New signal amplification process set to transform communications, imaging, computing

Phys.Org ^ | 01/20/2015 | Provided by American Institute of Physics

[Red Badger]

Tri-Corders!................

[JohnnyP]

Gyro Gearloose’s “Gloom Light”. It makes light places dark.

[expat2]

No, it’s a diode.

[backwoods-engineer]

This would be great for two of my favorite devices:

1. Laser range finder. I've designed them; it's irritating to have to have a 150-250V power supply in a little handheld device. Noisy, too.

2. Night vision. Think night amplification devices as cheap as cameras are now.

Bring on the future.

[Red Badger]

Imagine NV that is clear and as focused as daylight vision. No more fuzzy greenish images...........................and light weight, runs on two AA batteries....................

[The Cajun]

I look at this way, 20-25 years ago nobody knew about electronic controlled auto darkening lenses for welding helmets, nice bit of hi-tech there that is common as heck now days.

First one I bought was over $100, now you can buy them for under $30.

Expecting NV to follow the same path, more complicated than fast electronic auto darkening, but doable.

[jack308]

Yes, OTDRs would benefit also assuming the gain is high enough.

[Oatka]

The WWI Germans had it first:

[Henry Hnyellar]

Less noise, greater bandwidth. See Claude Shannon.

[Red Badger]

Imagine: NV windshields and windows for cars and houses...........................