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Photonics Spectra: June 2012

Photonics Spectra
 June 2012


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Hyperspectral Imaging Gets Stamp of Approval for Food Processing A technology that evolved from the cloaked secrecy of military satellites and reconnaissance technology is finding its way into poultry- and produce-processing facilities. Hyperspectral imaging holds so much promise across so many applications, and companies specializing in this technology are working to drive out complexity and cost, which will make it a more mainstream inspection technology for...
LEDs Lower Costs, Boost Crops Inside Greenhouses Cooler, longer-lasting and more wavelength-specific than incandescent bulbs, far-red LEDs will be the green future of horticulture. Maximizing food resources in large-scale operations may be the best...
Modeling Improves Fiber Amplifiers and Lasers Developing active fiber devices based only on experimental tests is highly inefficient, often leading to time-consuming, expensive iterations in the laboratory. Working with a numerical model is the...
FEL Pulses and Ultrafast Lasers Team Up to Explore New Frontiers Free-electron lasers are uniquely bright sources of extremely short x-ray pulses that can be combined with synchronized ultrafast laser pulses to perform cutting-edge experiments in physics and...
Interferometer Keeps Optics Shop on Track Dynamic interferometry allows the National Optical Astronomy Observatory’s optics lab to avoid heavy vibration when the city builds a streetcar line nearby. Sometimes making transit run more...
EDITORIAL
Impacting Our Food Supply: Good, Enough Fit to eat and plenty of it are two characteristics universally desired of the food we eat, but they often go unmet around the world. Now, a growing number of technologies rooted in photonics are ripe and ready to support demands for a safe and sufficient food supply for the world’s 7 billion inhabitants. Meeting the repast requirements of a hungry world requires both a great deal of space...
TECH PULSE
Elementary quantum network realized Two single-atom nodes have been used to send, receive and store quantum information using photons, a quantum information-sharing milestone. “We have realized the first prototype of a quantum network,” said Dr. Stephan Ritter of Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ). For a quantum network to be useful, the exchange of information must be reversible. This is difficult because...
Superradiant laser holds bright promise A new “superradiant” laser that traps 1 million rubidium atoms into a 2-cm space between two mirrors produces a deep-red laser beam that could boost the performance of the most advanced...
Plasmonic material bridges photonics, electronics gap A thin film of titanium nitride was coaxed into transporting plasmons, becoming the first nonmetal to be added to the short list of surface-plasmon-supporting materials and bridging the gap between...
Lasers find distant hidden explosives A new method of Raman spectroscopy uses laser light to detect chemicals inside a container from a distance of more than 100 m. Laser light is scattered in a very specific way by various substances....
Cold atoms in an optical lattice simulate graphene The creation of a tunable system of ultracold atoms within a honeycomblike structure similar to that found in graphene may help identify the electronic properties of materials that have yet to be...
Laser built on a silicon chip A laser with a novel micro-loop mirror design fabricated on a silicon chip uses III-V semiconductor materials – a step forward for high-speed optical communications and interconnects on...
Many-body system beats computer in simulating quantum dynamics A recent experiment has shown that a many-body system of ultracold atoms can be used as a quantum simulator for experiments where classical computers fail. This also allows physicists to have a...
Laser mixing generates multifrequency light A groundbreaking laser mixing technique can manipulate electron-hole collisions to create many frequencies of light simultaneously. This mechanism for ultrafast light modulation has potential...
Thermal cloak hides heat In a new approach to invisibility cloaking, French researchers propose isolating or cloaking objects from sources of heat – essentially “thermal cloaking.” The method, developed by...
LIGHT SPEED
Innovate responsibly to weather tough economic times Leveraging sales and customer data, exploring innovative engineering and manufacturing techniques, and taking advantage of an international supply chain are just a few of the factors involved in new product development in today’s optics and photonics markets. Innovation doesn’t wait for the economy to get better – and neither does the competition. New products provide new...
Convention contest shines light on Israeli startups Small Israeli startups with technologies for retinal imaging, 3-D wavefront analysis and particle analysis took the top prizes in the new 2012 Startup Contest, held during the Optical Engineering...
Fabrinet Contracts for Transceivers OneChip Photonics of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, has selected Fabrinet as the contract manufacturer for its photonic integrated circuit (PIC)-based passive optical network transceivers. Under the...
Companies Expand Partnership Hamilton Thorne Ltd. of Beverly, Mass., a provider of laser devices and imaging systems for the fertility, stem cell and developmental biology research markets, has expanded its distribution...
Luxtera, STMicroelectronics Join Forces STMicroelectronics of Geneva has announced an agreement with Luxtera Inc. to produce silicon complementary metal oxide (CMOS) products using the latter’s intellectual property and knowledge....
