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Photonics Spectra: February 2020

Photonics Spectra
 February 2020


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The New Technologies Shaping Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy is the branch of vibrational spectroscopy related to the molecular absorption of light between ~750 to 2500 nm, which has a variety of industrial and medical...
Special Majorana-Like Vector Photon Beams A special, newly proposed photon called a “Majorana-like” photon possesses spin angular momentum (SAM) and orbit angular momentum (OAM) coupled together. Experiments with mouse brain...
Infrared Sensors Offer Insights into Invisible Threats Mark Zondlo has an atmospheric chemistry laboratory at Prince-ton University, but you may have a hard time finding him there. Most of his team’s environmental research is conducted in the real...
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Improving Devices with Plasmonics Researchers are putting electron oscillations, or plasmons, to work and paving the way for instruments that could improve food safety and devices for future mobile communications. Additionally,...
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Artificial Intelligence in Particle Image Velocimetry The first article to use the term “particle image velocimetry” (PIV) was published in 1984. Since then, PIV has become a standard method for flow measurements. The technique has remained largely...
Laser Cleaning Techniques in Industrial Applications For centuries, the techniques and equipment used for surface cleaning or renewal in industrial applica­tions have remained the same. The demand for improvements, however, has grown dramatically in...
EDITORIAL
What if Each day I drive about 40 miles east across Route 20, from Albany, N.Y., to Pittsfield, Mass., to get to work. It’s an hour through mostly rural countryside, and the commute gives me time to transition. It begins in the terrestrial world of forests and pavement and 18-wheelers and snow tires and deer, and ends at my desk, where I then begin navigating the world of photonics. It’s a...
TECH PULSE
Higher-Order Topological States Could Lead to Faster Data Transfer Research into topological photonic metamaterials, led by City College of New York, shows that long-range interactions in metamaterials can change the behavior of lightwaves, forcing the waves to...
ETH Zurich Study Offers Insight into 'birth' of Photoelectrons A sub-femtosecond study of linear photon momentum transfer during an ionization process, done by a team at ETH Zürich, could provide insight into the “birth” of photoelectrons....
New Laser Technique Captures Dynamic Processes of Quantum Materials A new extreme-ultraviolet (UV) laser source, developed at the University of British Columbia (UBC), enables time-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, a technique for visualizing electron scattering...
Conductive Polymer Could Enable Tunable Nano-Optics Optical nanoantennas, made from a conducting polymer instead of a traditional metal and developed by scientists at Linköping University, could enable a new type of controllable nano-optical...
Nontoxic Material Used to Upconvert Low-energy Photons Researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UC Riverside) and the University of Texas at Austin demonstrated the use of nontoxic silicon nanocrystals to convert low-energy photons into...
Electric field-induced Charging Could Improve Colloidal Quantum Dot Lasing Researchers at Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) have demonstrated tunable, controllable amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) in a colloidal semiconductor device via electric...
Scientists Develop Photocatalyst that can Turn CO2 into Fuel In a recent study from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, scientists used a photocatalyst largely made of copper to transform carbon dioxide (CO2) to methanol....
Data on Laser-Plasma Instabilities Could Improve Fusion Experiments New research from the University of Rochester could lead to more accurate computer models for simulations of laser-driven implosions. Researchers at the the university’s Laboratory for Laser...
Hourglass-Shaped Silicon Photodiodes Provide Greater Sensitivity A team of researchers from Pohang University of Science and Technology have developed near-infrared (NIR) photodiodes from silicon that are approximately one-third more sensitive than existing...
Harvard, MIT, Duke, US Army Team Up on Terahertz Technology Researchers have created a new terahertz radiation emitter with coveted frequency adjustment capability. The compact source could enable the development of futuristic communications, security,...
Liquid Crystal Microlenses Enable 4D Imaging Researchers from Nanjing University have developed a portable, inexpensive, and easy-to-use microlens to acquire 4D images. 4D imaging provides 3D resolution as well as polarization information. Wei...
