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Photonics Spectra: June 2017

Photonics Spectra
 June 2017


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Interweaving Photonics Research, Industry Laser World of Photonics provides a spotlight for promising newcomers, industry veterans and innovative companies. And with tens of thousands of people from countries around the globe attending the show, that spotlight is huge. In 2015, the biennial event — sponsored by Messe München International — featured a record number of trade fair exhibitors and hosted more than 30,000...
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IoT Unlocks New Markets for Compact Optical Sensors It’s a complex, technology-mixing ecosystem that combines sensors, IT and networking technologies to enable billions of devices to be connected around the world. On a typical day, you may not...
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Demanding Applications Call for Reflective Objectives Laser systems costs are falling, leading to their increased use in a host of demanding applications from machining to hyperspectral imaging. Often in these cases, a small, diffraction-limited spot...
Optical Sensors Advancing Precision in Agricultural Production Agricultural production, already incredibly efficient in much of the developed world, is increasing each year — this is a necessity to feed the 9+ billion people expected on the planet by 2050....
Designing Lighting Systems Tuned to Circadian Rhythms There is a lot of interest these days in the physiological effect of light on the human body. Variously referred to as human-centric lighting, biological lighting, or circadian lighting, all reflect...
Spectroscopy for the Masses The past few years have seen an explosion in consumer adoption of connected and wearable devices, which has been good for photonics. In 2017, nearly 40 million consumers in the U.S. alone (roughly 30...
Lasers for Microscopy: Major Trends Laser development for the microscopy market continues to be driven by key trends in applications, which currently include superresolution techniques, multiphoton applications in optogenetics, and...
EDITORIAL
Catalyst For a Connected World If you believe the prognosticators, the Internet of Things (IoT) will fundamentally alter life as we know it in every conceivable way, from smart cities to autonomous cars to precision agriculture. This connected world needs a connected infrastructure. And that’s where photonics comes in. Networks of optical sensors will monitor the quality of our water supply and the air we breathe....
TECH PULSE
Nanoparticle Crystal Used to Control Light A complex clathrate colloidal crystal has been created by connecting nanoparticles using DNA. One potential application for the novel crystal structures is the control of light.
Nanotube Film Increases Longevity of Challenger Solar Cells “Random network” nanotube films could improve the long-term stability of solar cells made of perovskite. Researchers from Aalto University in Finland, Uppsala University in Sweden, and...
Chiral Metamaterial Causes Optical Shift in mW Range A metamaterial with chiroptical properties in the nonlinear regime has shown the ability to produce a significant spectral shift with power levels in the milliwatt (mW) range. Two absorptive...
Material Reduces Signal Loss, Boost Efficiency of Light-Based Devices Photonic devices could see a reduction in optical signal loss, as a result of the discovery of a plasmonic metamaterial that compensates for loss of light energy by using a semiconductor to act as a...
Photon Gun Could Further Development of Photonic Quantum Network A photonic nanostructure for constructing quantum photonic circuits for quantum networks has been developed, which could impact the optics and photonics that underlie quantum information processing....
LIGHT SPEED
Defense Logistics Agency Awards Contract to E.R. Precision Optical Materials and optics manufacturer E.R. Precision Optical Corp.’s has been awarded a three-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract from the Defense Logistics Agency’s Land and Maritime agency to provide Gunner’s Primary Sight Windows for use in tank and fire control systems. The contract is estimated at a value of $2.8 million over three years with a potential of...
Precision Optical Transceivers to Move Into Rochester’s Eastman Business Park Precision Optical Transceivers Inc. will be relocating to the Eastman Business Park modern manufacturing campus. “The assets we have to offer at Eastman Business Park will go a long way in...
MRSI Bonder Installed at MIT's AIM Facility MRSI Systems, a provider of die bonding and epoxy dispensing systems, has installed its flagship MRSI-M3 Die Bonder in the American Institute of Manufacturing’s (AIM) Photonics Academy’s...
Teledyne IR Technology Used on Jupiter Mission Teledyne Scientific & Imaging LLC has been awarded a $9.98 million contract by the French Space Agency at the Centre National d’Études Spatiales to provide IR detectors and...
