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Photonics Breakthough Paving The Way For Improved Wireless Communication Systems
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Photonics Breakthough Paving The Way For Improved Wireless Communication Systems
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Researchers from the ARC Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS) in the University of Sydney's Australian Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology...
The world's blackest material will play tricks on your eyes! It reflects almost no light at all!
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This object has been sprayed with the world's blackest material — and it's unnerving
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Vantablack is so dark that there's no device that can even measure how much light it absorbs — and now, there's a version that can be sprayed onto objects.
What's the difference between optical and wireless communications? Find out!
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What’s the Difference Between Optical and Wireless Communications?
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Wireless and optical communications technologies are implemented in much different ways but can often be find sharing parts of the same application.
Low-cost monitoring device uses light to quickly detect oil spills, and can identify the type of oil involved.
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Researchers have developed a simple device that can detect an oil spill in water and then pinpoint the type of oil present on the surface. The device is designed to float on the water, where it could ...
Affordable, Compact Laser For Small To Mid-size Consumer Packaged Goods Companies #CompactLaser t.co/gjFgAGdNoX via @YahooFinance
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PITTSBURGH, Feb. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Matthews Marking Systems, a leading manufacturer of marking and coding products, announces an affordable 10-watt CO2 laser to meet the primary coding needs o...
Researchers have tweaked blue-phase liquid crystals for sharper TV & more realistic virtual reality t.co/XDR1AWq2d9 via @OPNMagazine
Better Blue-Phase Liquid Crystals for Sharper Television | Optics & Photonics News
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A new technology could allow field-sequential color displays where a single subpixel can be quickly switched among red, green or blue, allowing the three subpixels to become three independent pixels a...
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CU Engineers Using Lasers to Track Gas Leaks
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In 2015, a storage facility near Los Angeles experienced a blowout. More than 10,000 tons of natural gas was released. . For responders, that created a
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Lasers help doctors remove brain cancer - BBC News
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Lasers that spot whether tissue is healthy or cancerous is being tested.
When Lasers Took to the Air to Measure the Earth
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Allan Carswell’s lidar systems helped map the waters of the Arctic and the atmosphere of Mars
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Teaching Materials
OP‑TEC has developed program planning and text/laboratory materials to support education and training for future and current photonics technicians.
Professional Development
Professional development is available to faculty preparing to teach the Fundamentals of Light and Lasers introductory course. OP‑TEC has developed an open/entry exit course for faculty whose schedules demand a more flexible course timeline. The course is taught interactively online during the school year followed by a summer 3-day hands-on laboratory-capstone experience at an OP‑TEC partner college.
