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Photonics Spectra: February 2012

Photonics Spectra
February 2012

FEATURES

Quantum Communication Is Ready for Its Close-Up

Advances in detectors and sources have gotten quantum communication ready for rollout. Photonics plays a key role in this technology, thanks to the ability to impose a quantum state on particles of light and to detect that state at a point many miles away. Quantum communication may be ready for its big debut, but technical issues – such as how to increase transmission distance or construct...

Lasers Evolve to Meet the Demands of Optical Communications

Long-distance, high-speed communication depends on lasers to provide the optical power source. But this application is becoming more and more demanding, especially in terms of power consumption,...

Power Distribution Improves Industrial Laser Systems

Electrical power is vital to a laser’s operation. Power quality, availability and distribution play a vital role in the laser’s performance. Laser manufacturers must consider these...

Waveguides Need Characterization, Too

Measuring the attenuation and isolation of polymer waveguides in optical printed circuit boards will help manufacturers develop and produce better boards for optical communications. The demands of...

The Coming Market for Optical Fiber and Cable

“The market for optical fiber cable has shifted dramatically in the past five years to local deployments, away from long haul and regional.” The market for optical fiber and cable is a...

EDITORIAL

Crazy for Quantum Communications “If anybody says he can think about quantum physics without getting giddy, that only shows he has not understood the first thing about them.” – Niels Bohr Prepare to get your “giddy” on. Photonics Media goes quantum this month, with an exciting article in this issue as well as a webinar scheduled for Feb. 16 that will feature a presentation on the subject by MIT...

TECH PULSE

Carbon nanotube “forest” hides 3-D objects

A unique property of carbon nanotubes – the low refractive index of low-density aligned nanotubes – also can camouflage 3-D objects, making them look like nothing more than a flat black...

Probing microscopy technique produces green solar cells

A new microscopy technique will help engineers peer more closely inside plastic cells to predict a new way to make them more energy-efficient. Most plastic solar cells today are made from a blend of...

Material glows in NIR for two weeks

Move over, cheesy glow-in-the-dark plastic toys that take forever to “charge up” with light and that fade to black in a blink. A new material can emit a near-infrared glow for two weeks...

Optical resonator builds better UV beam

An optimized optical resonator can be a better way to build compact ultraviolet light sources with low power consumption, which could lead to improved data storage and chemical analysis. Researchers...

“Egg crate” structure optimizes QD-LED performance

A new quantum-dot (QD) LED “egg crate” design turns formerly troublesome ligand molecules into a critical element of a more versatile quantum-dot LED structure for applications in...

Light from vacuum supports quantum principle

The quantum mechanical principle that says a vacuum is not empty space but full of particles that fluctuate in and out of existence, has been observed for the first time as photons were coaxed to...

Light-triggered robotic arm bends, stretches

As the world gets smaller and smaller, microrobots and nanomachines become more important for fabrication, assembly and other tasks. Controlling such tiny machines can be problematic –...

Microplasma arrays promise to revolutionize lighting

A new plasma-based lighting system comprising microcavity arrays produces inexpensive, wafer-thin, flexible sheets of light – and its creators say it will revolutionize illumination. Just as in...

Blocked holes boost light on the nanoscale

Capping a hole should block light transmission through that hole, right? Not on the nanoscale. In fact, placing a metal cap over a small hole in a metal film does not stop light from passing through...

Detectors collect data for NASA droplet combustion experiments

A new and more effective radiometric diagnostic device will enable the International Space Station (ISS) to collect data for droplet combustion experiments, thanks to two small infrared thermopile...

LIGHT SPEED

Funding reauthorization will stabilize SBIR programs The US House committee leaders and the Senate recently reached an agreement to reauthorize funding for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs for another six years, which will help to stabilize and boost the photonics industry. Legislation to reauthorize the programs – which are designed to spur technology innovation within the...

Optical engineering grabs the spotlight in Israel

A diverse group of optical engineering enthusiasts will gather at Bar-Ilan University on March 20 for the Optical Engineering 2012 Convention, held by the Society of Electrical and Electronic...

