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Photonics Spectra - August 2016
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Beacons of the Photonics Industry
As part of the annual Reader issue, Photonics Spectra is unveiling a new recognition program called The Beacons. Selected from nominations put forth by you, our readers, the distinction is reserved...
Integrated Photonics: A Tale of Two Materials
With its suitability for monolithic integration for optics and photonics, silicon has been widely hailed as the material of the future. But graphene — with its capacity for signal emission,...
Image Processing Interprets the Modern World
From the moment we wake up and open our eyes, we are processing images. It is this image processing that enables us to successfully complete tasks from the mundane to those that are undertaken only...
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Optical Metrology Breaks Barriers
At one time, the diffraction limit, half the wavelength of light, acted as a cutoff to optical measurement. That’s no longer the case. Superresolution techniques now allow optical metrology well...
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Simulation, Experiment Unite Graphene and Plasmonics
Ever since a single-atom-thick film of graphite was first successfully synthesized back in 2004, graphene has been on a decade-long ride through applications ranging from photovoltaics and...
Innovations Make Ultrafast Lasers Even Faster
Ultrafast lasers or ultrashort pulse lasers emit pulses in the range of a few femtoseconds up to a few picoseconds. These lasers are essential tools for a variety of applications like laser material...
Editorial
Integrated photonics, infinite possibilities
Disruptive technologies such as self-driving cars, optical computers and ultrafast telecommunication networks all require one thing to come to fruition: more complex integrated photonic circuits. For that to happen, researchers must continue to push the limits of materials used to fabricate waveguides, filters, couplers and modulators found on the circuits.
Tech Pulse
1-µm-Thick Solar Cell Could Advance Wearable Electronics
An ultrathin photovoltaic that is flexible enough to wrap around an object just 1-mm thick — the diameter of a pencil — may offer the reliability and flexibility that wearable technologies require, at a performance level comparable to thicker photovoltaics. Researchers at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology used transfer printing to make ultra-thin, vertical type GaAs...
Ultrafast Lasers Enable High-Density Data Storage
A laser-based data storage and retrieval technique could increase the storage capacity of conventional optical discs, such as DVD and Blu-ray, without the need for special preparatory steps. The...
Pyrometric Imaging System Captures Explosion Parameters
A technique involving high-speed, high-fidelity imaging with optical filtering and signal processing techniques may make setting off explosives and capturing the data in real time a reasonable...
Compound Transforms IR into Broadband White Light
A compound that can transform near-infrared (NIR) light into broadband white-light could offer a cheap, efficient means to produce visible light. The light is also exceedingly directional, a...
LED Technology Monitors Construction-Site Safety
A safety monitoring method called On-Site Visualization (OSV) has been implemented in metro system construction sites in Jakarta, Indonesia, as part of a Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)...
Luminescent Nanoparticles Advance Smart Glass Technology
A method for embedding light-emitting nanoparticles into glass without losing any of their unique properties could be a major step toward smart glass applications, such as 3D volumetric displays,...
Coded Access Optical Sensor Boosts CMOS/CCD Performance
A camera technology dubbed Coded Access Optical Sensor (CAOS) now works in unison with CCD and CMOS camera sensors to extract previously unseen images.
Scalable Biomanufacturing Technique May Increase QD Availability
A method for biomanufacturing large amounts of zinc sulfide nanoparticles inexpensively could lead to their wider availability and use in applications such as light-emitting displays, sensors and...
LIGO Identifies Second Gravitational Wave Event
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration has reported identification of a second gravitational wave event in the data from Advanced LIGO detectors. On December 26, 2015 at 03:38:53 UTC, scientists observed...
Novel Design Increases Optical Efficiency in Graphene OLEDs
Graphene-based OLED efficiency and flexibility has been shown to increase when the graphene is used as a transparent electrode (TE) and placed between titanium dioxide (TiO2) and conducting polymer...
Widely Tunable MIR QCL Eyed for Spectroscopy, Chemical Sensing
A broadband-tunable IR laser has been demonstrated the ability to capture the unique spectral fingerprints of gases. The monolithic laser technology is compact, and is expected to have applications...
Capasso Lab Reports Planar Metalens Designed
Materials science has made a great leap forward towards replacing glass lenses with metasurface materials that are practical to manufacture and produce aberration-free, subwavelength-resolution...
Ultrathin TLA Materials Could Broaden IR Applications
Ultrathin gratings composed of common materials were shown to increase the absorption efficiency of light to almost 99 percent when thin grooves were etched into the film, directing the light...
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NPI Recommends High-Power Laser Office
Members of the National Photonics Initiative (NPI) High Power Lasers (HPL) Task Force — comprising leading defense contractors, commercial laser companies and academia — today announced...
