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Photonics Spectra: July 2018

Photonics Spectra
 July 2018


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Improving Automation with 3D Vision If a traditional picture is worth a thousand words, what’s the value of a 3D image? Quite a bit when it comes to automation. Consider a robot picking a part out of a bin in an automated assembly...
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Optical Interconnects Set to Achieve Bandwidth Benchmark Countless emails, text messages, pictures, and videos are posted on social media every day, along with unfathomable amounts of data that must be processed by the likes of Amazon and Google. All of...
Patterned Photovoltaic Absorbers Harvest Sunlight Better Recent reports forecast solar power will become the world’s cheapest form of energy within the decade. The dramatic decrease in the price of photovoltaic (PV) solar modules in recent years (now...
Extreme UV Keeps Pace with Moore’s Law For years, 193-nm immersion lithography enabled foundries to create increasingly smaller features on silicon wafers. The technique involved shining 193-nm light through a patterned surface that cast...
Vapor Deposition Method Suits Coating Curved Optics Antireflection (AR) coatings are some of the most extensively employed types of optical thin films. By reducing the amount of light reflected from a surface, such coatings improve system throughput,...
OLED-on-Fabric Could Be the Next Wearable Wonder It started with the fitness tracker. And thanks to continued advances in sensors, computing power, and energy harvesting, the age of IoT-based wearable technologies is upon us. For broader adoption,...
EDITORIAL
Remembering Charlie We were saddened to learn of the passing of retired managing editor Charlie Troy in May at age 81, after a brief illness. Charlie began his career here in 1983, working first as senior editor and ultimately managing editor, a position he held until his retirement in 1999. (He would return in an advisory capacity and as a part-time editor in later years.) Along with executive editor Roger...
TECH PULSE
LIBS Technique Analyzes Contaminants in Levitated Water Drops A new approach to detecting metal contaminants in water involves the use of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) to analyze the presence of heavy metals, such as mercury, in water drops that are levitated in midair using ultrasonic waves. The sound waves produce a force strong enough to counteract gravity, allowing a droplet to hover unsupported in the air. Levitating the water droplets...
Camera Can Differentiate Between Exoplanet Light and Nearby Starlight A new superconducting camera will be used in the search for exoplanets that could contain or support life. Distinguishing the light of a planet from the light of the star it orbits is a challenge,...
Squeezed Light Confined to Space of One Atom in Nanophotonics Advance Using graphene, researchers have found a way to confine light down to a space that is one atom thick. The ability to confine light to such a small space could pave the way for ultrasmall...
Whispering Gallery for Light Boosts Solar Cell Absorption and Photocurrent Researchers have developed a nanoscale coating for solar cells that enables the cells to absorb about 20 percent more sunlight than uncoated devices. The coating, developed by trapping light using an...
CEA-Leti Announces a Fundamental Breakthrough in Fabricating Quantum Bits CEA-Leti, a French technology research institute of the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) and the Institute for Nanoscience and Cryogenics (Inac) fundamental research...
Gaining Nanoscale Control over Quantum Systems Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Vanderbilt University have developed methods to help control the “leaky,” dissipative behavior inherent in quantum systems and...
Cosmic Lens Helps Hubble Capture Image of Most Distant Star Ever Seen Gravitational lensing — the bending of light by massive galaxy clusters in the line of sight — has occurred during a rare cosmic alignment, magnifying a star more than 2,000 times. The...
Optically Rewritable LCD Could Enable Flexible Displays Engineers have manufactured a flexible, optically rewritable LCD (ORWLCD) that is about as thin as a piece of paper. The ORWLCD would allow information to be uploaded onto a flexible paperlike...
Semi Material Used for Secure Quantum Communications Use of single photons as carriers for quantum bits could enable reliable security during quantum data transmission. Researchers have found that an existing material could be used to build a system...
Laser-Heated Nanowires Produce Microscale Fusion A dense fusion environment was created by irradiating arrays of nanowires using joule-level pulses from a compact, ultrafast laser. The irradiation of ordered nanowire arrays with femtosecond pulses...
Superresolution Imaging System Generates Segmented Fossil Images Using an industrial grinder and superresolution camera, geoscientists have created 3D digital images of rock samples that can be viewed from multiple angles. Algorithms allow the computer to segment...
LIGHT SPEED
Cacinesa Becomes First All-Laser Cinema in El Salvador Cinema exhibitor Cacinesa has partnered with joint venture Cinionic, visual technology developer Barco, and Bardan Cinemas to become first all-laser cinema in El Salvador. Cinionic, Barco, and Bardan have previously collaborated on cinema technologies designed to deliver superior image quality and operational efficiencies for exhibitors in Latin America and the southeastern U.S. Cacinesa is the...
Holographix Moves to New State-Of-The-Art Facility Gratings, microlens, and optics developer Holographix LLC has completed its move into a new state-of-the-art facility. The 15,000-sq-ft facility is equipped with six custom Class 1000 cleanrooms...