Edmund Optics’ founder dies

Norman W. Edmund, founder of Edmund Optics Inc. (EO), has died. His son, Robert, made the announcement on Jan. 17. Norman Edmund began cultivating an interest in optics in his mid-20s and started a...

3S Photonics Acquires Manlight In France, 3S Photonics Group of Nozay has announced the acquisition of all shares of Manlight SAS of Lannion. 3S Photonics completed the transaction with the help of Eurazeo, which holds 83 percent...

AIA Teams with Association in Korea Machine vision trade group Automated Imaging Association (AIA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the year-old Korean Machine Vision Industrial Association (KMVIA) to advance the...

Zeiss Marks CrossBeam’s Anniversary Carl Zeiss Microscopy recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of its CrossBeam FIB-SEM (focused ion beam-scanning electron microscope) technology. The ceremony was held at the Center for Composite...

Trade Fair Launched in India Laser World of Photonics India will be held Sept. 14 to 16 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai. The event, a collaboration of Messe München and its subsidiary Messe München...

Elbit Receives Award to Update Head-Up Displays Elbit Systems of America LLC of Talladega, Ala., a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd., has received a $38.5 million, five-year, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract by the...

Emcore Bolsters Cable Production Emcore Corp. of Albuquerque, N.M., has announced full-scale production of its new 56-Gb/s 14 data rate active optical cables for computing, Ethernet router and switch applications. The high-speed...

Leister Div. Becomes Axetris AG As part of a general restructuring, Leister AG of Kaegiswil, Switzerland, has converted its Microsystems Div. Axetris into an independent company, Axetris AG. The company plans to intensify its focus...

Huawei to Acquire Symantec Stake Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. of Shenzhen, China, and Symantec Corp. of Mountain View, Calif., have agreed on a transaction in which Huawei will acquire Symantec’s 49 percent stake in Huawei...

Knight Optical Forms European Team Knight Optical (UK) Ltd. has established a separate division that focuses on serving its customers in Europe and has recruited four multilingual technical sales advisers to cover the German, French...

Laser Components Pens Contract Laser Components of Olching, Germany, has signed a distribution agreement with optical fibers manufacturer 12000%%Polymicro Technologies of Phoenix that applies to all German-speaking countries and...

Teledyne Dalsa Secures Contract Teledyne Dalsa of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, has received a contract from Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. of Guildford, UK, to develop a multispectral sensor for an advanced Earth observation...

Newport Retires Notes Early To avoid cash interest payments, Newport Corp. of Irvine, Calif., retired $69.6 million of its 2.5% convertible subordinated notes due Feb. 15, 2012, for a sum of $70 million plus accrued interest....

Lockheed Delivers Prototypes Global security company Lockheed Martin of Bethesda, Md., delivered the first M-DSA (modernized day sensor assembly) upgrade prototype to the US Army for use on the Apache helicopter. Five system...

NeoPhotonics Increases Capacity Photonic integrated circuit manufacturer NeoPhotonics Corp. of San Jose, Calif., is doubling its capacity for producing narrow-linewidth tunable lasers. Offered in an Optical Internetworking Forum...

Potomac Photonics Adds Capabilities Potomac Photonics of Lanham, Md., has expanded its microhole drilling capabilities and operations. It has added several new precision laser cutting systems, from the UV to IR wavelengths, for...

Prism Solar Concludes Funding Round Prism Solar Technologies Inc. of Highland, N.Y., has completed a financing round of more than $4.4 million. With the funding, it expects to bolster its holographic film and bifacial photovoltaic...

Samsung Produces Panels, Renews License Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. of Seoul, South Korea, has begun mass production of its 40-in. “optical sensor in pixel” interactive LCD panels, which feature advanced optical sensors. The...

Dynasil Unit Garners Contracts The RMD Research subsidiary of Dynasil Corp. of America received $3.65 million in contracts to develop nuclear detectors from the Department of Homeland Security’s Domestic Nuclear Detection...

Soitec, Reflexite Energy Ink Deal To create competitive concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) solutions, Soitec of Bernin, France, and Reflexite Energy Solutions Inc. of Avon, Conn., have entered a joint venture to establish Reflexite...

