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EuroPhotonics: September 2016

EuroPhotonics
 September 2016


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THz Photonics: Delivering Fiber Data Rates on Radio Channels The development of THz devices, operating at fiber optic wavelengths, could soon cover the last available part of the spectrum — millimeter/submillimeter frequencies — tackling the problem of bandwidth requirements for mobile end-user connectivity.
Ensuring Accurate Quantitative Image Analysis Quality control in materials inspection requires the ability to detect and quantify both minute surface imperfections, and those beneath the surface. Inspection is often conducted with digital...
Achieving Optimum LED Performance With Quantum Dots The use of quantum dots in combination with LEDs shows huge potential benefits for the lighting industry. The versatility and tunability of quantum dots can offer solutions when optimizing luminaire...
EDITORIAL
THz Photonics: Leading Optical Communications to the Next Level We live in a world of unending connection. The internet and wireless communications are commonplace, although ever-evolving. And as consumers are always looking for faster connection speeds, less restricted bandwidth and higher data rates, research and industry innovators are breaking new ground in optical communications to keep pace with demand.
EURO NEWS
3D-Micromac Opens US Headquarters 3D-Micromac AG is expanding its global presence with the opening of its new American headquarters in San Jose, Calif. Serving as both an applications lab and sales and support facility, the office marks the company's first major presence in North America. The company said it is expanding to meet demand for its laser micromachining products across all of its served markets, including solar,...
Nanoplus Given Green Light for Automotive Alcohol Sensor The Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety in the U.S. has authorized laser developer Nanoplus Nanosystems and Technologies GmbH to start the second phase of laser development for its touch-based...
Ag/TiO2 Flat Lens Shows Promise For Lab-On-A-Chip Devices A flat optical lens could help reduce the size of computer hard drives and enable further miniaturization of microscopes and other technologies. The lens, comprising thin layers of silver and...
Almae Acquires III-V Facilities, Technology Semiconductor IP provider Almae Technologies SAS is taking over the facilities of spin-off company III-V Lab to use its epitaxy reactors and electronic nanolithography equipment for the production of...
Heliatek, Kandil Launch Organic-PV Pilot Program Organic electronic energy technology developer Heliatek GmbH has implemented its first Building Integrated Organic Photovoltaic (BIOPV) pilot project in Egypt. Installation of HeliaFilm on Kandil...
Bruker Acquires Yingsheng Technology Scientific research and analytical technology developer Bruker Corp. has acquired the assets of electronic manufacturer Yingsheng Technology Pty Ltd. for its third-generation Advanced Mineral...
AMS Acquires Cambridge CMOS Sensors Semiconductor manufacturer AMS AG has acquired Cambridge CMOS Sensors Ltd. (CCMOSS) in an all-cash agreement, of which the terms were not disclosed. CCMOSS’ micro hotplates are MEMS structures...
ASML to Acquire Hermes Microvision for $3.1B ASML Holding NV, a provider of lithography systems for the semiconductor industry, will acquire Hermes Microvision Inc. (HMI), a supplier of pattern verification systems for advanced semiconductor...
AR Display Firm Lumus Raises $15M Augmented reality (AR) display developer Lumus Ltd. has received $15 million in funding led by the Shanda Group, a global private investment group, along with Crystal-Optech, a Chinese photoelectric...
LPKF Expands Production, Management The laser plastic welding division of equipment manufacturer LPKF Laser & Electronics AG is expanding with new production rooms and a larger management team. “In the past, LPKF had...
Prototype Single-Lens Camera Improves Multispectral Imaging A low-cost camera produces congruent images for two spectral ranges using multiple detectors through a single lens. The prototype has been shown to provide easier post-production of imaging data than...
Innospace Announces Winners of Aerospace IT Competition Professors Sergio Montenegro and Tobias Mikschl from the aerospace information technology department of the Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg have won the first Innospace Masters...
Toptica Lasers Operating in ESO's Very Large Telescope Using four independent lasers from Toptica Photonics AG, the Four-Laser Guide Star Facility housed at the Paranal Observatory in Chile is now fully operational. This phase is a major step toward the...
Optoscribe Secures £1.2M Investment for Expansion Optoscribe has reported a £1.2 million (about $1.8 million) investments, which it intends to use to expand personnel and manufacturing space and capabilities. Optoscribe develops 3D photonic...
Gooch & Housego Win Queen's Award Gooch & Housego PLC has won the U.K.’s Queens Award for Enterprise in Innovation for its Fiber-Q fiber-coupled, acousto-optic modulators. “We are immensely proud that our innovation...
