Close

Search

Search Menu
Photonics Media Photonics Buyers' Guide Photonics Spectra BioPhotonics EuroPhotonics Vision Spectra Photonics Showcase Photonics ProdSpec Photonics Handbook
Photonics Media
ABOUT US
BOOKSTORE
SUBSCRIBE
ADVERTISE
Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn YouTube RSS
EuroPhotonics: September 2015

EuroPhotonics
 September 2015


SUBSCRIBE READER SERVICE DIGITAL EDITION
FEATURES
Photonics Meets Cultural Heritage Conservation, reconstruction and authentication of artworks are all domains in which photonics plays a significant role. This article describes some of the most established applications of photonics...
Clinicians Demand More From Optical Devices From the ubiquity of smartphones to an aging population, the modern world offers the optical sector a wealth of opportunities to innovate for the health care sector. Optical technologies have a long...
New Markets for High-Power Diode Lasers New developments in semiconductor laser technology are enabling the use of laser projection for entertainment, while high-beam-quality, near-infrared diode laser modules are aiding materials...
France: A Top Competitor in Optics, Photonics The industry is flourishing in France with the growth of solar and other energy markets, innovations in research and development, and promotion of optics and photonics across the nation. These and...
EDITORIAL
Art Meets Technology Vatican City is home to some of the world’s most celebrated works of art, including pieces by Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. Time and outside elements take their toll on antique pieces and, until now, little (if anything) could be done to properly conserve, reconstruct or authenticate them. An article by Louis Bonnefous of the Institut d’Optique Graduate School in France, Anke...
ECOPHOTONICS
Observing the World Through an Animal’s Eyes Knowing how animals see the world is helping scientists better understand the environment and the ways animals live and survive. A new camera technology, developed at the University of Exeter in England, now allows humans to view the world through an animal’s eyes. The new software suite, which converts digital photos to animal vision, is especially useful for studying animal and plant...
EURO NEWS
Theoretical Materials 'Invisible' to Light Waves Materials that allow light to pass through without distortion are possible, according to a new set of calculations by an international team of researchers. When a light wave travels through free...
Rofin-Sinar Announces Q3 Numbers Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of high- performance laser beam sources and solutions, has announced its fiscal third quarter results. Net sales totaled $132.5 million, a 1 percent...
World Economic Forum Names Heliatek ‘Technology Pioneer’ The World Economic Forum has listed Heliatek GmbH, a photovoltaic solar film manufacturer, as a ‘Technology Pioneer’ in its annual list of the world’s most innovative companies. 49...
Gooch & Housego Wins £364K to Develop 'Freeze Ray' Gooch & Housego PLC has been awarded £364,000 (about $569,000) in U.K. funding to lead development of a miniature, high-power fiber system for laser cooling in practical environments. The...
Trumpf Sales, Order Intake Climb 5 Percent Sales and orders increased by approximately 5 percent in the last fiscal year at Trumpf GmbH + Co. KG. The company said its preliminary calculations showed total sales of €2.723 billion,...
Microlasers Track Cells from the Inside Embedded microlasers could allow scientists to track and distinguish between several hundred thousand cells simultaneously. The approach could enable new forms of cell tracking, intracellular sensing...
Fluorescent Mesh Aids Tissue Regrowth Polymer fibers provide a mesh for tissue growth that can be monitored through near-infrared fluorescence imaging. Originally developed for solar cells, the material, called TQ1, exhibits fluorescent...
Selective Laser Micromelting Creates Medical Implants Selective laser micromelting allows processing of new materials that could be useful in medical implants. Researchers at Laser Zentrum Hannover EV and the University of Rostock used the additive...
Optical Glucose Sensor on Commercial Path A University of Leeds spin-out company is seeking to commercialize an optical glucose sensor that could make finger-prick blood tests unnecessary for people with diabetes. Glucosense Diagnostics Ltd....
Nanoco Forms Quantum Dot Lighting Division Citing growing interest from the lighting industry, Nanoco Group PLC has formed a division to develop cadmium-free quantum dot (CFQD) technology. The company said it aims to develop CFQDs that...
Dynamic Perspective, TU Wien Collaborate on Drone Gimbal A lightweight camera suspension system for ultralight aircraft and drones has been developed by Dynamic Perspective GmbH and the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien). Weighing less than 20 kg,...
Boron Turns Graphene into Blue Light Emitter Chemists at Goethe University Frankfurt have developed a new class of organic luminescent materials through the targeted introduction of boron atoms into graphene. The compounds exhibit an intense...
Neptec UK to Build Satellite Optical Metrology System Neptec UK Ltd. will develop the High Accuracy Metrology System (HAMS) for the European Space Agency’s Proba-3 satellite mission, tentatively scheduled for launch in late 2018. Proba-3 is the...
MoS2 Films Made at Room Temperature in New Process A new chemical vapor deposition process allows fabrication of wafer-scale films of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), which until now has been commercially available only in microscale flakes. The advance...
Graphene Confines Light for Nanomolecular Sensing A plasmonic sensor made of graphene can conduct complex analyses of the smallest molecules without altering them. The device overcomes a limitation of traditional IR absorption spectroscopy,...
