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Ever wonder how facial recognition has come around to be implemented in smartphones today? Vertical cavity surface-emitting lasers, (abbreviated VCSEL, pronounced “vixel”) are to thank for such ...

One area where photonics is integrated prolifically is the aerospace and defense world. Giants of the aerospace and defense industry rely heavily on implementing photonics technologies to successfully ...

The electron can provide lots of information about a material’s surface in electron spectroscopy studies. Traditionally, electron spectroscopy uses the characteristics of electrons emitted from ...

Today’s blog post is sponsored by Gentec-EO – a leading manufacturer of laser power and energy meters. Electronic ink or electrophoretic displays (EPD) is a revolutionary technology which is replacing ...

Optical fibers have become an integral part of the telecommunications industry, as well as the photonics market. While silica fibers are most commonly used for such applications, there may be a better ...

Introduction Counterfeit currency has plagued the United States economy since before the time of our founding fathers. This article will give a brief history on the origins of fraudulent money in the ...

It turns out Fiber Bragg Gratings have a noteworthy application in aerospace industry that we will explore today together. Because of their phenomenal optical multiplexing capabilities they can act as ...

Electro-optic modulators are increasingly becoming a vital component of optical processing systems. We have previously written about electro-optics generally, the different kinds of electro-optical ...

Introduction to Thin-film Processes Thin-film deposition is a fundamental step in the fabrication process of micro/nano devices.  A thin film is typically less than 1000 nano-meters in thickness. The ...

Photoelectronic devices combine the vast use of electronics for processing information with the detection and the manipulation of light. Devices such as photodiodes are useful for detecting incoming light ...