Significant difficulties are posed by unforeseen, unknown phase perturbations or random diffusers within the optical path, which restrict the high-fidelity transmission of optical data in free space. Adaptive optics presents a potential solution that can rectify dynamically random distortions.
Precision Glass & Optics (PG&O), a global leader in optical manufacturing, precision thin-film coatings, and complete optical solutions, announces the company’s latest capability, the extended operating wavelength range of finished optics from the mid-ultraviolet (0.2 µm) out to the longwave infrared spectrum (15 µm).
Benefiting from a uniquely stable production environment – Optical Surfaces Ltd is recognised as one of the world's finest manufacturers of solid and air spaced etalons.
A potent technique for capturing and recreating the entire optical field information, including intensity and phase, is optical holography.
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded BAE Systems a £870 m contract to deliver a new radar to enhance the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Typhoon fighter jet fleet and strengthen the aircraft’s control of the airspace whilst providing cutting-edge electronic warfare capabilities.
Following a competitive tendering process, Meteor Communications has been awarded a four-year contract by the Environment Agency to significantly expand their estate of low-power remote image collection cameras.
Finnish Earth observation company Kuva Space has today been awarded a five-year commercial contract worth €5M to be the world’s sole provider of hyperspectral data services for the European Commission’s Copernicus Contributing Missions (CCM) program.
A study performed by a research group from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) illustrates that graphene-based materials could be utilized to efficiently transform high-frequency signals into visible light.
Septentrio, a leader in high-precision GNSS solutions, has been collaborating with Xona Space Systems to develop an experimental receiver which is compatible with Xona multi-frequency PULSAR™ signals.
Although the patterns of light show great promise for a vast encoding alphabet in optical communications, development is hampered by these patterns’ sensitivity to distortion, such as that caused by air turbulence or bent optical fiber.