Telops Receives Hyper-Cam Order Telops of Quebec City has received a contract order from the Public Research Center – Gabriel Lippmann (CRP-GL) in Luxembourg, Belgium, for an airborne Hyper-Cam Fourier transform infrared...

Zygo Secures $4M Order The Optical Systems Div. of Zygo Corp. has been awarded a $4 million order from a major medical device manufacturer to produce high-precision assemblies used in an ophthalmic medical device. Zygo...

Jenoptik Expands in Berlin, China Laser and optical systems manufacturer Jenoptik of Jena, Germany, is doubling its semiconductor laser capacity with a ⇔10 million (about $13.2 million) expansion of its Berlin-Adlershof site....

Schweizer Eyes PV Market in Asia Schweizer Electronic AG has entered the Asian photovoltaics market as part of a diversification strategy. Schweizer Energy will operate a plant in Nantong, China, with up to four 100-MW production...

Cree Unit Set to Grow Wisconsin-based Ruud Lighting, a subsidiary of Cree Inc., announced a 208,000-sq-ft expansion of its manufacturing facility and a $24.5 million investment in the fabrication and assembly of LED...

GREENLIGHT

“Fool’s gold” is pretty smart for solar cells

Fool’s gold may not live up to its name after all. Iron pyrite – aka iron sulfide – has been mistakenly overlooked as an efficient solar cell material for too long, according to researchers at Oregon State University in Corvallis, who took a closer look at its properties and uncovered a promising alternative to today’s thin-film materials. Today’s thin-film solar...

LIGHTER SIDE

Watch what you eat — automatically

Quick, think back: How many calories’ worth of potato chips did you eat last week? Unless you don’t like chips, making the answer zero, it might be tough for memory alone to supply the exact number. But keeping track of your intake could help you change any unhealthy eating habits and develop new ones. And soon, tracking calories, exercise and other health-related information could be...

PRODUCTS

CO₂ Laser Optics

For the low-power lasers used in cutting fabrics, filter mats, canvas, clothing, textiles and synthetics, Laser Research Optics, a division of Meller Optics Inc., has released a line of field-replacement CO2 optics. The optics meet OEM and ISO-10110 specifications and are offered in 1/2- to 1 1/2-in.-diameter sizes, with 1- to 25-in. focal lengths in 1/2-in. increments. Available from stock, they...

Laser Research Optics

CMOS Camera

Hamamatsu Photonics has introduced the ORCA-Flash4.0 scientific CMOS camera. Featuring good quantum efficiency, low noise, high resolution and fast readout, it delivers better signal-to-noise...

Hamamatsu Photonics UK Ltd.

Integrated AFM Platform

Anasys Instruments Corp. has launched the afm+, a fully integrated atomic force microscopy (AFM) platform for research and analysis. Using thermal probe technology for nanoscale thermal analysis...

Anasys Instruments Corp.

Mounts for Laser Optics

Laser Components (UK) Ltd. now offers a large selection of multiaxial mounts. Users can easily adjust the optics along two to four axes (FHL series). Depending upon the model, 0.5- to 2-in. lenses...

Laser Components (UK) Ltd.

Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer The 3F series quadrupole mass spectrometers from Hiden Analytical Ltd. now feature direct digital signal detection that provides fast response and sensitive detection levels. Designed for research in...

Hiden Analytical Ltd.

NIR Spectral Engines BaySpec Inc. has released the f/1.8 series SuperGamut near-infrared spectral engines. They feature ultrahigh throughput, have no moving parts and provide rugged performance suitable for applications...

Programmable Linear Actuator

Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions Inc., a division of Ametek Inc., has announced the RoHS-compliant IDEA size 23, a noncaptive linear actuator that combines high-output force, rotary to linear motion,...

Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions Inc.

Fiber Laser Welding Designed for fine microwelding with focused spot sizes down to 10 µm, the LF fiber laser welding system manufactured by Miyachi Unitek Corp. offers precise control of pulse width and peak...

AMADA WELD TECH Inc.

Laser Machining Tool Coherent Inc. has unveiled the MetaBeam 1000, a turnkey laser-based machining tool that enables cost-effective cutting of sheet metal, including stainless steel, mild steel, aluminum and brass. It...

