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Photonics Spectra - April 2022


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Features
Large-Format Image Sensors Frame the Future Sensor manufacturers have continuously sought to increase the resolution and performance of their products by decreasing the size of pixels while increasing their number. However, some applications...
Precision Optics Shape Both the Light and the Limits of High-Power Lasers High-power lasers have become a standard and ubiquitous tool in many industrial applications, due, in part, to the precisely controllable energy that they provide. But “high power” can be...
Laser Shock Peening Fights Fatigue in Metal Parts Laser shock peening is a process that adds beneficial residual stress points in materials commonly used to develop a wide range of parts and components. These residual stresses effectively increase...
Spectroscopy Takes the Long View on Threat Detection When the Perseverance rover landed in Mars’ Jezero crater on Feb. 18, 2021, it represented not only a leap in the search for life on the red planet but also in the identification of deadly...
Editorial
Bad for business and worse for security As of this writing, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is just over three weeks old. Though Europe has seen its share of military conflicts, the current scale of the aggression directed against civilians in a sovereign European nation was virtually unimaginable only a few weeks ago. Given this timeframe, it is daunting to risk any perspective here when it could potentially appear reactive and...
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LASER World of PHOTONICS Bets Big on Quantum Postponed last year due to the COVID- 19 pandemic, the event’s trade fair component returns this year to spotlight the latest innovations in photonics systems, components, and applications, with exhibition sectors dedicated to Illumination and Energy, Biophotonics and Medical Engineering, Manufacturing Optics, Quality Control, Laser Manufacturing, and Optoelectronics. The international...
Laser Safety
Laser Safety Training Versus Laser Safety Competency Anyone using Class 3B or Class 4 laser systems must receive some form of laser safety training. The key question for employers is whether to view training as a compliance metric or as a practical path to safety competency. There are many ways to provide training, ranging from traditional classroom settings to a range of online approaches. There may even come a time when laser safety training will...
Technology News
Quantum Processor Improves Spectroscopy Measurements Researchers from the University of Warsaw are applying the first quantum processor built in Poland to spectroscopy. A team at the university has demonstrated how quantum information processing can...
Thin Film Allows Metasurface Lens to Change Focus A research team headed by Christopher Dirdal from SINTEF Smart Sensors and Microsystems in Norway has created a metasurface lens that uses a piezoelectric thin film to change focal length when a...
Quantum Dot-based Sensor Captures More Light in Less Space Researchers from Chung-Ang University introduced a photodetector integrated into a dense sensor array for high-resolution multispectral (color) imaging. The technology uses quantum dots to overcome...
Reusable Sensor Deploys Nanopatch Antenna for Diagnosis A tiny, reusable sensing chip developed by University of Buffalo researchers could lead to new point-of-care medical tests. The sensor uses surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) spectroscopy,...
Fusion Splicing Achieves Low Loss in Spacing-Mismatched Multicore Fibers Researchers at Fudan University demonstrated low-loss fusion splicing techniques between spacing-mismatched multicore fibers (MCFs). According to the researchers, the work builds on previous studies...
Microresonator Increases Strength of Light-matter Interactions Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the University of Maryland, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) built an on-chip microresonator that strengthens...
Laser Blazes New Milestone Toward Self-Sustaining Fusion Energy Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility (LLNL NIF) said that, for the first time, physicists have engineered and tested a laser system in which fusion...
AI to Automate Laser Material Deposition Industrial organizations in Germany and Canada are collaborating to provide automated control of laser material deposition (LMD) and other additive processes using artificial intelligence (AI). The...
Compact Terahertz Laser, With Room to Shrink, Produces 120 Frequencies Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have taken a step toward bringing terahertz frequencies out of their hard-to-reach region of the...
Record Strain Achieved in Single-Crystal Silicon A simple method for producing what scientists have reported are record levels of strain in single-crystal silicon could lead to the ability to integrate photonics more fully with silicon structures....
Chip-size Sensor Performs on Par With Conventional Spectrometers A miniaturized near-infrared (NIR) sensor for industry, agriculture, and other sectors is ready to be deployed, according to its developers at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). The...
Laser Nanosoldering Boosts Conductivity of Nanoelectrodes Researchers at Jinan University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a plasmon-enhanced laser nanosoldering technology to increase the electrical conductivity of silver (Ag) nanowires that...
