LSRL is proud to have grown epitaxial layers for infrared detectors to be used on the James Webb space telescope.
From Ars Technica:
Meet the largest science project in US government history—the James Webb Telescope
Precision? The Webb can detect heat generated by a bumblebee as far away as the Moon.
Recently, the James Webb Space Telescope team used a robotic arm to install the last of the telescope’s 18 mirrors onto the telescope structure.
photo: NASA
Inspection of one of the Webb’s mirror segments.
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