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Anti-laser
A coherent perfect absorber (CPA), or anti-laser, is a mechanism for absorption of coherent light particles along specific wavelengths; the inverse of a laser.
A coherent perfect absorber (CPA), or anti-laser, is a mechanism for absorption of coherent light particles along specific wavelengths; the inverse of a laser.
Arrayed waveguide grating
Arrayed waveguide gratings (AWG) are commonly used as optical (de)multiplexers in wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) systems.
Arrayed waveguide gratings (AWG) are commonly used as optical (de)multiplexers in wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) systems.
Atomic coherence
In physics, atomic coherence is the induced coherence between levels of a multi-level atomic system sometimes observed when it interacts with a coherent electromagnetic field.
In physics, atomic coherence is the induced coherence between levels of a multi-level atomic system sometimes observed when it interacts with a coherent electromagnetic field.
Autocloning
Autocloning is a proprietary method of fabricating 2D and 3D photonic crystals for free space applications.
Autocloning is a proprietary method of fabricating 2D and 3D photonic crystals for free space applications.
Avo Photonics
Avo Photonics, Inc. is a service corporation that designs, develops, and manufactures private-label opto-electronic products and solutions for the medical, industrial, military, aerospace, and c...
Avo Photonics, Inc. is a service corporation that designs, develops, and manufactures private-label opto-electronic products and solutions for the medical, industrial, military, aerospace, and c...
B Integral
In nonlinear optics, B-Integral is a measure of the nonlinear phase shift of light.
In nonlinear optics, B-Integral is a measure of the nonlinear phase shift of light.
Biophotonics
The term biophotonics denotes a combination of biology and photonics, with photonics being the science and technology of generation, manipulation, and detection of photons, quantum units of light.
The term biophotonics denotes a combination of biology and photonics, with photonics being the science and technology of generation, manipulation, and detection of photons, quantum units of light.
Bloch wave - MoM method
Bloch wave – MoM is a technique for determining the band structure of triply periodic electromagnetic media such as photonic crystals.
Bloch wave – MoM is a technique for determining the band structure of triply periodic electromagnetic media such as photonic crystals.
Bloch wave – MoM method
Bloch wave – MoM is a technique for determining the band structure of triply periodic electromagnetic media such as photonic crystals.
Bloch wave – MoM is a technique for determining the band structure of triply periodic electromagnetic media such as photonic crystals.
Cablefree
CableFree Solutions Ltd. provides high-capacity wireless Ethernet and TDM wireless backhaul solutions to cellular network operators, IP service providers, WISPs, Government, Healthcare, F...
CableFree Solutions Ltd. provides high-capacity wireless Ethernet and TDM wireless backhaul solutions to cellular network operators, IP service providers, WISPs, Government, Healthcare, F...
Centre for Integrated Photonics
The Centre for Integrated Photonics is research and development centre for photonic devices.
The Centre for Integrated Photonics is research and development centre for photonic devices.
Centre for Ultrahigh Bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems
The Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems is an Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence CUDOS is a research consortium between 6 groups at 5 Australian Universitie...
The Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems is an Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence CUDOS is a research consortium between 6 groups at 5 Australian Universitie...
Chiral Photonics
Chiral Photonics, Inc. is a photonics company based in Pine Brook, New Jersey, founded in 1999.
Chiral Photonics, Inc. is a photonics company based in Pine Brook, New Jersey, founded in 1999.
Coherent perfect absorber
A Coherent perfect absorber, or anti-laser, is a device which absorbs coherent light and converts it to some form of internal energy such as heat or electrical energy.
A Coherent perfect absorber, or anti-laser, is a device which absorbs coherent light and converts it to some form of internal energy such as heat or electrical energy.
Coherent, Inc.
Coherent, Inc is a company with the headquarters located in Santa Clara, California, USA, with other sites located in the US, Europe, and Asia.
Coherent, Inc is a company with the headquarters located in Santa Clara, California, USA, with other sites located in the US, Europe, and Asia.
Dark state
The term dark state refers to state of an atom or molecule which can no longer absorb photons and therefore appears dark.
The term dark state refers to state of an atom or molecule which can no longer absorb photons and therefore appears dark.
Delay line interferometer
A delay line interferometer (DLI) can be a Mach-Zehnder interferometer or Michelson interferometer based on two-beam interference, in which one beam is time-delayed to the other by a desir...
