Category Photonics

Photonics & Nano technologies promise miniature sensors, and faster “Internet of photonic things,” for civil and military

IOPT

Sensors allow humans to feel and understand their world, and their development lays the foundation for the fulfillment of information society and has formed a huge industry. For its implementation the Internet of Things relies heavily on sensor technology.In the…...

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Silicon photonics and photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for Security, Defence and Aerospace

Defense Photonic

There is virtually no part of a modern defense system that is not impacted in some way by optics and photonics, even when the system is not optically based. Modern defense systems are migrating toward optically based imaging, remote sensing,…...

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Perovskite-based LEDs are beginning to rival OLEDs in terms of efficiency

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Perovskites have generated huge interest in recent years because of their potential for solid-state lighting and displays, despite lagging behind other state-of-the-art technologies in efficiency and longevity. Now two independent teams have reported light-emitting diodes (LEDs) based on perovskites that…...

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DARPA’s TUNA program develops fiber optical undersea communication Network for backup in contested environment

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The capability of Russia and China to disrupt American military wireless and satellite communications using electronic warfare has been rising.  This is athreat to US Navy operations that require connectivity among a diverse set of platforms, including submarines, surface ships,…...

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Laser beam combining technologies are enabling High power Laser directed energy weapons on Trucks, Warships and Airplanes

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Among the uses of Laser directed energy weapons (DEW) systems are providing very short-range air defense capability, close-in protection for naval vessels, counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), and protecting friendly forces from mortar and artillery attack. Laser require a power of the…...

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Countries developing Underwater LIDAR imaging systems for rapid wide-area anti-mine and anti-submarine operations

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Currently, the most widely used technology to detect underwater objects  is sound navigation and ranging (SONAR), because acoustic waves can  penetrate the water depths to the bottom of the sea. SONAR also suffers from unwanted multipass echoes that are due…...

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Next Generation MEMS thermopile IR sensor 2.0 for Internet of Things, smart homes, environment and energy technology

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In the wake of increasing electronic gadget sales, the overheating problem for battery chargers has become an increasingly common safety issue. Overheating of chargers certainly can be caused by substandard chargers, faulty batteries, or by misuse of the chargers. In…...

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On Chip squeezed light sources for highly accurate Quantum navigation sensors and quantum key distribution.

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GPS hacking and spoofing have made headlines around the world in recent years, from researchers successfully hacking a yacht’s navigation to bring it off its programmed course to the discovery of dozens of Russian ships whose GPS signals indicated they…...

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Ultra-thin membrane Flexible Lasers could be used as wearable CBRN sensors, Chip spectroscopy to data-communication

Organic semiconductors enable the fabrication of a range of lightweight and mechanically flexible optoelectronic devices. Organic LEDs, solar cells, and field-effect transistors are now routinely made in bendable or even stretchable formats and with extremely low specific weights.   Most…...

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New sensor protection technologies to mitigate threat of growing laser designators and Directed Energy Weapons

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In recent years, high power fiber and semiconductor laser technology has improved rapidly, with power density increasing by an order of magnitude or more. Much of this increase has been driven by demand for industrial cutting machines and high-bandwidth, long-range…...

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