GigOptix Books $1.8M Order GigOptix Inc. of San Jose, Calif., has secured a $1.8 million purchase order for its 100G Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM) quad-driver, a customized version of the GX62451, for a Tier 1 telecom 100G...
Quarles Named CEO B.E. Meyers & Co. Inc. of Redmond, Wash., has named current president and chief operating officer Dr. Gregory Quarles as its new CEO. He replaces CEO and founder Brad Meyers, who will assume the...
Laser Targeting System Is Soldier Bound London-based BAE Systems received a $23 million contract from the US Army to provide lightweight handheld Laser Target Locator Modules (LTLMs). BAE Systems’ TRIGR system enables soldiers to...
Block MEMS Garners SBIR Contract Block MEMS LLC has received a US Army Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II enhancement contract for its LaserScan analyzer. The award will allow it to enhance the LaserScan’s...
Company Grows in Latin America Ocean Optics of Dunedin, Fla., has appointed Marcio Siqueira as regional sales manager for Brazil. Based in São Paulo, he will work with customers and distributors throughout Brazil and Latin...
Zecotek Files Patent Suit Zecotek Imaging Systems Pte Ltd., a subsidiary of Zecotek Photonics Inc. of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, has filed a patent suit in the US against Saint-Gobain Corp. and Philips for infringing...
OKI Develops Light Source Telecommunications company OKI Electric Industry of Tokyo has announced its development of a quantum entangled light source that offers the highest purity level achieved to date. The source is based...
REO Names President, CEO Photonics industry veteran Paul Kelly has been appointed president and CEO of REO of Boulder, Colo., a high-volume precision optical solutions manufacturer. Kelly has more than 25 years of experience...
Phone Microscope Accessory Developed A pocket-size accessory that turns an ordinary camera phone into a high-resolution microscope can accurately obtain images with resolution of 0.01 mm. Scientists at VTT Technical Research Centre of...
Imra, Disco Collaborate Femtosecond fiber laser manufacturer Imra America Inc. of Ann Arbor, Mich., a subsidiary of Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd. of Kariya, and Disco Corp. of Tokyo have teamed to develop lasers and processing...
Companies to Build 3-D Microscopy System Toshiba Imaging Systems Div. of Irvine, Calif., and ISee3D Inc. of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, will develop a 3-D microscope digital video system using Toshiba’s IK-HD1 three-chip-CCD...
Stockholders OK UTC Buyout Goodrich Corp. shareholders have approved the acquisition of Goodrich by United Technologies Corp. (UTC). Goodrich investors will receive $127.50 in cash for each share of common stock they own, a...
Riber, Imec Extend Collaboration Molecular beam epitaxy supplier Riber SA of Bezons, France, and R&D company imec of Louvain, Belgium, will continue work on epitaxy process technologies for next-generation III-V CMOS devices. In...
JK Lasers Appoints Manager Michael Haase has been appointed JK Lasers’ new German sales manager to support its growing German presence. A mechanical engineer with more than 10 years of experience in the laser industry,...
UC-Boulder Technique Optioned The University of Colorado at Boulder has completed an exclusive option agreement with Double Helix LLC, also of Boulder, to develop the university’s 3-D superresolution imaging technique....
Global Lighting Association Formed To represent the more than 5000 lighting manufacturers and $50 billion in annual sales, the global lighting industry has formed the Global Lighting Association. Founded in 2007 as the Global Lighting...
Novaled Registers for IPO Novaled AG of Dresden, Germany, has filed a Form F-1 registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering (IPO) of its American depository...
Laser Research Lab Opened In France, ultrafast laser specialist Amplitude Systèmes of Bordeaux and Laboratoire Charles Fabry have established a joint research laboratory that will support 10 scientists working on...
Oclaro Outsourcing Operations Optical communications and laser components provider Oclaro Inc. of San Jose, Calif., is outsourcing its Shenzhen, China-based final assembly and test operations to Venture Corp. Ltd.’s...
Company Signs Distributors Laser diode manufacturer Laser Operations LLC of Sylmar, Calif., has expanded its sales organization in Europe and the Asia-Pacific market through two distribution agreements and the appointment of...
$1M Endoscope Order Received Optical instruments maker Precision Optics Corp. Inc. of Gardner, Mass., has announced a $1 million order for its Microprecision-based endoscopes. Details of the agreement were not disclosed. The...
Excelitas Expands Harlid Capacity In response to the growing demand for protection against laser designation and ranging systems, optoelectronics maker Excelitas Technologies of Waltham, Mass., has completed its investment in...
