The ability to achieve quantum-limited amplification of optical signals contained in optical fibers is arguably among the most important technological advances that are underlying our modern information society. In optical ...
Optics & Photonics
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Meeting in Versailles, France, on Friday, the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) has called time-out on "leap seconds"—the little jumps occasionally added to clocks running on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), ...
General Physics
Nov 21, 2022
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Using existing experimental and computational resources, a multi-institutional team has developed an effective method for measuring high-dimensional qudits encoded in quantum frequency combs, which are a type of photon source, ...
Quantum Physics
Oct 13, 2022
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Researchers have created a flexible needle-like endoscopic imaging probe that can acquire 3D microscopic images of tissue. The bendability is possible thanks to a new flexible graded index (GRIN) lens developed by the researchers.
Optics & Photonics
Sep 21, 2022
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A new study demonstrates for the first time that the same undersea fiber optic cables used for internet and cable television can be repurposed to tune in to marine life at unprecedented scales, potentially transforming critical ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 19, 2022
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Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have invented and demonstrated a novel scheme for substantially improving the detection accuracy of information transmitted in pulses of light through ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 31, 2022
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Our televisions and computer screens display news, movies, and shows in high-definition, allowing viewers a clear and vibrant experience. Fiber optic connections send laser light densely packed with data through cables to ...
Space Exploration
Nov 30, 2021
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It's always good when your hard work reflects well on you.
Optics & Photonics
May 20, 2021
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As international teams across the world forge plans to revisit the moon, ESA is elaborating how best to facilitate this exploration.
Space Exploration
May 20, 2021
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For the first time ever, a telecommunications satellite has used an iodine propellant to change its orbit around Earth.
Space Exploration
Jan 22, 2021
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