RPI’s Ramanath Named Materials Research Society Fellow Ganpati Ramanath, the John Tod Horton '52 Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), has been named a fellow of the Materials Research Society (MRS) for...
Omron Donates Workforce Equipment Automation technology developer Omron Automation Americas has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of equipment for use by engineering technology students at Georgian College, in...
OPPO to Collaborate with Corephotonics Smartphone manufacturer OPPO Digital Inc. has signed a strategic licensing agreement with Corephotonics, a licenser of dual camera technologies. Under the agreement, OPPO will collaborate with...
LEW Techniques Wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise Bespoke component manufacturer LEW Techniques Ltd. has received its second Queen’s Award for Enterprise, the U.K.’s highest accolade for business success. Exports now represent close to 90 percent of...
Lehigh, NSLS-II Plan Long-Term Collaboration On the heels of a team-forming workshop between Lehigh University and the National Synchrotron Light Source program (NSLS-II), Lehigh has unveiled a plan for long-term collaboration between the two...
FLIR Systems Inc. Obtains Minority Stake in DroneSense Sensor systems developer FLIR Systems Inc. has completed a strategic investment in DroneSense, makers of a unique software platform that serves the growing needs of public safety organizations in...
Neutron Technology Enterprise to Represent Desert Silicon Desert Silicon Inc., a supplier of spin-on glass (SOG) and other materials, has appointed Neutron Technology Enterprise of Singapore to represent its SOG products in Singapore, Malaysia, and the...
English Technical Sales to Distribute Visual Communications Products Visual Communications Co. (VCC), a provider of illuminated products, has chosen English Technical Sales (ETS) as its representative. With a 12-person team, ETS will act as manufacturer’s...
Bimberg Awarded OSA’s Nick Holonyak Jr. Award The Optical Society (OSA) has named Dieter Bimberg from the Technische Universität in Berlin and King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia, as the 2018 recipient of the Nick Holonyak Jr. Award....
SolarEdge Wins Edison Award for HD-Wave Tech Photovoltaic (PV) technology developer SolarEdge Technologies Inc. was voted the Gold Winner by the Edison Awards for its HD-Wave inverter technology in the renewable energy category....
Fractal Antenna Awarded Flat Lens Patent for Lens With Fractal Metamaterials Antenna and embedded component developer Fractal Antenna Systems Inc. has been awarded a U.S. patent for a flat lens with fractal metamaterials to bend electromagnetic waves. The flat lens technology...
II-VI to Acquire CoAdna Holdings Inc. Materials and optical solutions developer II-VI Inc. will acquire wavelength selective switch developer CoAdna Holdings Inc. for $85 million. The transaction price includes the acquisition of...
Esco Moves Into New Manufacturing Facility Optical component manufacturer Esco Optics Inc. has moved into a new manufacturing facility after suffering debilitating damages from a 2014 fire and being forced into a temporary production...
CST Announces EU Data Transmission Feasibility Semiconductor technology developer CST Global Ltd. has displayed the feasibility of multi-Gb data transmission at a 1270-nm carrier wavelength as part of a European Union’s Horizon 2020...
Camera Lens Developed by Startup K-Lens Startup company K-Lens has developed a lens, based on a research project from the Max Planck Institute for Informatics and Saarland University, that allows photographers to benefit from the...
LIGHTER SIDE
Lasers Defuse WWII Duds There are some buried relics better left untouched. Seventy-five-year-old duds, or unexploded bombs, fall into that category. There are an estimated 60,000 tons still buried in the ground in Germany, according to the Hamburg fire brigade’s bomb disposal unit (KRD/Kampfmittelräumdienst der Feuerwehr). Conventional defusing methods come with many challenges and dangers. There is an extremely high...
PRODUCTS
Smart Camera ADLINK's x86 NEON-1021 smart camera, offered by STEMMER IMAGING Ltd., allows users to choose the image processing platform that best suits their applications needs. The camera is preloaded with a choice of Teledyne DALSA’s Sherlock, STEMMER IMAGING’s Common Vision Blox, or MVTec’s Merlic embedded software. The NEON-1021 features Intel Atom quad core 1.91-GHz processors for...
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USB Signal Tower The LR6-USB LED signal tower from PATLITE Corp. is designed to connect to a PC or HMI and receive power and commands over a single USB connection. The second-generation USB signal tower line is...
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Image Sensor The OS08A20 image sensor from OmniVision Technologies Inc. is equipped with Nyxel NIR technology. The OS08A20 is the first 8-MP sensor to combine Nyxel technology with OmniVision’s...
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UV-VIS Spectrometers UV-VIS spectrometers from Wasatch Photonics Inc. feature 250- to 850-nm wavelengths and high-efficiency optics. Linear absorbance is up to 3.7 AU at 300 nm, with high sensitivity for rapid...
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Uncooled IR Camera Core The Atom T320 uncooled IR camera core from Sofradir-EC Inc. is ready to integrate with or without a lens. The unit, which operates in the LWIR spectral range, incorporates a ULIS 12-µm...
