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Photonics Spectra: November 2018

Photonics Spectra
 November 2018


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Characterization of Optics for LiGO Photonics Media contacted GariLynn Billingsley, senior optical engineer and Advanced LIGO COC group lead at Caltech, and she generously provided access to images documenting the preparation of “test masses” (mirrors) prior to their installation at the Hanford, Wash., and Livingston, La., observatories. Billingsley explained that there are 19 large optics in each interferometer, and...
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Optical Coating Innovations Push Performance Optical coatings improve the performance of mirrors, lenses, and light-emitting or absorbing semiconductors by enhancing transmission and reducing reflection. They also harden surfaces, allowing...
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LIGO Continues Making Waves It’s an incredible story: Building the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) took a collaboration of over 1000 people, some $500 million in funding from the National...
Flexible Glass Substrates Enable Large-Scale Integration A strong driving force toward increased interaction and connectivity runs through our society. And it does not end when people put down their smartphones, tablets, or smartwatches. The ability to...
Realizing the Promise of Silicon Photonics The goal of photonics is to use light to perform functions traditionally handled by electronics, such as communications, data transmission, and information processing. Photonics as a practical...
Extreme Laser Stability Key to aLIGO and VIRGO Successes By any measure, gravitational-wave detection and analysis has proved to be a spectacular success for “big science.” It also represents one of the singular achievements of the photonics...
Fiber Lasers Enable Advances in Product Technologies Fiber lasers are a recognized powerhouse in the manufacturing sector of numerous industries because of the throughput, reliability, and low cost of operation they make possible for machines that cut,...
EDITORIAL
Profoundly, LIGO In 2016, a few months after LIGO had proven the existence of gravitational waves, Kelly Holley-Bockelmann, an astrophysicist at Vanderbilt University, gave a TEDx talk to the general public and shared her deep enthusiasm for gravitational waves, for black holes, and for LIGO. Her dress was designed and imprinted with a graph of the first wave detection, GW150914, and she had the audience stand...
TECH PULSE
Single Laser Source Generates Six Entangled Waves, Setting a New Record Scientists at the University of São Paulo's Physics Institute (IFUSP) have demonstrated the entanglement of six light waves generated by an optical parametric oscillator (OPO). Entanglement — a phenomenon that occurs when groups of particles or waves interact in such a way that the quantum state of each particle or wave cannot be described independently of the others — could be...
Digital Fabrication of Holograms Could Eliminate Bulky Optics in 3D Displays Through a combination of holography and light-field display, researchers at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) hope to eliminate visual disturbances in...
SWAP Gate Could Help in Scaling Quantum Computers The quantum optics lab at the Weizmann Institute of Science has created a logic gate in which a photon and an atom can automatically exchange the information they carry. This advance could help in...
Optically Generated Tilted Pulses Can Be Directed Spatially and Temporally Physicists at the University of Konstanz have demonstrated the ability to spatially and temporally direct and control ultrashort electron pulses by using the light cycles of lasers. The new technique...
Time-Resolved Technique Could Provide High Resolution for THz Imaging Using a single-pixel camera operating at THz frequencies, researchers at the University of Sussex have discovered a way to capture with a high degree of accuracy not just the shape of an object, but...
Bowtie Photonic Crystal Allows Extreme Light Concentration with Low Loss A new nanostructure that is part bowtie and part funnel has been shown to focus and conduct light powerfully and nearly indefinitely, as measured by a scanning near-field optical microscope. The...
Irregularly Shaped Laser Cavity Stabilizes High-Power Laser Emission A scientific team from Yale University, Imperial College London, Nanyang Technological University, and Cardiff University has developed an irregularly-shaped laser that is able to regulate light...
Silicon-Based Optical Filter Splits Light Across a Range of Wavelengths Researchers have designed a new optical filter on a chip that can process optical signals from across a very wide spectrum of light at once. The broadband, low-loss, transmissive dichroic filter can...
