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Photonics Spectra: December 2017

Photonics Spectra
 December 2017


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Photonics West Brings Together Industry’s Best, Brightest With three conferences — BiOS, LASE and OPTO — and two exhibitions, SPIE Photonics West is the world’s largest annual event for the photonics, laser and biomedical optics...
Display Technologies Shape the Immersive Experience Almost four years ago, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg plunked down a reported $3 billion for technolgy company Oculus VR and said, “We believe this kind of immersive, augmented reality [AR]...
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Optical Techniques Tackle Nanoscale Measurements Materials at the nanoscale can behave in surprising ways. While the properties of macro materials can often be predicted, the behaviors of a material invisible to the naked eye can differ greatly....
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Pushing the Limits of Interferometric Testing Laser interferometers have come a long way in the last 40 years. At 76 million independent surface image points per second in phase-shifting mode, the latest in laser interferometer instrumentation...
Fabricating Precise Polymer Optics Polymer optics are one of the cornerstones of photonics, driving the innovation necessary to meet the requirements for ever-smaller installation spaces and significant weight savings, all while...
Advances in Power and Tunability for GaSb-VECSELs Recently, there has been growing demand for light sources in the near- to mid-infrared range with high output power in combination with good beam quality. This demand is driven by applications such...
EDITORIAL
Display Technologies Seek Uptake The virtual and augmented reality worlds are in a quandary. Tens of billions of dollars have been spent on developing systems that many expected to follow a similar growth trajectory as the smartphone. Although virtual reality (VR) headsets can be found in an increasing number of education and training applications, they’ve yet to catch fire among consumers to the degree industry watchers...
TECH PULSE
Holography Helps Uniquely Identify Free-Flowing Particles in the Air Researchers used overlapping lasers to create holographic images of free flowing air particles. A green laser was used to measure light deflection; a red laser to provide a 3D image that could...
Caltech Researchers Develop On-Chip Nanoscale Optical Quantum Memory A computer chip with nanoscale optical quantum memory has been developed that is analogous to a traditional memory chip in a computer. An international team led by engineers at Caltech took advantage...
All-Optical Polarization Control Could Allow Faster Data Transfer A breakthrough in rapid polarization switching with an all-optical polarization control could allow faster data transfer and open new areas of nanoresearch, enabling researchers to learn more about...
Scaled-Up Mirror-Coating Technology Could Improve Telescope Efficiency Scientists are adapting atomic layer deposition (ALD), a technique widely used in the microelectronics industry, to develop protected silver coatings suitable for telescope mirrors. These coatings...
Quantum Repeater Could Speed, Secure Long-Distance Quantum Communication Researchers have experimentally demonstrated photon entanglement swapping and teleportation for multiple orbital angular momentum (OAM) states of light. When OAM is used as an information carrier,...
QD Lasers Epitaxially Grown on Silicon Could Be Smallest to Date Record-small electrically pumped micro-lasers have been epitaxially grown on industry standard (001) silicon substrates. Continuous-wave lasing up to 100 degrees Celsius was demonstrated at 1.3 μm...
Device Allows Standard Cameras to Produce Hyperspectral Images A miniaturized hyperspectral device has been developed as an add-on for a standard camera, and could be used to repurpose a camera for generating hyperspectral images and videos for a range of...
Ultrapure Green Light from Perovskite Could Enrich Next-Gen Displays An ultra-thin LED, as bendable as a sheet of paper and able to emit pure green light, has been developed using nanomaterials and simple room-temperature processes. Until now high-temperature...
LIGHT SPEED
Sierra-Olympic to Distribute Leonardo DRS Camera Cores in the U.S. Supplier of IR and thermal imaging components Sierra Olympic Technologies Inc. has signed an agreement with defense contractor Leonardo DRS Inc. to become its U.S. master distributor of commercial uncooled thermal camera cores. Sierra-Olympic Technologies will assume sales and distribution responsibilities for all U.S.-based OEMs who integrate Leonardo DRS’ popular Tamarisk family of...
UIUC, Penn to Lead Research in IoBT The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and the University of Pennsylvania have been selected by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) as lead research organizations for two...
