GE Lighting, EMCORE Join on LED Design, Production

High resolution and high definition are key to delivering a realistic visual experience in augmented reality (AR) and other immersive technologies. Inexpensive micro-LEDs that enable full-color...

Operating a chain saw poses an inherent risk that even the most experienced user is aware of and accepts. But what if the tool were a laser-based rust remover? These hand-held systems can have...

For vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs), the future looks bright — because their performance is rising while their price is falling. On the horizon is also a move from near-IR to...

Commercial OLED applications such as display technologies require blue emitters that are more stable and efficient. This need has been intensified by newly proposed power-efficient OLED display...

The Mali-C55 image signal processor from Arm Ltd. is a compact device for Internet of Things and embedded market vision systems. With multicamera capability for up to eight separate inputs,...

The MapROVER™ (shown) and SteerROVER™ from Evident Corporation are phased array inspection solutions for weld and corrosion inspections. The MapROVER includes an electronic cooling system...

The OSTAR® Projection Power LE xx P1MS/AS LEDs from ams OSRAM are made for use in mini projectors and are based on 0.33-in. digital light processing imagers. Available in blue, amber, deep blue,...

The GP-CVM600P series of 600-W LED constant voltage drivers from GlacialPower include nondimming, 3-in-1, and DALI-2 dimming versions. The direct-current output voltages include 12, 24, 36, 48,...

Photonics Rules of Thumb Scientists and engineers tend to want to answer simple relational questions with a blackboard covered with equations, even when questioners just want a rough estimate to...

The use of precision polymer optics is becoming an increasing necessity today as products demand sophisticated light handling components to achieve desired results. Polymer optics can be thought of...

Laser diodes vary widely in their wavelengths, powers, spectra and beam quality. Yet they share two fundamental components with all other lasers: an optical amplifier and a resonator that confines...

DATA TABLES: OPTICAL THIN-FILM MATERIALS Identification Physical Parameters Material Name Material Formula Transparent Region(µm) (see note a) Index at Wavelength...

Jens Krause and Anand Pandy provide information on a broad range of emitters and detectors for your lidar designs. From laser levels and surveying equipment to advanced robotics, range finders, and...

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...

While the concept of neuromorphic-enabled event cameras isn’t new, the last few years have seen a significant pick up in the adoption of this technology. This is due, in part, to the progress...

Designing micro-imaging systems commonly used in robotic surgery and precision small-scale imaging used in the defense, industrial, and commercial industries requires calculation of the modulation...

3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing (AM), is a manufacturing process that builds three-dimensional objects layer by layer from a digital model. This technology allows the creation of...

A GaAlAs laser is a type of semiconductor laser diode that emits light in the near-infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum. It is composed of layers of gallium, aluminum, and arsenic, hence...

A system by which consumer products are assigned a bar code that is read by a scanner at a cash register, enabling computerization of pricing and inventory records.

An accelerometer is a sensor or transducer that measures the rate of change of velocity of an object, or in simpler terms, it measures acceleration. Accelerometers are widely used in various...

On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you to central Massachusetts as Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Quinsigamond Community College take on a comprehensive joint photonics laboratory...

In this month's Light Matters Extra, we introduce you to Drake Anthony, aka styropyro. Drake, 25, has been building his own lasers since he was 12 years old. He's got quite the following on his...

In this month's Light Matters Extra, we take you to the grand opening of the Price Chopper Market 32 Capital Holiday Lights in the Park in downtown Albany, New York. We'll introduce you to the...

PCO-Tech Inc. introduces their newest line of sCMOS cameras - the pco.panda 4.2 and the pco.panda 4.2 back illuminated (bi) camera. Both cameras provide high quantum efficiency with low dark current...