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Happy Birthday, Your Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has owned at least 30 Pembroke Welsh corgi dogs in her lifetime, ever since her father, King George VI, brought home Dookie when she was a child. So when scientists at the University of Nottingham — who hold the world record for writing the smallest version of the periodic table on a human hair — wanted to demonstrate technology at the new Nanoscale and Microscale...
EPICINSIGHTS
Landscape Shifting for Laser Materials Processing Not long ago, laser materials processing was characterized by four basic manufacturing operations: surface treatment, marking, removal and welding. Buoyed by advances in additive materials deposition, the proliferation of laser annealing for thin films, and the evolution of 3D printing for rapid prototyping, the laser materials processing market in 2016 is undergoing seismic change — not...
PRODUCTS
Frame Grabber IVER, England — Active Silicon Ltd. has announced the FireBird Camera Link Deca Low Profile Frame Grabber. The board is available in full- or half-height. The low-profile design allows the board to be used in small embedded PC enclosures and rackmount cases where full height PC cards are not suitable. The full-height bracket option is available for use in standard PC form factor enclosures. The...
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Microscope Stage CAMBRIDGE, England — Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd. has announced the H105 ProScan Microscope Stage for precision mapping of large specimens including semiconductor wafers, photo masks, printed circuit board and other...
Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd.
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PS Pulsed Lasers BERLIN — Picoquant has added two modules to its VisUV ps pulsed laser platform, VisUV-1064 and VisUV-532-HP. VisUV-1064 emits ps pulsed laser light at 1064 nm with an average optical power >1 W. The...
PicoQuant GmbH
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IRED REGENSBURG, Germany — The Oslon Black SFH 4715A infrared emitting diode (IRED) from Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH is a 850 nm emitter that delivers an optical output of 770 mW at 1 A. Higher outputs can be achieved by...
Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
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Thermoelectric Modules LONDON — UltraTEC thermoelectric modules (TEM) from Laird PLC offers high heat pump density and precise temperature control to within ±0.01 °C under steady-state condition. The TEMs have a heat...
Laird plc
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Three-Axis Machines FRONHAUSEN, Germany — Schneider GmbH & Co. KG has announced the UPC 300 and UPC 700 three-axis machines for the machining of freeform surfaces. An optional long stroke fast tool feature increases productivity by...
Schneider GmbH & Co. KG
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Parabolic Mirrors KENLEY, England — Optical Surfaces Ltd. has announced On-Axis Parabolic Mirrors up to 600 mm in diameter. The mirrors offer a surface accuracy of >λ/10 P-V and smoothness of 20/10 scratch/dig. Surface...
Optical Surfaces Ltd.
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Vision Sensor KARLSRUHE, Germany — EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH has announced the EyeSens DMC compact vision sensor with integrated lens and illumination. Available resolutions include 736 × 480, 1024 × 768 and...
EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH
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Optical Test Bench WALLDORF, Germany — Molex LLC has announced the Polymicro Technologies optical test bench to measure and validate optical fibers used in astronomy applications. The optical fiber measurement system measures focal...
Molex LLC, Optical Solutions Group
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Laser Diode Collimators HENHAM, England — The Optoelectronics Co. Ltd. has announced a range of laser diode collimators incorporating 520-nm direct green laser diodes. Designed for use by OEMs and system integrators requiring the...
The Optoelectronics Co. Ltd.
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Diode-Pumped Laser STOCKHOLM — Cobolt AB has announced a modulation capability for its diode-pumped lasers in the green-yellow region of the Cobolt 06-01 series of plug-and-play CW lasers. The lasers are available at 532 and...
Cobolt AB
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Laser Marking System STARNBERG, Germany — Rofin-Baasel Lasertech GmbH & Co. KG’s EasyMark compact tabletop laser marking system is also designed for the engraving and cutting of thin metal. The optional available mini-SPS...
Rofin-Baasel Lasertech
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Miniaturized Payload HOD HASHARON, Israel — Controp Precision Technologies Ltd. has announced the T-Stamp triple sensor, day/night gyrostabilized miniature payload. The device provides improved direct rendering infrastructure for a...
Controp Precision Technologies Ltd.
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Laser Modules OLCHING, Germany — Laser Components GmbH has announced the Flexpoint HD laser modules, designed for any air, water and land environments. The modules are available as dot lasers, line laser with fan angles from...
Laser Components GmbH
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Wide-Angle Lens OBERKOCHEN, Germany — Carl Zeiss AG has announced the Batis 2.8/18 wide-angle lens with autofocus for the Sony E-Mount cameras. The lens features a diagonal angular field of 99° and an innovative OLED display to...
Carl Zeiss AG, Camera Lenses
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