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Photonics Spectra: July 2016

Photonics Spectra
 July 2016


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Reality Check Germany is known as “the land of ideas” in the photonics industry. France has become a top contender in optics and photonics innovation. And now, Australia, China, Japan and others in the...
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Polarization-Based Imaging: Basics and Benefits There are three fundamental properties of light: intensity, wavelength, and polarization. Almost all cameras today are designed for monochrome or color imaging. A monochrome camera is used to measure...
Breakthrough for Real-Time THz Imaging Terahertz technologies have become a major field of applied research, driven by the tremendous potential of applications such as nondestructive testing, biomedical imaging, security screening and...
Applications on the Upswing as Cost of Imaging Systems Come Down Every autumn — usually from mid-September until around mid-November in North America and March through May in South America — cranberries reach their peak of color and flavor and are...
Airy Beam Light-Sheet Microscopy Holds Promise for Life Sciences Imaging Airy light-sheet microscopy has great potential to help further research and clinical diagnoses through its ability to image larger 3D volumes of tissues and organoids. Developed in the last three...
High-Performance UVC LEDs Driving Spectroscopy Innovations UVC LEDs are fast becoming the technology of choice for designers developing a new breed of spectroscopy devices that are smaller, less costly and more energy-efficient, while still delivering...
EDITORIAL
Biomedical Imaging Breakthroughs Water concentrations in human tissue, it turns out, are a good indicator of whether or not cells are cancerous. That’s led to increased interest in the emerging field of terahertz imaging, which promises delineation between healthy cells and cancerous ones. The problem: limitations in the performance of current THz sources and detectors. Which brings us to Pierre Gellie’s...
WORKFORCE OF TOMORROW
Springfield Tech's Laser Program Set to Expand One of the oldest laser electro-optic technology associate degree programs in the U.S. will soon be seeing changes as the result of a $500,000 grant. Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) in Springfield, MA, will create an advanced laser machining laboratory and one-year laser materials processing certificate training program to meet the needs of the rapidly growing laser manufacturing...
TECH PULSE
Plasmons Enable Tunable IR Light Source A nanoscale optical parametric amplifier (OPA) has been demonstrated to function as a tunable IR light source. The device functions much like a laser; but while lasers have a fixed output frequency, the output from the nanoscale OPA can be tuned over a range of frequencies, including a portion of the IR spectrum. The device boosts the output of one light by capturing and converting energy from a...
Optical Prism Exdpands Vision Field for the Sight-Impaired A series of novel optical designs may address the limitations of current peripheral prism eyeglasses and help further expand the field of vision for patients with hemianopia, a condition in which the...
Binocular Vision System Enables UAB Auto-Refueling A binocular vision-based platform has simulated Autonomous Aerial Refueling (AAR) between two Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in real-time, using a boom approach. The platform may be the first step...
Electrochromic Polymers Brighten Flat-Panel Displays The use of super-thin layers of inexpensive electrochromic polymers to generate sharp colors that can be quickly changed may lead to a less expensive way to develop flat-panel displays that are also...
Bourbon Draws Flavors from IR-Treated Oak Barrels Buffalo Trace Distillery has released an Experimental Collection of bourbon that used IR light to treat the aging barrels before they were charred. The IR light experiment was intended to understand...
3-Color Photodetector Explored for IR Color TV A three-color, shortwave-midwave-longwave IR photodetector could be used to create IR color televisions and imaging systems. "A device capable of detecting different IR wavebands is highly desirable...
Custom Superprecise Mirror Arrives at European XFEL X-ray laser research facility European XFEL has received a 95-cm-long mirror reported to be the most precise of its kind ever built. The mirror’s production is the culmination of a lengthy...
Inkjet-Printing Produces Disposable Organic Lasers An ultralow-cost fabrication method uses an inkjet printer to produce “lasing capsules” for external-cavity vertically emitting thin-film organic lasers, a development that could enable...
Reconfigurable Silicon Photonic Circuits Provide Control of Light Patterns The ability to control light in a silicon chip could enable novel applications in programmable photonic circuits, including applications for optical testing and data communication. The development of...
Pressure Tunes Absorption by Perovskite Solar Cells The voltage and electronic conductivity of perovskite solar cells have been shown to increase under high pressure. The findings suggest that either chemical or mechanical compression could enable...
JWST’s Giant Golden Mirror is Unveiled As part of the integrating and testing of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), NASA engineers have unveiled the giant golden mirror of the IR telescope — it is heralded as the largest mirror...
