Colloidal quantum dot photodiodes integrated on metasurfaces for compact SWIR sensors

This week, at the IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM 2025), imec, a research and innovation hub in advanced ...

Infrared radiation may be one of the most ancient plant signals to pollinating insects

Harvard researchers have discovered that cycads—one of the oldest living lineages of seed plants—heat up their reproductive ...
Circuit Digest

How to Build an Automatic Toll Gate System Using Arduino

An automatic toll gate system using Arduino revolutionises traditional toll collection by eliminating manual intervention.
Foreign Affairs

How to Put IR Theory Into Practice

America’s grand strategy is in turmoil. Over the past decade, power shifts, territorial disputes, and the faltering of international institutions have fueled an increasingly heated debate about what ...
EDN

Sony develops RGB-IR image sensor for in-cabin monitoring

Extending its portfolio of image sensors for automotive applications, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corp. has announced the upcoming release of its new 5-megapixel (MP) IMX775 CMOS RGB-IR image sensor ...
Airforce Technology

L3Harris starts EO/IR sensor systems production at Poland facility

The infrastructure of the site is designed to facilitate rapid expansion of production. Credit: © L3Harris Technologies, Inc. L3Harris Technologies has initiated the ...
mccormick.northwestern.edu

Pioneering Strained Layer Superlattice Technology

The visible light spectrum that humans perceive spans only a small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum — roughly 430 to 750 THz, corresponding to wavelengths of ~400-700 nm. Just beyond this range ...
Flightglobal

RTX sees new era of EO/IR sensing

US defence giant RTX feels that advanced electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensors are now well positioned for detecting unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), missiles, and aircraft at extreme ranges. In the ...
Interesting Engineering

35% better infrared sensor to boost VR headsets, self-driving cars and more

From your smartphone’s face recognition feature to fancy fitness trackers and advanced night vision cameras, many sensors we use daily rely on infrared light detection. For the last eight years, a ...
Jane's Information Group

Ukraine war driving European IR sensor evolution, says producer

Infrared (IR) detector manufacturer SemiConductor Devices (SCD) has seen a significant increase in European demand for its products in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war, the company has told Janes, ...
Electronic Design

Tailoring the Design of Transimpedance Amplifiers to Infrared Sensor Apps (Part 2)

For Part 1, click here. High-speed optical communications applications have some high-level transimpedance-amplifier (TIA) circuit similarities with laser rangefinders (LRFs) and LiDAR. However, there ...
Electronic Design

Tailoring the Design of Transimpedance Amplifiers to Infrared Sensor Apps (Part 1)

How transimpedance amplifiers are used in fiber-optic communications, laser rangefinders, and LiDAR systems. How avalanche photodiodes enhance TIA performance. Application-specific design and topology ...