Hamamatsu to Resell Visiopharm Products Visiopharm of Hørsholm, Denmark, and Hamamatsu of Hamamatsu City, Japan, have announced a nonexclusive worldwide OEM agreement and reseller partnership for Visiopharm’s quantitative...
Lee Named EPIC Director General Carlos Lee has been appointed director general of the Paris-based EPIC, the European Photonics Industry Consortium. He succeeds Thomas Pearsall, who has led the association since its founding in...
Modulight Receives Contract Laser manufacturer Modulight Inc. of Tampere, Finland, has designed, integrated and CE-certified an OEM medical laser system for PCI Biotech of Oslo, Norway, for a novel cancer therapy process. Under...
RPO Officially Opens Facility Rochester Precision Optics (RPO) of Henrietta, N.Y., held a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 11 to celebrate its newly expanded 107,500-sq-ft facility. RPO began the $10.7 million expansion project at...
Emcore Secures Solar Panels Contract Emcore Corp. has been awarded a $6 million, two-year contract by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. of Boulder, Colo., to design, manufacture, test and deliver solar panels for a new spacecraft....
Power Technology Appoints Distributor To expand its business and to serve its growing customer base in Israel, Power Technology Inc. of Little Rock, Ark., has appointed New Technology S.K. Ltd. of Ramat Gan, Israel, as its new...
Corning to Acquire Labware Unit Specialty glass and ceramics manufacturer Corning Inc. of Corning, N.Y., plans to buy the majority of Becton, Dickinson and Co.’s Billerica, Mass.-based Discovery Labware division later this...
EOS Files Patent Suit Laser-sintering systems manufacturer EOS of Krailling, Germany, filed a patent lawsuit March 5 against Phenix Systems of Riom, France, for infringing two US patents for its dental product lines, the...
Space Systems/Loral, NASA Collaborate Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) of Palo Alto, Calif., will partner with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center to host a laser communications relay demonstration on a commercial satellite to be launched...
Norman Edmund Inspiration Award Launched Optical components manufacturer Edmund Optics of Barrington, N.J., has established the Norman Edmund Inspiration Award to honor the contributions made by founder Norman Edmund toward advancing the...
Illumitex Secures Funding, Hires CEO LED maker Illumitex Inc. of Austin, Texas, has secured an additional $9.3 million in funding to develop its lighting fixture product lines and to provide ongoing support for the development of...
Companies Ink Display Engine Agreements Projection display technology company MicroVision Inc. of Redmond, Wash., has signed definitive agreements with Pioneer Corp. of Kanagawa, Japan, to manufacture, distribute, license and supply its HD...
GREENLIGHT
Spinach may hold key to understanding photosynthesis Photosynthesis is vital to the continued survival of life on Earth because it produces most of Earth’s supply of oxygen. For a long time, scientists have been convinced that if they could completely understand how photosynthesis works, they could apply it to synthetic systems to create clean energy from water and sunlight, with the only emissions being oxygen and hydrogen. Researchers...
“Sweet spot” could help bring organic solar cells to market A better fundamental understanding of how to optimize performance in organic solar cells could bring this type of cell closer to market. Prototype solar cells made of organic materials...
Ultrathin solar cells for stretchable applications An ultrathin flexible organic solar cell less than 2 µm thick could have implications for the design of future flexible electronic devices. Scientists from Johannes Kepler University Linz...
LIGHTER SIDE
Laser swarm could swat asteroids away It sounds like the climactic scene from a sci-fi thriller: A group of small satellite-operated lasers flying in formation redirects an asteroid headed for catastrophic collision with Earth. But this isn’t the movies; this is a technique that could radically change asteroid-deflection technology. Researchers at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, UK, are exploring the possibility...
PRODUCTS
Plastic Linear Polarizers Edmund Optics' TechSpec high-contrast plastic linear polarizers feature a good extinction ratio and high transmission of unpolarized light from 400 to 700 nm. They improve contrast by reducing glare,...
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Laser Beam Analysis System Ophir-Spiricon LLC has announced BeamMic, a laser beam analyzer that combines the essentials for beam analysis in an entry-level system. It includes software that measures a beam’s size, shape,...
MKS Ophir, Light & Measurement
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Automation Machine Controller Aerotech has introduced a motion control industrial computer option for its Automation 3200 multiaxis automation machine controller. The controller provides a rugged, compact panel- or rack-mount (1U...
Aerotech Inc.
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Small Laser Modules Laser Components GmbH’s LC-LMD series small laser modules measure 7 mm in length. Laser modules designed for the consumer market are often, for lack of space and finances, self-assembled. Laser...
Laser Components GmbH
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High-Speed Camera Photron Inc. has announced the high-speed Fastcam SA-X camera, which delivers up to 12,500 fps at full 1024 × 1024-pixel resolution and meets the requirements of complex and demanding imaging...