Nüvü’s Cameras Head into Space
With the support of the Canadian Space Agency, Nüvü Cameras’ CCD Controller for Counting Photons (CCCP) now features passive heat dissipation for space travel. Expanding the frontiers of detection in...
DARPA Grants $1.3M for IR Detection
DARPA has awarded a $1.3 million grant to a team led by University of Central Florida researcher Debashis Chanda to fund the development of a next-generation IR detector that could be used in night...
Controp Fills International Helicopter Camera Orders
Controp Precision Technologies Ltd. has filled several orders for its DSP-HD high-definition electro-optical/IR camera payloads in helicopters. The DSP-HD electro-optical/IR camera. Courtesy of...
Planetary Resources Secures Funding for Earth Observation
Asteroid mining company Planetary Resources Inc. has secured $21.1 million in Series A funding to deploy and operate Ceres, an advanced Earth observation business. Planetary Resources’...
Soraa LEDs Illuminate Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes
The LED lamps of lighting technology provider Soraa have been installed to illuminate the mineral formations of Sallfeld Fairy Grottoes in Thüringen, Germany. Through Soraa LEDs and lighting...
Phoenix, Sandia to Collaborate on PIC
Micro- and nanotechnology technology provider Phoenix Software BV and Sandia National Laboratories have partnered to facilitate the design and fabrication of photonic integrated circuits. The...
Gamaya Lands $3.2M in Financing
Hyperspectral agricultural imaging and diagnostic provider Gamaya has raised $3.2 million (equivalent to about $3.2 million CHF) in its first series of financing. "Before we started working with...
Sydor Awarded $1M DOE Grant
Imaging technology developer Sydor Instruments has been awarded a $1 million Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. Sydor will use this grant in...
Amerlux Equips LA with LEDs
Energy-efficient lighting provider Amerlux LLC has supplied the city of Los Angeles with its Avista LED light engines as part of a major downtown retrofit project. The Avista LED light engine for...
Lighter Side
The Most Restful Wavelength
A mouse study has revealed the role of a light-sensitive pigment in sleep regulation, and could deepen our understanding of how color balance — and light-emitting devices in general — affect human sleep cycles. Researchers from Oxford University’s Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute exposed mice to bright light during the night, aiming to disambiguate two physically...
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Midwest Optical Systems Inc. has announced the LP900 Near-IR Longpass Filter for use with 915 laser diodes. The LP900 filters sharply block light below 900 nm while allowing longer wavelengths to pass. The devices are ideal for viewing reflected 915-nm laser diode light. The filters can also be used in IR digital photography as detector windows, as well as in various scientific and...
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Positioner
Physik Instrumente LP has announced the PIHera XY positioners with travel to 1800 μm and <1-nm resolution. The flexure-guided piezo positioning stages have vibration-less motion,...
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Panel Platforms
Wave2Wave Solution Corp. has announced the integration of MXC connectors into its EVO and EXO panel platforms, extending optical backplane technology into structured cabling with expanded and...
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TERS Probes
Horiba Scientific has announced Silver OMNI TERS Probes to maximize nanoRaman tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS). The TERS probes enable all modes of operation such as top, side and bottom...
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Chip LED
Rohm Co. Ltd. has added seven colors to its PICOLED series of low-profile, ultracompact chip LEDs optimized for wearable technology, portable devices and drones, allowing for greater color expression...
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DOE Tuner
Holo/Or Ltd. has announced a diffractive optical element (DOE) Tuner to make small adjustments to the output characteristics of a DOE. Placing the DOE Tuner between the DOE and the focusing...
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Sensor Module
Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd. has announced the APM-16D17-05-DF8 and APM-16D17-06-DF8 three-in-one sensor modules for use in environment brightness detection and smart switching in smartphones,...
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MEMS Sensor
Bosch Sensortec GmbH has announced the BMX160, a compact, nine-axis microelectromechanical (MEMS) sensor for smartphones, smart watches, fitness trackers, smart jewelry and augmented reality devices....
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Chemical Identifier
Rigaku Analytical Devices has announced enhancements to its Progeny ResQ handheld chemical identification tool. The 4C Technology feature indicates the overall threat level posed by the...
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Optical Mounts
Siskiyou Corp. has announced the OGX series of optical mounts, simplifying optical systems alignments. The mounts feature top adjustment, allowing them to be set without reaching into the beam...
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Unmanned Ground Vehicle
Milrem AS and Leica Geosystems AG have announced the Pegasus Multiscope, an unmanned ground vehicle for off-road use in surveying, security and monitoring applications. For automated border...
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LED Drivers
Thomas Research Products has announced the LED12W-D series of 12-W, dimmable LED drivers. The constant-current drivers designed for use with standard 0- to 10-V dimmers. They feature a <10...
