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Using LADAR to See Through Fire

Molly Moser | 16 August 2018

Laser ranging allows for high-precision 3-D imaging of melting objects and could lead to improved fire safety. read more
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Optical MEMS, Nanophotonics, and Their Application

Guangya Zhou and Chengkuo Lee, Eds. | 16 August 2018 | Review by Lisa Tongning Li

Engineers and researchers will find that this book provides the necessary fundamentals of photonic NEMS/MEMS devices and their uses. read more
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Unscrambling Images Sent via Multimode Fiber

Sarah Michaud | 15 August 2018

A machine-learning technique classifies and reconstructs light images from the speckle patterns they create when transmitted over a multimode fiber. read more
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Wavefront Shaping Pins Down Object Positions

Stewart Wills | 14 August 2018

A French-U.S. team proposes a method that uses microwaves, dynamically shaped by a metamaterial antenna, to locate arbitrary, non-emitting objects in a room. read more
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Lessons Learned at OSAF’s Innovation School

Molly Moser | 14 August 2018

Fresh off a stint as innovation pitch judges, two industry experts advise future science innovators on how to develop and present their ideas. read more
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Listening to a Fiber’s Surroundings with Light

Alison Taylor | 13 August 2018

Optical-fiber sensor uses Brillouin scattering and light phase recovery to detect its environment. read more
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Applications of Modern RF Photonics

Preetpaul Singh Devgan | 09 August 2018 | Review by K. Alan Shore

This comprehensive volume analyzes the applications, challenges and future perspectives for RF photonics. read more
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Toward a Moore’s Law for “Smart” Textiles

Stewart Wills | 08 August 2018

A potentially scalable approach to creating tough, textile-ready fibers with embedded LEDs and photodetectors could speed development of fabrics with advanced functionalities. read more
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Ulrike Fuchs on the Value of Conferences

Rebecca Robinson | 07 August 2018

In this installment of Senior Member Insights, a leading industry researcher discusses the enrichment that networking brings to conferences and the lab. read more
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Keeping Tabs on Supercapacitors

Stewart Wills | 06 August 2018

System that uses gold-coated telecom fiber to monitor a key power storage component could help keep renewable energy systems reliable. read more

Submit to OPN’s Optics in 2018

Enter OPN’s 13th Annual Photo Contest

Rise of the Robots

Toward a Thinking Microscope

Machine Vision: The Eyes of Industry 4.0

Latest Stories

Research News

Using LADAR to See Through Fire

Book Reviews

Optical MEMS, Nanophotonics, and Their Application

Research News

Unscrambling Images Sent via Multimode Fiber

Research News

Wavefront Shaping Pins Down Object Positions

Careers

Lessons Learned at OSAF’s Innovation School

Research News

Listening to a Fiber’s Surroundings with Light

Book Reviews

Applications of Modern RF Photonics

Research News

Toward a Moore’s Law for “Smart” Textiles

Careers

Ulrike Fuchs on the Value of Conferences

Research News

Keeping Tabs on Supercapacitors

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