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Photonics.com - April 2009
Research & Technology
Holograms Hold 500 GB on Disc
Microholographic technology was used to produce a standard-size DVD with a 500-GB storage capacity, the equivalent of 100 DVDs, GE Global Research announced.
Scrambled Light Hones Images
A new imaging system can unscramble the rich visual information provided by nonlinear optical materials to produce sharper images with a wider field of view. This method makes it possible to create...
Laser Polarization Controlled
Lasers with controlled polarization were demonstrated for the first time through the integration of the polarizer on the laser facet, an innovation that could open new applications in photonics and...
Curving ‘Light Bullets’
Wave patterns called Airy beams, combined with "light bullets" -- short, intense laser pulses so fast the beam is broader than it is wide -- created curving "needle" bullets that might help monitor...
News & Features
A New Breed of Tunable Lasers
A new technology using liquid crystals in concert with a single, laser-based light source is spawning a new breed of low cost, reliable and extremely useful tunable lasers. Liquid crystal (LC) lasers...
LED and Laser Projectors Lagging
Ultraportable projectors are ultrapopular, but those with LED- and laser-based illumination haven't taken the market by storm. A report from Insight Media indicates that projectors with ultrahigh...
Airborne Laser System Tested
Flight tests have begun for Boeings Airborne Laser (ABL), a heavily modified 747-400F aircraft. The Boeing Co, the US Missile Defense Agency and industry teammates completed a functional check...
Phosphorescent OLED Lighting Saves Energy
The next time you're watching your older TV set and see Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu tackling an offensive lineman, you might ask yourself: Should I chuck the old set and get a plasma or...
Photolithography Improved Without UV Light
As computer chips become smaller and more powerful, it is important that their features remain precise. The fact that smaller light wavelengths create smaller features has demanded that developers...
Laurin Mourns President
Francis T. Laurin, president of Laurin Publishing Co. Inc., died on Tuesday, the company announced. He was 92 years old.
Holograms Hold 500 GB on Disc
Microholographic technology was used to produce a standard-size DVD with a 500-GB storage capacity, the equivalent of 100 DVDs, GE Global Research announced.
Bookham, Avanex Form Oclaro
Bookham Inc. and Avanex Corp. announced that they have completed their merger. The newly combined company, Oclaro Inc., is now the fourth-largest provider of optical components and subsystems to the...
Photonics ‘Wire’ Nanosensors
Silicon-based nanocantilevers smaller than the wavelength of light eliminate the need for electric transducers and expensive laser setups, a team at Yale University has discovered. The work could...
Lasers Induce Brain Waves
Researchers at MIT used a new technology called optogenetics, which combines genetic engineering with light to manipulate the activity of individual nerve cells, to induce gamma waves in mouse...
DNA Lenses Drive Night Vision
Nocturnal mammals have adapted to the challenges of their lifestyle by developing unique distributions of DNA in the sensitive rod photoreceptors of their eyes, with the nucleus of each rod acting as...
Crystals Curb Qubit Errors
A technique for efficiently suppressing errors in quantum computers has been realized by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). According to the researchers,...
SPIE Taps ’09 Award Winners
Each year SPIE, an international optics and photonics society, recognizes outstanding achievements in the industry through its awards program. This year’s recipients have been selected for their...
Cognex Cutting Costs by $15M
Machine vision sensors and systems maker Cognex Corp. announced it will trim executive pay, eliminate 85 employees and contractors, and institute mandatory shutdown days in an effort to cut expenses...
Scrambled Light Hones Images
A new imaging system can unscramble the rich visual information provided by nonlinear optical materials to produce sharper images with a wider field of view. This method makes it possible to create...
Self-Assembled Nanowires
Researchers at the University of Illinois created the first metal-semiconductor field-effect transistor fabricated with a self-assembled, planar gallium-arsenide nanowire channel to make such...
MRI Predicts Tumor Mutation
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found a method that uses magnetic resonance imaging to identify a tumor mutation associated with more aggressive cancers.
