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A Laser “Porch Light” for Extraterrestrial Neighbors?

Patricia Daukantas | 15 November 2018

Near-term laser technology may be capable of emitting a signal detectable from as far as 20,000 light-years away—strong enough, in principle, to be noticed by alien life. read more

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A Photonics Megamerger

Stewart Wills | 14 November 2018

Planned acquisition of Finisar by II-VI could create world’s largest publicly traded photonics firm. read more

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Angle-Sensing, Bio-Inspired Photodetectors

Molly Moser | 12 November 2018

The geometry of gecko ears inspired researchers to create tiny photodetecting pixels that are capable of measuring both the intensity and the incident angle of light. read more

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A Topological Shield for Entangled Photons

Stewart Wills | 08 November 2018

Australia–Israel group describes system that can protect photon pairs’ delicate quantum states from material defects and disorder, a potential boon to quantum applications. read more

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Three-Photon Excitation for In-Depth Imaging

Sarah Michaud | 07 November 2018

By combining multiphoton absorption with light-sheet fluorescence microscopy, researchers demonstrate greater imaging depths and low photodamage for biomedical imaging. read more

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Narrow-Linewidth Lasing from Cheap Diodes

Stewart Wills | 06 November 2018

Russian research team believes that its technique could enable compact, cost-effective single-frequency sources for frequency combs, wearable sensors and other applications. read more