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EuroPhotonics: March 2015

EuroPhotonics
 March 2015


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Femtosecond Lasers Provide a Gentler Way to Micromachine From the unbreakably hard to the vulnerably soft – from glass, metals and ceramics to plastics and biological tissue – femtosecond lasers are being increasingly adopted for micromachining a range of materials. Femtosecond lasers are cropping up in a large number of places, and their applications are surprisingly diverse. Thanks to intense yet precise energy delivery, femtosecond...
Lasers, Optics Enhance Optogenetics Studies A guide to suitable light sources and fiber optic components for optogenetics research, with a specific emphasis on rodent behavior. The use of lasers and optics for optogenetics is only in its...
Photonics Advances in the ‘Land of Ideas’ The Abbe refractometer. The stauroscope. The Easter Bunny, the modern tradition of Christmas trees, and the accordion. All of these originated in Germany, and each has made a significant impact on...
EDITORIAL
A Grand Start From the International Year of Light 2015 (IYL2015) Opening Ceremonies in Paris in January to the Prism Awards in February in San Francisco, plus all the light-focused events taking place around the world, the year has gotten off to a grand and celebratory start. Along with the IYL2015 Opening Ceremonies, which you can read about beginning on page 10, the gathering also observed the Einstein...
ECOPHOTONICS
QCL Spectrometer Detects Hazardous Materials A new MEMS-based spectrometer that operates in the mid-infrared could form the basis of a handheld system for detecting hazardous materials. Developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS), the device incorporates a 5-mm diffraction grating controlled by microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). It works with a quantum cascade laser (QCL) — under development by another...
EURO NEWS
Prism Awards Recognize Best of the Best Nine innovations from across the globe took center stage last month at Prism Award ceremonies at SPIE Photonics West in San Francisco. From mini-spectrometers, smartphone plug-ins and fiber lasers to...
Strong Fourth Quarter Keeps Jenoptik on Track The Jenoptik Group said it is looking forward to a jump in revenues in the new year after ending 2014 with sales and earnings down slightly. The company’s preliminary numbers place earnings...
In Memoriam: Charles Hard Townes Dr. Charles Hard Townes, whose work on stimulated emission led to the creation of lasers and enabled the photonics industry, died early Tuesday at age 99. Townes won the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics...
Viso Systems Named European Distributor for Acal BFi Viso Systems of Copenhagen, Denmark, will distribute Acal BFi products in France, Italy, Spain and the U.K. The companies have had a distribution agreement for the last two years covering Germany....
Combining Lasers Leads to More Flexible Pulse Control Every laser has its limitations in terms of repetition rate and pulse characteristics, but bringing five lasers together in one system could make those limitations vanish. A device developed at the...
PureLiFi Ships Network Systems, Secures New Investment EDINBURGH, Scotland, January 20, 2015 — Optical wireless communications firm PureLiFi has raised £1.5 million from angel investors, bringing the startup’s total value to £14...
Basler Names Manager of Sales, Business Development Mark Williams, Basler’s new sales and business development manager, will be responsible for providing support and application engineering to customers in the U.K. He will work with...
Inorganic Compound Could Replace Laser Dyes An inorganic compound may serve as a longer-lasting replacement for laser dyes in a variety of applications. A team from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Academy of Sciences of...
Fraunhofer, NextIn Collaborate on Wafer Inspection System The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) and NextIn Inc. of South Korea have entered into a collaborative relationship for the evaluation of a defect inspection system. As part of...
New Model Could Bring Custom Optogenetics Proteins Deeper understanding of the molecular mechanisms of a light-sensitive protein could lead to more specialized optogenetics techniques. Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum probed channelrhodopsin-2,...
AOM Reaches Unprecedented Speeds A new acousto-optic modulator can steer laser beams at unprecedented speeds, potentially enabling finer light control for microscopy and other applications. The device features a liquid-filled cavity...
Viruses Reveal Color-Coded Brain A technique for introducing multiple fluorescent labels in vivo could deepen scientists’ understanding of the brain. Researchers at the University of Southampton injected mouse brains with a...
Light Propagation Made Visible in Solar Cells Near-field optical microscopy has provided a glimpse inside the workings of thin-films solar cells, potentially offering a route to optimizing them and other nanophotonic devices. The technique uses...
IYL2015: Opening Ceremonies Mark Light’s Global Reach More than a thousand participants are expected here Jan. 19 and 20 for opening ceremonies marking the International Year of Light. Established by a UN resolution, the International Year of Light and...
