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Photonics Spectra: April 2011

Photonics Spectra
 April 2011


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Hybrid Glass-Polymer Optics for IR Applications Development of infrared detector technology has brought to market high-performance infrared cameras for demanding thermal imaging applications in the short-wave, mid-wave and long-wave spectral bands. There is a vast demand for high-performance imaging optics for infrared cameras in a variety of markets and applications. Thermal stability, impact resistance and low manufacturing cost make hybrid...
The IR Market’s Shifting Landscape The landscape of the infrared market has changed tremendously over the past 20 years, expanding in terms of commercial applicability, number of available components, widespread adoption and extreme...
A Decade in Attosecond Science Attosecond light pulses are a technology generated by electrons, for electrons. By harnessing these ultrashort pulses, we can “see” electron motion in real time – which, if you are...
Pulse Management in the Real World The minute details of high-energy ultrafast pulse production are complex, but the process comprises four basic steps. In the first step, a seed laser – generally a mode-locked laser –...
AMOLEDs: A Bright and Flexible Future They’re bright and getting bigger, and they can be flexible as well. AMOLED (active-matrix organic light-emitting diode) displays promise devices that offer vibrant color, fit in the palm of...
EDITORIAL
Enhancing your online experience Not long after Photonics.com senior editor Melinda Rose and her associates deliver the industry headlines on our weekly “Light Matters” news segment, viewers can see the results in an online video on the home page at Photonics.com. Online video is a medium that barely existed six years ago, but today YouTube alone logs more than 2 billion video views every day by its users around the...
TECH PULSE
Organic phosphors glow in jewel tones A new class of pure organic compounds that glow in jewel tones could lead to cheaper, more efficient and more flexible display screens, among other applications. Researchers at the University of Michigan developed a class of material that shines with phosphorescence, a property previously seen only in nonorganic compounds and organometallics. The metal-free organic crystals are white in visible...
Navigating the seas with polarized crystals You might think that seafaring Vikings who from 900 to 1200 AD traveled thousands of kilometers in the rough waters would have floated adrift on cloudy days. Without a magnetic compass, they often...
Precise sensor made of hydrogels A new type of biological and chemical sensor made of thin stripes of hydrogel, a gelatinous material that expands and contracts depending upon the acidity of its environment, has been developed by...
Nanolasers grown on silicon surface Nanolasers now can be grown directly onto a silicon surface, an achievement that could lead to a new class of faster, more efficient microprocessors, as well as to powerful biochemical sensors that...
Photons for quantum computing A reliable source of photons for quantum computers could be a step closer to realization, thanks to scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) who have found that...
It’s high “NOON” for microwave photons An important milestone toward the realization of a large-scale quantum computer and further demonstration of a new level of the quantum control of light were accomplished by a team of scientists at...
First light-absorbing anti-laser built More than 50 years after the invention of the laser, scientists have built the world’s first anti-laser, paving the way for novel technologies with applications in everything from optical...
Growing inexpensive silicon microwires A new, simpler process has been developed that turns silicon into precisely sized and spaced microwires with the potential for practical commercial applications such as solar cells, transistors,...
Packed atoms boost atomic clock performance JILA scientists have eliminated collisions between atoms in an atomic clock by packing the atoms closer together. The discovery could boost the performance of experimental atomic clocks made of...
Focusing on nanoplasmonics By imaging fluorescence from gold within a bow tie-shaped plasmonic device, scientists can now study plasmonic fields in nanostructures such as a strand of DNA or a quantum dot without altering the...
Breaking down buildings The composition of historic buildings can be analyzed using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), report researchers from the University of Malaga. A team from the laser laboratory in the...
The RAPID way to next-gen computer chips At the University of Maryland, scientists have achieved a breakthrough in using visible light to make tiny integrated circuits. Although the technology may not become commercially available for more...
Mapping the Earth’s magnetic field Mapping the Earth’s magnetic field BERKELEY, Calif. – Current astronomy technology could be used to more accurately measure the Earth’s magnetic field, physicists have found. This...
LIGHT SPEED
Optics, electronics makers assess quake damage The impact of last month’s historic earthquake and tsunami off the east coast of Honshu on optics and electronics makers has been mixed, with some reporting injured workers and severe structural damage to facilities and others mainly dealing with power outages and supply-chain issues. The 9.0-magnitude temblor was the fourth largest in the world since 1900 and the largest in Japan since...
Innovation on display at Laser Munich More than any other industry, photonics promotes both scientific excellence and global business success. So says Dr. Wilhelm Kaenders, CEO of Toptica Photonics AG and chairman of the technical...
Photonics marches steadily forward in southern climes Photonics research and development occurs all over the world, but in North America it is chiefly in the US and Canada that the industry flourishes. That said, all is not quiet in Mexico and its...