New Photodetector Enables NASA’s Thermal Imager A compact thermal camera named the Compact Thermal Imager, or CTI, has been developed by NASA using photodetector technology known as strained-layer superlattice, or SLS. NASA's advanced detector...
Semiconductor Transistor Is Triggered by Light Researchers have demonstrated a single-photon switch and transistor that is enabled by solid-state quantum memory. The device consists of a semiconductor spin qubit coupled to a nanophotonic cavity....
Researchers Devise Exciton Scaling Rule for Optoelectronics Design Scientists have created a scale by which labs can determine the binding energy of excitons, and thus their bandgap structures, in perovskite quantum wells of any thickness. The findings were based on...
LIGHT SPEED
Rostec Installs Mirror at Russian Academy of Sciences Observatory Civil and military industrial technology provider Rostec has installed a mirror at the Large Altazimuth Telescope (BTA) in the Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SAO RAS) in Karachay-Cherkessia. The key element of BTA installed by Rostec is a mirror with a 6-m diameter. The surface of the mirror shape is now being adjusted, and the curvature and deviation of the...
FLIR Systems Acquires Acyclica FLIR Systems Inc. has acquired Acyclica Inc., a developer of software for automotive roadway and intersection data generation and analysis. Acyclica’s solutions provide high-resolution,...
Jenoptik Modernizes, Bolsters Berlin Facility with Machinery, Staff Jenoptik AG has modernized its facilities with new machines and higher staffing levels, saying it aims to prepare for the continuing high demand for semiconductor lasers. A new stepper is used to...
Zecotek Announces Restructuring Zecotek Photonics Inc., a developer of photonic technology products, has announced an internal restructuring of its intellectual property, photonics technology, and business functions across the...
G&H Acquires Gould Fiber Optics Gooch & Housego (G&H) has announced that it has acquired US fiber optic components and sub systems specialist Gould Fiber Optics (GFO). Gooch & Housego is a photonics technology business...
Luna Closes on Divestiture of OPTO Business Optical technology developer Luna Innovations Inc. has closed on the divestiture of its Optoelectronic Solutions (OPTO) business to OSI Optoelectronics Inc., a subsidiary of OSI Systems Inc., for up...
II-VI Incorporated Acquires CoAdna II-VI Inc., a developer of engineered materials and optical solutions for networks, announced that it successfully completed the acquisition of CoAdna Holdings Inc., a developer of wavelength...
Avo Expands to New Facility Avo Photonics Inc., a provider of optoelectronic product design, development, and manufacturing services, has completed its move into a larger facility. The 41,000-sq-ft building consists primarily...
Historic Cable Cars Get Lighting Makeover Departing from a 140-year-old tradition of using dim incandescent headlights, the historic San Francisco Municipal Cable Cars are now equipped with LED light bulbs from LEDtronics. A19-style LED...
Mitsubishi to Supply Terminal Doppler Lidar to Météo-France Mitsubishi Electric Corp. was awarded a contract by Météo-France, the national meteorological service in France, to supply their DIABREZZA A Series of terminal Doppler lidar systems for...
Menlo AstroComb Used in Very Large Telescope Light Analysis The AstroComb from Menlo Systems GmbH is analyzing the starlight from the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile. ESO engineers and astrophysicists have succeeded...
NSF Awards $1.2M to AIM Photonics’ Partner Institutions The American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics (AIM Photonics), a public-private partnership headquartered in New York state to advance the nation’s photonics manufacturing...
Stealth Mark Licenses Oak Ridge Laboratory's Anti-Counterfeiting Technology Product authentication technology provider Stealth Mark has exclusively licensed an invisible microtaggant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to fight...
LIGHTER SIDE
PHADE in: pedestrian surveillance with sensors, cameras The Governors Highway Safety Association reports that 5984 pedestrians were killed in 2017 by cars or other moving vehicles, a 33-year high, while other kinds of traffic deaths have decreased. This is a growing problem in the U.S. as more and more pedestrians and drivers are distracted by their cellphones. Researchers at Purdue University have devised a new way to alert distracted walkers —...