LIGHT SPEED
Keysight, Georgia Tech Partner on Software Development Center Keysight Technologies Inc. and the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) will launch a software development center to accelerate Keysight's transformation into a software-centric solutions provider. The facility will house more than 200 developers over the next five years in Atlanta’s Midtown district. Keysight has chartered the center to develop software for use in the design and...
FotoNation, Kyocera Partner for Intelligent Driving FotoNation Ltd. has partnered with Kyocera Corp. to develop advanced, intelligent vision systems for the automotive market. The technologies aim to enhance driver and pedestrian safety while...
PTI, Biotek Win President’s “E” Award for Exports Power Technology Inc. (PTI) has received the President’s “E” Award for Exports, the highest recognition a U.S. entity can receive for making a significant contribution to the...
GSI Changes Name to Novanta Laser, motion and vision technology provider GSI Group Inc. has changed its corporate name to Novanta Inc. Novanta’s shareholders approved the corporate name change at their annual meeting....
Simons Observatory Receives $40M in Funding to Advance Telescopes, Detectors The Simons Foundation has given $38.4 million to establish a new astronomy facility in Chile's Atacama Desert, adding new telescopes and detectors alongside existing instruments in order to boost...
LIGO Awarded Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) operated by Caltech and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been awarded the Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental...
NASA Releases 56 Patents into the Public Domain NASA has released 56 formerly patented agency technologies into the public domain, making them technologies freely available for unrestricted commercial use. In addition to the release of these...
Air Force Awards Raytheon $90M Multispectral Targeting Contract Raytheon Co. said has been awarded a first-lot production contract by the U.S. Air Force for the AN/DAS-4 EO/IR Turret, the latest variant of its MTS multispectral targeting systems. The U.S. Air...
USC, Northrop Grumman Establish Optical Materials Research Institute Northrop Grumman Corp. and the University of Southern California (USC) Viterbi School of Engineering have announced plans to establish an advanced research institute focused on optical materials and...
Lidar System Deployed to Evaluate Wind Turbine Performance in Uruguay Renewable NRG Systems (RNRG) of Hinesburg, Vt., and Ventus Ingeniería have announced plans to install RNRG’s Wind Iris nacelle-mounted lidar at the 20-MW Caracoles wind farm in Uruguay....
DOE Selects Recipients of Small Business SSL Tech Awards The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science has selected six companies and their respective solid-state lighting technologies projects to receive small business awards. The Small Business...
ASIA-PACIFIC SPECIAL SECTION
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Reality Check Germany is known as “the land of ideas” in the photonics industry. France has become a top contender in optics and photonics innovation. And now, Australia, China, Japan and others in the Asia-Pacific region are swiftly emerging as major players in photonics technology, research and development. In a May 2016 report, global market research firm MarketsandMarkets notes that this region is the...
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Amada Miyachi America Opens New Headquarters Amada Miyachi America Inc. has opened its new headquarters, a $13.5 million, 85,000-sf facility. The headquarters include a technical center with eleven application-specific demonstration labs, a...
Flexible Solar Cell Achieves 7.6% Efficiency A thin-film technology called CZTS has been applied to photovoltaics to achieve a world-leading 7.6 percent efficiency in a 1-cm2 solar cell. The achievement marks a milestone for thin-film...
South Korean Delegation Visits Ulis Thermal image sensor manufacturer Ulis welcomed 18 South Korean delegates to its manufacturing site as part of a bilateral mission to explore new opportunities between South Korea and France....
BD, SightDX Collaborate for Malaria Detection Medical technology manufacturer Becton Dickinson and Co. (BD) has announced a collaboration with medical device developer Sight Diagnostics Ltd. (SightDX) to introduce a parasite malaria detection...
Fuji Pigment Develops Toxic-Metal-Free QD Manufacturing Process Fuji Pigment Co. Ltd., led by Ryohei Mori, has announced the development of a large-scale manufacturing process for carbon and graphene quantum dots (QDs). Quantum dots under UV Light. Courtesy of...
ASD Analytical Instrument Service Center Opens in Australia ASD Inc., a Panalytical company providing analytical instrumentation and materials analysis technology, has launched an Australian service center at the office of its Australian partner, Portable...
LIGHTER SIDE
New Robot Comes to Its Senses Robot design is often anthropocentric — the artificial agents have limbs, features and form factors analagous to our own. Surely the human body is a well-designed system, but now researchers are improving robot sensitivity by moving beyond the limits of human morphology. A team from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh has added a vision system to a robot’s hand, allowing it...
