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Photonics Spectra: December 2020

Photonics Spectra
 December 2020


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Managing Holography Errors in Asphere Metrology Aspheric lenses are preferred over conventional spherical lenses in many optical systems for their high optical performance and lightweight and compact form factor. However, measuring aspheric surfaces is not a straightforward process. Metrology options are typically based on interferometry or profilometry1 (Figure 1). To measure an asphere interferometrically, the reference wavefront must match...
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Capturing Solar Images in the Extreme Environment of Space Imagine trying to take pictures or make optical measurements on a cloudless day beneath the blistering onslaught of 13 suns. This is the equivalent reality for the European Space Agency’s...
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How Quantum Effects Influence the Building Blocks of Life In Erwin Schrödinger’s 1944 book, What Is Life? The Physical Aspect of the Living Cell, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist and one of the fathers of quantum mechanics speculates on a...
Inaugural Photonics Spectra Conference to Highlight Innovations in Lasers, Optics, More The first Photonics Spectra Conference is set for Jan. 19-22, featuring presentations in four tracks: lasers, optics, biomedical imaging, and spectroscopy. Each day-long program will feature a...
Exploring the Role of High-Purity Laser Light in Quantum Technology A second quantum revolution is underway. The first revolution relied on an understanding of the wave-particle duality of electrons and photons, and led to the information age of smartphones, the...
EDITORIAL
A turn toward brighter days It may seem counterintuitive to plan a cover feature on solar imaging for the December issue, which will be distributed just weeks before the winter solstice, but what better emblem to invoke brighter days ahead. The COVID-19 pandemic has made a tumultuous year even more difficult. It has brought tragedy and trauma for families, and some variation of Hobson’s choice for business and industry....
LASERS IN USE
Durable Optical Coatings Help to Advance Laser Safety Today, lasers can be found in a multitude of applications ranging from laser pointers for classroom instruction to medical instruments for eye and cosmetic surgery. Lasers are also used for research, materials processing, defense, and flight safety. Because of the high power densities that lasers achieve, they pose a serious risk to eyes and skin. Depending on variables such as wavelength,...
LASER SAFETY
Durable Optical Coatings Help to Advance Laser Safety Today, lasers can be found in a multitude of applications ranging from laser pointers for classroom instruction to medical instruments for eye and cosmetic surgery. Lasers are also used for research, materials processing, defense, and flight safety. Because of the high power densities that lasers achieve, they pose a serious risk to eyes and skin. Depending on variables such as wavelength,...
TECH PULSE
Free-space Communication System Virtually Eliminates Receiver Noise A laser-based space communication system developed by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology uses an almost noiseless preamplifier to improve reach and data rates for space communications. The research has implications for technologies such as intersatellite communication, deep-space missions, and Earth monitoring with lidar. The Chalmers team’s system overcomes losses over large...
3D Mapping of Finger Veins Points to Uncrackable Security An optical biometric authentication tool using photoacoustic tomography to map a subject’s finger veins in 3D could provide a nearly uncrackable security method. Researchers at SUNY Buffalo...
Chemical System Collects, Stores Solar Energy on Molecule for 14 Hours Researchers from the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (Leibniz IPHT) and Friedrich Schiller University have developed a copper complex-based chemical system for molecularly storing solar...
System Captures 3D Images of Internal Defects in Solid Structures A system developed by researchers at Tohoku University captures 3D images enabling the detection of defects in metallic structures. The technology, called the piezoelectric and laser ultrasonic...
Hyperspectral Stripe Projector Combines 3D, Spectroscopic Imaging A projector capable of making images that elude the capture capabilities of traditional cameras could, when paired with a monochrome sensor array and sophisticated programming, enable 3D spectroscopy...
High-Spatial-Resolution Camera Achieves 15 Trillion Frames per Second An all-optical ultrafast imaging system developed by scientists at Shenzhen University has reached 15 trillion frames per second. The system is useful for visualizing ultrafast phenomena such as...
Flexible Parylene Waveguide Operates Over Broad Spectrum A parylene-based waveguide has the physical characteristics necessary to enable it to emerge as the new standard in optical biointerfaces. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University developed the...