Photonic Cluster States Generated at Room Temps for Quantum Computation To observe quantum phenomena on a macroscopic scale, researchers at the Center for Macroscopic Quantum States (bigQ) and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) created an extremely entangled...
LIGHT SPEED
European Machine Vision Association Names New President The European Machine Vision Association (EMVA) has announced that Chris Yates has been elected as president of the EMVA, effective Jan. 1, 2020. The decision to elect the new president was agreed on by the EMVA board of directors during a recent board meeting in Berlin where Chris Yates was elected unanimously. Yates will succeed Jochem Herrmann, the current president of the EMVA who has held the...
Schneider Group Appoints CEO Jos. Schneider Optische Werke GmbH appointed Stuart Singer CEO of its subsidiary Schneider Optics Inc. (SOI), effective December 16, 2019. Singer will be based in Hauppauge, N.Y. In his new role,...
EMBL and Leica Microsystems Sign Open Collaboration Agreement The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and Leica Microsystems have signed a framework agreement allowing for a broad and long-term partnership to provide new imaging technologies. Leica...
Frost & Sullivan honors NUBURU with Award Business analysis firm Frost & Sullivan has selected NUBURU to receive its 2019 Technology Innovation Award for “Developing Superior Quality for the Welding Market.” Frost &...
Precision Optics Promotes Habhegger to Chief Financial Officer Precision Optics Corporation Inc., a designer and manufacturer of advanced optical instruments for the medical and defense industries, has announced the promotion of Daniel Habhegger to chief...
VTT Technical Research Leads Consortium to Promote Recycling VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is managing a new sustainability project dubbed ECOtronics, a consortium of optics and electronics companies in Finland committed to creating recyclable and...
SUSS MicroTec and BRIDG Establish Applications Center SUSS MicroTec, a supplier of equipment and process solutions for the semiconductor industry, announced it will be collaborating with BRIDG, a not-for-profit, public-private partnership focused on...
Cooke Optics Opens LA Service Operation Cooke Optics Ltd. has opened a service operation in Los Angeles to provide full lens servicing and testing. Michael Nadas will serve as the company’s optical engineer. Nadas previously led...
Lynred Delivers IR Detector to MicroCarb Lynred announced the delivery of the first flight-model of its largest short-wave infrared detector (SWIR), NGP, to the MicroCarb space mission. The mission, to be led by French space agency CNES...
Edmund Optics Announces Educational Award Recipients Edmund Optics has announced the recipients of its 2019 Educational Award program. The award is given in recognition of outstanding undergraduate and graduate optics research in science, technology,...
2020 SPIE-Franz Hillenkamp Postdoctoral Fellowship Awarded SPIE has announced Fernando Zvietcovich as the winner of the 2020 SPIE-Franz Hillenkamp Postdoctoral Fellowship in Problem-Driven Biomedical Optics and Analytics. Zvietcovich, currently a Ph.D....
INDUSTRY INSIGHT
Quantum Technology and the OPI Industry Mark A. Tolbert is president of TOPTICA Photonics Inc., and he has worked in plastic optics, nanotechnology, and the laser industry. For more than a decade Tolbert has focused on commercializing quantum technology. He has a degree in physics and an MBA. Sujatha Ramanujan, Ph.D., is managing director of Luminate NY. She is a serial entrepreneur and has started and built businesses in cardiac...
LASER-TEC COLLEGE PROFILE
Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) CCCC’s Harnett County campus has offered an associate-level degree in laser and photonics technology since 1987. More than 600 technicians have graduated and are working in the laser and photonics industries throughout the U.S. and internationally. Companies that have hired graduates include Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Coherent, Wasatch Photonics, Cree, Lawrence Livermore National Lab,...
3 QUESTIONS
3 Questions with Kiri Miyaca Fløistrup Photonics Spectra spoke with Kiri Miyaca Fløistrup, an agronomist and science writer for FaunaPhotonics ApS, about a potential solution to reduce insecticide use in conventional farming. Fløistrup has a master’s degree in agriculture from the University of Copenhagen.
