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    On the glove: A SCINTIL chip—a bank of 16 lasers monolithically integrated on a silicon photonic circuit and wavelength multiplexed.

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    FIGURE 1. The functional elements of a time-of-flight (ToF) laser rangefinder (LRF) where the return signal is detected by an avalanche photodiode (APD).
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    Advances in InGaAs APDs enhance laser rangefinder performance

    Ben White
    March 21, 2025
    By offering improved sensitivity, extended range, and faster recovery times, the latest generation of avalanche photodiodes (APDs) are poised to revolutionize the field of distance...

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    Can ultrashort-pulse lasers disrupt the future’s laser-based battlespace?

    George A. Chappell
    March 20, 2025
    Plasma channels produced by self-focusing ultrashort laser pulses can disrupt and deflect laser beams and may offer a future defense against adversarial laser systems.
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    Justine Murphy
    March 18, 2025
    Episode 43 of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features our Light News photonics news roundup for March 18, 2025.
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    AI drives need for glass and crystalline materials

    Charles Philip
    March 17, 2025
    Glass, in its many forms, is central to our future with artificial intelligence.

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    Researcher Minghao Qi, a professor at Purdue University, with the team’s setup.

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    Photonics Hot List: March 21, 2025

    Justine Murphy
    March 21, 2025
    In this episode: Fiber optics monitor brain injuries, the latest business news, and graphene helps advance flexible displays.
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    Photonics Hot List: March 14, 2025

    Justine Murphy
    March 14, 2025
    In this episode: Novel flat lenses detect color, this week's photonics business news roundup, and new nanosensors upend conventional tech.
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    Photonics Hot List: March 7, 2025

    Justine Murphy
    March 7, 2025
    In this episode: A light-based comms network allows seamless connectivity in any setting, this week's business news update, and luminescent nanocrystals boost optical computing...

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