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Photonics Spectra: February 2014

Photonics Spectra
 February 2014


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Covert IR Optical Taggants Enhance Identification Covert IR taggants represent a strong photonic tool in identifying key personnel and materials in both military and civilian applications. Covert infrared taggants are embedded markers that can emit...
Real-Time 3-D Replays Bring Fans Closer to Action Imaging technology is a real game changer for Dallas Cowboys fans and refs at AT&T Stadium. Figuring out which team came up with the football during a postfumble player pileup has gotten a whole...
Better Lasers, Better Computing To take communications to the next level, laser technologies must improve in terms of cost, efficiency and robustness. Fortunately, those improvements are in the works. Whether traveling through free...
Quantum Communications Finds Many Paths to Commercialization From quantum repeaters and single-photon detectors to space satellites, photonics promises to bring quantum encryption to the mainstream. Quantum communications has already been proved possible over...
Trends in Microscopy: A Big Market, Focused on the Very Small The microscopy market is growing – set to exceed $5 billion by 2018 – even as microscopic targets get smaller and smaller. The microscopy market is trending upward – and the...
How Fibers Really Work Basic knowledge of fiber optics is widespread – but often infected by certain misconceptions. The basics of fiber optics are seemingly quite simple. Guidance of light in a fiber core can be...
EDITORIAL
Awarding, Enhancing, Advancing As I write this, anticipation is building for the announcement of the winners of the 2014 Prism Awards for Photonics Innovation, presented jointly by SPIE and Photonics Media. By the time you receive this issue, the winners will be posted at the official Prism Awards site, www.photonicsprismaward.com. There also will be a full recap of the winners in the March issue of Photonics Spectra, and you...
TECH PULSE
Nano-FTIR Offers Versatility in Protein Studies A new technique called Fourier transform infrared nanospectroscopy (nano-FTIR) overcomes the diffraction limits of mid-infrared spectroscopy for label-free chemical and structural imaging of protein structures with high resolution (less than 30 nm) and extreme sensitivity. The method, devised by the nanoscience research center CIC nanoGUNE in Spain, the Free University of Berlin and the company...
One Photon Per Pixel Produces 3-D Lidar Image With the detection of a single photon from each pixel location, a new lidarlike system can gauge depth and produce 3-D images. The technique is expected to be broadly applicable to microscopy and...
Feeling the Ultrasensitive Force with a Levitating Nanoparticle Optically levitating nanoparticles in high-vacuum conditions have led to the measurement of the highest quality factors (Q-factors) in nano- and micromechanical oscillators. Oscillators with high...
Compact Laser Generates Research-Quality X-rays A novel method generates research-quality x-rays using a "tabletop" laser, making such light sources more practical for advanced research. High-quality x-rays — needed for applications ranging...
IR Technique Sees Through Graphene Stacks An IR technique identifies and characterizes individual graphene layers in a large stack, providing information on the electronic properties of each layer. Such information opens the possibility of...
Nanorods Synthesized for Large-Scale Manufacturing A new technique that produces nanoscale gold rods in large quantities while also controlling their optical properties and dimensions could facilitate their high-volume manufacture for applications in...
Qubit Survives for 39 Minutes A quantum state, normally a very fragile condition, has been demonstrated to survive at room temperature for an unprecedented 39 minutes. This achievement overcomes a key barrier to building...
Nanoantennas Form Ultrathin Holograms for Sensing An ultrathin hologram — only 1/23rd the width of the light wavelength used to create it — could make possible light-based devices and optical switches small enough to be integrated into...
Photon Detected, But Not Absorbed It’s possible to detect something as fragile as a single photon without destroying it, new research suggests. Single-photon sources have important applications in quantum networking,...
Distant Atoms Cooperate by Sharing Light Atoms can work collectively, rather than independently, to share light, an international team has found. The discovery has important implications for applications in advanced quantum devices....
Microwaves Wirelessly Converted to Direct Current A new device designed using manmade, inexpensive materials operates as a power harvester with efficiency similar to solar panels but can wirelessly convert microwave signals into direct current...
LIGHT SPEED
Bandgap Boosts Solar Cell Efficiency with Nanowires The average efficiency of standard commercial solar cells has been increased by 0.4 percent, just by replacing the standard surface texture with nanowire technology, Bandgap Engineering Inc. announced this week. The nanowire-enhanced cells, produced on the same line as the standard cells, showed an average efficiency boost from 17.2 to 17.6 percent, Bandgap said. To demonstrate the boost, Bandgap...
Specim to Scan Sweden’s Drill Cores Hyperspectral imaging instruments and systems maker Specim Spectral Imaging Ltd. announced Tuesday that it has signed one of the largest optical and mineralogical core-scanning projects in the world:...
Compass-EOS Joins Georgia Technology Center Silicon-to-photonics router company Compass-EOS has joined the Georgia Technology Center (GTC), a live laboratory for network equipment vendors to demonstrate their hardware and software, the center...