LIGHTER SIDE
STEVE, the enigmatic atmospheric phenomenon, explained (sort of) “I propose we call it Steve,” said photographer Chris Ratzlaff in a 2016 post in a Facebook group for aurora chasers. Ratzlaff was referring to an atmospheric optical phenomenon that appears as reddish and green light in the sky. The name “Steve” is a nod to the 2006 animated film “Over the Hedge,” in which its characters chose “Steve” as a benign name for something unknown. During a December...
PRODUCTS
UV-LED Illuminator The Model 3300 series of UV-LED Illuminators from Innovations in Optics Inc. are designed for digital light processing by pairing high-power UV-LED illuminators with precision drivers/controllers. Meant for applications in 3D printing and maskless photolithography, the systems are optimized to support the DLP7000, DLP9000, and DLP9500 chipsets. Standard LED center wavelengths range from 365...
Innovations in Optics Inc.
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Fiber Laser Head The Titus™ fiber laser head from FOBA offers flexibility for line integration, usability, and speed. At 20 cm long and weighing 630 g, the Vector Scan laser marking head features a small...
FOBA Laser Marking & Engraving (Alltec GmbH)
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Entertainment Laser The EL-300RGB entertainment laser from Laserworld AG is a diffraction effects system that produces multi-color white light. The system creates projection dots or beams through haze and fog. Its...
Laserworld (Switzerland) AG
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Laser Machining IR Camera The PI 08M from Optris GmbH is a compact IR camera for laser machining processes. The system measures temperatures of up to 1900° C with a narrow-band spectral sensitivity of 800 nm and...
Optris GmbH
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Hyperspectral Cameras The HySpex Baldur line of industrial hyperspectral cameras from SphereOptics GmbH are based on a Nyquist spectral sampling, giving a spectral resolution of two spectral bands, and providing a spatial...
SphereOptics GmbH
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Custom Quartz Glass Lenses Custom quartz glass lenses from Laser Components USA Inc. can be manufactured within a short timeframe. Substrates with diameters from 0.5 to 2 in. can be shaped into plano-convex,...
Laser Components USA Inc.
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Precimar ICM 100 The Precimar® ICM 100 IP Dial and Digital Indicator Calibrator from Mahr Inc. features new vision capabilities with an image processing upgrade. Designed for the automated testing of...
Mahr Inc.
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Laser Focusing Lenses TECHSPEC® Laser Focusing Singlet Lenses from Edmund Optics Inc. are used to focus laser light from Nd:YAG lasers and other laser sources in the 500- to 1100-nm wavelength range. The...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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Light Engine The ZIVA light engine from Lumencor Inc. features seven individually addressable lasers and advanced electronic control systems. The engine delivers high optical power, stability, and...
Lumencor Inc.
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Glass and Optics Sensor The ECCO 95.015G sensor from SmartRay GmbH is designed to scan glass and specular surfaces. Sensor technology with optimized optics enables the surface to be scanned while maintaining the...
SmartRay GmbH
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Dual-Fiber Output Laser The HighLight™ FL-ARM switchable, adjustable ring mode (ARM) dual-fiber output laser from Coherent Inc. can sequentially power two separate workstations or processes. Dual-fiber output...
Coherent Inc.
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Fiber Laser Processing System The 890 LASERDYNE Multi-Axis Laser Processing System from Prima Power Laserdyne is a fiber laser designed for challenging large-part welding, drilling, and cutting processes. With...
Prima Power Laserdyne LLC
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MEMS-VCSEL Laser Sources The SL10 series of MEMS-VCSEL Swept-Wavelength Laser Sources, centered at 1060 nm, is available from Thorlabs Inc. with four different sweep rates ranging from 60 to 400 kHz. Based on a...
Thorlabs Inc.
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Cinematography Optics Supreme Prime Radiance lenses from ZEISS are cinematography lenses that feature a T*blue coating for a distinctive look and consistent flares without any losses in contrast or transmission. The...
Carl Zeiss AG, Camera Lenses
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MWIR Cameras The A8200sc and A8300sc MWIR cameras from FLIR Systems are compact in design, offering the speed and sensitivity researchers need to capture rapid thermal events and record accurate temperature...
Teledyne FLIR
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