PRODUCTS
MicroLED Displays Plessey Semiconductors Ltd. and Jasper Display Corp. have announced a tailored backplane for monolithic microLED displays. Jasper Display’s eSP70 silicon backplane is tailored for the...
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LED Luminaire Measurement Systems The Ophir FluxGage FG1500 from MKS Instruments Inc. is the newest member of the FluxGage family of compact measurement systems for LED luminaires. The FG1500 features an aperture size of 144...
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Optical Engine Development Kits The 25-/28-Gb/s FireFly FMC+ Modules from Samtec Inc. provide up to 400-/448-Gb/s full-duplex bandwidth over up to 16 channels from an FPGA/SoC to an industry-standard multimode fiber optic cable,...
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Flash Chromatography Systems Teledyne ISCO has announced the CombiFlash NextGen flash chromatography product line. CombiFlash NextGen flash chromatography systems are versatile enough for both discovery and...
Teledyne ISCO
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Optical Ruler The Light Aligner from Spectrolight Inc. is an optical ruler with precision pinholes and fiducials that simplifies the common problem of aligning a laser or other light beam. Key product...
SPECTROLIGHT Inc.
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Remote Sensing Bundle The RS-5400 Remote Sensing Bundle from Spectral Evolution Inc. includes everything a researcher needs for in situ field measurements with a high-resolution, high-sensitivity portable...
Spectral Evolution Inc.
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Network Failure Calculator An interactive cost of failure calculator from Integra Optics Inc. is designed to help customers understand the true cost of network downtime. Offered as an online interactive tool, the...
Integra Optics
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Zoom Lenses Fujifilm Optical Devices Europe GmbH has expanded its lineup of the full HD Fujinon zoom lens series with 32 and 60× optical magnification. The well-known 60× tele-zoom lens series...
Fujifilm Optical Devices Europe GmbH
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IR Coating Technology A new plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PE-CVD) IR coating technology from Dynasil Corp. of America was produced by a diamond-like coating chamber. With highly precise and reliable...
Dynasil Corp. of America
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Fiber Cleaning Kits The Sticklers Fiber-to-the Antenna (FTTA) and Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) cleaning kits from MicroCare Corp. are designed for the fiber industry. The FTTA kit contains enough materials to clean...
MicroCare Corp., Sticklers Fiber Optic Cleaners
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Miniature Lidar The Micro-Motion Technology (MMT) platform of miniature lidar solutions from Cepton Technologies Inc. are designed for autonomous driving. The compact design of the high-performance lidar...
Cepton Inc.
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Smart Line Scan Camera The RazerCam LS from EVT Eye Vision Technology is a smart line scan camera, which is freely programmable under Linux OS. High data rates are supported by a powerful field-programmable gate...
EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH
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Camera Link Modules Sony Europe’s Image Sensing Solutions has announced its XCL-SG1240 series of Camera Link V2.0 modules, which utilize a 1.1-type global shutter CMOS sensor to deliver 12-MP images at 20 fps. ...
Sony Europe Ltd., Image Sensing Solutions
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Automated Coating Inspection Line An automated coating inspection line combining the ASYMTEK Select Coat SL-940 conformal coating system and the FX-940UV Series ACI/AOI automated conformal coat inspection system has been announced by...
Nordson Asymtek
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Silicon Avalanche Photodiodes Marktech Optoelectronics has announced standard and custom silicon avalanche photodiodes (Si APDs) in quantities from prototype to OEM volumes. The APDs offer low-level light and short pulse...
Marktech Optoelectronics Inc.
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Miniature Smart Rotary Actuator The Hig-Mover miniature smart rotary actuator from Higbie Labs is a direct-drive smart rotary stage with a unique octagonal housing. The device offers versatile mounting options in a 116-...