Variable Field Module

For applications with MFP-3D atomic force microscopes (AFMs), Asylum Research has introduced the variable field module2 (VFM2), intended for use by researchers who want to apply magnetic fields to...

Oxford Instruments Asylum Research

Infrared LED

The IR Power Topled with lens (SFH 4258S/ 4259S) from Osram Opto Semiconductors Inc. has an 80% higher optical output than the standard version of the infrared LED, while retaining the same surface...

Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH

Inverted Microscope

The Axio Vert.A1 from Carl Zeiss is an inverted compact cell culture microscope that combines all standard contrasting techniques in a single stand. In transmitted light, it offers bright-field,...

Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH

Explosion-Proof LED Light

Larson Electronics LLC has introduced an explosion-proof surface-mount infrared LED light designed to provide illumination in the 1145-nm range normally applied in spectroscopic testing and analysis...

Larson Electronics LLC

Deep-Violet Laser Diode

Elk Industries LLC has announced a rugged and robust variable-power OEM/laboratory deep-violet continuous-wave laser diode operating at 401 nm with output power of 400 to 500 mW. It operates on 2-W...

Elk Industries, R-K Manufacturing

Near-IR VCSELs Princeton Optronics Inc.'s single-mode near-infrared vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) offer output power up to 100 mW. Suitable for applications including sensing, machine vision,...

Princeton Optronics Inc.

Software-Based PLC

Aerotech Inc.'s A3200 MotionPAC is a software-based programmable logic controller (PLC) that is integrated with the company's A3200 motion controller to increase programming efficiency and decrease...

Microscope Z-Drive Till Photonics has introduced a fast microscope Z-drive, the VoiceCoil. The system combines the 22-mm range of a stepper motor-driven coarse drive with piezo precision at high speeds. It offers 20-nm...

FEI Munich GmbH

Rack-Mountable Multimeter Gigahertz-Optik Inc.'s X1-RM multimeter, a rack-mountable version of the X1 series handheld universal optometer, can be used with a variety of detectors. It combines a powerful microprocessor and...

Gigahertz-Optik Inc.

Collimation, Beam Shaping

AdlOptica GmbH's water-cooled Focal-πShaper is designed to operate with high-power (>1 kW) fiber lasers. It combines the functions of collimation and beam shaping, converting with nearly 100%...

Objective Lens Olympus Europa Holding GmbH has released the XLPLN25XSVMP ScaleView 25x objective lens with a numerical aperture of 1 for deep imaging of thick biological samples. The ScaleView approach allows...

Olympus Europa SE & Co. KG

Blue Lasers Modulight Inc. has added 465-nm single-emitter blue lasers for acne treatment and teeth whitening to its LimeLight product line. The 1-W lasers are supplied with an SMA-905 connector, an integrated...

Wide-Dynamic-Range Sensor The NSC1105 manufactured by New Imaging Technologies is a 1.3-megapixel wide-dynamic-range sensor with a 10.6-µm pixel size. It provides a dynamic range of >140 dB in a single frame. Because...

New Imaging Technologies (NIT)

Five-Megapixel Sensor

Steinbichler Optotechnik GmbH has unveiled the 5-megapixel Comet L3D 5M sensor. The company says that, in comparison with the basic model, Comet L3D, the 5M offers improved camera resolution for a...

Steinbichler Optotechnik GmbH

Fiber-Pigtailed Option

Laser Lines Ltd. has released a true fiber-pigtailed option for Cobolt AB's 04-01 series single-longitudinal-mode lasers. In the compact and robust fiber delivery option, the single-mode...

Laser Lines Ltd.

Packaging Submounts

Remtec Inc. has added new capabilities for laser diode, LED and photodiode submounts and substrates, giving designers a wider variety of packaging options with ceramic submounts (alumina, beryllia,...

Video Surveillance Camera

Toshiba Surveillance & IP Video, a business unit of Toshiba America Information Systems Inc., has introduced the IK-WD14A indoor IP mini dome camera. The instrument features full high-definition...

CANON MEDICAL COMPONENTS U.S.A., Video Sensing Devices

Laser Diode Eblana Photonics Ltd. has launched a 1653.7-nm single-wavelength laser diode for methane detection. The EP1654-DM is built on proprietary "discrete mode" technology and delivers good spectral purity...