PRODUCTS
Diamond-Cutting Machine Synova SA offers the DCS 50, an ultracompact 5P (five-process) machine for gem diamond processing applications such as table sawing, girdling, crown coning, pavilion coning and blocking. The...
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Communication Device Glsun Science and Tech Co. Ltd. has announced the CWDM communication device, featuring low insertion loss and high channel isolation. The device can expand the capacity of a single fiber to...
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Touchscreen Display Projector Shanghai Easi Computer Technology Co. Ltd. (Easitech) offers the Lazertouch mini projector, transforming any surface into a finger-activated touchscreen. Weighing 5 oz, the device projects a...
Alignment Platform The FiberMaxHP is a 3- to 6-axis photonics alignment platform from Aerotech Inc. It features noncontact, direct-drive for all axes for high-throughput alignment, and 2-nm linear and 0.05 μrad...
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Amplifier McPherson Inc. offers the 671MX amplifier, a high-vacuum-compatible, current-to-voltage converting device developed for use with vacuum UV silicon photodiodes. With an integral socketed...
McPHERSON
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Dynamic Light Engine LED Engin Inc. has announced the LuxiTune Bluetooth low-energy (BLE), mesh-controlled tunable white solution for linear luminaires. Installed in a 4 x 4 x 48-in. fixture such as a slot or...
LED Engin Inc.
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Raman Spectrometer Horiba Scientific has announced the MacroRAM Raman spectrometer, a benchtop device that brings simplicity to Raman measurements without compromising the ability to handle complex samples. It...
HORIBA Scientific
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Optical Clocks Silicon Labs offers jitter-free attenuating clocks for 100G/400G coherent optical line card and module design. Si534xH coherent optical clocks are designed to replace discrete timing solutions...
Silicon Labs
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Hyperspectral Camera Ximea GmbH has expanded its xiSpec series of cameras with the MQ022HG-IM-LS150-VISNIR hyperspectral camera. Instead of a mosaic pattern of hyperspectral filters, the device features a line-wise...
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UV LEDs Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd. has released five new UV LEDs covering wavelengths between 365 and 400 nm designed for curing equipment and home appliances. All five products are based on a UV...
Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd.
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Thermal Imaging Camera Flir Systems Inc. has announced the X8000sc series of thermal imaging cameras with lock-in, transient and pulse capabilities to perform advanced inspections such as nondestructive testing or stress...
FLIR Systems Inc.
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LED Curing Equipment Phoseon Technology Inc. has announced the WhisperCool Technology for LED curing, delivering high-performance, air-cooled curing products with a low sound threshold. The technology uses...
Phoseon Technology Inc.
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Day/Night Camera Imperx Inc. has announced the Puma 2-MP high-definition day/night camera based on the KAE-02150 Extreme CCD from ON Semiconductor. The device combines the Interline Transfer CCD pixel design...
Imperx Inc.
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A/D Board Ultraview Corp. has announced the AD14-65Mx16AVE, a 14-bit, 16-concurrent-channel 65 MSPS analog-to-digital (A/D) board for demanding, large-system OEM uses. Two on-board, low-jitter RF...
Ultraview Corp.
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IR Detector Sofradir offers the Daphnis HD, a 10-μm pixel pitch, HD IR detector for military, space, scientific and commercial applications. Daphnis’ 4.8-μm spectral cut-off wavelength allows...
Lynred
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TOLED Display Crystal Display Systems Ltd. offers the LucidVue transparent organic LED (TOLED) display. The displays are available in a 55-in. module and offer a transmittance rate around 45 percent....
Crystal Display Systems Ltd.
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Kinematic Mount Newport Corp. offers the HVM-2i, a compact vertical drive kinematic mount for 2-in.-diameter optics. Designed for industrial applications, the mount features a ball-and-wedge drive mechanism...
MKS/Newport
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3D Laser Scanner The MetraSCAN 3D from Creaform is designed for shop-floor operation and has been re-engineered to be 12 times faster and 1.5 times more accurate than the previous model. The 3D scanner features...
Creaform Inc.
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Optical Breadboard Solid aluminum, liquid-cooled optical breadboards from Base Lab Tools are offered in 3 sizes: 6 × 6 in., 10 × 12 in. and 12 × 18 in. Each breadboard has ¼-20 tapped...
Base Lab Tools Inc.
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Mirror Mount Optical Surfaces Ltd. offers the OS-Z range of mirror mounts to provide secure, stable and compact platforms for mirror diameters ranging from 90 to 250 mm. Angular alignment can be made about...
Optical Surfaces Ltd.
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