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    Key Takeaways: The 50X long working distance microscope objective lens offers high magnification for clear visualization in biomedical and precision testing applications. ...
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    Discover how Dr. Chanda’s groundbreaking approach to uncooled, tunable infrared detection using graphene could revolutionize everything from night vision to space exploration....
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    Explore imec’s cutting-edge photonics technologies—including silicon photonics and hybrid platforms—for optical interconnects, sensing, and quantum. Learn about key challenges...
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    Photon PRO laser diode modules feature an IP67 stainless steel threaded housing, near-end-of-life monitoring, and are waterproof and dustproof for use in harsh environments.
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    The SpectralLED RS-9 Series tunable light source platform offers an expanded spectral range from 360 to 1000 nm.
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    FIGURE 1. Laser welding cylindrical Li-ion module setup.
    Laser welding techniques with intermetallic bond control and advanced monitoring systems improve the strength, safety, and reliability of cylindrical Li-ion battery module interconnects...
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    The Class 80 OMFT dual-polarization IQ reference transmitter achieves data rates beyond 1.6 Tbit/s with baud rates >170 GBaud.
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    The in-line multimode fiber speckle homogenizer significantly reduces modal noise within multimode fibers.
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    The L-511 linear micropositioning stage provides minimum incremental motion down to 20 nm.
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    AM70 high-speed thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) modulators are single Mach-Zehnder modulators.
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    The team’s experimental device under a microscope.
    Stamp-sized microcavity devices filled with triplet acceptor molecules have been used for the first time to prevent fast radiative emission of Dicke quantum batteries, while retaining...
    July 16, 2025
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    Photon-photon scattering effects within the lab: When two green petawatt lasers’ beams collide at the focus of a third red beam to polarize the quantum vacuum, it enables a fourth blue laser beam to be generated—with a unique direction and color. Credit: Zixin “Lily” Zhang
    Simulations via advanced computational modeling recreate vacuum four-wave mixing—a quirky quantum phenomenon—and now this “solver” is poised to unleash new physics at extremely...
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    Episode 59 of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features Matthew E. L. Jungwirth, manager of technical content & scientific publishing at SPIE.
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    The 2024–2030 Quantum Technologies Market Forecast in US$M.
    Photonics enables qubit platforms to function and scale toward practical machines—and demand for specialized lasers will grow as quantum computing scales.
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    For the photonics community, quantum networking is an opportunity to provide the critical infrastructure that transforms quantum computing into a world-changing technology.
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    FIGURE 1. Tunoptix computational meta-optics.
    Meta-optical spectral imaging is transforming hyperspectral imaging from bulky lab systems into scalable, real-world solutions.
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    The QCA Series high-speed communication analyzer supports optical and electrical signals up to 58 GBaud.
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    A 30-mm double-sided electro-optical wafer tester works with existing semiconductor automated test equipment (ATE) architectures.
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    The compact MX1276 high-resolution cameras offer 127.6 Mpixels, with an effective resolution of 13,400 × 9,528 pixels.
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    Lynred ToolBox (LTB) is a software solution designed to evaluate the company’s infrared (IR) modules and sensors.
    July 6, 2025
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    The shr811CCX12 machine vision camera has uses in wafer, solar panel, and display inspection applications.
    July 2, 2025
    FIGURE 1. L-arabinose isomerase structure at 1.52-Å resolution, determined via the Krios 5 Cryo-TEM. Data courtesy of University of BRIN, Indonesia. Protein is used for the development of sugar substitutes as well as the synthesis of antiviral drugs and other potential therapeutics.
    Advances in direct electron detectors, cryo-preparation techniques, and image processing software are dramatically enhancing the resolution and versatility of cryo-electron microscopy...
    July 2, 2025
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