Fisheye Metalens Captures 180 Degree Panoramic Images Researchers at MIT and the University of Massachusetts Lowell have developed a wide-angle metalens capable of producing 180° panoramic images. The design could be adapted for a wide range of...
Low-light Photodetector Senses Shades from UV to NIR Researchers at RMIT University (Australia) introduced a hyper-efficient broadband photodetector capable of imaging all shades of light between the UV and near-infrared ranges and is at least...
Silicon Photonics Drives Ultrasmall Ultrasound Detector A base of miniaturized photonic circuits, undetectable to the human eye and assembled on top of a silicon chip, has enabled a German research team to develop an ultrasound detector they say is the...
Quantum Microscope Squeezes Out Noise Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) used quantum optics to advance state-of-the-art microscopy and, in doing so, chart a a path to detecting...
LIGHT SPEED
OpTek Invests in Operational Facilities in US, China, UK Precision laser processor and manufacturer OpTek Systems announced its investment into new operational facilities on three continents. The company expanded its Greenville, S.C., facility by 2000 sq ft, adding additional fiber processing and machine commissioning space. The company also said it opened a new facility, co-located with HITEC Sensors, in Chelmsford, Mass., outside Boston. Both OpTek...
IR Imaging, AO in Spotlight as 3 Scientists Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics Laureates Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel, and Andrea Ghez have been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in physics for discoveries related to black hole formation (Penrose) and of a black hole at the center...
SDC Technologies Acquires Coatings Maker COTEC Mitsui Chemicals Inc. has announced that group company SDC Technologies Inc. acquired COTEC GmbH, a manufacturer, developer, and researcher of physical vapor deposition (PVD) and molecular layer...
Gelest Completes Sale of Parent Company to Mitsubishi Chemical America Gelest, manufacturers and suppliers of high-growth materials such as silicones and organosilanes, reported it has completed its previously announced sale of Gelest Intermediate Holdings to Mitsubishi...
Arthur Ashkin, Nobel Laureate and Pioneer in Optical Trapping, Dies at 98 Arthur Ashkin, Nobel laureate, has died at the age of 98. Ashkin, known for his pioneering work in the creation of optical tweezers, was the first to observe optical gradient forces on atoms, the...
ALLVAR Awarded NASA SBIR Phase I Grant for High-Temperature Alloy Alloy developer and manufacturer ALLVAR has been awarded a NASA SBIR Phase I Grant to develop a high-temperature negative thermal expansion (NTE) alloy, ALLVAR Alloy-HT, aimed at improving the...
Laser Systems Developer Fotona Purchases A.R.C. Laser’s Dental Division Fotona d.o.o. has acquired A.R.C. Laser GmbH’s dental division. The acquisition encompasses Fotona’s purchase of the Fox III and Fox IV laser systems, as well as the EmunDo photothermal...
GRAD STUDENT PROFILES
Dreaming of new optics technology: Yiyang Wu The optics field is conducive to imaginative ideas that can benefit industry. Yiyang Wu, a second-year Master of Science student studying optics at the University of Rochester, has found this to be true during his time as a student and research assistant. He has been involved in optics for about six years and also has a background in entrepreneurship. In his research at the university’s Institute...
Optics runs in the family: Vitek Stepien Vitek Stepien, a doctoral student at the University of Rochester’s Institute of Optics, knew what field he wanted to study from the beginning of his college career. He said he has been...
Blending entrepreneurship with integrated photonics: Juniyali Nauriyal Juniyali Nauriyal, a doctoral student at the University of Rochester’s Institute of Optics, said she was always interested in physics but she had a special knack for optics. She received a bachelor’s...
LASER-TEC COLLEGE PROFILE
Gallatin College, Montana State University The state of Montana encompasses one of the densest per capita clusters of optics and photonics institutions in the U.S. To meet the ever-growing workforce demands of this local cluster — and of the nation overall — Gallatin College offers an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in photonics and laser technology to develop highly trained photonics and electro-optic technicians. Located in...
INDUSTRY EVENTS
Inaugural Photonics Spectra Conference to Highlight Innovations in Lasers, Optics, More The first Photonics Spectra Conference is set for Jan. 19-22, featuring presentations in four tracks: lasers, optics, biomedical imaging, and spectroscopy. Each day-long program will feature a keynote address and sessions that highlight the latest in applications, industry trends, and technological developments, along with expert insights from across academia and industry. The program is...