Lasers Enable Satellite-Data Tag Team New laser data links could help satellites in disparate orbits communicate more effectively with one another, potentially benefitting disaster management here on Earth. Last month the European Space...
IOP Recognizes Researcher, Laser Modulator, Gas Sensor The Institute of Physics (IOP) has recognized two UK photonics companies with its Innovation Awards. Meanwhile, the organization award the Born Medal to Dr. Andrea Cavalleri for his studies of...
Fluorescent Dyes Target Disease Genes Fluorescent dye-coated nanoparticles could be used to target and turn off disease-related genes. To test this concept, a team of researchers from Germany and the U.S. developed nanoparticles that...
Thales, ICFO Partner on mid-IR Lasers The Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) will collaborate with the Thales Group of France to develop ultrafast mid-infrared lasers with high energies and repetition rates. The lasers could be used...
PICTURE THIS
Data For The Masses Hindsight is 20/20. In February of 1995, Newsweek published an article titled “The Internet? Bah!” wherein the author deemed the hype surrounding an online future to be a large helping of “baloney.” Twenty years later, fiber optic cables buried in the ocean floor carry over 99 percent of that so-called drivel to millions of people – who rely upon the data like never...
PRODUCTS
Lock-In Amplifier A new low- and mid-frequency lock-in amplifier from Zurich Instruments is suited for optical experiments with a mechanical chopper or a pulsed laser system. The MFLI features a signal bandwidth...
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Graded-Index Multimode Fiber Graded-index multimode fiber by Fibercore is designed for harsh environments. The fiber features a 50-µm pure silica core and 125-µm cladding. It also features an extended range of...
Fibercore
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Inspection Software Zeiss has announced new semiconductor inspection software, AutoAnalysis. The software provides fully automated analysis of aerial images in parallel to the measurements as they are being...
Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH
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Telecommunications VCSEL A new optical fiber test module from VI Systems GmbH is suitable for multimode transmission up to 50 Gbps. The V50-850M transmitter is based on an 850-nm vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser...
VI Systems GmbH
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Lighting Controllers A new indoor lighting controller from AMS AG senses ambient light and enables the delivery of constant lux levels by making subtle adjustments as the amount of outside light varies. The AS721x...
ams AG
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Distributed Polarization Crosstalk Measuring Station The PXA-1000 measuring station from General Photonics measures polarization crosstalk at specific locations along polarization-maintaining (PM) optical fiber. Based on a white-light...
Laser Components GmbH
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Shortwave-Infrared Camera Xenics has introduced its latest shortwave-infrared image camera, the Xeva-2.35-320 TE4. The thermoelectrically cooled infrared camera features T2SL IR detection technology and delivers...
Xenics NV
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Volume Measurement System A plug-and-play volume measuring system from Framos Imaging Systems enables 3-D recording of the dimensions and volumes of general cargo in real time. Based on transmitted light, the Volume...
FRAMOS
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Femtosecond Fiber Lasers The Elmo 780 and Elmo Multichannel from Menlo Systems GmbH are two additions to their line of compact modular femtosecond fiber lasers. The handheld Elmo 780 emits at 780 nm and is designed for...
Menlo Systems GmbH
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Optical Cryostat A new optical cryostat from Oxford Instruments allows users to cool samples to less than 3 K without the need for liquid cryogens. Optistat Dry can be used for a range of spectroscopy...
Oxford Instruments PLC, Nanoscience
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sCMOS Cameras Providing various selectable readout modes, the new entry-level pco.edge 3.1 and 4.2LT scientific CMOS cameras from PCO provide researchers with compact camera models that feature high sensitivity...
PCO-TECH Inc.
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Surveillance Cameras Eneo’s economy class series of high-performance network cameras includes 1/2.8-in. 2.0-MP progressive-scan CMOS sensors, and delivers a maximum resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels with a...
Eneo Security
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Fiber Connector Trans data elektronik (tde) GmbH has announced its tML 24-System, a cabling system with MPO 24 fiber connectors on trunk cables and modules. The rear cabling is based on the 24-fiber connector,...
trans data elektronik GmbH
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Virtual Reality Headset The Zeiss VR One mobile virtual-reality headset works with smartphones with display sizes from 4.7 to 5.2 in. The transparent visor allows the use of augmented reality apps with the smartphone...
Carl Zeiss AG, Camera Lenses
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