Cree Hires Renouard as VP of Global Sales

Edmund Optics established a 34,000-sq-ft laser optics center in Oldsmar, Fla. The center is dedicated to manufacturing optical components with high laser damage thresholds from the ultraviolet to the...

SPIE’s Awards Committee has named the recipients of its annual awards, recognizing achievements and service in photonics research, education, and industry. The awards span a broad range of...

Officials from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that scientists at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) achieved fusion ignition, marking...

Machine vision technology company Automation Technology (AT) promoted Nina Claaßen to head of marketing. Claaßen has been in marketing at AT for two and a half years. In this role, she...

COMSOL Multiphysics® version 6.1 is now available! Major upgrades to platform features - the Model Builder, Application Builder, and Model Manager - as well as to many add-on products bring...

The LUX 3030 and 2835 from Luminus Devices are LEDs with KSF narrow-band red phosphor technology. The LEDs deliver a 120° typical viewing angle and minimum 90 color rendering index (CRI) with a...

The series of colored LEDs from ams OSRAM are RGB versions of the previously released OSTAR® Projection Compact LEDs. Using a 2-mm² chip, the LEDs have a high luminous output, with the...

Miniature Red Dot Coatings from AccuCoat Inc. are available for the commercial and military markets on either glass or plastic optics with custom adjustments for performance level and durability...

In the three decades since its introduction, the CO2 laser has become the workhorse of industrial lasers. Today it is available in a range of designs and sizes with output powers of 20 kW and more....

In the beginning, automated inspection focused on the camera and optics, the algorithms, the interface hardware and the processor. Only rarely was attention paid to the lighting system or lighting...

An integrating sphere’s function is to spatially integrate radiant flux (light). However, before one can optimize a sphere design for a particular application, it is important to understand how...

The market for flat panel displays (FPDs) has undergone tremendous growth, driven mostly by increased demand for televisions, cell phones, computers, digital cameras and MP3 players. Similarly,...

Technologies that leverage terahertz radiation have potential to be used in areas such as imaging, security, nondestructive testing, and quality assurance. However, these exciting technological...

The optoelectronic properties of an OLED device are mapped using an RMS1000 Confocal Raman Microscope in spectral and time-resolved photoluminescence and electroluminescence imaging modes. These...

In this white paper, Dr. Iain Johnson, Lumencor’s Director of Technical Support, tests Lumencor’s laser-based CELESTA Light Engine for consistency, power, and stability using continuous wave...

Understanding the interplay of optical filters, microscope light source and fluorophore selection can be a complex task, especially when it comes to multi-channel imaging. However, the selection of...

Photonics Media invites you to join us for our upcoming FREE digital conference, "Photonics for Ophthalmology." The event will feature several 15-minute online presentations on the use of light-based...

Fluorescence imaging in life sciences and microscopy applications has traditionally used mercury, metal halide, and xenon arc lamps for illumination. With advances in technology, LEDs are now able to...

Barry Young, CEO of the OLED Association and an authority on the technology, presents a broad look at display applications utilizing OLEDs. In 2015, OLED displays had revenues of US$13.5b and it is...

Imaging the world in 3D has become a practical necessity for a multitude of applications, from mapping to autonomous vehicles and robots. Components and techniques for 3D imaging continue to advance...

Gallium nitride-based light-emitting diodes (GaN-based LEDs) are semiconductor devices that emit light when an electric current passes through them. These LEDs are constructed using gallium nitride...

Free-space optics (FSO), also known as optical wireless communication or optical wireless networking, refers to the transmission of data using modulated beams of light through free space (air or a...

An LED, or light emitting diode, is a semiconductor device that emits light when an electric current passes through it. LEDs are widely used in various applications due to their energy efficiency,...

LiFi, short for light fidelity, is a wireless communication technology that utilizes visible light or infrared light to transmit data. Developed as an alternative or complementary technology to...

Video definition of LED presented by Dan Courtney, Three Rivers Community College.

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 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...

In this month's Light Matters Extra, we give you an in-depth look at the relationship between researchers and scientists at the University of California Davis, and surgeons and clinicians at nearby...

A liquid crystal light valve is a device that uses the properties of liquid crystals to control the level of illumination passing through an optical system.

A superluminescent light-emitting diode is an emitter based on stimulated emission with amplification but insufficient feedback for oscillation to build up.

Experts In Thin-film Coating Design We practice a design-before-quote approach to help customers refine specifications and minimize technical risk. We understand how coated optical elements...

The Optical Engineering Experts® Optikos designs and manufactures metrology products for measuring and assuring optical image quality; and provides optical engineering design, development,...

Kaufman & Robinson (KRI®) is a privately-held corporation located in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. We are a full-scale manufacturer of commercial ion, plasma sources and power supply...

In 1977, Dale Flaming, a scientist working at the University of California at San Francisco, was having difficulty reliably producing micropipettes. He developed the first electronically controlled...