PRODUCTS
Turntable Sputtering System The OPTA X turntable sputtering system from Von Ardenne GmbH is designed for the deposition of interference-optical filter layers of high precision in autonomous driving, the Internet of Things,...
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Silicon Photonics Die Bonder The MRSI-S-HVM high-speed, flexible 0.5-μm die bonder from MRSI Systems is designed for silicon photonics, co-packaging electronic and photonic chips, and wafer-level packaging. The die...
MRSI Systems
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PCB Direct Imaging System Platform The X1000 Direct Imaging platform from Limata GmbH provides printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturers with a dry-film patterning and solder mask imaging system. The X1000 is an affordable...
Limata GmbH
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Sampling Oscilloscope The 8 Series sampling oscilloscope platform from Tektronix Inc. is a disaggregated modular instrument series with parallel acquisition. With up to four channels per mainframe, the system...
Tektronix Inc.
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Optical Measuring Machine The Metrios optical measuring machine from Vici & C SpA has been updated to increase its usability and load capacity with a robust lifting stage and other features. The system is available...
Vici & C SpA
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Physical Optics Software VirtualLab Fusion 2020.1 physical-optics software from LightTrans International is a one-stop simulation platform where different solvers can be applied for the different components in the system. ...
LightTrans International GmbH
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Laser System for Cold-Atom Apps The FC1500-Quantum Atomic Laser System from Menlo Systems GmbH offers atomic species and scenarios such as strontium lattices or calcium ions. Within three 19-in. racks, all integrated...
Menlo Systems GmbH
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Flip-Chip Bonder The FDB210P Flip Chip Bonder from Shibuya Corp. can be used for the mass production of optical devices and semiconductors that require sub-μm level of bonding accuracy. The system is able to...
Shibuya Corp.
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Quarter Wafers Oxygen® RD0092 DROIC Quarter Wafers from Senseeker Engineering Inc. are digital-readout integrated circuit (DROIC) wafers for evaluation and prototyping. Each quarter wafer is supplied with...
Senseeker Engineering Inc.
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MultiJunction Diode Lasers Multi-junction lasers from SemiNex Corp. are semiconductor diode devices at eye-safe wavelengths between 1310 and 1550 nm. The multi-junction laser diode is a drop-in replacement for most...
SemiNex Corporation
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Thermal Camera The GTC400C 12V Max Connected Thermal Camera from Bosch is designed to give professionals the ability to easily and accurately measure, visualize, and analyze thermal variance across diverse...
Bosch
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Raman Spectrometer The WP 248 Raman spectrometer from Wasatch Photonics is a compact UV device ideal for fluorescence-free Raman spectroscopy and UV resonance Raman to enhance sensitivity and selectivity. The...
Wasatch Photonics Inc.
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LED Fixed-Pattern Projector The Pattern Blazer™ LED fixed-pattern projector from Innovations in Optics Inc. is designed for structured lighting and stereovision in 3D machine vision. The Pattern Blazer features four...
Innovations in Optics Inc.
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High-Speed Measurement Camera The Phantom T1340 4-MP high-speed camera from Vision Research Inc. captures images up to 13 Gpx/s. With a 2048 × 1952 low-noise sensor and a compact form factor, the camera is ideal for...
Vision Research Inc., Phantom Digital High-Speed Cameras
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Linear Motor Stages The V-817 series of linear stages from Physik Instrumente LP are three-phase linear motors well suited for precision automation applications such as sensor and camera positioning, laser welding,...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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Nanosecond Solid-State Laser The compact MOPA series of UV nanosecond solid-state lasers from Crystal Laser Systems GmbH feature wavelengths of 355, 266, and 213 nm. The laser systems are based on a diode-pumped, passively...
CryLaS GmbH
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CW Diode-Pumped Lasers The Cobolt Rogue series of 640-nm lasers from HÜBNER Photonics are continuous-wave, diode-pumped lasers with multi-mode, high power. The Cobolt Rogue features multi-longitudinal mode in a...
HUBNER Photonics GmbH
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Wide-Angle Lens An off-the-shelf 125° wide-angle lens from Immervision enables smartphone OEMs to improve image capabilities in next-generation phones. The accessible lenses reduce the development...
Immervision
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