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Photonics Spectra - September 2009
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Flat Screens Go Deep – and More
The Duchess of Windsor was half right, at least as far as displays are concerned: They really never can be too thin, as evidenced by the rise of flat screens of all varieties and of displays that can be virtually anywhere. But as for being too rich, she was partially wrong. On the one hand, displays can definitely be too expensive, in either initial cost or ongoing energy consumption. However,...
Reflecting on the Past
One source rarely considered when addressing photonics issues is our ancestors: Great technological discoveries from many millennia ago may lead to modern day solutions. A recent example of this...
Sensors on the Frontiers of Physics
Computer chips based on light as opposed to electricity have only been theorized, but now researchers are actually developing computer chips that will use light for computer functions. At Yale...
It’s Two, Two, Two Tools in One
If a surgeon is about to use a probe in the brain, the patient is sure to want that probe to be as small as possible. And three University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), researchers have...
Mid-IR Tunable Lasers Probe Hydrocarbon Molecules
Infrared laser spectroscopy is a powerful technique that allows unique identification of chemical species as well as study of their properties. Measuring absorption as a function of wavelength...
Pico Boom
Tiny projectors, known as pico or pocket projectors, are on the cusp of becoming the next big thing as they shrink to sizes practical for embedding into ever-smaller cell phones and other mobile...
Northern Lights: The Photonics Industry in Canada
Canada is a pretty big place: Its surface area is 9,984,670 km2, which means that only Russia and Antarctica are bigger. And photonics is pretty big in Canada, too. The country is strong in a wide...
Editorial
A Great Loss
Diane M. Laurin, group publisher for Laurin Publishing’s slate of international trade magazines, died unexpectedly Aug. 3. She was 57. Diane’s mother, Teddi C. Laurin, founded Optical Spectra, later Photonics Spectra, magazine in 1967, and Diane began her career with Laurin Publishing shortly after graduating from Russell Sage College in 1973. Diane left the company in July 1991, becoming vice...
Tech Pulse
Baking powder or anthrax? Ask the Ceeker
These days, anyone who comes across a strange white powder might like to know – as quickly and as accurately as possible – whether it is benign baking powder or deadly anthrax. The Ceeker can...
Glasses provide information in the blink of an eye
In the James Bond film Die Another Day, the titular hero trains for his upcoming mission using virtual reality sunglasses. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) are...
Multitasking fibers weave a new story for imaging systems
Imagine walking to work one day and, for no obvious reason, you get a feeling that everyone is looking at you. You ignore the feeling for a while, but it persists, despite the fact that none of the...
Robo-weasel could sniff out contraband
A sophisticated robot with a suite of laser and fiber optic-based sensors is being developed to detect illicit substances concealed in cargo containers at airports and seaports. The 30-cm-long...
light speed
Brighter days ahead for LEDs in signage
Valued at $1.17 billion in 2008, the global consumption of packaged LED chips (component-level LED bulbs) used in commercial/professional signage applications is projected to rise to $1.49 billion in...
Changing of the guard
Michael T. Houk, co-founder and vice president of technology at Bristol Instruments Inc. in Victor, N.Y., has joined the Editorial Advisory Board of Photonics Spectra. He replaces longtime member...
The Prism Awards Call for Entries
Laurin Publishing, producer of Photonics Spectra, and SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, are accepting entries for the 2009 Prism Awards for Photonics Innovation until Sept....
Dome Award Optimax Systems Inc.
Dome Award Optimax Systems Inc., headquartered in Ontario, N.Y., a manufacturing company that provides prototyping of precision optical components, has been awarded a Phase II Small Business...
Certification Received
In Pavilion, N.Y., Syntec Optics has received ISO 9001:2000 certification. The custom polymer optics manufacturer plans to leverage the qualification to reach global markets where strict process...
Funding Optics
The Optical Society of America (OSA) Foundation has announced the programs it will be funding next year. It will offer grants for optics education, for OSA student member activities and for student...
Semiconductor Collaboration
An agreement to expand access to the 3M Wafer Support System equipment has been signed by 3M of St. Paul, Minn., and Suss MicroTec of Garching, Germany. The German company will become an authorized...
New View
In Ulm, Germany, WiTec GmbH has moved to its new headquarters. The facility provides about 1900 sq m of space and contains customized production facilities, seminar rooms and office space. The...
SSL Opportunities
The US Department of Energy (DoE) is seeking applications for three solid-state lighting (SSL) funding opportunities. Under funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the DoE will...
Million-Dollar Order
Ceramics and metals manufacturer SCI Engineered Materials Inc. of Columbus, Ohio, has received an order for thin-film solar products worth $1 million. The products are expected to be manufactured and...
Chapter 11
Citing the recession and a 2007 federal raid on the business, Rocky Mountain Instrument (RMI) Co. of Lafayette, Colo., a manufacturer of full spectrum optical components, has filed for Chapter 11...
Expanded Distribution
AMS Technologies AG of Munich, Germany, and Laser Operations LLC of Sylmar, Calif., have agreed to expand their distribution agreement. The German company will sell and support its partner’s...
Large Hadron Collider Restart
According to CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, in Geneva, repairs and upgrades to the Large Hadron Collider are on schedule for a restart this fall, although two to three weeks...
More IR
ULIS of Veurey-Voroize, France, a manufacturer of infrared detectors for low-cost IR cameras, has quadrupled the production capacity of its microbolometers to 200,000 units per year. The company...
Shifting Subsidiaries
Coastal Optical Systems Inc. of West Palm Beach, Fla., and Liebmann Optical Co. of Easthampton, Mass., have merged. Both subsidiaries of Jenoptik AG of Jena, Germany, they will be known as Jenoptik...
