Teleportation of optical qubits can enable reliable logic operations in massively parallel quantum computers, as well as the formation of secure quantum networks. Photon teleportation has previously ...

This Design Idea describes a method by which you can detect and assess air or liquid fluid flow using an externally heated semiconductor diode. Airflow across the heated diode reduces its temperature, ...

When looking across the discrete components in your electronic armory, it is easy to overlook the humble diode. After all, one can be forgiven for the conclusion that the everyday version of this ...

The development of power diode pump laser sources that demonstrate extended life and higher brightness have resulted in this novel technology becoming commercially feasible. This effect prevents ...

Think about how easily you recognize a friend in a dimly lit room. Your eyes capture light, while your brain filters out ...

Efficient 1.5 W CW and 9 mJ quasi-CW TEM00 mode operation of a compact diode-laser-pumped 2.94 µm Er:YAG laser Sheaumann has developed the first commercially available diode-laser-pumped continuously ...

If you’ve spent any time looking into laser engraving, you’ve probably come across the same question again and again: should ...

Diodes are an essential component in many systems, but using them for reverse-connection protection in automotive and other power applications has one weakness: Their forward voltage drop (which can ...