A delay line interferometer (DLI) can be a Mach-Zehnder interferometer or Michelson interferometer based on two-beam interference, in which one beam is time-delayed to the other by a desir...
Diffraction grating
In optics, a diffraction grating is an optical component with a periodic structure, which splits and diffracts light into several beams travelling in different directions.
In optics, a diffraction grating is an optical component with a periodic structure, which splits and diffracts light into several beams travelling in different directions.
DTU Fotonik, Department of Photonics Engineering
DTU Fotonik, Department of Photonics Engineering is a department at the Technical University of Denmark.
DTU Fotonik, Department of Photonics Engineering is a department at the Technical University of Denmark.
Erbium-doped waveguide amplifier
An erbium-doped waveguide amplifier (EDWA) is an optical amplifier that uses a waveguide to boost an optical signal, analogous to an erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA).
An erbium-doped waveguide amplifier (EDWA) is an optical amplifier that uses a waveguide to boost an optical signal, analogous to an erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA).
European Photonics Industry Consortium
The European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC) is a not-for-profit association with headquarters in Paris, France.
The European Photonics Industry Consortium (EPIC) is a not-for-profit association with headquarters in Paris, France.
Fiber-optic communication
Fiber-optic communication is a method of transmitting information from one place to another by sending pulses of light through an optical fiber.
Fiber-optic communication is a method of transmitting information from one place to another by sending pulses of light through an optical fiber.
Holographic grating
A holographic grating is a type of diffraction grating formed by an interference-fringe field of two laser beams whose standing-wave pattern is exposed to a polished substrate coated with photor...
A holographic grating is a type of diffraction grating formed by an interference-fringe field of two laser beams whose standing-wave pattern is exposed to a polished substrate coated with photor...
JDSU
JDS Uniphase Corporation is a company that designs and manufactures products for optical communications networks, communications test and measurement equipment, lasers, optical solutions for aut...
JDS Uniphase Corporation is a company that designs and manufactures products for optical communications networks, communications test and measurement equipment, lasers, optical solutions for aut...
Laser
A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of photons.
A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of photons.
Laserglow Technologies
Laserglow Technologies is an optoelectronics company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, specializing in the sale of lasers, particularly DPSS and collimated diode lasers.
Laserglow Technologies is an optoelectronics company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, specializing in the sale of lasers, particularly DPSS and collimated diode lasers.
Liquid crystal laser
A liquid crystal laser is a laser that uses a liquid crystal as the resonator cavity allowing selection of emission wavelength and polarization from the active laser medium.
A liquid crystal laser is a laser that uses a liquid crystal as the resonator cavity allowing selection of emission wavelength and polarization from the active laser medium.
Microphotonics
Microphotonics is a branch of technology that deals with directing light on a microscopic scale.
Microphotonics is a branch of technology that deals with directing light on a microscopic scale.
Modulational instability
In the fields of nonlinear optics and fluid dynamics, modulational instability or sideband instability is a phenomenon whereby deviations from a periodic waveform are reinforced by nonline...
In the fields of nonlinear optics and fluid dynamics, modulational instability or sideband instability is a phenomenon whereby deviations from a periodic waveform are reinforced by nonline...
MRV Communications
MRV Communications is a communications equipment and services company based in Chatsworth, California.
MRV Communications is a communications equipment and services company based in Chatsworth, California.
Nanolaser
A Nanolaser, also referred to as a miniature laser or plasmonic laser, is a laser, namely a light amplifier by stimulated emission of radiation, that has nanoscale dimensions.
A Nanolaser, also referred to as a miniature laser or plasmonic laser, is a laser, namely a light amplifier by stimulated emission of radiation, that has nanoscale dimensions.
Nanophotonics
Nanophotonics or Nano-optics is the study of the behavior of light on the nanometer scale.
Nanophotonics or Nano-optics is the study of the behavior of light on the nanometer scale.
Nonlinear photonic crystal
Nonlinear photonic crystals are usually used as quasi-phase-matching materials.
Nonlinear photonic crystals are usually used as quasi-phase-matching materials.
Optical computing
Optical or Photonic computing is intended to use photons or light particles, produced by lasers or diodes, in place of electrons.