Distribution Agreement Distribution Agreement Ascent Solar Technologies Inc. of Thornton, Colo., has announced that Green Earth Energy and Technology will distribute its lightweight, flexible, high-power thin-film copper...
Camera Technology Company Secured Digital industrial camera provider Allied Vision Technologies GmbH of Ahrensburg has acquired 100 percent of the shares of camera manufacturer 15645%%VDS Vosskühler of Osnabrück, both in...
ICP-OES, ICP-MS Partnership Based in Kleve, Germany, Spectro Analytical Instruments GmbH, a unit of Ametek Materials Analysis Div., has formed a strategic alliance with SII NanoTechnology Inc. of Chiba, Japan, to market...
BU to Develop Handheld UV Laser Boston University professor Theodore Moustakas of the electrical and computer engineering department has received a $1.5 million, two-year subcontract from DARPA to help develop a handheld...
OLED Inventor Wins Wolf Prize Ching Tang, the Doris Johns Cherry professor of chemical engineering in the University of Rochester’s Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in New York, has been awarded the Wolf...
Medical Imaging Patents Approved Dynasil Corporation of America has announced that its subsidiary, Radiation Monitoring Devices Inc. of Watertown, Mass., was granted 11 patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office during 2010. The...
Energetiq Expands Distribution Energetiq Technology Inc. of Woburn, Mass., has appointed Optoprim as a distributor in Europe, and DMS Technologies and InstrumentsNE as representatives in the US for its laser-driven light source...
FEI, CEA-Leti Team on Semiconductor Tech Scientific instruments maker FEI and CEA-Leti, a government-funded technological research organization based in Grenoble, France, have signed a three-year agreement to characterize advanced...
Multispectral Camera on Spacecraft A multispectral imager built by FluxData Inc. of Rochester, N.Y., was launched into space aboard the Japanese HTV-2 transfer vehicle on Jan. 22, 2011. Headed to the International Space Station (ISS),...
Thin Solar Concentrator Prototype HyperSolar Inc., a solar cell power output technology company, has completed a prototype design of its thin solar concentrator. The company’s goal is to develop an inexpensive and thin solar...
IDS Opens New Sales Office IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH of Obersulm, Germany, an industrial camera manufacturer, has expanded its international presence with the opening of a sales office in Paris. The office will be...
LEDs 2011 in San Diego IntertechPira of Portland, Maine, has announced that its LEDs 2011: Bringing Lighting to Life conference will be held at the Hilton San Diego Resort & Spa from Oct. 24 to 26. New disruptive...
Irvine Sensors Reduces Workforce Vision systems company Irvine Sensors Corp. of Costa Mesa, Calif., has streamlined its operations through a 19 percent reduction in its work-force. Organizational realignment has been completed, and...
Optical Components Sales Rev Up Optical components and systems companies have reported solid revenues for most of 2010 and fourth-quarter results that set records, according to LightCounting LLC. Based in Eugene, Ore., the market...
Lockheed Wins Defense Contract Global security company Lockheed Martin Corp., based in Bethesda, Md., has been awarded a $34.5 million contract from the US Air Force for the production of paveway II Plus laser-guided bomb GBU-12...
NKT Photonics Nabs Volume Contract Fiber laser manufacturer NKT Photonics A/S of Birkerød, Denmark, has entered into a large-volume contract with a nondisclosed party for the supply of its low-noise Koheras fiber lasers. Under...
OptoTest Growth Spurs Expansion OptoTest Corp. of Camarillo, Calif., has purchased adjacent office space to double its workplace to roughly 11,000 sq ft. The space is designed to incorporate state-of-the-art testing and training...
Student Chapters Gain Support Coherent Inc. of Santa Clara, Calif., and the 10911%%OSA Foundation have announced the student chapters that will participate in the foundation’s new Adopt a Student Chapter Program. On behalf...
GREENLIGHT
LEDs: The greener choice, or a toxic threat? The explosive growth of the LED market is well documented, with LED lighting widely reported as being more energy-efficient than other lighting sources as well as more environmentally friendly. But a new study carried out by teams at the University of California, Davis, and the University of California, Irvine, warns that the increasing use of LEDs could lead to a serious public health issue. The...
LIGHTER SIDE
Saving van Gogh for future generations Some of the bright yellows in the paintings of renowned Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh and those of his contemporaries are in danger of fading and darkening to brown, and scientists are working to discover the cause of the degradation and to find ways to preserve the brilliant hues for future generations. Van Gogh (1853-1890) abandoned realistic detail and pursued art that evoked a more direct...
