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Can you see me now? Flexible photodetectors could help sharpen photos
Jan 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Distorted cell-phone photos and big, clunky telephoto lenses could be things of the past. UW-Madison Electrical and Computer Engineering Associate Professor Zhenqiang (Jack) Ma and colleagues ...
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Herschel first images promise bright future
Jul 10, 2009 |
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Herschel has carried out the first test observations with all its instruments, with spectacular results. Galaxies, star-forming regions and dying stars comprised the telescope's first targets. The instruments ...
IMEC reports method to integrate plasmonic technology with state-of-the-art ICs
Apr 30, 2009 |
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IMEC reports a method to integrate high-speed CMOS electronics and nanophotonic circuitry based on plasmonic effects. Metal-based nanophotonics (plasmonics) can squeeze light into nanoscale structures that ...
Semiconductor Lasers Generate Better Random Numbers
Dec 16, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Random numbers -- numbers without any pattern -- are vital to many applications, such as computer simulations, statistics, and cryptography. There are many ways to generate them using unpredictable physical ...
Silicon Photonics Advancement Aims to Accelerate Future Computing, Communications
Dec 08, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Intel researchers have made the next advance in the field of Silicon Photonics by achieving world-record performance using a silicon-based Avalanche Photodetector (APD) that could lower costs ...
Exposing the Sensitivity of Extreme Ultraviolet Photoresists
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have confirmed that the photoresists used in next-generation semiconductor manufacturing processes now under development are twice as ...
Tiny avalanche photodiode detects single UV photons
Jan 28, 2008 |
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In a significant breakthrough, researchers at Northwestern University’s Center for Quantum Devices (CQD) have demonstrated visible-blind avalanche photodiodes (APDs) capable of detecting single photons in the ultraviolet ...
Self-ticking oscillator could be next for portable atomic clocks
Dec 10, 2007 |
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“Most conventional atomic clocks need a more conventional, non-atomic clock, like a quartz crystal, to keep them ticking,” William Happer tells PhysOrg.com. “We’ve developed a system that would be self-ticking, using a spec ...
Understanding light at the nanoscale: a nano-sized double-slit experiment
Jul 17, 2007 |
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Before nanotechnology can reach its full potential, researchers must understand the way things work on the nanoscale—which is often very different from the macroscopic world. One of these areas is light, and ...
Tiny spectrometer offers precision laser calibration
May 11, 2007 |
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A tiny device for calibrating or stabilizing precision lasers has been designed and demonstrated at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The prototype device could replace table-top-sized instruments ...
Why nanowires make great photodetectors
Apr 25, 2007 |
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The geometry of semiconducting nanowires makes them uniquely suited for light detection, according to a new UC San Diego study that highlights the possibility of nanowire light detectors with single-photon ...
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