Morpho, NSense Announce Business Collaboration Image processing technology developer Morpho Inc. and video recognition technology developer NSense Corp. have begun a business collaboration to enhance competitiveness in the fields of artificial...
Pyreos Awarded Grant for Thin-Film Sensors Thin-film pyroelectric sensor supplier Pyreos Ltd. has been awarded a grant of almost £950,000 ($1.1 million) to develop the next generation of thin-film pyroelectric IR sensors. The company,...
Source Photonics Opens Manufacturing Facility in China Communication solutions provider Source Photonics Inc. has established an optical laser facility in Jintan, China. Announced with the city’s Jintan Economic Development Zone, the new...
Opton Laser to Distribute Quantum Light Instruments Products Optics and laser distributor Opton Laser International SA and laser developer Quantum Light Instruments Inc. have signed an exclusive French distribution agreement. Opton now offers a full range of...
Birrell Awarded Optics Innovator Award Steve Birrell, CEO and founder of laser and photonics company Quantum Composters Inc., has been awarded the Optics Innovator Award from the Montana Photonics Industry Alliance. The award was given in...
The Optical Society Announces 2018 Fellows Class One hundred and one (101) OSA members, representing 19 countries, have been elected to the 2018 OSA Fellows Class. Fellows are selected based on specific scientific, engineering, and technological...
NREL Collaboration Brings New Light to Silicon Solar A collaboration between researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) and the École...
UArizona’s Norwood Awarded $3.7M by DOE for Solar Technologies Robert Norwood, a University of Arizona professor of optical sciences, has been awarded $3.7 million dollars in two separate programs by the Department of Energy's Advance Research Programs Agency...
NASA, Norwegian Map Authority to Develop Arctic Satellite Laser Ranging Station NASA and the Norwegian Mapping Authority are partnering to develop a state-of-the-art satellite laser ranging station 650 miles from the North Pole that will produce high-precision locations of...
LIGHTER SIDE
Solar Farms in China Masquerade as Pandas Proudly called the national treasure of China, the giant panda is the rarest member of the bear family. Among the world’s most threatened species, the panda has also become the face of global conservation efforts worldwide. In an effort to represent both China and green energy, two panda-shaped solar farms were built on the mainland … with 98 more planned across China and Asia in the...
PRODUCTS
Gain Current Amplifier The DDPCA-300 ultralow, noise-variable, gain current amplifier from Femto has been announced by Electro Optical Components Inc. Designed for sensitive current and charge measurements, the amplifier features a switchable gain from 104 to 1013 V/A. It has an extremely low noise input of 0.4 fA/√Hz minimum allowing measurement of currents in the femto to pico Ampere range. It also has a...
Electro Optical Components Inc.
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Electronic Control Module The Tempe Electronics and Software Set (TEESS) from Laser Components GmbH is an electronic control module for its own IG series of complex IR sensor arrays. The OEM solution is a modular kit...
Laser Components Germany GmbH
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LED Curable Mask The Litemask 8177G LED curable mask from Incure Inc. is a 100 percent solid, high-strength, peelable, high-temperature mask for the electronics and aerospace industry. The system cures...
Incure Inc.
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Signal Quality Analyzer The MP1900A Signal Quality Analyser-R from Anritsu Corp. is a high-performance bit error rate tester (BERT) that accurately measures communications equipment, next-generation high-speed electronic...
Anritsu Corp., Test & Measurement
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Multi-Camera Solution The e-CAM30_HEXCUTX2 multi-camera solution from E-Con Systems Inc. is designed for the NVIDIA Jetson TX1/X2 development kit. The e-CAM30_HEXCUTX2 is ideal for customer applications where...
e-con Systems Inc.
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Fiber Optic Cables OFS Fitel LLC has expanded the AccuRibbon DC Fiber Optic Cable product family to include fiber counts up to 864. The gel-free ribbon cables will be available in dielectric and metallic...
OFS
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Digital Flow Controllers Digital flow controllers from McPherson Inc. are designed to improve measurement accuracy in the specialized vacuum UV analytical spectrophotometer (VUVAS) systems and improve the lifetime of UV...
