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EuroPhotonics: September 2012

EuroPhotonics
 September 2012


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Silicone promises to extend solar cells’ lives Coating photo-voltaic (PV) cells with liquid silicone could yield more robust and sustainable solar cells at a fraction of the cost of traditional ones. Solar panels deliver power without risk to the environment and climate, but their durability comes at a price. For solar panels to exceed life spans of 25 years, scientists must investigate various types of protective coatings to shield...
On-Camera Image Processing Improves System Performance An explanation of performance and tips on reducing system costs using cameras with image processing capabilities. Perfect image sensors or lenses do not exist; all have artifacts, introduce noise and...
Helios Brings Silicon Photonics Fabrication to EU Companies Being able to manufacture optical components within the CMOS processing infrastructure is key to realizing the potential of silicon photonics. Photonics is a rapidly growing sector in the...
Camera Advances Drive Scientific Research New imaging systems help scientists look deeper into cells – and materials, too Applications of machine vision extend beyond industry: Some exciting uses are found in scientific research,...
Vision Stuttgart Growing in 25th Year As the trade fair reaches its silver anniversary, organizers expand offerings and move to a larger venue. Vision Stuttgart may be in its 25th year, but the annual trade fair remains on the cutting...
EDITORIAL
Vision Required to Realize Industry’s True Potential In June, the European Commission (EC) tabled a plan to boost the industrial production of key enabling technology (KET)-based products, saying that Europe instead needs an all-encompassing long-term strategy to develop and industrially deploy photonics and other important technologies. The commission proposed an integrated approach for financing KET research and innovation to translate the work...
ECOPHOTONICS
Laser probes pollution particles X-rays from the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) are providing the most detailed images to date of airborne soot particles, an investigation that will have important implications for climate...
Project to boost photovoltaics in the EU The Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) has launched a €10 million (about $12.2 million) European Union-funded project to develop affordable, more efficient...
EURO NEWS
invest photonics expands offerings for venture capitalists For two days at the end of the year, venture capitalists and photonics investors will gather at the Place de la Bourse to network, learn, share and grow. The third biennial Invest in Photonics event, a business partnering convention that focuses on venture capital investment in photonics, will be held Dec. 12-13. The event will promote the European region’s mandate to develop and...
White LEDs grown on paper Imagine a room with wallpaper that lights up with the touch of a hand. A zinc oxide and polymer solution could soon make this dream a reality by allowing LEDs to be grown directly onto the surface of...
Euro Commission: Boost tech to create jobs Europe should boost key enabling technologies (KETs), including photonics, to stimulate growth in the region and create jobs, the European Commission (EC) said recently. The commission tabled...
Atoms signal their entanglement Two atoms 20 m apart have signaled their entanglement, a significant step forward for the study of quantum entanglement and the development of practical applications such as quantum computing and...
Quantum interference fine-tuned by Berry phase A three-decades-old formula for phase shifting has been used to accurately control quantum interference between atoms, paving the way for fault-tolerant circuits in photonic quantum simulators. ...
Silicone promises to extend solar cells’ lives Coating photo-voltaic (PV) cells with liquid silicone could yield more robust and sustainable solar cells at a fraction of the cost of traditional ones. Solar panels deliver power without risk...
Reflected light helps preserve frescoes A new imaging technique that works somewhat like thermography in reverse uses reflected mid-infrared light to further refine the restoration of old masters. The powerful yet safe imaging tool...
MTD to supply parts for SwissFEL Engineering firm Midland Tool and Design (MTD) is producing components for use in a facility similar to the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The company will manufacture the components for...
Raptor Photonics Appoints Rep Raptor Photonics Ltd. of Larne, Northern Ireland, has named Laser 2000 GmbH of Munich as its scientific camera distributor for Germany and Austria. Laser 2000 supplies lasers and light sources,...
Given Imaging Patents Upheld in Korea Given Imaging Ltd.’s patent infringement lawsuit against Intromedic Co. Ltd. of Seoul, South Korea, has been upheld by the Intellectual Property Tribunal of the Korean Intellectual Property...
Soitec, Silian to Develop GaN Wafers for LEDs Soitec (Euronext) of Bernin, France, and Chongqing Silian Optoelectronics Science & Technology Co. Ltd. (Silian) of China will jointly develop gallium nitride (GaN) template wafers to reduce LED...
Olympus Licenses Pathology Patents to Zeiss Olympus America Inc. of Center Valley, Pa., and Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH of Jena, Germany, have signed a nonexclusive worldwide licensing agreement allowing the German company to access...
Rudolph Acquires NanoPhotonics Rudolph Technologies Inc. of Flanders, N.J., a maker of process control metrology systems used in semiconductor device manufacturing, has acquired NanoPhotonics GmbH of Mainz, Germany, to strengthen...
