News tagged with photodetector
Cloak of invisibility: Engineers use plasmonics to create an invisible photodetector
A team of engineers at Stanford and the University of Pennsylvania has for the first time used "plasmonic cloaking" to create a device that can see without being seen - an invisible machine that detects light. It is the first ...
May 21, 2012 |
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Research group creates highly sensitive photodetector from graphene and quantum dots
(Phys.org) -- Researchers in Spain have succeeded in building a photodetector that is a billion times more sensitive than other such detectors based on graphene and could herald the use of graphene based light ...
May 15, 2012 |
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Graphene's shining light could lead to super-fast Internet
Internet connection speeds could be tens of times faster than they currently are, thanks to research by University of Manchester scientists using wonder material graphene.
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Aug 30, 2011 |
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Graphene's 'quantum leap' takes electronics a step closer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Writing in the journal Nature Physics, the academics, who discovered the world's thinnest material at The University of Manchester in 2004, have revealed more about its electronic properties.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 24, 2011 |
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Iowa State physicist to test next-generation neutrino detector for major experiment
Hundreds of physicists from around the world are making plans to shoot the world's most intense beam of neutrinos from Illinois, underground through Iowa, all the way to a former gold mine in South Dakota. ...
Jul 18, 2011 |
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With a simple coating, nanowires show a dramatic increase in efficiency and sensitivity
By applying a coating to individual silicon nanowires, researchers at Harvard and Berkeley have significantly improved the materials' efficiency and sensitivity.
Jul 06, 2011 |
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Electron resonances could greatly enhance the response of optical chip photodetectors
Optical chips are the latest innovation in silicon technology with the potential to revolutionize telecommunications. Their operation relies on several key components, including light-emitting devices, waveguides ...
Mar 28, 2011 |
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High efficiency infrared photodetectors using gold nanorods
Toyohashi Tech researchers develop an innovative infrared photodetector exploiting ‘plasmon resonance’ at the surface of gold nanorods. This technology shows potential as the basis for the development ...
Mar 25, 2011 |
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Single quantum dot nanowire photodetectors
Moving a step closer toward quantum computing, a research team in the Netherlands recently fabricated a photodetector based on a single nanowire, in which the active element is a single quantum dot with a ...
Dec 14, 2010 |
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Electron billiards in nanoscale circuits: Characterizing photoelectrons with quantum point contacts
In solar cells, solar radiation boosts electrons to higher energy states, thereby releasing them from their atomic bonds as electricity begins to flow. Scientists led by Professor Alexander Holleitner, physicist at the Technische ...
Oct 21, 2010 |
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Flexible LEDs for implanting under the skin
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in the US, China, Korea and Singapore have collaborated to develop flexible ultra-thin sheets of inorganic light emitting diodes (LEDs) and photodetectors for implantation under ...
Oct 18, 2010 |
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Looking to leap forward on laser and photodetector technologies
A team of Arizona State University researchers will get support from the U.S. Department of Defense to aid development of the next generations of lasers and infrared photodetectors.
Aug 05, 2010 |
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Nanotech discovery could lead to breakthrough in infrared satellite imaging technology
Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new nanotechnology-based "microlens" that uses gold to boost the strength of infrared imaging and could lead to a new generation of ultra-powerful ...
May 18, 2010 |
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Researcher: Cell phones could double as night vision devices
(PhysOrg.com) -- Call it Nitelite: The newest app for cell phones might be night vision.
May 04, 2010 |
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IBM Scientists Create Ultra-Fast Device Which Uses Light for Communication between Computer Chips
(PhysOrg.com) -- IBM scientists today unveiled a significant step towards replacing electrical signals that communicate via copper wires between computer chips with tiny silicon circuits that communicate using ...
Mar 03, 2010 |
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Photodetector
Photosensors or photodetectors are sensors of light or other electromagnetic energy. There are several varieties:
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