Light Colors Shrink Chips
A University of Colorado at Boulder team used both blue and UV light to reduce the size of devices such as computer chips and solar cells. The blue light inscribed the circuitry pattern on a...
Boas Blog: ISMRM
ISMRM Day 4: Dale a Tu Cuerpo Alegría Honolulu, April 23, 2009 It wasn't the first Dancing MR Tech video I'd ever seen. But it was probably the best. And I almost missed it. Thursday...
PETRA III Speeds 1st Beam
The Petra III, a 5.8-ton, 2.3-km synchrotron radiation source, accelerated its first beam April 16, according to DESY, the largest research center for particle physics in Germany. The brilliant...
Fermions Boost Atomic Clock
Physicists at JILA and NIST-Boulder, both in Colorado, have controlled collisions between neutral strontium atoms called fermions, an advance that could lead to more accurate atomic clocks.
DSS Day 1: Business as Usual
The mood was one of quiet efficiency on the first day of exhibition at SPIE’s Defense, Security and Sensing (DSS) conference in Orlando on Tuesday. Although the exhibition hall may have been the only...
Imaging the Upshot of Chemo
Oncologists can now assess the effectiveness of chemotherapy in about a week, a process that typically takes months. The noninvasive method combines PET and CT scanning to image the tumor's metabolic...
Speed Bumps with Sensors
Army vehicles will soon be able to drive over a high-tech “speed bump” to assess damage to critical suspension components, said mechanical engineers in Purdue University's Center for Systems...
A Jewel of a Boule Displayed
At SPIE DSS 2009, Rubicon Technology showed off what it considers to be the world's largest sapphire crystal -- a 441-lb. super boule used for wafers up to 12 in.
Laser Polarization Controlled
Lasers with controlled polarization were demonstrated for the first time through the integration of the polarizer on the laser facet, an innovation that could open new applications in photonics and...
Narrower Chip Patterns Made
A method for etching extremely narrow lines on a microchip was realized by MIT researchers, who used a material that switches from transparent to opaque, and back again, through exposure to certain...
IBM, CEA/Leti to Collaborate
IBM will collaborate with a public research and technology organization in France on research in semiconductor and nanoelectronics technology, the company announced Thursday. IBM said its...
Curving ‘Light Bullets’
Wave patterns called Airy beams, combined with "light bullets" -- short, intense laser pulses so fast the beam is broader than it is wide -- created curving "needle" bullets that might help monitor...
Trapped Ions Keep Their Cool
A new ion trap enables them to go through an intersection while keeping their cool, NIST physicists said. This new method keeps the ions 10 million times cooler than in prior similar trips and is a...
Efficient Tandem White LEDs
A new type of LED made from cheap, plastic-like organic materials and designed with a simplified tandem structure can produce twice the light of a normal LED, scientists at the Chinese Academy of...
Fitting Pieces for Biosensors
Under a new collaboration, researchers at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Germany will develop new nanostructured biosensors to measure harmful substances in water.
Flir Receives $4M Order
Flir Systems received a $4.1 million order from Northrop Grumman for multisensor target designation systems, to be installed on Northrop's Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicles.
U-Sydney: Future in Photonics
The Institute of Photonics and Optical Science (IPOS), the newest institute at the University of Sydney and the only one of its kind in Australia, will officially open April 23 with the symposium...
'Nano-Camo' Clothing Coming
Just as certain fish species blend with their environment by changing color, researchers have theorized that they could cause synthetic materials to change color by manipulating motor proteins...
Canon Buys Virtual Imaging
Canon USA Inc. acquired Florida-based diagnostic imaging solutions provider Virtual Imaging Inc. for an undisclosed amount, a move Canon says will bolster its portfolio of medical imaging products.
Micron Posts $751M Loss
For the second quarter of fiscal 2009, Micron Technology Inc. has posted a net loss of $751 million (or $.097 per diluted share) on net sales of $1 billion. According to the company, these results...
