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Photonics Spectra: January 2013

Photonics Spectra
 January 2013


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Photonics Strengthens Defense – and Offense Light-based technologies offer the military significant advantages in sensing, communications and even weaponry. The US Army has touted its ownership of the night – and the implied advantage therein. But times have changed. “Nowadays, that’s not so much so because there’s a vast proliferation of night-vision technologies throughout the world,” said Gregory J....
Beyond Recycling: Using Photonics to Save the Planet Historically, the environment has paid a heavy price whenever innovation or technological advances have taken place. But times are changing, and today, modernization seldom occurs without the...
Photonic Techniques Spark Manufacturing Revolution The symbiosis of manufacturing and photonics is set to change our lives very soon with advances such as 3-D printers and EUV optical lithography. Conventional lasers of all types are indispensable...
Doing the Math: Aging World Population Demands Photonics Innovation An aging world population may be the single biggest social challenge of this century – and photonic technologies and innovation could play a major role in helping us all make the most of this...
Smartphones Move from Social Media to Social Medicine Cellphones have evolved from a luxury to a necessity in the past 20 years, and now smartphones are making those same inroads (as of September 2012, 45 percent of American adults owned a smartphone,...
Photonics Industry Undaunted by Uncertainty Despite lingering economic concerns, the photonics community is looking ahead to a brighter future – even if it means more work in the short term. Ask members of the photonics industry to...
Prism Awards Finalists Offer Solutions to Big Problems Sensors for monitoring environmental toxins and detecting explosives, powerful new lasers for biophotonics, and tools for lithography and spectroscopy are among the finalists for the 2013 Prism...
EDITORIAL
The Icing on the Cake The planning is a distant memory. The mad rush of entries and the intensity of judging are behind us. And the finalists’ long wait is almost over. The Prism Awards for photonics innovation will be presented at a special event during SPIE’s Photonics West in early February. Award-winning innovation is no cakewalk, but victory is always sweet. Photonics Media – a business unit of...
WORKFORCE OF TOMORROW
SoCal Hybrid Optics Program Is “Just Right” As the need grows for engineers and technicians with photonics training, schools and colleges have been unable to keep up with the demand. In many cases, the cost of starting or maintaining a program...
Excited about optics The University of California Irvine Extension honored Donn Silberman with the Dean’s Outstanding Service Award at its 13th annual Instructor and Advisory Committee Member Appreciation Breakfast...
TECH PULSE
Imparting bonds, directional bonds Colloidal particles have been forced to interact in specific ways that mimic the connectivity of atoms in molecules, greatly increasing the sophistication of structures that can be built from smaller...
Quantum mystery of light revealed A unique setup involving an integrated photonic quantum chip in a quantum beamsplitter is helping to answer one of the most fundamental questions in physics: Is light made of waves or particles?...
3-D bow-tie nanolaser defies diffraction limit Nanolaser devices operating at room temperature defy the diffraction limit, thanks to a lasing cavity composed of 3-D bow-tie-shaped metal nanoparticle dimers designed by researchers at Northwestern...
Nanocrystals ramp up hydrogen production Adding nanocrystals can make the light-driven production of hydrogen more robust and cost-effective, a team at the University of Rochester discovered. The work advances what is sometimes considered...
Quantum computer recycles photons New demonstrations show it is possible to recycle the photons inside a quantum computer so that quantum factoring can be achieved using only one-third of the particles originally required. University...
Synthetic magnetic field directs photons A photonic crystal device that tames the flow of free-moving photons with synthetic magnetism could enable scientists to precisely steer light in any direction. The process breaks a key law of...
Superparticles shaped from nanorods A new technique for growing complex superparticles from self-assembling nanorods could create a new generation of polarized LEDs. Joining nanoparticles creates new materials with [enhanced]...
Most advanced giant telescope mirror completed The most challenging astronomical mirror ever made – 10 times more powerful than any other large mirror – has been completed for a giant telescope that will explore star formation, black...
Optical accelerometer could transform microelectronics An ultrasensitive miniature optical accelerometer uses laser light rather than electrical circuits to gauge movement, a change that could transform the microelectronics industry. The optical cavity...
Sensor reads single photons ultrafast In imaging, every single photon counts. Now, thanks to an ultrasensitive sensor, individual photons can be read within a few picoseconds, yielding high-quality images even in extremely low-light...
Tying knots in light Light can be coaxed to tie itself into knots, but new research suggests that the knot-tying can happen spontaneously – under the right conditions. Australian National University physicists have...
Dark matter halos may contain stars Stars kicked to the edges of space during violent collisions and mergers with other galaxies can get tossed into large, invisible cocoons of dark matter, which might explain why astronomers say they...
LIGHT SPEED
Solutions in the spotlight at Photonics West, BiOS Photonics technologies and everything they enable will take center stage at Photonics West and BiOS in 2013. The event will set records again this year in terms of presentations, exhibitors and...
Moves & Expansions In Lafayette, Colo., Rocky Mountain Instrument has formed a unit, RMI Infrared LLC, to manufacture and distribute high-grade zinc selenide (ZnSe) material and finished optics. The unit, which offers...
Collaborations Coherent Inc. of Santa Clara, Calif., will offer the proprietary software of SigmaTek Systems LLC of Cincinnati for its Meta platform of laser cutting machines. The SigmaNEST CAD/CAM software,...
People In The News Richard Corbyn and Vikrant Mahajan Test and measurement company Labsphere Inc. of North Sutton, N.H., a Halma company, has promoted two employees. Richard Corbyn, a 13-year veteran of the company, is...