Aifotec Fiberoptics Doubles Capacity Aifotec Fiberoptics GmbH of Meiningen, Germany, has added customized assembly equipment to double its monthly output and to support its ongoing process and system design R&D efforts. The new...
LPKF Sees Demand Spike for PCB-Cutting Lasers Machine and laser systems manufacturer LPKF Laser & Electronics AG of Garbsen, Germany, has reported an upswing in the demand for printed circuit board (PCB)-cutting laser systems. Orders have...
Imaging Diagnostic Systems Adds Distributor Imaging Diagnostic Systems Inc. of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has signed an agreement with Mareen Group Co. of Kuwait to market and sell its computed tomography laser mammography system in Jordan. Mareen...
Lockheed receives $23M to deliver targeting pods to Oman Air Force Global security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin received a $23 million contract from the Royal Air Force of Oman to provide additional Sniper advanced targeting pods (ATPs) for its F-16...
PICTURE THIS
New window coating can ease blue moods Stuck in the office and feeling blue? Well, open the blinds: A new glass coating could usher in the feel-good light of the outdoors. Specifically, that’s blue light, which is known to affect a person’s sense of well-being by affecting the balance of hormones. But this wavelength often is blocked or reflected away by standard windows, especially those with heat-insulating and...
PRODUCTS
PEM-ATC Reduces Thermal Drift Hinds Instruments, Inc. announces the PEM-ATCTM, a photoelastic modulator with advanced thermal control. This new PEM design offers long term stability and freedom from drift caused by ambient temperature variations. The ATC option is available for most PEM configurations. For applications requiring high sensitivity and thermal stability, the ATC provides a cost effective solution with little...
Hinds Instruments Inc.
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Life Sciences Software Olympus Europa Holding GmbH has announced version 1.7 of its cellSens life sciences software featuring the “well navigator” solution for multiwell imaging experiments. It offers...
Olympus Europa SE & Co. KG
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671-nm Laser Laser Quantum UK has launched the tau 671-nm laser with a compact mono-block design that makes it suitable for OEM integration. It outputs up to 50 mW with a stable TEM00 diffraction-limited...
Laser Quantum Ltd.
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LED Cold Light Source Employing state-of-the-art technology, Schott AG has added another LED cold light source to its portfolio. The KL 1600 LED delivers light output equivalent to a150-W halogen lamp (650 lm) out of a...
SCHOTT AG, Lighting and Imaging
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HDTV Low-Noise sCMOS Camera The new high-sensitivity full HDTV low-noise cooled sCMOS (scientific CMOS) camera from Photonic Science and Defence Vision Systems delivers readout noise of 1.2 e- at 100-MHz overall scanning...
Photonic Science and Engineering Ltd.
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Confocal Imager Leica Microsystems GmbH has introduced the TCS SP8, a confocal imager that combines optics, a fast, true confocal scanner and a sensitive detection system. The device is a single platform that...
Leica Microsystems GmbH
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Image Capture and Markup Software Vision Engineering Ltd. has introduced its menuless and touch-screen imaging software for its stereo inspection microscopes. The software provides ease of use for image capture and dimensioning...
Vision Engineering Ltd.
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Gigabit Ethernet Camera The Prosilica GT cameras manufactured by Allied Vision Technologies GmbH now offer up to 29-megapixel resolution. The 8-megapixel Prosilica GT3300 and 29-megapixel GT6600 Gigabit Ethernet...
Allied Vision Technologies GmbH
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Solid-State Lasers InnoLas Laser GmbH’s picolo AOT series lasers are compact and efficient high-repetition-rate, short-pulse solid-state devices operating with high energy in the UV, visible and near-infrared. ...
InnoLas Laser GmbH (See InnoLas Photonics)
TCSPC Module Aurea Technology is launching the SPD_AT, its new near-infrared time-correlated single-photon-counting (TCSPC) module. The ultralow-noise and high-quantum-efficiency 900- to 1700-nm device...
Aurea Technology
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Camera Software IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH has released its new software package version 4.0, which supports the USB 3 uEye CP camera series. A new streaming function allows transfer of compressed...
IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH
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Dedicated Digital Reproduction Camera Phase One has announced the iXR, a fully integrated medium-format dedicated digital reproduction camera system. Designed for high-quality digitization, including fine-art-reproduction and...
Phase One A/S
Microspectrometer Avantes BV’s Avabench-RS configurable miniature spectrometer allows the user to change the slit and connector on the go. In the laboratory or on the road, it takes only a screwdriver to...
Avantes BV
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EUROPHOTONICS 2012
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