Optics

Block MEMS wins $9.8m US contract for detection of chemical threats

Block MEMS, a developer of quantum cascade laser-based infrared detection systems, has won a $9.8 million contract with the US Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) to develop a ...
Optics

Block MEMS wins $10.7M funding for QCL-based explosive detector

Block MEMS, the Massachusetts company specializing in photonics-based threat detection technologies, has been awarded $10.7 million under the US Intelligence Advanced Research Programs Activity (IARPA ...
EDN

Block Engineering Introduces Family of Quantum Cascade Laser Mid-IR Spectrometers

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ — Block Engineering, a leading developer of mid-infrared spectroscopy sensors, announced today the launch of a family of next-generation, revolutionary ...
Science Daily

Ultrahigh sensitivity graphene infrared detectors for imaging and spectroscopy

Researcher have developed a novel graphene-based infrared (IR) detector demonstrating record high sensitivity for thermal detection. Graphene's unique attributes pave the way for high-performance IR ...
Science Daily

Researcher discovers new technique for infrared 'color' detection and imaging

A researcher has developed a new technique to detect long wave infrared (LWIR) photons of different wavelengths or 'colors.' The new detection and imaging technique will have applications in analyzing ...