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    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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    Professor Hele Savin (left) and her group used the Micronova micro- and nanofabrication center at Aalto University to fabricate their germanium infrared photodiodes.
    Detectors & Imaging

    Black germanium boosts infrared photodiode responsivity

    Sally Cole Johnson
    Feb. 19, 2025
    Researchers create a germanium infrared photodiode that’s 35% more responsive at 1.55 µm—a common wavelength for telecommunications—than its other germanium and indium gallium...
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    Detectors & Imaging

    SWIR sensors cover the 400- to 2000-nm range

    Feb. 17, 2025
    Shortwave-infrared (SWIR) sensors combine quantum dot sensor technology with wafer-level packaging.
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    Lead researchers Dr. Song Wang (left), a research scientist at SMART DiSTAP, and Dr. Yangyang Han (right), a senior postdoctoral associate at SMART DiSTAP.
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    First-of-its-kind chromatic sensor detects plant distress

    Justine Murphy
    Feb. 17, 2025
    It’s not always easy to tell if a plant is dehydrated, and sometimes it’s too late to save it. But a sensor designed by an international team of scientists detects distress in...
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    SWIR camera delivers automatic image correction

    Feb. 7, 2025
    The Q.Cam SWIR camera features quantum-dot SWIR sensor technology, delivering VGA resolution across a spectral range of 400 to 1700 nm.
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    Gii: A pure, porous three-dimensional carbon nanostructure poised to revolutionize sensing.
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    Breakthrough material for broadband photodetectors: Gii

    Des Gibson
    Feb. 6, 2025
    A sustainable carbon nanomaterial “Gii” is poised to revolutionize broadband photodetectors because it can absorb the full spectrum of light—from ultraviolet to infrared.
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    Confocal Raman microscope supports multimodal imaging techniques

    CRAIC Technologies
    Dec. 21, 2024
    The Apollo M confocal Raman microscope is designed for materials research, nanotechnology, and semiconductor analysis.
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    Software & Accessories

    AI image analysis software helps solve complex vision tasks

    Basler AG
    Dec. 13, 2024
    pylon AI image analysis software includes the pylon AI Platform for Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) and four pylon AI vTools.
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    Depiction of the adaptive sampling scheme, in which a laser beam patterned by a digital micromirror device selectively illuminates neurons and their activity in brain tissue.
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    Two-photon microscope cracks neural networks code

    Justine Murphy
    Dec. 13, 2024
    A novel fluorescence microscope offers enhanced insight into how different neurons in the brain communicate and interact.
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    Holographic direct sound printing: Sound waves revolutionize 3D printing

    Mahdi Derayatifar
    Dec. 11, 2024
    Holographic direct sound printing (HDSP) is an innovative advancement in sound-based 3D printing technology that uses a patterned acoustic field to create complex shapes with ...