Industry News
Ocean Insight Acquires ILT, Adds Light Measurement Capabilities Ocean Insight has acquired International Light Technologies (ILT), a producer of light measurement and detection systems and customized light source solutions. ILT’s offerings are used in biomedical, environmental, agricultural, food and beverage, and industrial applications. Halma plc made the purchase for ~$26.6 million. Ocean Insight, which was acquired by Halma in 2004, comprises...
Purchase of Tower Semiconductor Bolsters Intel's Silicon Presence Intel will acquire Israeli semiconductor solution foundry Tower Semiconductor, in a deal worth $5.4 billion and $53 per share in cash. The acquisition supports Intel’s expansion of its...
Electrophotonics Bridges Sensor Logjam for Autonomous Vehicles Photonic computing company Lightmatter, with Boston University College of Engineering and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, is leading a multimillion-dollar...
SCANLAB, Pulsar Photonics Extend Collaboration for Scan Solutions SCANLAB GmbH and Pulsar Photonics GmbH formalized a cooperation agreement for the development and distribution of more highly integrated laser scan systems. In addition to collaborating with Pulsar...
II-VI Advances Diamond Platform, Electronics Sector Presence II-VI has formed a collaboration with Element Six, a provider of synthetic diamonds and superhard materials, to expand the Pittsburgh-based engineered materials and optoelectronic components...
FiconTEC Establishes US Subsidiary Based at CREOL Photonics assembly and test company ficonTEC Service GmbH has established ficonTEC Inc. as a wholly owned subsidiary. The Aachen, Germany-based parent company opened a joint facility — its U.S....
Optica Foundation Establishes $2M Women's Scholarship Fund The Optica Foundation launched the Optica Women Scholars program. The program provides visibility, community, and resources for 20 women annually via financial support of $10,000. Additionally, the...
TRIOPTICS' CEO Steps Down Eugen Dumitrescu will step down as CEO of TRIOPTICS effective April 1. Kristin Holzhey, who has served as managing director of OTTO Vision Technology GmbH since 2019 and has been directing the...
Metalenz Demonstrates Chip-Scale Polarization Imaging Meta-optics company Metalenz has unveiled a polarization-based optical technology called PolarEyes. The technology, which is not yet commercially available, takes the capabilities of bulky...
EPIC Insights
Silicon Photonics Confronts the Dangers of Success Silicon photonics initially emerged to boost the efficiency, scalability, speed, flexibility, and connective capacity of massive data centers. Today, leading photonic transceiver players each report annual run rates of up to 2 million devices. And yet, even as the coronavirus pandemic has caused chaos and uncertainty around the world, the pace of innovation for these devices has accelerated, with...
LASER-TEC College Profile
Northwestern Michigan College Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) offers an Associate of Applied Science degree in engineering technology with an electronics specialization, which includes elective studies on lasers and optics technology. The degree program focuses, in part, on the applied aspects of science and engineering technology to provide students with practice in the technology spectrum, including product improvement,...
Lighter Side
The cutting edge in ancient Chinese traditions Few civilizations are as old and storied as China, a corner of the world rich with cultural traditions that trace back through the region’s history and into myth. The drinking of tea, for instance, traces its origins to the folk mythology of Shennong, the divine farmer who taught people the value of herbs before the dawn of history. The making of Xuan paper, also known as rice paper, is...
Products
NIR Aspheric Lenses TECHSPEC® Near-Infrared Precision Aspheric Lenses from Edmund Optics Inc. are optimized to eliminate spherical aberration in the NIR spectrum. The lenses are manufactured from S-LAH64 or N-BK7 substrates and polished through a computer numerical-controlled machining process to achieve high-precision performance. While the uncoated substrate option is designed for 780 nm, other coatings...
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Beam Profiler The Ophir® SP932U USB 3.0 High-Resolution Beam Profiler from MKS Instruments Inc. is a compact, CMOS camera-based beam profiler for UV, VIS, NIR, and Nd:YAG wavelengths that deliver accurate...
MKS Instruments Inc.
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Welding Cell Camera The CellView camera from Xiris provides a wide-angle view of automated or manual welding cells. The device allows welders and supervisors to remotely monitor welding status to help improve the...
Xiris Automation Inc.
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Battery Monitoring Sensors The BaMoS battery monitoring solution from InnovationLab GmbH uses ultrathin printed pressure and temperature sensors to capture detailed battery data down to the individual cell level. ...
InnovationLab GmbH
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Scanning Lens The Microscan extension scanning lens from Pulsar Photonics GmbH achieves resolutions close to the sub-μm limit for laser micromachining and can turn any galvanometer scanning system into a...
