIE Advanced Lithography conference; students to benefit from the resolution of a long-standing bet.

19 Feb 15
Capasso lab advance suggests industry role for flat photonics

Flat lens from Harvard physicists turns 'normal' optics on its head with the help of metasurfaces.

18 Feb 15
Multi-spectral probe promises new view of Fallopian tubes

Arizona development team seeks industrial partner to take multi-purpose imaging device for cancer screening to market.

16 Feb 15
Four translational research winners in BiOS competition

Lunchtime forum at Photonics West rewards four research projects with high clinical potential.

 
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