Postings from June, 2009

PhD Studentship: Spectral engineering of terahertz quantum cascade lasers with aperiodic photonic lattices

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

The objective will be to develop a THz QCL operating at multiple user-defined frequencies based on Focused Ion Beam-etching aperiodic lattices.

PhD Studentship: Development of tunable terahertz quantum cascade lasers using aperiodic photonic lattices

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

The objective of this project is to apply computer-generated aperiodic lattice concept to a terahertz (THz) quantum cascade laser (QCL) and thereby to enable tunability.

ARP announces ‘TeraSpectra’ Spectrometer

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

ARP uses dendrimer based terahertz generation technique via difference frequency method. Up to 30 THz can be generated with an average power of ~ 3-4 mW.

3rd International Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging – ISPDI 2009

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

Beijing, China, June 17 to 19, 2009

Graphene, shown to enable tunable photonics, promises light generation from THz to IR

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

University of California, Berkeley, researchers have shown that graphene can be used to make tunable photonics and electronic devices.

Terahertz SiGe imager sees through clothes

Monday, June 15th, 2009

“Our chip can resolve images down to a millimeter scale, enabling us to identify very small objects that are on someone’s body.”

The Saser is like a laser, but for sound

Monday, June 15th, 2009

A new type of ‘laser’ for generating ultra-high frequency sound waves instead of light has taken a major step towards becoming a unique and highly useful 21st century technology.

First Photonics21 Student Innovation Award Winner for THz QCL work

Monday, June 15th, 2009

PhD Student Yannick Chassagneux is the winner of the first Photonics21 Student Innovation Award.

2009 SURA Terahertz Applications Symposium

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

The sixth annual SURA Terahertz Applications Symposium will focus on research and applications of terahertz in the medical, defense, environmental, and other industrial fields. June 10-12, 2009 in Washington, DC

2009 International Microwave Symposium

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

Boston, MA
June 7-12, 2009