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Express Custom Optics
Präzisions Glas & Optik GmbH has announced 48-hour Express Service for the express manufacturing of custom-made optics. Optical windows or substrates, front surface mirrors,...
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Interferometer
Äpre Instruments offers the S100 HR laser Fizeau interferometer for optical manufacturing. The system offers the affordability of a continuous zoom interferometer with the performance of a...
Apre Instruments
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Source Driver
Innovations in Optics Inc. has introduced the 5000B-500 solid-state source driver/controller to independently drive, control and modulate up to 20 different solid-state sources, including...
Innovations in Optics Inc.
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Beam Profiling Camera
Gentec Electro-Optics Inc. offers a 4.2-MP beam profiling camera for very large beams, featuring an extra-large aperture of 20.5 × 20.5 mm. The aperture uses an optical fiber taper fixed...
Gentec Electro-Optics Inc.
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NIR Sensor
Invisage Technologies Inc. has announced the Spark4K NIR camera sensor for Internet of Things devices. The 1.1-μm pixel, 13-MP sensor in a 1/3-in module features 4K video at 30 fps, ideal...
InVisage Technologies Inc.
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Driver Transmitter
The A50-150C VCSEL driver transmitter from VI Systems GmbH is optimized for very low power consumption and versatile deployment in short reach optical interconnects for data center and...
VI Systems GmbH
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IR Sensor Coating
Grauling Research Inc. has announced the IR-ISE photoconductive IR sensor coating to enhance the performance and efficiency of IR sensor. The novel thin-film coating was developed for use with...
Grauling Research Inc.
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Laser Module
Precision Laser Scanning LLC has announced the Start-of-Scan (SOS) laser for polygon scan heads. Used for materials processing, the scan heads employ high-power and ultrafast lasers. SOS...
Precision Laser Scanning LLC
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Prism Mounts
Edmund Optics has announced the Techspec Risley Prism Mounts designed for 25-mm wedge prism pairs in a precision manual beam steering configuration. The mounts accept the company’s full...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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Hyperspectral Mapping
Craic Technologies Inc. has announced 5D hyperspectral mapping (5DM) capabilities for its UV-VIS-NIR and Raman microspectrometers. 5DM provides microspectrometer users with the ability to map...
CRAIC Technologies
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Wavelength Meter
Resolution Spectra Systems has announced the LW-10 laser wavelength meter for continuous wave and pulsed lasers. The compact, high-resolution device offers robust calibration with 20-MHz...
Resolution Spectra Systems
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Monolithic Diffusers
Luminit LLC has announced the Monolithic Glass Light Shaping Diffusers, a line of high-volume, low-cost light shaping diffusers with angles from 1° to 15°. The devices offer OEMs a...
Luminit LLC
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Circuit Board
Vision Components GmbH has announced the Q-Board circuit board for quick and easy conversion of existing Internet protocol (IP) cameras into intelligent transportation systems (ITS), requiring little...
Vision Components GmbH
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Liquid Lens
Varioptic, a business unit of Parrot Drones SAS, offers the Arctic 25H series of variable-focus liquid lenses. It offers resistance to mechanical shocks and vibrations, and operates from −30 to...
Corning Varioptic Lenses
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Custom Aspheres
SwissOptic AG, a subsidiary of Berliner Glas KGaA, offers small-batch production of customized aspherical lenses and freeform surfaces. Concave or convex aspheres are available with diameters...
SwissOptic AG
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Panoramic Helicopter Display
Elbit Systems Ltd. has announced the BrightNite multispectral panoramic solution for helicopters’ degraded visual environment missions. Compact and cost-effective, the system is a...
Uster Technologies Ltd.
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USB3 Camera Module
Videology Imaging Solutions Inc. has announced the 5-MP 24B5.0XUSB3 monochrome USB3 camera module, the first in a series of cameras that will operate with the company’s own image processing...
Videology Industrial-Grade Cameras
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Laser Sensor
Ophir Photonics Group has announced the BC20-V1 laser sensor for the power measurement of scanned or intermittent beams. The photodiode sensor measures any wavelength over the spectral range of...
MKS Ophir, Light & Measurement
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Laser Measurement App
The LabMax-Pro laser measurement app from Coherent Inc. enables operation of the company’s laser power and energy sensors using a tablet computer running the Android operating system and having...
Coherent Inc.
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Centrifuge Windows
Meller Optics Inc. offers sapphire centrifuge windows, a line of sapphire UV cell windows for demanding applications where chemical-, scratch- and high-pressure-resistance are required. The...
Meller Optics Inc.
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Broadbeam Beamsplitter
Newport Corp. has introduced a terahertz-visible broadband beamsplitter. The beam splitter is 2 in. in diameter and made of high quality N-BK7 glass with transmission specifications for the visible...
MKS/Newport
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