A largely unrecognized field called photonics may provide solutions to some of NASA's most pressing challenges in future spaceflight.
Space Exploration
Oct 21, 2016
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A team of scientists at Lomonosov Moscow State University and the Belarusian National Technical University has created a unique laser. It's a compact light source with wavelengths harmless to the human eye. The device can ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 18, 2016
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In a classic eureka moment, a team of physicists led by The City College of New York and including Herriot-Watt University and Corning Incorporated is showing how beams from ordinary laser pointers mimic quantum entanglement ...
Quantum Physics
Oct 28, 2015
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A NASA-developed laser communication (lasercom) system made headlines in 2013 when it demonstrated record-breaking data download and upload speeds to the moon. Now, a NASA optical physicist says he can match those speeds—plus ...
Space Exploration
Oct 23, 2015
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Imagine beaming a light across millions of kilometres of empty space, all the way back to Earth. ESA's proposed Asteroid Impact Mission is intended to do just that: demonstrate laser communications across an unprecedented ...
Space Exploration
Oct 14, 2015
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NASA is preparing to launch a set of miniature satellites that push the boundaries of space-to-Earth communications for CubeSats, as well as testing the ability of two small spacecraft to fly in close proximity to each other.
Space Exploration
Oct 2, 2015
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Carbon nanomaterials display extraordinary physical properties, outstanding among any other substance available, and graphene has grown as the most promising material for brand-new electronic circuitry, sensors and optical ...
Nanophysics
Aug 6, 2015
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More luminous and energy efficient than LEDs, white lasers look to be the future in lighting and light-based wireless communication.
Optics & Photonics
Jul 29, 2015
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The dynamic field of medical laser applications continually offers new systems and techniques enabling less invasive or more targeted treatments. But the path from the lab to the clinic can be slowed by "a multiplicity of ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 17, 2015
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The future of space communications was illuminated by this test, as a laser beam was shone from ESA's Optical Ground Station in Tenerife to the International Space Station in orbit.
Space Exploration
Jan 22, 2015
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