PRODUCTS
Airborne Particle Sensor Available from CyberOptics Semiconductor Inc., the WaferSense airborne particle sensor moves through semiconductor process equipment and automation materials handling systems to monitor airborne...
CyberOptics Corp.
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Fusion Splicer A fully automatic miniature modular fusion splicer has been unveiled by Aurora Optics. The MiniMod is 23 cu in. in volume and weighs 1 lb, rendering it suitable for use in difficult and hard-to-reach...
Aurora Optics Inc.
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Microspectrometers Ocean Optics has introduced a family of CMOS-based spectrometers that can be embedded into OEM devices. Measuring 40 x 42 x 24 mm, the instruments perform full spectral analysis with low stray light,...
Ocean Insight
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Near-IR Spectrometers Photon Control Inc. has unveiled the SPM-001-NIR1700S and SPM-001-NIR2500W near-IR spectrometers. The high-resolution 140-mm-focal-length optical bench spectrometers feature a thermoelectrically...
Photon Control Inc.
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Multispectral Imaging Specialised Imaging has recently supplied its SIM-D ultrafast framing camera in a new multispectral imaging configuration. It can fit up to 16 filters with wavelengths from 400 to 850 nm within the...
Specialised Imaging Inc.
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Shutter Adapters Alliance Fiber Optic Products Inc. has released a series of fiber optic subscriber and lightwave connector (SC and LC, respectively) internal shutter adapters. The units have a retractable shutter...
Alliance Fiber Optic Products Inc.
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Liquid Lenses Varioptic SA has announced its second-generation liquid lens family. The B617 programmable liquid lenses are the first offering in the Baltic family of products that integrate optical image...
Corning Varioptic Lenses
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Temperature Controller The RHM5K-CH unipolar temperature controller from Wavelength Electronics achieves precision control at off-ambient temperatures. The proportional-integral-derivative control loop drives resistive...
Wavelength Electronics Inc.
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Ultrafast Amplifier Platform Spectra-Physics, a Newport Corp. brand, has launched the Spitfire Ace, a technically advanced, ultrafast regenerative amplifier that provides long-term performance and delivers average power of >5...
MKS Spectra-Physics
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Picosecond Laser Eolite Systems has added a new picosecond laser, the Hegoa, to its rod-type fiber laser family. The high-power pulsed fiber laser is suitable for use in a wide range of fine micromachining...
Eolite Lasers (part of ESI)
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IR and Broadband Optics Infrared and broadband optics that can be custom-made for OEM assembly as windows, lenses, mirrors and prisms are available from Meller Optics Inc. The optics can be fabricated to precise customer...
Meller Optics Inc.
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Ultrashort-Pulse Laser The TruMicro 7050 disk laser from Trumpf Ltd. operates at 1030 nm with pulse duration of 30 ns, independent of the repetition rate. Maximum pulse energy is 80 mJ, and maximum and minimum repetition...
TRUMPF Ltd.
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Microspectrophotometer The 20/20 Perfect Vision microspectrophotometer unveiled by Craic Technologies Inc. enables automatic imaging and measurement of spectra by absorbance, reflectance, fluorescence and emission, from...
CRAIC Technologies
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Photoelectric Sensor Sick Inc. has launched the W9-3 photoelectric sensor in a robust plastic housing. The third-generation device offers a variety of options in sensing range, mounting and connectivity, making it...
SICK Inc.
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EMCCD Camera A professional-grade electron-multiplying CCD (EMCCD) camera for spectroscopy applications has been unveiled by Princeton Instruments. The ProEM:1600 uses proprietary eXcelon technology to reduce the...
Teledyne Princeton Instruments
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Nonpolarizing Beamsplitters Cube beamsplitters from REO are intended for demanding dense wavelength division multiplexing applications in telecommunications. Optimized for use in Gires-Tournois interferometer-based interleavers...
Research Electro-Optics Inc. (REO)
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355-nm UV Laser The new 150-kHz PicoFlash 355-nm ultraviolet laser from Teem Photonics SA, designed for eye surgery, is based on a master oscillator fiber amplifier architecture that enables users to vary the pulse...
Teem Photonics
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Quantum Efficiency System A quantum efficiency system uses two light sources simultaneously to illuminate the solar cell being tested. Sciencetech Inc.’s SKU: SS-QE-150 quantum efficiency (QE) system comprises a 150-W...
Sciencetech Inc.
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Spectral Reflectivity Measurement Olympus America Inc.’s Scientific Equipment Group offers a spectral reflectivity measurement system for lens design and manufacturing. The USPM-RU III is used with the lenses, prisms, flat...
Evident Scientific Inc.
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IR Thermometer For use in medical engineering applications, Optris GmbH has introduced a compact infrared thermometer, the CSmed LT. With its length of 87 mm and inside width of 12 mm, it has applications in small...
