Adaptive Optics Delivers Wavefront Sensor for Airborne Laser

Optical technology company ams OSRAM reached an agreement to sell its Traxon Technologies business to Prosperity Group, a privately owned lighting company based in Hong Kong. The transaction is part...

An optical deep neural network integrated on a chip could be a significant advancement for image classification technology. Its on-chip neural network can recognize and classify an image in less than...

An updated roadmap developed by PhotonDelta and MIT’s Microphotonics Center envelopes insights from more than 400 organizations to provide a clear path forward for the global integrated...

Raytheon UK will open an advanced laser integration center in Livingston, Scotland. The center will be focused on testing, fielding, and maintenance of defensive high-energy laser (HEL) weapons, and...

The high-sensitivity, 2-mm-diameter APX-PSD-XVInG-3.1 Position-Sensing Detector (PSD) from Advanced Photonix features spectral response from the visible to NIR and SWIR wavelengths. The low...

The FSM:GO series from FRAMOS is a family of deployable optical sensor modules for use in defense, traffic, industrial automation, surveying, mapping, and logistics applications. Each FSM:GO module...

The Hydra3D+ Time-of-Flight (ToF) CMOS image sensor from Teledyne e2v Ltd. incorporates 832 × 600-pixel resolution for versatile 3D detection and measurement. The 10-µm three-tap...

The SWIFT-EI image detector from SemiConductor Devices Ltd. enables SWIR capabilities for small and large distribution defense systems, as well as commercial, machine vision, and industrial...

To Isaac Newton the problem was clear, and in 1704 he realized the effects of atmospheric turbulence on image formation. Just as heat waves shimmering above a hot patch of ground can distort our...

Spectral selection is a powerful tool that enhances conventional imaging tremendously. Most imaging systems, including the human eye, are designed to image light over a broad range of the spectrum....

Infrared system design is not, like some circuit design, a synthetic process. One cannot start by stating the problem and proceeding in an orderly fashion to a final solution. Rather, we guess a...

Imaging has long been used in industrial processes to measure, monitor, control, or otherwise manage the production of goods. The challenge to the process designer is to develop a tool that captures...

OPTOMAN offers high LIDT, environmentally stable laser optics featuring excellent spectral performance.

Precise and sensitive phase detections are often required for impedance and optics-based measurements. For example, measuring the phase shift between current and voltage reveals the complex impedance...

This white paper compares current sensing technologies for automotive applications. It outlines the challenges faced by LiDAR, Radar, Sonar, and traditional HDR cameras, and addresses the benefits of...

This webinar, presented by OFS, will provide an overview of current in vivo medical procedures performed using lasers and optical fibers. The presentation will begin with a brief history of...

Those who use lasers in materials microprocessing applications — such as drilling via holes in PCBs, performing OLED display lift-off, and cutting smartphone cover glass — are faced with...

Embedded vision is an emerging and growing technology with use cases developing across many fields, from medical imaging to autonomous vehicles. Fundamentally, embedded vision is the integration of...

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas and many regulatory bodies around the world are taking significant steps toward sharply reducing its emissions from the oil and gas sector. A large portion of...

Diamond turning refers to a precision machining process used to produce complex optical components, particularly lenses and mirrors, from materials such as metals, plastics, and crystalline materials...

MWIR stands for mid-wave infrared, referring to a specific range of wavelengths within the infrared spectrum. Infrared radiation is categorized into three main regions based on wavelength:...

An intensified charge-coupled device (ICCD) camera is an advanced imaging device that combines the capabilities of both an image intensifier and a charge-coupled device (CCD) sensor to achieve...

Laser optics refers to a broad category of optical components and systems designed for manipulating and controlling laser light. Laser optics play a crucial role in shaping the characteristics of...

On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you on a brief tour of the Higgins Laboratories at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Quinsigamond Community College and WPI received a $4M grant...

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Luminate is the world's largest Optics, Photonics and Imaging accelerator focused on advancing next-generation OPI-enabled companies. The accelerator program accepts ten companies per year to compete...

-Plasmonic Waves -2000 Sun Power -Reading while Running This week on Light Matters: bad guys can run, but they can’t hide from thermal imaging, on-chip optics makes advances, solar dish pulls in the...

An ionization gauge is a type of radiation detector that depends on the ionization produced in a gas by the passage of a charged particle through it. One of the best known is the Geiger-Müller...

Established in 1985, OZ Optics is a leading worldwide supplier of fiber optic components, test equipment and sensors. OZ Optics manufactures its products in three locations, Ottawa (Canada),...

Expanding upon the storied Fairchild Imaging legacy, we offer a wide range of imaging devices that provide our customers with top performance and key features for the most demanding applications. Our...

Teledyne Judson Technologies (TJT) is a global leader for IR sensors from the Visible to VLWIR spectrum. Two-dimensional FPAs (InGaAs, InSb, and MCT) and Integrated Dewar Cooler Assemblies (IDCAs)...

Andor Technology Ltd is a global developer and manufacturer of high-performance scientific cameras, microscopy systems and spectrographs for academic, government, and industrial applications. Founded...