The 120MXSI CMOS sensor from Canon U.S.A. Inc. produces clear, high-quality images, ideal for integrators and end users. The 120-MP sensor is capable of simultaneous and discrete image capture...

Hydra3D™ is a new high resolution Time-of-Flight (ToF) CMOS image sensor, tailored for 3D detection and distance measurement. It features a 10 µm three-tap cutting-edge pixel and supports...

Tetra is a low-cost, high-volume CMOS sensor family of 2k, 4k, 8k and 16k resolution for multispectral, color, and monochrome imaging. These sensors are ideal for food sorting, recycling, logistics,...

The 1.6 MP global shutter CMOS sensor provides enormous sensitivity, low noise levels, and a high dynamic range. The integration into the uEye LE camera family from IDS allows numerous new USB 3.1...

Right now, you can go onto YouTube and watch famed Formula One driver Lucas di Grassi clip a GoPro into a commercially available mount and race around the track. In the ’60s, however, things...

Researchers from Nanjing University are using metalenses to enhance and shrink microscopes while maintaining resolution with a large field of view. In pursuit of a more compact integrated...

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) developed the material that in experiments showed the ability to lift a weight by simply shining a light on it. Tests are being conducted to...

Researchers have devised a novel technique that uses nanotechnology and photonics to dramatically improve the performance of medical meshes for surgical implants and help prevent antibiotic-resistant...

Since its first successful operation in 1960 at Hughes Research Labs, the laser has been at the center of innovation and research. Semiconductor lasers first made their appearance in 1962 when Robert...

An integrating sphere’s function is to spatially integrate radiant flux (light). However, before one can optimize a sphere design for a particular application, it is important to understand how...

A rule of thumb in imaging is that there can never be too much light. A common problem is finding enough light to clearly image a subject. Utilizing light sources in an efficient and deliberate...

Operational lifetimes of solid-state light sources ranging from 10,000–20,000 hours are often cited. These estimates are often derived for single light emitting diodes (LEDs) and are not...

This ever-evolving collection of recent research using Meadowlark Optics Spatial Light Modulators offers a brief overview of specific applications in which Meadowlark Optics’ Spatial Light Modulators...

This paper covers the use cases of using multiple cameras for aerial imaging and address the advantages of such set ups over single camera systems. Topics include: Creating mosaics to image wider...

For applications such as security and surveillance, achieving true image scene pixel information is vital. This has led to an increasing demand for a smart camera that can achieve true vision through...

Free Webinar presented by Photonics Media & OSA Additional Questions and Answers from the Webinar below: Wayne Lem Market Manager Trojan Technologies From the water we drink to...

There is an ever-increasing need for smaller, lighter, and more powerful imagers — thermal imagers in particular — as the remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) business (also known as unmanned...

Most of us are familiar with the many benefits that laser-based additive manufacturing brings to manufacturing, including reduced tooling costs, easier testing of complex geometries, and faster time...

A means of adjusting the sharpness of an image automatically, with a sensor for estimating distance or contrast and a drive mechanism to adjust the lens. Active systems generate a light source to...

A device that reads and converts coded information from particular documents that are in the form of printed images and text into digital information that can be edited, transmitted, and then stored...

A subsurface imaging technique based upon the polarization of light reflected off an object. The polarization of reflected light gives information about the object's absorption properties that...

A sensor generally used for infrared imaging. It consists of two chambers separated by a thin, blackened membrane. An infrared image is formed on the membrane by a lens or mirror and produces...

Lasers light up rock concerts, measure distances and 3D objects, and cut and weld various materials – they even heal nerve cells. Is there anything they can't do?

A new generation of quantum dot light emitters aims to outshine the rest. See where lighting and display technology might be headed – this week on Light Matters!

3-D-printed space cameras, transparent diagnostics, light-controlled graphene, and a visit to Microscopy & Microanalysis. That’s this week on Light Matters.

-Plasmonics & Microfluidics -Liquid Crystal Slows Light -Prism Awards Deadline On today’s show: plasmonics and microfluidics are combined in a tunable lens, a liquid crystal matrix slows light to one...

An intensified CCD camera is a CCD image sensor that uses a proximity-focused image intensifier to provide greater sensitivity at low light levels.

Optikos designs and manufactures metrology products for measuring and assuring optical image quality; and provides optical engineering design, development, and manufacturing services for clients in...

Teledyne Imaging is a group of leading-edge companies aligned under the Teledyne umbrella. Teledyne Imaging forms an unrivalled collective of expertise across the spectrum with decades of experience....

TRIOPTICS – See the Difference in your optical manufacturing process Our measurement and manufacturing systems improve and accelerate the development, production, and quality control of...

Opto Diode Corporation - Camarillo, CA - www.optodiode.com, an ITW Company, delivers industry-leading sensors, photodiodes, IR detectors, photonic modules,assemblies, and LEDs. Available in standard...