Optris Infrared Sensing LLC
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Ytterbium Fiber Manufactured by NKT Photonics A/S, the DC-200-40-PZ-YB-03 is a rare-earth-doped ytterbium fiber. The patented polarizing double-clad fiber with coil control features a mode area of more than 650...
NKT Photonics A/S
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High-Resolution Spectrometer A high-resolution spectrometer from McPherson Inc. for emission, luminescence, Raman (strained silicon) and high-temperature plasmas measures better than 0.02 nm full width half maximum spectra....
McPHERSON
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Nanoparticle System NanoSight Ltd.’s new version of its NS200 nanoparticle characterization system is based on the LM20 model and uses nanoparticle tracking analysis, a particle-by-particle visualization and...
NanoSight Ltd.
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Map Surface Imaging/Metrology Leica Microsystems’ map surface imaging and metrology software based on Digital Surf’s Mountains Technology is designed for use with the Leica Application Suite (LAS) for Leica industrial...
Leica Microsystems GmbH
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Laser Beam Software Ophir Photonics has announced that its BeamGage next-generation laser beam analysis software now supports Gigabit Ethernet cameras for high-speed applications. GigE cameras transmit at speeds of up...
MKS Ophir, Light & Measurement
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Portable FTIR Spectrometers Interspectrum OU has released the Interspec 310 series compact and portable Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometers. The quality control and safety analyzers are suitable for performing...
Interspectrum OU
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Nuclear Laser Scanner Newton Research Labs Inc. has introduced a tool for use by nuclear power utility operators to measure the interior of a nuclear reactor underwater. Delivering precise in-vessel measurements, the...
Newton Labs
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Nonhermetic FIeer Q-Switch Gooch & Housego UK Ltd. has released an addition to its fiber-coupled acousto-optic modulator products. It has developed a nonhermetic version of its fully hermetic Fiber-Q switch that was...
G&H
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Integrating Spheres To measure luminous flux, color and spectral distribution of large-area LED solid-state and traditional-type light sources, a large-diameter integrating sphere typically is used. Gigahertz-Optik...
Gigahertz-Optik Inc.
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Photon-Counting Modules Laser Components GmbH has expanded its Count series single-photon-counting modules to include the new Countblue devices. They combine the low count rates of the existing modules with higher...
Laser Components GmbH
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Silicon Drift Detectors Edax Inc. has released the Apollo silicon drift detector series for transmission electron microscopes. The line includes the Apollo XLT, with a window that is super-ultrathin, and the Apollo XLTW, a...
EDAX Inc., Corporate Headquarters
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IR Achromatic Lenses Providing near-diffraction-limited focusing over their full spectral range, TechSpec infrared achromatic lenses by Edmund Optics Inc. are color-corrected for 3 to 5 μm (mid-wavelength infrared) or...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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Femtosecond Fiber Laser Introduced by IMRA America Inc., the Femtolite FX-100i is a compact fiber laser that produces >100 mW at 805 nm. Measuring 14 x 10 x 8 cm and weighing 1.4 kg, the laser head has the same footprint...
IMRA America Inc.
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Power/Energy Monitor The Maestro laser power and energy monitor from Gentec Electro-Optics Inc. features full touch-screen control based on a 5.6-in. color LCD screen with 640 x 480-pixel resolution and 18-bit color....
Gentec Electro-Optics Inc.
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Smart Lasers Coherent Inc. has launched the Obis family of integrated lasers featuring true plug-and-play simplicity for continuous-wave applications. Based on direct diode and optically pumped semiconductor...
Coherent Inc.
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Optical Isolation Amplifiers Avago Technologies has announced precision optical isolation amplifiers for motor control and current-sensing applications. The ACPL-790B, ACPL-790A and ACPL-7900 devices improve the accuracy and...
Broadcom Inc.
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Plastic Fibers Banner Engineering Corp. has introduced overmolded flex-relief plastic fibers to its line of fiber optic sensors. The new plastic fiber assemblies provide additional resistance to fiber damage or...
Banner Engineering Corp.
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Single-Photon Counters Aurea Technology has unveiled its SPD_A_M2 family of ultralow-noise, high-quantum-efficiency near-infrared (900 to 1700 nm) single-photon detectors. Their Geiger-mode InGaAs avalanche photodiode and...
Aurea Technology
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Fiber Preparation AFL has released a polyimide fiber coating stripper, an optical fiber automatic preparation machine and an optical fiber cleaver. With polyimide-coated optical fiber now widely used in the oil/gas...
AFL
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Camera Heating and Cooling A multistage climate control concept from autoVimation makes camera systems suitable for use in adverse environments. Heating and cooling modules that can be easily mounted to the outside of the...
autoVimation GmbH
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