Investment Funding
Pyreos Ltd. of Edinburgh, UK, a supplier of infrared components, has secured another round of funding, £750,000, from Noble Venture Finance of London. The funds will be used to expand the company’s...
Investing in Telecommunications
In France, 3S Photonics of Nozay has raised funds totaling nearly €13 million from three investment groups. The company, which manufactures optical and optoelectronic components for...
Metrology Research
FEI Co. of Hillsboro, Ore., a provider of atomic-scale imaging and analysis systems, has joined the Advanced Metrology Development Program at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at the...
Energy-Harvesting Expansion
Nextreme Thermal Solutions of Durham, N.C., has raised another $8 million in Series B financing from undisclosed investors, increasing its total to $21 million. The latest funding will be used to...
Applications Laboratory
BaySpec Inc. of Fremont, Calif., has established a Systems & Field Sales Div. to promote its optical spectral engine systems. The new applications laboratory will provide customers with...
GreenLight
Back to green school
Renewable energy technologies are everywhere, but nowhere are they more prevalent than on college and university campuses around the globe. Sustainability is the name of the game when it comes to curriculum development, research funding, student initiatives and much more, including even the overall design of the campuses themselves. The Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable...
Zero-net energy on the Washington Mall
The 2009 Solar Decathlon will take place Oct. 9-18 on the National Mall in Washington, where 20 university teams from the US, Canada, Spain and Germany each will build a self-sufficient 800-sq-ft...
PV partnership in Arizona
A partnership between graduate-level engineering students and a solar energy business is working on advancing the efficiency of photovoltaics. In New Mexico, Advent Solar Inc. of Albuquerque has...
California community college commitment
Butte College of Oroville, Calif., is on a sustainability mission. One goal is to be grid-positive by 2012, and another is to be carbon-neutral by 2015. Well on its way toward achieving those goals,...
Dissolving CIGS for flexible application
Solar cell designs traditionally are based on crystalline silicon, but not only has that material been in short supply, the silicon-solar process is relatively expensive. And as the solar industry...
Flexible solar from Canada
Small buildings with few electrical demands are prime targets for stand-alone solar power units. That’s the thought behind new solar technology applied to a bus shelter on the campus of McMaster...
Solar infusion in the Netherlands
Several solar projects have received hefty subsidies as part of the Joint Solar Programme (JSP), which aims to promote research into photovoltaic solar energy in the Netherlands. JSP is funded by the...
Slices from the Breadboard
TeamPatent: A building block for developing a patent application
A new online patent application drafting program may provide inventors with an easy-to-use application developer that automates much of the process. Professional patent filers and inventors can now set up their applications quickly in an application skeleton that organizes and associates claim terms, part numbers and drawings. The program, called TeamPatent, enhances productivity and quality...
Education Wavefront
Understanding the “sex gap” in science and math
The assumption that boys are naturally drawn to – and inherently skilled at – math and science while girls are predisposed to the more liberal arts is deeply embedded in our culture. And it is continually reinforced and perpetuated by observations that boys do in fact do better in these areas. There is evidence, however, that this so-called “sex gap” is shaped by sociocultural factors. A...
Lighter Side
An Artist’s Secrets? Projection and Photoluminescence
More than 200 years before the camera was invented, Italian Renaissance artist Caravaggio (1571-1610) employed photographic techniques to develop his renowned light and shadow paintings, according to Roberta Lapucci, a teacher and researcher at Studio Art Centers International (SACI) in Florence, Italy. Shown is an x-ray image of Caravaggio’s painting The Beheading of St. John the Baptist and...
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The PK line of X-Y nanopositioning and nanoscanning stages unveiled by piezosystem jena Inc. offers 100 × 100-mm clearance, flatness, parallel kinematics and configurability. Measuring 15 mm high,...
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Epoxy Compound
The 20-3001 NC noncrystallizing epoxy potting and encapsulating resin introduced by Epoxies Etc. is a low-viscosity system that forms a bubble-free glasslike finish when cured. Containing no solvents...
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Evaluation Kit
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XGA LVS Display
The CyberDisplay XGA LVS display manufactured by Kopin Corp. and driven by the proprietary A251 driver application-specific integrated circuit produces full-color 1024 × 768-pixel resolution and has...
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Metrology Systems
Lehighton Electronics Inc. has enhanced its 1800 series devices for characterizing solar cells, flat panel displays, wafers up to 450 mm in diameter and coated glass panels. The systems are suitable...
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Diode Laser
Coherent Inc. has introduced a high-power 640-nm red diode laser module for use in flow cytometry and drug discovery. The single-emitter-based turnkey Cube 640-100 produces 100 mW of continuous-wave...
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Mirror Switch
The QuickSwitch 6288 is a microelectromechanical systems-based fiber optic mirror A/B switch designed by Electro Standards Laboratories. The device enables users to access two separate devices on...
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New optical thin-film coatings from Deposition Sciences Inc. can be deposited on materials including Ultem, Zeonex and a variety of polycarbonate plastics. They operate from the visible through the...
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IR Right-Angle Prisms
Edmund Optics Inc.’s infrared right-angle prisms are used to achieve a 90° light path bend. They are available in three substrates. Calcium fluoride provides good transmission from 190 nm to 7...
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UV-Curable Epoxy
Master Bond Inc.’s UV22 nanosilica-reinforced UV-curable epoxy system cures rapidly upon exposure to UV light at room temperatures. The <50-nm filler provides high abrasion resistance and optical...
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Micropositioning System
The Hexapod from Newport Corp. is a six-axis micropositioning system driven by six actuators that accommodate the requirements of parallel kinematic systems. The antifriction-coated spherical joint...
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