Higbie Labs
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Photodetectors The AXUV100TF030 and AXUV100TF400 photodetectors from Opto Diode Corp. feature 100-sq-mm active areas and directly deposited thin-film filters for extreme UV detection. The AXUV100TF030...
Opto Diode Corporation
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Oscilloscopes The Infiniium UXR series of oscilloscopes from Keysight Technologies Inc. supports terabit research with real-time bandwidth up to 110 GHz for an industry-leading sample rate and signal integrity. ...
Framing and Streak Cameras Benefiting from using a common optical input and dedicated output window, the Simultaneous Multichannel Framing Camera and Streak Camera system from Specialised Imaging Ltd. drastically simplifies...
Specialised Imaging Ltd.
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CMOS Area Scan Cameras The SP-12401-PGE from JAI Inc. is a 12.4-MP camera in the Spark Series of high-resolution area scan cameras. The monochrome model SP-12401M-PGE and the color model SP-12401C-PGE are both built...
JAI Inc.
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Diamond-Turned Optical Products Single-point diamond turning from Edmund Optics Inc. produces off-axis parabolic mirrors, off-axis elliptical mirrors, and other precision metal, plastic, and crystalline optical components. ...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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Wireless Lighting Controller The CBU-ASR wireless lighting controller from Casambi Technologies Oy is a Bluetooth-based lighting control module for specification-grade lighting in North America. The controller is designed...
Casambi Technologies Oy
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Photoelectric Smart Sensor The BOS 21M ADCAP from Balluff GmbH is a photoelectric all-rounder smart sensor for the Internet of Things. The versatile all-rounder uses red light and allows users to choose from four sensor...
Balluff GmbH
Nanoscale Optical Arrays Cirtemo LLC has announced nanoscale optical arrays using MagAssemble technology to help customers quickly create low-cost, high-value optical filter arrays and other diffractive optics. CIRTEMO...
Cirtemo LLC
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Liquid Injection Molding System Shin-Etsu Silicones of America Inc. has announced its LIMS X-34-1972-3 liquid injection molding system for the production of optically clear silicone products. The system's advanced handling...
Shin-Etsu Silicones of America
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CMOS Cameras The 8.9- and 12.3-MP Phoenix camera models from LUCID Vision Labs Inc. feature the 2nd-generation Sony Pregius IMX267 and IMX304 global shutter CMOS sensors, running at 13.7 and 10 fps, respectively....
LUCID Vision Labs Inc.
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Optical Inspection Module The Infra-Red Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) module from Cohu Inc. is designed for enhanced microcrack and subsurface defect detection on wafer-level chip-scale packages. The device...
Cohu Inc.
HD Fusion Lidar The Titan M1 lidar from Neuvition Inc. is a 480-line HD video fusion device for autonomous driving and 3D imaging. It has an up to 1.5-million-points/s data rate with multiple returns and...
Neuvition Inc.
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Rotation Stage The ACR-335UT precision rotation stage from IntelLiDrives Inc. is a low-profile rotary table with a high-speed direct-drive rotary servo motor. A large 335-mm center aperture and lightweight...
IntelLiDrives Inc.
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OLED Microdisplay The ECX334C OLED microdisplay from Sony Semiconductor Solutions has been announced by FRAMOS Technologies Inc. Sony OLED microdisplays are cutting-edge small video displays for the brilliant...
FRAMOS GmbH
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Avalanche Photodiodes The SAH series of avalanche photodiodes from Laser Components GmbH are now available in an M1 package. The small surface-mounted device housing measures 2 × 1.4 mm. Depending on the...
Laser Components Germany GmbH
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Alignment Stage The XYR-03-01 alignment stage from Optimal Engineering Systems Inc. is a high-resolution, high-repeatability XY-theta stage. The linear resolution of the X and Y axis is 5 μ (non-micro-step)...
Optimal Engineering Systems Inc.
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