EOS, 3D-Micromac Form Microlaser Sintering Co. Laser micromachining systems maker 3D-Micromac AG and EOS GmbH, a provider of additive manufacturing products, have established a business to bring microlaser sintering technology (MLS) to the...
SPIE DSS in Baltimore Broadening Appeal SPIE is expanding the scope of its 2014 Defense + Security Conference with the addition of several conferences and meetings that are expected to appeal to the broader sensing community, the...
Association for Passive Optical LAN Adds Members Qypsys, Vision Technologies, Communications Supply Corp. (CSC), The Siemon Company and Fiber Optic Association recently became members of the Association for Passive Optical LAN (APOLAN). The...
Planner Aims to Inspire Women to Pursue STEM Careers The SPIE Women in Optics 18-month planner aims to inspire a new generation of girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The 2014-2015 planner is available...
Ocean Optics Unveils New Science Curriculum Ocean Optics has launched a new version of its Spectroscopy 101 curriculum for high school and college teaching laboratories, the company said recently. Spectroscopy 101, written for use with the...
Laser-Based Communications Passes Military Tests A monthlong evaluation of a high-speed, laser-based communications system funded by the Office of Naval Research was successfully tested by Exelis and its partner, the company said this week....
ATF Awarded ISO Registration Advanced Thin Films’ (ATF) laser optics manufacturing facilities in Boulder have been awarded the ISO 9001:2008 registration for meeting quality management system requirements of the...
Aerotech Reaches $1B Shipping Milestone Aerotech has surpassed the $1 billion mark in products shipped since the company’s inception in 1970, the motion control and positioning systems maker said recently. “We are strongly...
GREENLIGHT
Laser Reveals Photosynthetic Processes Scientists have used an ultrafast laser to study a photosynthetic complex — arguably the most important bit of organic chemistry on the planet — in its complete functioning state. When sunlight strikes a photosynthesizing organism, energy flashes between proteins just beneath its surface until it is trapped as separate electric charges. These tiny hits of energy are literally the...
LIGHTER SIDE
It’s a bird – it’s a plane – it’s the octocopter! Sometimes taking to the skies is the best way to see what’s happening on the ground. Rothamsted Research of Harpenden, England, hopes that will be the case for crop studies: The agricultural research institute has obtained a remote-controlled unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) called an octocopter, outfitted with four different cameras, to further its work in the fields. Two of the cameras can...
PRODUCTS
TLB-7100 Vantage Tunable Diode Lasers New Focus, a Newport Corp. brand, has added the TLB-7100 Vantage series external-cavity tunable diode lasers to its Simply Better Littrow line. The devices are suitable for applications such as atomic spectroscopy, laser cooling, BEC (Bose-Einstein condensate), MOT (magneto-optical traps) and interferometry. Each laser is optimized to a user-specified wavelength and offers narrow linewidth,...
Newport - New Focus
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HexaCube 6-D Motion Solution Attocube systems AG’s hexaCube, an integrated 6-D motion solution, combines stiff design and long travel range with nanometer repeatability for positioning tasks in precision machining and...
attocube systems AG
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Multifocal Diffractive Optical Elements Holo/Or Ltd. has released multifocal diffractive optical elements for applications in microscopy and laser cutting. The optics allow a single collimated incident beam to focus simultaneously at...
Holo/Or Ltd.
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CV-500M Miniature Camera Marshall Electronics has released the CV-500M, a miniature camera providing 1080p resolution for industrial, scientific, machine vision, automation and OEM applications. The camera incorporates...
Marshall Electronics Inc., Optical Systems
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Hercules II PV Junction Box Amphenol Industrial Global Operations has released the Hercules II, a junction box featuring a current rating of 10 A and a rated voltage of 1000 V of direct current. It is suitable for use on rigid...
Amphenol Industrial Operations
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Npaq 6U Drive Rack Aerotech Inc.’s Npaq 6U high-power drive rack provides up to 30 A for brush, brushless or stepper motors, and its plug-in amplifiers support both linear and pulse-width-modulation (PWM)...
Aerotech Inc.
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NanoWizard Ultra Speed AFM JPK Instruments AG’s next-generation NanoWizard Ultra Speed AFM (atomic force microscope) delivers fast scanning and superresolution on an inverted microscope for applications including the...
Bruker Nano GmbH, JPK BioAFM
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LR-T Laser Sensor Keyence Corp. of America’s LR-T series multipurpose laser sensor can be used for any sensing situation in any environment. Time-of-flight (TOF) technology and a custom integrated circuit enable...
Keyence Corp.
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NanoTweezer Nanoparticle Analysis Optofluidics has introduced the NanoTweezer, a system that captures, manipulates and analyzes large numbers of individual nanoparticles and has the potential to advance pharmaceutical drug...
Halo Labs
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FastCam SA-Z Camera System Photron Inc’s ultrahigh-speed imaging system, the FastCam SA-Z, features 21,000 fps at megapixel resolution and more than 2 million fps at reduced resolution, making it possible to view...
Photron USA Inc.