Optical or Photonic computing is intended to use photons or light particles, produced by lasers or diodes, in place of electrons.
Optical DPSK demodulator
An Optical DPSK demodulator is a device that provides a method for converting an optical differential phase-shift keying (DPSK) signal to an intensity-keyed signal at the receiving end in fiber-...
An Optical DPSK demodulator is a device that provides a method for converting an optical differential phase-shift keying (DPSK) signal to an intensity-keyed signal at the receiving end in fiber-...
Optical interleaver
An optical interleaver is a 3-port passive fiber-optic device that is used to combine two sets of dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) channels (odd and even channels) into a co...
An optical interleaver is a 3-port passive fiber-optic device that is used to combine two sets of dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) channels (odd and even channels) into a co...
Optical neural network
An optical neural network is a physical implementation of an artificial neural network with optical components.
An optical neural network is a physical implementation of an artificial neural network with optical components.
Optical tweezers
Optical tweezers are scientific instruments that use a highly focused laser beam to provide an attractive or repulsive force, depending on the refractive index mismatch to physically hold and mo...
Optical tweezers are scientific instruments that use a highly focused laser beam to provide an attractive or repulsive force, depending on the refractive index mismatch to physically hold and mo...
Opticution
Opticution is the term given to the damaging beyond viability of biological samples that are manipulated via optical traps, most commonly optical tweezers.
Opticution is the term given to the damaging beyond viability of biological samples that are manipulated via optical traps, most commonly optical tweezers.
Organic Light Emitting Transistor
An Organic Light Emitting Transistor is a form of transistor that emits light.
An Organic Light Emitting Transistor is a form of transistor that emits light.
Organic light-emitting transistor
An organic light-emitting transistor (OLET) is a form of transistor that emits light.
An organic light-emitting transistor (OLET) is a form of transistor that emits light.
Pair-conversion
A pair-conversion instrument detects high-energy gamma rays by providing an environment -- generally a thin foil of dense metal, commonly tungsten -- in which they tend to generate electron-posi...
A pair-conversion instrument detects high-energy gamma rays by providing an environment -- generally a thin foil of dense metal, commonly tungsten -- in which they tend to generate electron-posi...
PHOSFOS
PhoSFOS is a research and technology development project co-funded by the European Commission.
PhoSFOS is a research and technology development project co-funded by the European Commission.
Photodiode
A photodiode is a type of photodetector capable of converting light into either current or voltage, depending upon the mode of operation.
A photodiode is a type of photodetector capable of converting light into either current or voltage, depending upon the mode of operation.
Photon diffusion
Photon diffusion is a situation where photons travel through a material without being absorbed, but rather undergoing repeated scattering events which change the direction of their path.
Photon diffusion is a situation where photons travel through a material without being absorbed, but rather undergoing repeated scattering events which change the direction of their path.
Photonic Chip
A photonic chip uses light instead of electricity and is being developed for the "production of ultra-fast quantum computers with capabilities far beyond today’s devices."
A photonic chip uses light instead of electricity and is being developed for the "production of ultra-fast quantum computers with capabilities far beyond today’s devices."
Photonic crystal
Photonic crystals are periodic optical nanostructures that are designed to affect the motion of photons in a similar way that periodicity of a semiconductor crystal affects the motion of electrons.
Photonic crystals are periodic optical nanostructures that are designed to affect the motion of photons in a similar way that periodicity of a semiconductor crystal affects the motion of electrons.
Photonic integrated circuit
A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) or integrated optical circuit is a device that integrates multiple photonic functions and as such is analogous to an electronic integrated circuit.
A photonic integrated circuit (PIC) or integrated optical circuit is a device that integrates multiple photonic functions and as such is analogous to an electronic integrated circuit.
Photonic-crystal fiber
Photonic-crystal fiber is a new class of optical fiber based on the properties of photonic crystals.
Photonic-crystal fiber is a new class of optical fiber based on the properties of photonic crystals.
Photonics
The science of photonics includes the generation, emission, transmission, modulation, signal processing, switching, amplification, detection and sensing of light.
The science of photonics includes the generation, emission, transmission, modulation, signal processing, switching, amplification, detection and sensing of light.
Serial time encoded amplified microscopy (STEAM)
Serial time encoded amplified imaging / microscopy is an ultrafast optical imaging method that provides ~10 MHz frame rate, ~100 ps shutter speed, and ~30 dB optical image gain.