Lynred USA
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Diffraction Grating Mounts The GMx series of diffraction grating mounts from Siskiyou Corp. combine rotational adjustment of square components in all three axes while supporting both reflective and transmissive optics. ...
Siskiyou Corp.
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Thermal Imager The Tenum 640 thermal imager from Sierra-Olympic Technologies Inc. features a 640 × 512 array and a 10-μm pixel pitch. The uncooled module combines ultrasmall pixel structure with its...
Sierra-Olympic Technologies Inc. (SOTI)
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Silicon Photodiodes Otron Sensor Inc. has announced low-cost silicon photodiodes for segment wavelengths. The surface-mount devices feature different wavelength responses for popular applications, such as PM2.5...
Otron Sensor
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GigE Adaptors Matrox Concord PoE, a new line of multiport GigE adaptors with Power over Ethernet (PoE) for GigE Vision, has been announced by Matrox Imaging. Available in two- or four-port options, these...
Matrox Imaging
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Two-Die Midpower LED The LUXEON 3030 2D two-die midpower LED from Lumileds features a square light-emitting surface (LES) and is optimized for high flux and maximum reliability in a variety of general lighting...
Lumileds
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Explosion-Proof LED The EPL-HHB-150W-LED-TRN explosion-proof, marine-approved LED light from Larson Electronics LLC is a powerful fixture that features one 150-W LED lamp producing 5,735 lm with high chromaticity for...
Larson Electronics LLC
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Laser Scanner The Artec Ray laser scanner from Exact Metrology Inc. is ideal for scanning large objects such as wind turbines, ship propellers, airplanes, and buildings. With the ability to scan up to 110 m...
Exact Metrology Inc.
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Sensor Framos GmbH has announced the Pregius IMX250 sensor from Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corp., with a four-directional polarization square pixel array, providing higher contrast for more detailed...
FRAMOS GmbH
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Beam Expanders TECHSPEC Monolithic Reflective Beam Expanders from Edmund Optics Inc. are ideal for applications that require broadband or achromatic beam expansion. The expanders feature an all-reflective...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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High-Temperature Coatings High-temperature coatings from Electro Optical Components Inc. are biocompatible, internal stress coatings with high-temperature stability. The nanoamorphous carbon coatings can also be made...
Electro Optical Components Inc.
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Nanolenses NANOPTIQS lenses from IQ Structures SRO are suitable for all types of luminaires and can be designed for linear lighting, down lights, spotlights, wall wash, automobiles, and other applications. ...
IQ Structures s.r.o.
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Electronically Controlled Aperture The Uniblitz AI25 Auto Iris from Vincent Associates is an electronically controlled aperture ideal for remote light attenuation or depth-of-field control. The system provides an operating range...
Vincent Associates
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Rotary Stages The PIglide RL rotary stages from Physik Instrumente LP feature three-phase, low-cogging, slotless torque motors with velocity to 500 rpm. The stages feature optical encoders and provide...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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Lens and Camera Coupling Navitar Inc. has announced a lens and camera coupling program to offer seamlessly integrated, high-quality imaging systems. The Resolv4K, 12× Zoom, and Zoom 6000 are matched with Pixelink...
Navitar Inc.
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Direct Diode Laser Engine The DirectProcess 900 direct diode laser engine from II-VI Inc. is now available with 1-kW continuous output power and network interfaces for Industry 4.0. II-VI’s DirectProcess 900...
Coherent Corp.
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Cable Aligner The 1050C cable aligner from Photon Kinetics Inc. is a next-generation automated multifiber handler that takes advantage of mass fiber preparation tools and cassette loading of multiple ribbon or...
Photon Kinetics Inc.
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Low-Profile Luminaires The 300- and 500-W low-profile HBL005 luminaires from LEDtronics Inc. offer high light output in a compact, lightweight body that delivers the longevity, premium performance, reliability, and energy...
LEDtronics Inc.
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Field Spectroradiometer The PSR-2500 field spectroradiometer from Spectral Evolution Inc. is designed to meet research needs and budgets. The device includes an anodized aluminum unibody chassis with integrated...
Spectral Evolution Inc.
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RGB LED Driver and Controller The INLC100Q16 standalone smart RGB LED driver and controller from Inova Semiconductor GmbH is an in-car LED system that reduces costs, simplifies control and enables dynamically changing light. ...
Inova Semiconductors GmbH
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Protective Windows Germanium diamond-like carbon-coated windows from ISP Optics protect and isolate a system from outside agents. The windows are typically used in harsh environments. By placing a germanium...
ISP Optics Corporation
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Pulsed Laser Diode The QuickSwitch is a hybrid 905-nm, high-power Pulsed Laser Diode (PLD) from Laser Components Canada, Inc. The diode generates a short pulse width of 2.5 ns, typical at a pulse frequency of up...
Laser Components USA Inc.
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Zoom Camera The 24P2.0XW-EXSDI camera from Videology Imaging Solutions Inc. uses its graphical user interface to send VISCA commands over RS-485 to control camera functions. The camera points to a subject...
Videology Industrial-Grade Cameras
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