Eblana Photonics Ltd.

Polarization Extension for LSMs PicoQuant GmbH has released a polarization extension for its upgrade kit for confocal laser scanning microscopes (LSMs). Previously, commercially available upgraded LSMs could perform time-resolved...

Polymer Measurement

B&W Tek Inc. and Gnosys Global Ltd. have introduced the PolymerIQ software for real-time nondestructive identification and quantification of polymers. Combining B&W Tek's i-Raman...

Modulation Analyzer The IQScope from Southern Photonics is an optical complex modulation analyzer for fully characterizing the optical performance of modulators and transmitters. Its hardware and software enable any...

Quantifi Photonics Ltd.

Fiber Laser

The Mentad fiber laser from RPMC Lasers Inc. is now available at 1 µm and produces pulse energies up to 50 µJ, with pulse widths from 500 ps to 1.25 µs and repetition rates from 5...

RPMC Lasers Inc.

Thermal Imagers

The newly developed PI400 and PI450 from Optris GmbH are additions to the company's family of online infrared cameras. Measuring 56 x 46 x 90 mm, they weigh 320 g, with the lens included. Thermal...

Optris Infrared Sensing LLC

Metrology Instrument Taylor Hobson has released a single-platform metrology instrument that performs three core measurements. The Talyrond 500 series offers a solution for accurate roundness, contour and surface...

Taylor Hobson Ltd.

Radiation-Tolerant Lens

Resolve Optics Ltd. has introduced a 15-mm-focal-length lens, expanding its line of fixed-focus radiation-tolerant lenses. Designed for the cameras and sensors used in environments subject to...

Resolve Optics Ltd.

Radiometers/Photometers

Gooch & Housego has announced the release of the OL 730E series radiometers/photometers. The newest model has a smaller footprint, while providing similar research-grade precision and accuracy....

Optronic Laboratories LLC

CMOS Camera

Raptor Photonics Ltd. has introduced a 4.2-megapixel cooled scientific CMOS camera. The Osprey OS4MPc-CL features a 2k x 2k low-noise 2048 x 2048-pixel scientific CMOS sensor that produces high...

Raptor Photonics Ltd.

Laser Flash Measuring System

Ulvac-Riko Inc. has released the TC-1200RH, a laser flash thermal constant measuring system for research and development of electrical heating materials. It enables stable measurement in low...

Ulvac Technologies Inc.

Self-Blocking SWIR Filters

Optics Balzers AG offers customized bandpass filters with a self-blocking design for the short-wavelength infrared (SWIR) spectral region. The filters combine a wide blocking range and high bandpass...

Materion Balzers Optics

UV Solar Simulator

Oriel, a Newport Corp. Brand, is offering the Sol-UV solar simulator for photobiological applications including testing over-the-counter sunscreen products' sun protection factor (SPF). The new unit...

Newport - Oriel Instruments

Multipixel Photon Counter Vertilon Corp. has launched the SIB416 for testing and evaluating the Hamamatsu S11064 multipixel photon counter. It is designed to give researchers and developers a quick way to evaluate the S11064...

Video Borescopes

For on-site remote inspection, Titan Tool Supply Inc. has introduced two portable articulating video borescopes. The instruments feature two-way articulation (120°) with onboard stand-alone image...

Titan Tool Supply Inc.

Deep-UV Laser Sources Teem Photonics SA has unveiled two deep-UV laser sources. For applications ranging from materials ablation to laser-induced fluorescence, the 266-nm MicroChip range has been enhanced by the...

Plastic Acylinder Lenses Edmund Optics has introduced its TechSpec plastic hybrid acylinder lenses. Similar to aspheric and cylinder lenses, they provide diffraction-limited focusing performance in only one dimension....

Edmund Optics Inc.

Intensified CCD For time-resolved imaging applications, Andor Technology plc has launched an addition to its iStar range of scientific-grade intensified CCDs. The iStar 312T imaging platform operates at acquisition...

Andor Technology

2-D Optical Micrometer

Keyence Corp. of America's TM-3000 2-D optical micrometer introduces technological advancements to 100% automated high-speed, in-line or off-line measurement and inspection applications. It combines...

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