GREENLIGHT
ITC upholds tariffs on solar panels from China The US will soon impose tariffs on solar panels imported from China, now that the US International Trade Commission has voted unanimously that the US industry was “materially injured” by cheap subsidized imports. The ITC voted 6-0 against imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules from China that the Commerce Department said were subsidized and sold in the US...
LIGHTER SIDE
Science billboards “enlighten” motorists The effects of physics are visible throughout the world around us, but this autumn a set of billboards took that visibility to a whole new level, offering West London motorists and pedestrians a little roadside enlightenment in the form of Schrödinger’s equation. The vital but little-known physics equation – a description of the ways in which light and matter behave when...
PRODUCTS
Four-Channel Frame Grabber Sensoray has introduced the Model 911 PCI/104-Express four-channel frame grabber with audio capture. It simultaneously captures four channels of analog video and four of stereo audio. It captures raw...
Sensoray Co. Inc.
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Zoom Pinhole Lenses Marshall Electronics’ Optical Systems Div. has released two 323-mm zoom pinhole lenses to monitor hot environments from a greater distance to protect cameras from heat-related damage. The...
Marshall Electronics Inc., Optical Systems
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Semiconductor Failure Analysis For semiconductor failure analysis, FEI has released its Helios NanoLab 450 F1 DualBeam, a system that provides manufacturers with faster, better images of their device architectures. A scanning...
FEI Life Sciences (acquired by Thermo Fisher)
Laser Shutters CVI Melles Griot has introduced SafeClose laser shutters, based on rotor drive actuation technology modified to close on “power down.” The proprietary rotor drive actuator provides...
CVI Laser Optics
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Fiber-Coupled Diode Laser System Dilas has announced its next-generation fiber-coupled diode laser system developed for volume production in industrial applications. The Dilas SF1000/400 delivers up to 1-kW output from a 400-μm...
DILAS Diodenlaser GmbH
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Krypton Light Source The ecoVis, a compact, low-voltage light source from Ocean Optics, has a built-in cuvette holder for basic measurements in teaching labs and other research environments. Its rugged solid alloy...
Ocean Insight
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405- and 445-nm Line Lasers Wavelengths between 400 and 450 nm are becoming more popular for machine vision applications. Blue line lasers provide a strong contrast, particularly when measuring red objects. They are used to...
Laser Components GmbH
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Camera Software Matrox Imaging has announced Matrox Design Assistant 3.0, the latest release of its flowchart-based integrated development environment for the Matrox Iris GT smart cameras. The Iris GT and...
Matrox Imaging
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Process Vacuum Monitor Hiden Analytical Ltd.’s HALO 201 MBE (molecular beam epitaxy) in-process vacuum monitor is designed for thin-film preparation and etching. Mounting on a standard DN-40-CF Conflat-type...
Hiden Analytical Ltd.
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Industrial Camera IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH has introduced the 1.3-megapixel GigE uEye LE industrial camera with GigE Vision imaging. It is supplied in a small, board-level format measuring 45 × 45...
IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH
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UV LED Light Panel Digital Light Lab has introduced a large-scale panel UV LED illumination system. Measuring 12 × 12 in., the AccuCure Panel products are intended for large-area UV-curing applications. The...
Digital Light Lab
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Raman Microspectrometer Craic Technologies Inc. has added more laser wavelengths to its Apollo Raman microspectrometer. Designed to be added to many types of light microscopes, the Apollo enables scientists to measure the...
CRAIC Technologies
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Illumination/Optical Analysis Software TracePro 7.3 is the latest release of Lambda Research Corp.’s illumination and optical analysis software. It features a fully automated interactive solar analysis utility and the addition of...
Lambda Research Corporation
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Benchtop EDXRF Applied Rigaku Technologies Inc. has introduced a high-resolution benchtop energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) elemental analyzer, the Rigaku NEX QC+. The compact device delivers rapid...
Applied Rigaku Technologies Inc.
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High-Definition Video Camera Dage-MTI has introduced the HD-210U, a high-definition (HD) video camera for microscopy, scientific and industrial applications. The single-chip CMOS camera delivers true HD resolution (1920...
Dage-MTI of Michigan City Inc.
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Industrial Cameras The Mako camera being introduced by Allied Vision Technologies GmbH has a Gigabit Ethernet and a USB3 interface. The small industrial camera also features Power over Ethernet. The company is...
Allied Vision Technologies GmbH
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Sapphire Wave Plates Custom-manufactured low-order sapphire wave plates from Meller Optics Inc. extend polarization control into the infrared for use with YAG and other IR laser systems. They change a laser beam...
Meller Optics Inc.
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Hypercentric Lenses Edmund Optics has introduced its TechSpec hypercentric, also called pericentric, lenses. They are suited for inspecting parts and components in machine vision applications. The lenses provide a...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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Inspection Microscope/Magnifier Saelig Co. Inc. has announced the MV600UM2 USB, a color digital inspection microscope with magnification up to 600×. It features an integrated 2-megapixel digital/video camera and PC functions...
Saelig Co. Inc.
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Scientific ICCD Camera Princeton Instruments’ PI-MAX4:1024i-RF fiber optically coupled intensified CCD (ICCD) camera affords users control of experiments via proprietary 64-bit LightField software. It enables...
Teledyne Princeton Instruments
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Digital Cameras Two 2.8-megapixel models have been added to Point Grey Research Inc.’s Flea3 line of GigE Vision digital cameras. The Flea3 FL3-GE-28S4M-C monochrome and Flea3 FL3-GE-28S4C-C color models...
Teledyne FLIR Integrated Imaging Solutions
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Vacuum-UV Spectrometer McPherson Inc.’s vacuum-ultraviolet spectrometer, Model 234/302, now delivers improved efficiency over a wider range. Two new diffraction gratings are available. For the...
McPHERSON
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PHOTONICS SPECTRA 2013
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