Postings from January, 2006

Optoelectronic Terahertz Camera: Post-doc or PhD Position, Universität Frankfurt

Wednesday, January 25th, 2006

Within the group of Prof. Roskos, Physikalisches Institut, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt (Main), the following position: Scientific researcher, Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter / Mitarbeiterin (Post-doc- or PhD Position) will be available starting from the April 1 2006, initially limited to a 2-year duration.

Evolving and experimental technologies in medical imaging

Monday, January 23rd, 2006

X-rays, gamma rays, radiofrequency signals, and ultrasound waves are the standard probes for medical images, but others like visible and infrared light, microwaves, terahertz rays, and intrinsic and applied electric and magnetic fields are being explored.

Optoelectronics 2006: TERAHERTZ AND GIGAHERTZ ELECTRONICS AND PHOTONICS V

Saturday, January 21st, 2006

The goal of this conference is to facilitate the advancement of Terahertz electronics and photonics among people who are working to develop sources, detectors, imaging systems, telecommunication/transmission network, biomedical and medical applications. 21–26 January 2006. San Jose, California, USA

BiOS 2006: ADVANCED BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS

Saturday, January 21st, 2006

The second terahertz session in Biomedical Optics will be taking place at Photonics West, 2006, following the success of the first session and associate short course in medical imaging and spectroscopy in 2005, including the recent publicity in Biophotonics International. The abstract submission deadline is 11th July 2005. SPIE Photonics West, 21–26 January 2006, San Jose, California, USA

Grant for Ultrafast Optical Communications

Wednesday, January 18th, 2006

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded $9.5 million over three and a half years to UC Davis, MIT and commercial partners to develop new high-speed devices for ultrafast optical communications, imaging and other applications.

Shock Produced Coherent THz Light

Wednesday, January 11th, 2006

Physicists at MIT and Livermore National Lab have discovered a new source of coherent radiation distinct from traditional lasers and free-electron lasers; they propose to build a device in which coherent photons are produced by sending shock waves through a crystal.

Farran Technology: Chief Technical Officer

Wednesday, January 11th, 2006

The C.T.O. will be the senior management team member responsible for Technical and Engineering leadership in a highly focused, leading edge, design, development and manufacturing organization specializing in providing solutions to the high frequency microwave and millimeter wave marketplace.

Tadar, Smiths Detection, Electronic Engineers Required

Tuesday, January 10th, 2006

We are currently recruiting a number of electronic/system engineers to work on the development of a mm-wave based portal imager for use in airports.

CV: Amartya Sengupta

Monday, January 9th, 2006

OBJECTIVE: To secure a challenging position as an experimental physicist in the field of optics and characterization of materials with an emphasis on ultrafast optical techniques and terahertz spectroscopy.

FOCUS Center Fellowships

Monday, January 9th, 2006

The FOCUS Center awards approximately 30 fellowships each year devoted to research at the frontier of optical coherent and ultrafast science.