AMS Acquires Total Princeton Shares AMS AG, a supplier of high-performance sensor and analog solutions, has signed an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the shares in Princeton Optronics Inc., a provider of vertical cavity...
AXT to Distribute Lyncean Sources in Australia, New Zealand Light source manufacturer Lyncean Technologies Inc. has made AXT Pty Ltd. its exclusive representative in Australia and New Zealand. ”AXT was really our first choice for representing Lyncean in...
Coventor Joins AIM The American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics), a public-private photonics partnership, has welcomed semiconductor software developer Coventor Inc. as its newest...
RIT, FIT Camera Being Tested on ISS Imaging technology advanced by researchers at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and the Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) is being tested on the International Space Station (ISS) and...
Qioptiq Awarded $100 Million STAS Contract from UK Ministry of Defence The U.K. Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded Qioptiq, an Excelitas Technologies Company, a $100 million Surveillance and Target Acquisition–Support (STAS) contract to provide support for...
OPCPA Laser System Created by Ekspla, Light Conversion Consortium A unique optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification (OPCPA) laser system, providing 5 terawatts of output power at a 1-kHz repetition rate, has been produced by a consortium led by Ekspla UAB and...
PI Acquires ACS Motion Control Positioning systems developer Physik Instrumente (PI) LP has acquired ACS Motion Control Ltd., an Israeli developer and manufacturer of high-end controllers and drives for multi-axis systems. The...
MICROSCOPY SPECIAL SECTION
Lasers for Microscopy: Major Trends Laser development for the microscopy market continues to be driven by key trends in applications, which currently include superresolution techniques, multiphoton applications in optogenetics, and other areas of neuroscience, and even a shift in multiphoton imaging toward preclinical and clinical usage.
50 YEARS SPECIAL SECTION
The 1990s: A Decade of Breakthroughs in Fiber Optic Telecommunications Telecommunication networks before the 1990s were susceptible to electromagnetic interference and lacked stability. By replacing expensive and outdated copper wiring, fiber optic lines were the catalyst behind the rise of the internet and dot-com boom. In keeping with the 50th anniversary of Photonics Spectra and this month’s “Connected World” theme, the editors culled the...
LIGHTER SIDE
Lasers Zap Toxic French Fries “Lasers and french fries” doesn’t have the same ring as “hamburgers and french fries,” or even “ketchup and french fries,” but the strange combination could make the fast food a little safer when it hits the plate. Using NIR lasers, Lien Smeesters, a researcher from the B-PHOT Brussels Photonics Team at the University of Brussels, has developed a new...
PRODUCTS
Night Vision Measurement The OL 770-NVS Night Vision Display Test and Measurement System from Gooch & Housego PLC offers a complete solution for the measurement of goggle-compatible lighting and displays. The system features multi-channel detection for ultrafast measurements while exceeding all MIL-L-85762A Appendix B requirements. It is portable, lightweight and offers a choice of measurement modes. The...
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Telephoto Prime Lens The 135-mm ƒ1.8 DG HSM Art Lens from Sigma Corp. of America is a mid-range telephoto prime lens with a greater shallow depth of field and isolation of subjects. A compression effect makes...
Sigma Corp. of America
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Electro-Optical Test Systems The COLOSUS line of electro-optical test systems from Santa Barbara Infrared Inc. and Labsphere Inc. include collimated optics, software and uniform sources for the optical characterization of...
Santa Barbara Infrared Inc.
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Fiber Optic Links The 5200 Series of 3- and 6.5-GHz fiber optic links from Emcore Corp. are designed for satellite communications and wireless applications. The 5200 series is a compact, weatherproof line of...
EMCORE Corp.
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Spectrometer Gamma Scientific has announced the UPRtek MK350S Advanced Spectrometer, a handheld device for light and color measurement. The device features a powerful suite of capabilities for lighting...
Gamma Scientific
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C-Lenses C-Lenses from Fisba LLC offer high precision and flexibility in custom design. A variety of coating options are available, beside the 1330- and 1550-nm bands for data communications. Their...
