Detectors & Imaging

The laserfocusworld.com Detectors & Imaging channel features articles and other content that discuss components, systems, and applications of detectors and imaging technology.

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A compact and lightweight single-photon airborne LiDAR system could enhance air and space applications such as 3D terrain mapping.
Test & Measurement

Airborne LiDAR system advances 3D mapping, terrain imaging

Sept. 26, 2024
A compact, energy-efficient LiDAR system makes airborne applications—including environmental monitoring and 3D terrain mapping—much more accurate.
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Bio&Life Sciences

Near-infrared light enables optical observation in microscopy

Sept. 11, 2024
Near-infrared (NIR) imaging can help mitigate the challenges of using visible light as an excitation source for biological research.
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Podcasts

PODCAST: Interview with Dave Shelton, AmeriCOM

Sept. 10, 2024
Episode 16 of Following the Photons: A Photonics Podcast features Dave Shelton, president and CEO of AmeriCOM.
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In the lab (left to right) with their setup: Professor Onur Tokel, Alperen Saltik, Rana Asgari Sabet, and Mehmet Bütün.
Lasers & Sources

Holographic techniques ‘key’ to nanofabrication deep within a silicon wafer

Sept. 2, 2024
Researchers send laser pulses deep into a silicon wafer to achieve controlled nanofabrication inside it—and feature sizes down to 100 nm—without altering its surface.
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Bio&Life Sciences

Bioimaging: Is it possible to improve the performance of microscopes?

Aug. 20, 2024
Advances in microscope technology can improve the efficiency, accuracy, and speed of the biological specimen imaging process.
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Detectors & Imaging

LWIR thermal imaging module available with or without a lens

Aug. 11, 2024
The ATI640 LWIR thermal imaging module offers VGA resolution.
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2024 Innovators Awards: Meet the honorees

Aug. 5, 2024
This year’s honorees represent a who’s who within the growing photonics and optics market.
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Executive Forum

Photonics IP Update: July 2024

Aug. 2, 2024
This roundup summarizes photonics-related patent litigation and Patent Office procedures for July 2024.
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Detectors & Imaging

Dual extended-head camera has use in stereo vision systems

July 12, 2024
The Phoenix Dual Extended-Head camera transmits synchronized images from its dual 5.0 Mpixel sensors.