Light-Activated Drugs Help Target Tumors, Cut Side Effects A new technique that uses light to activate chemotherapy drugs in specific cells shows promise as a way to improve the effectiveness of cancer therapies while preventing severe side effects. By...
3D-Micromac Wins Contract for Laser Solar Cell Processing Systems Laser micromachining firm 3D-Micromac AG said it recently won a major contract for 27 systems for processing PERC (passivated emitter rear cell) solar cells. The company said a global photovoltaics...
IOP Recognizes Four for Photonics, Optics Research University of Southampton professor Nikolay Zheludev has been awarded the 2015 Young Medal by the Institute of Physics in recognition of his work in optical metamaterials, nanophotonics and global...
PICTURE THIS
The Lightest and Brightest Technology and art don’t typically run with the same crowds. One sparks practicality and technology-based ideas; the other, creativity and imagination. So what happens when the two come together? The Wellington LUX Festival, an annual event that turns New Zealand’s capital into one of the world’s lightest and brightest cities merges light, art, technology and design. “LUX...
PRODUCTS
IR Illumination for Camera Surveillance The Oslon Black SFH 4713A LED from Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH provides IR illumination for camera surveillance. The LED emits at 850 nm and supports near-range illumination from 10 to 50 m....
Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
Request info >
Illumination System The Lumen 200S metal halide illumination system from Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd. is an alternative to standard 100-W mercury and halogen lamp houses traditionally used for fluorescence imaging....
Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd.
Request info >
Fiber Optic Patch Cables Laser Components GmbH now offers polarization-maintaining fiber optic patch cables for use from telecom wavelengths down to approximately 450 nm. Both passive and active fiber alignment is...
Laser Components GmbH
Request info >
Isolating Feet for Reflective Collimators Optical Surfaces Ltd. has announced a new option for its range of fully enclosed, pre-aligned reflective collimators. Self-aligning isolating feet allow a 10-mm height adjustment and easy...
Optical Surfaces Ltd.
Request info >
Industrial Camera Imaging Development Systems GmbH has announced the UI-3140CP Rev. 2 industrial camera with a 1.3-MP Python 1300 CMOS sensor. Part of the USB 3 uEye CP Rev. 2 series, the camera is available as...
IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH
Request info >
Machine Vision Software MVTec Software GmbH has released an update to its Halcon machine vision software. Halcon 12.0.1 is the first maintenance release for the system, offering optical character recognition, data...
MVTec Software GmbH
Request info >
Measurement System The Volume Light Grid (VLG) from Framos GmbH is a robust, plug-and-play volume and dimensional measurement system for the logistics industry. The system is available with a bulge-measurement...
FRAMOS
Request info >
Optical Parametric Oscillators Angewandte Physik und Elektronik GmbH has announced a scientific laser platform based on fully automated, synchronously pumped optical parametric oscillators (OPOs). Featuring redeveloped...
A.P.E Angewandte Physik & Elektronik GmbH
Request info >
Color Sensor Wenglor Sensoric GmbH has announced the P1XF001 six-channel multispectral sensor with a fiber-optic cable. A tool for color detection, the sensor can measure in the ROYGBV color space,...
Wenglor Sensoric GmbH
Request info >
Refractive Diffusers Customized refractive diffusers from PowerPhotonic Ltd. enable beamshaping of high-power pulsed or CW lasers. A freeform direct-write process is used to fabricate these highly nonuniform...
PowerPhotonic Ltd.
Request info >
Color LEDs Plessey Semiconductors Ltd. has announced the expansion of its dotLED product line with a wider selection of colors including red, green and blue. Designed specifically for low-profile,...
Plessey Semiconductors Ltd.
Request info >
Laser Rod Test Station A test station from Trioptics GmbH aids quality assurance during production of laser rods up to 150 mm in length. The system performs measurements of the parallelism of laser rod end surfaces,...
Armstrong Optical Ltd.
Request info >
Tube Light System Chromasens GmbH has expanded its range of LED illumination products with the Corona II tube light system. Intended for machine vision applications, the light system enables bright-field...
Chromasens GmbH
Request info >
Industrial Spectrometer Offering USB 3.0 communication, the AvaSpec-ULS2048L-EVO spectrometer from Avantes BV provides faster transfer speeds than earlier models. With an AS 7010 electronics board, the spectrometer...
Avantes BV
Request info >
OCT Measurement System Flo-IR GmbH offers an optical coherence tomography system for measuring the thickness of multilayer films and geometrical shapes, and for characterizing the quality of sealed seams, as in coffee...
flo-ir GmbH
Request info >
Microscope Upgrade Kit PicoQuant GmbH’s upgrade kit now supports the Zeiss LSM 880 confocal laser scanning microscope. The upgrade kit enhances the microscope's capabilities through the addition of...
PicoQuant GmbH
Request info >
EUROPHOTONICS 2015
back to top
Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn YouTube RSS
©2020 Photonics Media, 100 West St., Pittsfield, MA, 01201 USA, [email protected]

Photonics Media, Laurin Publishing
x Subscribe to EuroPhotonics magazine - FREE!
We use cookies to improve user experience and analyze our website traffic as stated in our Privacy Policy. By using this website, you agree to the use of cookies unless you have disabled them.