Gates: Scrap 2nd ABL
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is recommending that a second Airborne Laser (ABL) prototype aircraft be scrapped and the program be shifted to a research and development effort as part of a plan...
ESI, Zygo Cancel Merger
Electro Scientific Industries Inc. (ESI) and Zygo Corp. announced that they have terminated their stock-swap merger plans.
Defense Show to Set Record
SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing 2009 will kick off with a record-breaking 500-plus exhibitors, as well as an expanded topical focus and talks by government funding experts. The event will be held...
Light Squeezed From QDs
Light has successfully been amplified with semiconductor nanocrystals (quantum dots) suspended in another medium. The technology, once seen as a dead-end, could lead to advances in lasers, optical...
EPO Revokes Solar Patent
The University of Neuchâtel and Oerlikon Solar were dealt a blow after the European Patent Office revoked the solar patent that was the basis for their infringement case involving a California...
Powerlase Secures Funding
Powerlase Ltd., a manufacturer of powerful nanosecond Q-switched, diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) lasers, announced it has received a "significant" investment from venture capitalists. Powerlase...
NIF Foes Fear Finished Laser
The Department of Energy (DoE) announced the completion of what they are calling the world’s largest laser and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has certified its completion, but...
Light Analyzes Single Cells
A new optical technique using only light to analyze of single human immune cells, has been developed by researchers at the University of Rochester. Availability of such a technique means that...
3-D Nanofluidic Devices
By manufacturing integrated circuits at the nanometer level, a method was devised for creating nanofluidic devices with complex 3-D surfaces.
Carbon's Crystal Crawl Caught
Carbon atoms moving along the edge of a graphene crystal have been captured on film, the first-ever live recording of the dynamics of carbon atoms in graphene. The work could lead to a new level of...
OFC: Industry Looks Ahead
The OFC/NFOEC 2009 exposition played host to a broad swath of today's telecommunications industry, with nearly 9500 attendees and 550 participating companies.
acquisitions
Thermo Fisher Acquires Biolab
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. of Waltham, Mass., a service and solutions supplier for research, analysis, discovery and diagnostics, has entered into an agreement to acquire Biolab for $120 million. The latter company is the scientific and medical division of Alesco Corp. Ltd. and is a provider of analytical instruments, life science consumables and laboratory equipment in Australia and New...
Photonera Acquires Intexys
Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Photonera, a provider of integrated photonics solutions for ultradense, high-speed interconnection systems, announced it has bought Intexys Photonics of Toulouse, France, a...
Canon Buys Virtual Imaging
Canon USA Inc. acquired Florida-based diagnostic imaging solutions provider Virtual Imaging Inc. for an undisclosed amount, a move Canon says will bolster its portfolio of medical imaging products.
Products
SZ Series
WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., April 30, 2009 – Keyence Corp. of America has unveiled the SZ series type 3 safety laser scanner for users to configure protection areas in complex-shaped zones and dangerous areas. With a compact size, the...
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MC-E LED
DURHAM, N.C., April 30, 2009 – Cree Inc. has expanded its high-power color LED product family to include the multichip MC-E LED with red, green, blue and white chips all in a single package. The company is also pairing its LED...
Wolfspeed Inc.
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C-Groove Cable
CHESSINGTON, UK, April 29, 2009 – Fujikura Europe Ltd. has launched the C-Groove cable, a new design that enables fast access to fibers without compromising the structural integrity of the cable. This allows access to individual...
Fujikura Europe Ltd.
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UltrafleXtreme Maldi-Tof
BILLERICA, Mass., April 29, 2009 – Bruker Daltonics Inc. has launched the next-generation ultrafleXtreme Maldi-Tof (matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight)/Tof mass spectrometer with proprietary 1-kHz smartbeam-II...
Bruker Daltonics Inc.