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OCI-1000 Handheld Hyperspectral Imager The OCI-1000 handheld hyperspectral imager from BaySpec Inc. provides full, continuous visible and near-IR data for sensing applications including real-time identification of food-borne illnesses...
BaySpec Inc.
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ZnSe/ZnS Laser Optics Laser Research Optics is offering laser optics made from zinc selenide and zinc sulfide in any shape or size, with precise tolerances and surface finishes. The optics are available in...
Laser Research Optics
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3D Pro Variable-Focus Laser Multipix Imaging has launched ProPhotonix’s 3D Pro variable-focus laser for machine vision applications including 3-D measurement, dimensional scanning, positioning, high-speed sorting and...
Multipix Imaging Components Ltd.
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Aloha+ H2O Analyzer Tiger Optics LLC’s new ammonia analyzer, the ALOHA+ H2O, refines the detection levels of moisture down to 2 parts per billion, five times the sensitivity of incumbent technology. A...
Tiger Optics LLC
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3-D Laser Height System Olmec Ltd. has released a laser height system that uses an LMI Gocator 3-D smart camera to inspect bearings used in bogies in the railway industry. The camera includes an integrated laser...
Olmec-UK Ltd.
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DLC Pro Digital Laser Controller Toptica Photonics Inc.’s DLC pro provides laser diode current, temperature and piezo drivers with extremely low noise and drift properties, boosting the performance of its DL pro tunable laser,...
TOPTICA Photonics Inc.
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FLex Fiber Optic Polisher KrellTech has released the FLex fiber optic polishing system for R&D laboratory applications including the processing of waveguides, planar lightwave circuits, optical chips and fiber arrays. ...
KrellTech
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Verdi G20 Laser Coherent Inc.’s high-power Verdi G20 laser can simultaneously pump a Ti:sapphire oscillator and a high-repetition regenerative amplifier, or two Ti:sapphire oscillators with sufficient power to...
Coherent Inc.
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Corona II Line-Scan Illuminator The Corona II line-scan illuminator from Chromasens provides up to 2,500,000 lux for web inspection applications such as color printing, textiles, glass tape and aluminum. It has an IP54-rated...
Chromasens GmbH
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Integrated Vision Camera System The Integrated Vision smart camera system from ABB Robotics uses 2-D vision guidance to track products, improve supply chain management, improve quality, and troubleshoot challenging lines and...
ABB Robotics
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SXUVPS4C Quadrant Photodiode Opto Diode Corp.’s SXUVPS4C quadrant photodiode offers a 5 mm2 active area in each quadrant for two-axes-positional-centering laser applications in the 13.5- to 200-nm-wavelength range. ...
Opto Diode Corporation
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CDS Security Software Cognex Corp.’s version 1.0 Cognex Directory Server (CDS) security software centralizes authorization and authentication controls for users of the company’s In-Sight vision systems. ...
Cognex Corp.
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U100-S Ultima Mirror Mount Newport Corp. has released the U100-S Ultima, a clear-quadrant mirror mount for optomechanical applications. The device features thick front and rear plates for improved stability and rigidity....
MKS/Newport
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SL45 HeNe Laser Power Supply The SL45 dual-input voltage power supply from Power Technology Inc. generates a small amount of heat and offers improved conversion efficiencies for use with HeNe lasers. The current-regulated,...
Power Technology Inc.
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Spectrum Analysis Tools EXFO Inc. has introduced the FTB-5230S optical spectrum analyzer and the FTB-5230S-OCA optical channel analyzer for use in coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM), dense wavelength division...
EXFO Inc.
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nanoIR2 IR Spectroscopy Platform The nanoIR2 atomic force microscope (AFM) based spectroscopy platform from Anasys Instruments is suitable for measurements on a variety of sample types, including semiconductor devices, thin films,...
Anasys Instruments Corp.
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5-MP Spark Cameras JAI Inc. has added the Spark SP-5000M-PMCL and Spark SP-5000C-PMCL 5-MP cameras to its Spark industrial series. Featuring a Mini Camera Link interface that can be configured to support various...
JAI Inc.
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X6580sc Thermal Imaging Camera The X6580sc thermal imaging camera from Flir Systems Inc. provides ultrafast frame-rate acquisition for scientific and research applications involving dynamic thermal events. The device...
Teledyne FLIR
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IR Wire-Grid Polarizers New high-contrast IR wire-grid polarizers from Edmund Optics are suitable for broadband IR applications requiring high transmission and contrast, including spectroscopy, thermal imaging and...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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ColdAb Series 4 Thin-Film Deposition System The ColdAb Series 4 thin-film deposition system from Picodeon Ltd. Oy is designed for pulsed laser deposition (PLD) of oxides, metals and several composites in volume manufacturing. The system...
Picodeon Ltd. Oy
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Focal-pShaper 9_532q AdlOptica GmbH’s refractive Focal-πShaper 9_532q, optimized for 532-nm lasers, transforms a round Gaussian laser beam into a square focused spot with almost 100% efficiency for...
AdlOptica GmbH
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