Photron USA Inc.
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NIR Streak Camera Hamamatsu Photonics UK Ltd. has unveiled a streak camera with sensitivity in the near-infrared region up to 1650 nm, which the company says is many orders of magnitude higher than previously...
Hamamatsu Photonics UK Ltd.
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Dedicated Digital Reproduction Camera Phase One has announced the iXR, a fully integrated medium-format dedicated digital reproduction camera system. Designed for high-quality digitization, including fine-art-reproduction and...
Phase One A/S
Image Analysis Software Leica Microsystems has released its Tissue 1A 2.0, high-performance image analysis software for discovery research applications, and for capture, management and analysis of digital pathology images....
Leica Microsystems GmbH
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Laser-Beam Steering Correction A laser beam steering correction system has been introduced by New Focus, a Newport Corp. brand. The picomotor mirror-mount-based GuideStar II delivers reliable and precise control of laser pointing...
Newport - New Focus
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High-Power IR Emitters Opto Diode Corp. has announced the OD-110L, the first in a series of superhigh-power gallium aluminum arsenide (GaAlAs) infrared emitters. The devices feature ultrahigh optical output with a very...
Opto Diode Corporation
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Copper Laser Mirrors A line of oxygen-free high-thermal-conductivity (OFHC) copper mirrors is being offered by Laser Research Optics, with or without water cooling, for high-power multikilowatt CO2 laser systems. ...
Laser Research Optics
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Dual-View Imaging System Navitar Inc. has introduced a dual-view imaging system that allows customers to simultaneously view a single subject and capture an image at multiple fields of view. In just one setup, a single...
Navitar Inc.
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InSb Infrared Camera Telops Inc. has launched the TEL-1000 MW, an InSb cooled infrared camera that covers the 3.6- to 4.9-µm-wavelength range and that can be customized to cover a range from 1.5 to 5 µm. ...
Telops Inc.
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Bright LED Line-Scan Illuminator ProPhotonix Ltd. has launched the Cobra Max, an addition to the patented Cobra machine vision lighting illuminators, which delivers increased power and functionality. It is a compact line-scan...
ProPhotonix Ltd.
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Fluorescence Imaging Light Sources The newest member of the PhotoFluor II line of light sources for designed for quantitative fluorescence imaging, the PhotoFluor II NIR®, has been introduced by 89 North. The PhotoFluor II...
89 North
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Thermoelectric Temperature Controller ILX Lightwave, a Newport Corp. brand, has unveiled the LDT-5940C thermoelectric temperature controller for testing laser diodes and other optoelectronic devices. It features 60 W of temperature...
Newport - ILX Lightwave, Photonics
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NIR Light Source Ocean Optics’ Vivo near-infrared compact tungsten halogen light source for VIS-NIR spectroscopy across the 360- to 2000-nm range is compatible with all of the company’s spectrometers,...
Ocean Insight
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Mirror Mounts Newport Corp. has unveiled its high-precision stainless steel Suprema SN200 series mirror mounts for 50.8-mm-diameter optics. The clear edge mirror mounts are compact, enabling unencumbered...
MKS/Newport
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LED Illuminator Prior Scientific has announced an addition to its line of illumination products for microscopy. The Bright-Field LED illuminator provides all the advantages of LED illumination in a flexible package...
Prior Scientific Inc.
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FIB-SEM Workstation Carl Zeiss’ Auriga laser system combines the advantages of its Auriga CrossBeam focused ion beam/scanning electron microscope (FIB-SEM) workstation with the capabilities of a pulsed microfocus...
Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH, Electron- and Ion-Beam Microscopes
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Long-Life Fiber-Pigtailed Lasers Coherent Inc. has expanded its OBIS family of plug-and-play smart laser modules with a new fiber-pigtailed option at wavelengths of 405, 488 and 640 nm. The devices are offered with 1 m of...
Coherent Inc.
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Fiber-Coupled Optical Isolator A polarization-maintaining optical isolator optimized for 638-nm diode lasers has been unveiled by Blue Sky Research. The fiber-pigtailed PSFI is designed for isolating visible laser diodes from...
Blue Sky Research
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Electrostatic Actuator IC For high-density microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)/micro-optoelectromechanical systems (MOEMS), Teledyne Dalsa Semiconductor has announced the availability of its DH9685AB electrostatic actuator...
Teledyne DALSA, Machine Vision OEM Components
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Single-Frequency CW Green Laser Spectra-Physics, a Newport Corp. brand, has launched the Millennia Edge single-frequency, continuous-wave (CW) green laser. The 532-nm industrial-grade laser features ultralow optical noise of...
MKS Spectra-Physics
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