Optical News

• Optical amplifiers: Highest peak power and excellent stability
  
  Optical amplifiers based on chirped pulse amplification (CPA) are used to generate high intensity pulses. ...
  Science Daily.  Monday, 6 Jul 2020.
• Ultrafast light wave electronics: Light from inside the tunnel
  
  Steering and monitoring the light-driven motion of electrons inside matter on the time-scale of a single optical cycle is a key challenge in ultrafast light wave electronics and laser-based material processing. ...
  Science Daily.  Tuesday, 30 Jun 2020.
• Minnesota Timberwolves Partner With Excel Sports Management For Their Next Jersey Patch Sponsor
  
  Excel has negotiated four jersey patch deals to date: The Charlotte Hornets and LendingTree, Houston Rockets and ROKiT Phones, Chicago Bulls and Zenni Optical and the fourth deal being announced later this year.
  Forbes.  Monday, 22 Jun 2020.
• Bulldog takes the stairs - but is he going upstairs or down?
  
  Groot lives in Hadley, New Jersey with owner Gina Creuz. The video is an optical illusion and has caused confusion as to which direction he is traveling on the stairs.
  Daily Mail.  Wednesday, 10 Jun 2020.
• Xiaomi's Mi Note 11 tipped to offer 12x optical zoom and 120x digital zoom
  
  Chinese smartphone conglomerate Xiaomi is reportedly working on a new smartphone that will most notably feature a 108-megapixel camera. Leakster Xiaomishka
  Pocket Lint.  Tuesday, 9 Jun 2020.
• Weather: The optical halos pictured during lockdown
  
  BBC Weather presenter Cecilia Daly explains why there were sightings of this optical phenomenon.
  BBC News.  Sunday, 24 May 2020.
• Specsavers eye doctor, 50, is suspended 22 YEARS after being arrested for streaking with friends
  
  Optometrist Jagdip Dhariwal, 50, from Romsey, Hampshire, failed to tell the optical regulation authority about his arrest. He streaked outside his house with friends while he was at university.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 7 May 2020.
• Viavi (VIAV) Tops Q3 Earnings Estimates, Withholds View
  
  Viavi's (VIAV) third-quarter fiscal 2020 results reflect the impact of lower Network and Service Enablement revenues. However, Optical Security and Performance Products performed well.
  Zacks.  Thursday, 7 May 2020.
• Corning (GLW) Beats Q1 Earnings Estimates, Withdraws Guidance
  
  Corning's (GLW) first-quarter 2020 results reflect the material impact of changing market in the Optical Communications, Display Technologies and Environmental Technologies segments.
  Zacks.  Tuesday, 28 Apr 2020.
• The very best internet optical illusions around: You won't believe your eyes
  
  Every now and then an image appears online which has people heartily debating its authenticity, arguing about its colour or asking how it came about in
  Pocket Lint.  Friday, 24 Apr 2020.
• Huawei P40 Pro and Pro Plus phones may rival the best cameras out there - CNET
  
  Multiple cameras, 10x optical zoom and low-light imaging? Photographers, pay attention.
  CNET.  Thursday, 26 Mar 2020.
• Gamechanger Audio Light Pedal Demo | NAMM 2020
  
  Springs meet both optical and smartphone motion sensors to deliver everything from classic reverb to far-out mechanical weirdness.
  Premier Guitar.  Monday, 20 Jan 2020.
• Gamechanger Audio Announces the Light Optical Spring Reverb
  
  The circuit allows for optical reverb tremolo, modulation, and shimmer.
  Premier Guitar.  Wednesday, 15 Jan 2020.
• Boston-Area Students Convince their City to Install 3D Crosswalks
  
  The new 3D pedestrian crossing outside Brooks Elementary School in Medford, Massachusetts uses an optical illusion to slow down drivers.
  Mental Floss.  Tuesday, 23 Apr 2019.

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