Serial time encoded amplified imaging / microscopy is an ultrafast optical imaging method that provides ~10 MHz frame rate, ~100 ps shutter speed, and ~30 dB optical image gain.
Serial time-encoded amplified microscopy (STEAM)
Serial time-encoded amplified imaging/microscopy (STEAM) is a fast real-time optical imaging method that provides ~10 MHz frame rate, ~100 ps shutter speed, and ~30 dB (× 1000) optical imag...
Serial time-encoded amplified imaging/microscopy (STEAM) is a fast real-time optical imaging method that provides ~10 MHz frame rate, ~100 ps shutter speed, and ~30 dB (× 1000) optical imag...
Silicon photonics
Silicon photonics is the study and application of photonic systems which use silicon as an optical medium.
Silicon photonics is the study and application of photonic systems which use silicon as an optical medium.
Slot-waveguide
A slot-waveguide is an optical waveguide that guides strongly confined light in a subwavelength-scale low refractive index region by total internal reflection.
A slot-waveguide is an optical waveguide that guides strongly confined light in a subwavelength-scale low refractive index region by total internal reflection.
Solar sail
Solar sails are a form of spacecraft propulsion using the radiation pressure of light from a star to push large ultra-thin mirrors to high speeds.
Solar sails are a form of spacecraft propulsion using the radiation pressure of light from a star to push large ultra-thin mirrors to high speeds.
Subwavelength-diameter optical fibre
Subwavelength-diameter optical fibre is an optical fibre whose diameter is less than the wavelength of the light being propagated through the fibre.
Subwavelength-diameter optical fibre is an optical fibre whose diameter is less than the wavelength of the light being propagated through the fibre.
Superprism
A superprism is a photonic crystal in which an entering beam of light will lead to an extremely large angular dispersion.
A superprism is a photonic crystal in which an entering beam of light will lead to an extremely large angular dispersion.
Time stretch analog-to-digital converter
Time-stretch analog-to-digital converter is an analog-to-digital converter system that has the capability of digitizing very high bandwidth signals that cannot be captured by conventional electr...
Time-stretch analog-to-digital converter is an analog-to-digital converter system that has the capability of digitizing very high bandwidth signals that cannot be captured by conventional electr...
Time Stretch Dispersive Fourier Transform
Time-Stretch Dispersive Fourier Transform also known as photonic time-stretch technique relies on wavelength-to-time mapping by employing group-velocity dispersion.
Time-Stretch Dispersive Fourier Transform also known as photonic time-stretch technique relies on wavelength-to-time mapping by employing group-velocity dispersion.
Ultraperformance Nanophotonic Intrachip Communications
The Ultraperformance Nanophotonic Intrachip Communications (UNIC) program is a project of DARPA. It is dedicated to funding projects by chip makers to create nanophotonic microprocessors.
The Ultraperformance Nanophotonic Intrachip Communications (UNIC) program is a project of DARPA. It is dedicated to funding projects by chip makers to create nanophotonic microprocessors.
Victorian Photonics Network
Victorian Photonics Network is a photonics industry organisation for the photonics cluster in Victoria, Australia.
Victorian Photonics Network is a photonics industry organisation for the photonics cluster in Victoria, Australia.
Wardenclyffe Tower
Wardenclyffe Tower (1901–1917) also known as the Tesla Tower, was an early wireless telecommunications tower designed by Nikola Tesla and intended for commercial trans-Atlantic wireless te...
Wardenclyffe Tower (1901–1917) also known as the Tesla Tower, was an early wireless telecommunications tower designed by Nikola Tesla and intended for commercial trans-Atlantic wireless te...
Wavelength selective switching
Wavelength Selective Switching components are industrial packages integrating devices for wavelength multiplexing/demultiplexing of WDM signals and mechanisms to switch signals on a per-waveleng...
Wavelength Selective Switching components are industrial packages integrating devices for wavelength multiplexing/demultiplexing of WDM signals and mechanisms to switch signals on a per-waveleng...
Yablonovite
Yablonovite is a photonic crystal structure that has an inverse cylindrical holes arranged in a diamond lattice.
Yablonovite is a photonic crystal structure that has an inverse cylindrical holes arranged in a diamond lattice.