McPHERSON
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Uncooled Thermal Camera The Vayu HD uncooled thermal camera from Sierra-Olympic Technologies Inc. provides true high definition and 1080p output. The new thermal imager replaces the Viento HD and Viento HD IP67...
Sierra-Olympia Technologies Inc.
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Laser Alignment Tool The 90-Line-D from Pinpoint Laser Systems is a laser alignment tool for monitoring and detecting misalignment and other errors in machinery and equipment. A highly accurate pentaprism bends the...
Pinpoint Laser Systems
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Diffractive Optical Element Tuner The DOE Tuner from Holo/Or Ltd. is a variable 0.8 to 1.2× zoom module that can be used to fine-tune the beam, before or after the diffractive optical element. To facilitate the...
Holo/Or Ltd.
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Array Spectroradiometer The CAS 140D array spectroradiometer from Instrument Systems Optische Messtechnik Gmbh is designed for testing larger SSL light sources and luminaires. Due to its improved optical and...
Instrument Systems GmbH
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Microbolometer The Wafer-Level-Packaged 320 × 240 Vanadium Oxide microbolometer from Teledyne Dalsa Inc. is available for OEMs. The device features 17-μm pixels and is fully configurable within the...
Teledyne DALSA, Machine Vision OEM Components
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IR LEDs The NIR-C19M series of IR LEDs for iris recognition from Everlight Electronics Co Ltd. features a wavelength of 810 nm, which exert the clearest contrast effect to read the pattern of the iris. ...
Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd.
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HD and 4K Cameras Enhancements to the TMX series of rugged full HD and 4K resolution cameras from Adimec Advanced Image Systems BV provide full-motion video in daylight on airborne payloads, long-range observations...
Adimec Advanced Image Systems BV
Night Vision Goggle Tester The NV-2500 night vision goggle tester from HGH Infrared Systems is designed for monocular or binocular systems. The NV-2500 provides automated testing of all standard night vision goggle tests...
HGH Infrared Systems
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Piezoelectric Microtubes A new line of ultra-compact piezoelectric microtubes from Physik Instrumente LP feature inner diameters down to 200 μm. The new ultrasmall piezo tube transducers come in two standard sizes:...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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C-Mount Lenses The GOYO GMTHR4 line of high-resolution, compact, 1-in. format C-mount lenses from Goyo Optical Inc. comes in a variety of fixed focal lengths. The lenses feature a durable metal body and come...
Goyo Optical Inc.
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Mini Spectrometer The C13555MA mini spectrometer from Hamamatsu Corp. is designed for color measurements and the testing of light sources. The thin, flat spectrometer measures 80 × 60 × 12 mm and...
Hamamatsu Corporation
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Optical Isolators Free Space Optical Isolators from Edmund Optics are designed and manufactured to provide superior performance with high isolation, transmission and power densities. Each option effectively...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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High-Resolution Cameras Basler AG has announced 12 new ace L camera models with the Sony Pregius IMX253, IMX255, IMX267 and IMX304 high-resolution sensors with global shutter technology. The devices offer resolutions...
Basler AG
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UV Lamp The Model 629 hollow cathode UV lamp from McPherson Inc. is a flow-controlled, windowless broad-spectrum source that emits ionized gas emission lines with little or no absorption by neutral gas. ...
McPHERSON
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PIN Diode Waveguide Switches The single-pole, single-throw (SPST) and double-pole, double-throw (DPDT) millimeter line of E- and W-band PIN diode waveguide switches from Pasternack Enterprises Inc. feature reflective designs...
Pasternack Inc.
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Erbium-Doped Femtosecond Laser The C-Fiber 780 High Power is an erbium-doped femtosecond fiber laser from Menlo Systems GmbH with an increased output power level at 780 and 1560 nm. The output power ratio is freely...
Menlo Systems GmbH
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LED Node Solution The Dot XLQ-8 RGBW, a fully customizable, dynamic LED node solution from Traxon Technologies Ltd., is designed for a wide range of lighting and media applications. The high brightness and...
Traxon Technologies
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Latency Measuring Software Universal Virtual Sync from Exfo Inc. is a software-based solution enabling communications service providers to accurately and cost-effectively measure network latency. This real-time...
EXFO Inc.
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