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LSM 700
WELWYN GARDEN CITY, UK, April 28, 2009 – Carl Zeiss Ltd. has introduced the LSM 700 laser scanning microscope for confocal microscopy applications. It uses proven modules from a variety of fluorescence and laser scanning microscope systems...
Carl Zeiss Ltd.
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S-2000 Stabilizer
IRVINE, Calif., April 27, 2009 – Newport Corp. has announced its S-2000 Stabilizer series pneumatic vibration isolators that incorporate a proprietary and patented self-centering pendulum design, a laminar-flow damping system and...
MKS/Newport
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Advanced Power TopLED Plus
SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 24, 2009 – The Advanced Power TopLED Plus is a new optimized white LED from Osram Opto Semiconductors Inc., designed for architectural and retail lighting. Housed in a robust package, it combines high...
Osram Opto Semiconductors Inc.
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Z Photoelectric Sensors
MINNEAPOLIS, April 22, 2009 – SICK Inc. has launched its Z photoelectric sensors and introduced the next generation of its ELF photoelectric sensors. The low-cost devices reduce customers’ materials and labor costs by offering...
SICK Inc.
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LSM 7 MP
WELWYN GARDEN CITY, UK, April 21, 2009 – Carl Zeiss Ltd. has addressed the challenges of imaging deep inside living tissues with the launch of the LSM 7 MP, a twin-scanner multiphoton microscope for imaging of live cells and whole animals....
Carl Zeiss Ltd.
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QDI 2010
SAN DIMAS, Calif., April 21, 2009 – Craic Technologies Inc. has unveiled the QDI 2010 Film microspectrophotometer, designed for rapid noncontact and nondestructive measurement of the thickness of thin films of submicron sampling areas....
CRAIC Technologies
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Sapphire 561
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 16, 2009 – Coherent Inc. has unveiled the Sapphire 561 series yellow optically pumped semiconductor lasers. Available with 50, 75, 100 or 150 mW of output power in a TEM00 beam with M2 <1.1, they produce...
Coherent Inc.
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StarLab Software
LOGAN, Utah, April 14, 2009 – Ophir-Spiricon Inc. has introduced the StarLab laser measurement software that runs under Microsoft Windows 2000, XP and Vista (32-bit). It works with proprietary smart displays and PC interfaces,...
MKS Ophir, Light & Measurement
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WaveCapture FBG
FREMONT, Calif., April 9, 2009 – BaySpec Inc. has introduced the WaveCapture fiber Bragg grating (FBG) interrogation analyzer with an integrated reference source. It is an integrated spectral engine simultaneously covering multiple...
BaySpec Inc.
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LDM-4405 TO-can
BOZEMAN, Mont., April 9, 2009 – ILX Lightwave Corp. has announced the release of the LDM-4405 TO-can laser diode mount with case temperature control. It accommodates 5.6- and 9.0-mm TO-can laser diodes with three or four pins. An...
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XRB100 Monoblock Series
HAUPPAUGE, NY, April 7, 2009 – Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corp. has expanded its Monoblock series of x-ray sources with the introduction of the XRB100. The high-voltage power supply, the filament power supply, the x-ray...
Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corp.
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The BlueWave 75
TORRINGTON, Conn., April 6, 2009 – The BlueWave 75, a high-power spot lamp from Dymax Corp., combines low operating cost with high-intensity output to accommodate a variety of bonding applications. It transmits less energy onto the...
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Clara CCD Camera
BELFAST, Northern Ireland, April 6, 2009 – Andor Technology plc has launched the Clara low-light imaging interline CCD camera. Built around the 1.3-megapixel ICX285 sensor from Sony, it is engineered to deliver high sensitivity, high...
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Laser TIRF
WELWYN GARDEN CITY, UK, April 2, 2009 – The Laser TIRF (total internal reflection fluorescence) 3 microscope imaging system manufactured by Carl Zeiss Ltd. enhances the ability of scientists to visualize near-cell membrane dynamic...
Carl Zeiss Ltd.
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