Category Photonics

Photonics, Quantum

Quantum Imaging technique can have military applications, US and China racing to deploy quantum ghost imaging in satellites for stealth plane tracking

Today, we are witnessing the second quantum revolution, where quantum states, which can exhibit superposition and entanglement, are harnessed for quantum technological applications. Quantum Sensing exploits the high sensitivity of quantum systems to external disturbances to develop highly sensitive sensors. …...

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Rajesh Uppal
June 26, 2022

Manufacturing, Photonics

Inverse design in photonics

The design of digital circuits is currently dominated by hardware description languages such as Verilog and VHDL. This automation of circuit design has enabled the development of modern computer processors with billions of transistors. Integrated photonic devices, on the…...

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Rajesh Uppal
June 22, 2022

Industry & Market Dynamics, Photonics

Global Fiber Optic Cable Market

Fiber optics, or optical fibers, are long, thin strands of carefully drawn glass about the diameter of a human hair. These strands are arranged in bundles called optical cables. We rely on them to transmit light signals over long distances.…...

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Rajesh Uppal
June 20, 2022

AI & IT, Photonics

Neural and tensor holography enables realistic 3D holographic images in virtual and augmented reality headsets

Virtual reality headsets have gained tremendous popularity. However, one common problem tends to occur— the headsets can make users feel sick. Nausea can be experienced because users’ eyes are being tricked into seeing a 3D scene, when, in fact, they…...

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Rajesh Uppal
June 3, 2022

Nanotech, Photonics

DARPA EXTREME devloped engineered optical materials or metamaterials now transitioning from NGA to AFRL UAS and Unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAV)

Optics & Electro-Optics areas through areas like Day vision, Night Vision, Thermal Imaging are playing vital role in warfare due to their high resolution and covert passive operation. The Infrared Search and Track system uses the heat or infrared radiation…...

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Rajesh Uppal
May 14, 2022

Photonics, Thermal, Propulsion & Energy

Laser-based wireless power transmission (LWPT) technology

Wireless power transfer (WPT), wireless power transmission, wireless energy transmission (WET), or electromagnetic power transfer is the transmission of electrical energy without wires as a physical link. In a wireless power transmission system, a transmitter device, driven by electric power…...

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Rajesh Uppal
May 11, 2022

Human & Soldier Systems, Photonics

DARPA ENVision developing next-generation Night Vision Goggles (NVGs) which are compact, multi-band, and wide-FOV

For decades U.S. warfighters have benefitted from advanced night-vision technology, allowing pilots to fly low-level missions on pitch-black nights and ground forces to conduct operations against adversaries in the dark. Traditional Night Vision Goggle (NVG) systems provide the wearer with…...

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Rajesh Uppal
May 10, 2022

Photonics, Thermal, Propulsion & Energy

DARPA plans Laser-based wireless power transmission network on Battlefield

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Rajesh Uppal
May 5, 2022

Photonics, Space Technology, Defense & Exploration

CubeSat cameras and optical payloads for Earth Observation small satellites

Constellations of satellites are being proposed in large numbers; most of them are expected to be in orbit within the next decade. They will provide communication to unserved and underserved communities, enable global monitoring of Earth and enhance space observation.…...

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Rajesh Uppal
April 27, 2022

Mechanical, Nanotech, Photonics

Nano-opto-electro-mechanical systems (NOEMS)

Modern microelectronic semiconductors and integrated circuits provide remarkable computational and memory capabilities but lack the capability to interface with the physical world directly. MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) and the even smaller NEMS (Nano ElectroMechanical Systems) integrate sensors and actuators on microelectronic…...

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Rajesh Uppal
April 23, 2022