Pulsar Photonics GmbH
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Laser Power Meter The MIRO ALTITUDE power meter for laser beam measurement from Gentec Electro-Optics Inc. is designed to help engineers and service technicians increase their productivity. The instrument...
Gentec Electro-Optics Inc.
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Femtosecond Laser Sources The CRONUS-2P and CRONUS-3P microscopy-dedicated femtosecond laser sources from Light Conversion covers applications in functional neuroimaging, optogenetics, and deep imaging. CRONUS-3P...
Light Conversion
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UV Laser Modules The 375-nm UV Photon laser modules from ProPhotonix Ltd. are available in power levels up to 70 mW and well-suited to UV curing applications that require fast curing from a very focused UV light. ...
ProPhotonix Ltd.
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Thermal Science Cameras The X858x and X698x X-Series science cameras from Teledyne FLIR provide high-speed and high-resolution thermal imaging for scientific research and engineering applications within the MWIR and LWIR...
Teledyne FLIR Systems Inc.
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Photovoltaic Power Connector The Amphe-PV H4 Plus single-pole power connector from Amphenol Industrial Sustainable Technologies is dual-certified at 1500-V direct current to UL 6703 and IEC 62852 for photovoltaic systems. ...
Amphenol Industrial Operations
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Particle Analyzer The BeNano 180 Zeta Pro particle analyzer from Bettersize Instruments Ltd. is designed for nanoparticle size, zeta potential, and molecular weight analysis. Dynamic light scattering,...
Bettersize Instruments Ltd.
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Lidar Perception Software Percept perception software from Blickfeld GmbH easily translates lidar data into actionable information. Designed for Blickfeld’s Cube sensor range for industry use, Percept includes...
Blickfeld GmbH
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Pulsed Xenon Light Source The µPAX-3 Pulsed Xenon Light Source from Excelitas Technologies Corp. features a 2-W device with a small form factor for analytical instrument applications. With an innovative lamp...
Excelitas Technologies Corp.
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Advanced Sensing Platform The Modular Photonics integrated photonics sensing platform from PhotonFirst is designed for advanced sensing. The technology can be used for a broad range of measurements including...
PhotonFirst
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Metallic-Coated Stemmed Mirrors TECHSPEC® Metallic-coated Stemmed Mirrors from Edmund Optics Inc. reduce surface stress and deformation. The devices are available in enhanced aluminum, protected gold, and protected silver...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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3D Printer The Quantum X align 3D printer from Nanoscribe GmbH enables auto-aligned printing on optical fibers and photonic chips. The system provides advanced 3D alignment capabilities to enable the...
Nanoscribe GmbH & Co. KG
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OPO and Pump Laser The Peacock 532 Optical Parametric Oscillator and Pump Laser from LUMIBIRD is integrated on a single platform. The device includes a compact and rugged CFR-type Nd:YAG laser pumping an optical...
Lumibird
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Femtosecond Lasers The FSX series of femtosecond pulse width lasers from Photonics Industries International Inc. accommodates user-specified pulse widths for applications that require pulse widths from 350 fs to 20 ps....
Photonics Industries International Inc.
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Particle Analyzers The Aura+ and Aura PTx particle analyzers from Halo Labs are designed to swiftly bring therapeutics to market. The Aura+ definitively identifies cells, protein, and viral vector aggregates,...
Halo Labs
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Long-Exposure CMOS Camera The Retiga E7 from Teledyne Photometrics is a long exposure-optimized CMOS camera that allows dark current control and low read noise. Providing thermal noise control for applications that...
Teledyne Photometrics
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Nd:YAG Lasers The Q-smart HE series of Nd:YAG lasers from Quantel Laser and LUMIBIRD SA are flash lamp-pumped amplified lasers that can reach up to 2.3 J/pulse while maintaining high beam quality and stability. ...
Lumibird
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C-Mount CCD Camera The Eagle 1-MP C-mount CCD camera from Raptor Photonics Ltd. is air-cooled to -80 °C. Using a back-illuminated CCD with 1056 × 1027 pixels and a 13 × 13-μm pixel pitch, the...
Raptor Photonics Ltd.
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Mixed-Signal Oscilloscope The 5 Series B mixed-signal oscilloscope from Tektronix Inc. provides added support for power integrity testing and enhancements for debug and validation. With versatility, the device provides...
Tektronix Inc.
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