FISBA LLC
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Miniature, Tunable Optical Filter A miniature, tunable optical filter for high bit-rate dense wavelength division multiplexing transmission applications has been announced by II-VI Inc. The miniature MEMS-tunable optical filter...
II-VI Inc. (see Coherent Corp), II-VI Infrared
Lens Kit The MEGA6 lens kit from Goyo Optical Inc. includes four 6-MP, 2/3-format fixed focal length lenses at 170 lp/mm. The lenses range from 8 to 25mm. The kit conveniently packages all four lenses...
Goyo Optical Inc.
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Laser Diode Modules The SCW 1632-350R and the SCW 1532-500R high-power pulsed laser diode modules from OSI Laser Diode Inc. are specially designed for optical test equipment applications where high-peak- pulsed optical...
OSI Laser Diode Inc.
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Multichannel Detectors Miniaturized multi-channel detectors from InfraTec GmbH feature a central window in the sensor cap. The robust broadband filter offers protection against penetrating moisture, and can be soldered to...
InfraTec GmbH, Infrarotsensorik und Messtechnik
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Hexapod The HEX300-230HL HexGen hexapod from Aerotech Inc. is targeted at medium-load, ultra-precision applications ranging from sensor testing to synchrotron sample manipulation. The HEX300-230HL is...
Aerotech Inc.
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Large-Scale Laser Systems The Purelight series of laser systems from Laserworld AG features units with 6, 10 and 20 W, suitable for high-power applications in larger venues. The white light RGB laser systems have a good...
Laserworld AG
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Optical Module Tester The MP2110A BERTWave all-in-one tester instrument from Anritsu Corp. is designed for 100-Gbps multichannel optical modules and targeted at simultaneous BER (bit error rate) measurements and eye...
Anritsu Ltd.
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F-Mount Lens The 35- and 50-mm F-mount lenses from BlueVision Technologies Europe GmbH are designed for color sorter machines. The lenses are specifically suited for monochromatic color sorting machines for...
BlueVision Technologies Europe GmbH (BVT)
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High-Vacuum Spectrometer The Model 207V high-vacuum spectrometer from McPherson Inc. works over a broad spectral range for contaminant-free purge and vacuum applications. The Model 207V is a 670-mm focal length,...
McPHERSON
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Compact Linear Stage The L-402 compact linear stage from Physik Instrumente LP is an affordable, miniature linear positioner with a ½-in. travel range and 0.2-in./s velocity. The L-402 delivers high accuracy...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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Reflective Optical Sensor The Photologic V OPB9000 reflective optical sensor from TT Electronics PLC provides dependable edge and presence detection of reflective media under a wide range of ambient light conditions. ...
TT Electronics plc
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Optics Software The OSLO 7 from Lambda Research Corp. is an optics software for layout and optimization. OSLO 7 contains significant updates and enhancements that improve user experience, including Windows 10...
Lambda Research Corporation
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Network Software The FSP Network Hypervisor from ADVA Optical Networking SE adds virtualization to fiber-optic networks. The FSP Network Hypervisor offers an abstracted view of the physical network...
ADVA Optical Networking North America Inc.
Tunable White Light Engine The LuxiTune 2.3 tunable white light engine from LED Engin Inc. is a 46-mm diameter, 1100-lm, single-emitter light engine that provides a replacement for LuxiTune 2.0 products. The engine...
LED Engin Inc.
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Optical Tunable Filter The FS02 - BraggMETER Filter from Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik (HBM) GmbH is an optical tunable filter suitable for static or dynamic optical filtering applications. Featuring low-voltage...
HBK FiberSensing S.A., Optical Business
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Sphere Sensor Systems MKS Instruments Inc. has announced three new additions to its line of Ophir Integrating Sphere sensor systems designed for the measurement of divergent and collimated light sources such as laser...
MKS Ophir, Light & Measurement
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LED Ring Light AutoVimation GmbH has announced an LED ring light with an integrated strobe controller, allowing for the customization of various parameters such as pulse length, trigger behavior, current...
autoVimation GmbH
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