Request InfoMKS Instruments Inc.The Ophir® FluxGage™ 604 compact measurement system from MKS Instruments Inc. is a compact measurement system for LED luminaires. The series features four additional color sensors evenly arranged in the bottom of the device, delivering further X, Y, and CCT data, as well as illuminance. Within seconds, users receive an overview of the color and overall uniformity of the measured light, allowing direct evaluation of LED chips or optical assemblies used for color mixing and beam shaping within the design process. Users are able to find the optics that provide the optimal light...See full productRelated content from Photonics MediaPRODUCTSPhotonics.com 10/26/2021LED Constant-Current DriversThe GP-CCP012P Terminal Blocks series of LED constant-current drivers from GlacialPower supports output current from 200 to 700 mA. The drivers provide an active power factor correction (PFC)...Photonics Spectra February 2022 IssueWide Beam ImagerThe Ophir® WB-I SWIR Wide Beam Imager from MKS Instruments Inc. is a compact, calibrated optical system for measuring the size and power distribution of large and divergent beams of VCSELs and...Photonics Spectra May 2021 IssueParallel PhotoreactorThe DrySyn Illumin8 parallel photoreactor from Asynt is an eight-position device for research chemists. Based on the OCTO reactor, the DrySyn Illumin8 allows users to run up to eight parallel...EuroPhotonics Winter 2021 IssuePhotochemistry LED IlluminatorThe Photochemistry LED Illuminator from Uniqsis Ltd. accelerates reaction optimization and batch scale-up of photochemical reactions. The system incorporates LED arrays operating at six...ARTICLESPhotonics.com 8/28/2020Perovskite Study Correlates Phase Transition and PhotoluminescenceThree research teams at Clemson University joined forces to study the phase transition in nanocrystal (NC) perovskites and the correlation between phase transition and photoluminescence (PL). The...Photonics Spectra June 2022 IssueLighting Advancements Add Muscle to Machine VisionCourtesy of iStock.com/MotoEd. After years of investment and research, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are cheaper and brighter than ever before, and they consume less power. With reliability...Photonics.com 10/20/2020Lumileds Names Steve Barlow to Lead Automotive Business UnitLumileds announced the appointment of Steve Barlow as president of the company’s automotive business unit. Barlow has been leading the LED solutions business unit for more than three years and...Photonics.com 8/18/2020Nanoscale LED Bypasses Efficiency Droop to Take on Laser QualitiesUsing microscopic LEDs in a laboratory setting, a team of researchers including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has increased the brightness of laser light,...PHOTONICS HANDBOOK ARTICLESPhotonics HandbookMachine Vision Lighting: A First-Order Consideration: Lighting, sometimes a step-child in machine vision considerations, has become a first-order consideration in automated applications.In the beginning, automated inspection focused on the camera and optics, the algorithms, the interface hardware and the processor. Only rarely was attention paid to the lighting system or lighting...Photonics HandbookLight-Emitting Diodes: A Primer: Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are semiconductors that convert electrical energy into light energy. The color of the emitted light depends on the semiconductor material and composition, with LEDs generally classified into three wavelengths: ultraviolet, visible, and infrared.The wavelength range of commercially available LEDs with single-element output power of at least 5 mW is 275 to 950 nm. Each wavelength range is made from a specific semiconductor material family,...Photonics HandbookIntegrating Spheres: Collecting and Uniformly Distributing Light: The integrating sphere is a simple, yet often misunderstood, device for measuring optical radiation.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...Photonics HandbookInterferometry: Measuring with Light: Long applied to optical shop testing, interferometry is now used to measure many different types of parts in a variety of applications, such as optical system performance, surface roughness, surface form, and displacement of moving surfaces.An interferometer is an instrument that compares the position or surface structure of two objects. The basic two-beam division of amplitude interferometer components consists of a light source, a...WHITEPAPERSPhotonics.com 2/25/2021Measuring and Correcting MicroLED Display UniformityMicroLEDs unlock next-level display performance, but inherent variability between LEDs can result in visual quality issues that impede production volumes needed for commercialization. Imaging systems...Photonics.com 1/14/2021Methods for Measuring Display Defects and Mura as Correlated to Human Visual PerceptionHuman vision and perception are the ultimate determinants of display quality, however human judgment is variable, making it difficult to define and apply quantitatively in research or production...Photonics.com 1/14/2021Fractional Pixel Method for Improved Pixel-Level Measurement and Correction (Demura) of High-Resolution DisplaysAs display resolutions increase, imaging systems are challenged to continue to provide accurate pixel-level measurements while applying increasingly limited relative imaging resolution during...Photonics.com 1/14/2021Automated Solutions for SAE Standard HUD MeasurementHead-up display (HUD) technology is one of the largest growth areas in the automotive market, and standard measurement criteria are rapidly being defined to evaluate augmented projections for visual...WEBINARSPhotonics.com 1/10/2022Photonics Spectra Conference 2022: January 10 - 13Photonics Media will host its second annual Photonics Spectra Conference Jan. 10-13. The virtual event will comprise four technology tracks — Lasers, Optics, Sensors and Detectors, and Imaging...Photonics.com 6/7/2022Measuring Long-Wavelength Lasers with IR Cameras, Pyroelectric Scanning-Slit Sensors, and Wavelength Conversion ApparatusUsing SWIR, MIR, and FIR lasers requires knowledge of their beam quality parameters. Many considerations significantly impact the laser process, such as mode structure, positional stability, and...Photonics.com 10/13/2021Controlling High-Power Laser ProcessesLaser beams with powers of many tens of kilowatts are becoming increasingly common in today's industrial applications. However, as the powers increase, the stakes increase as well. Keeping high-power...Photonics.com 6/15/2022Laser Measurement Solutions for Materials Microprocessing ApplicationsThose who use lasers in materials microprocessing applications — such as drilling via holes in PCBs, performing OLED display lift-off, and cutting smartphone cover glass — are faced with...PHOTONICS DICTIONARY+ TERMSEDU.photonics.com 6/15/2018photobiomodulationA light therapy that utilizes nonionizing light sources, including lasers, LEDs, and broadband light, in the visible and infrared spectrum. It is a nonthermal process involving endogenous...EDU.photonics.com 11/14/2016CMOS quantitative polymerase chain reaction systemThis type of miniaturized system, referred to as CMOS qPCR, combines microfluidic technology with an ultralow-light CMOS bio-optical sensor with LEDs as the optical excitation source to achieve...EDU.photonics.com 3/5/2018optogeneticsA discipline that combines optics and genetics to enable the use of light to stimulate and control cells in living tissue, typically neurons, which have been genetically modified to respond to light....EDU.photonics.com 9/8/2009gallium nitride (GaN)A semiconductor compound used in photonic devices such as lasers and LEDs.VIDEOSPhotonics.com 3/29/2018Light Matters Extra: Weird and Strange: Quantum Photonics - 03.2018In this month's Light Matters Extra, we take you to the Quantum Photonics Laboratory at MIT run by Dr. Dirk Englund. Dr. Englund's group, the Quantum Photonics Group, is made up of postdocs and...Photonics.com 3/29/2018Fundamentally Different Photonics - LIGHT MATTERS 03.2018On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you to the South by Southwest (SXSW) Trade Show in Austin, Texas, as new photonics innovations hit the show floor of the Austin Convention Center....Photonics.com 1/18/2018Light Matters Extra: Taking Photonics Innovations from the Lab to the Operating Room - 01.2018In this month's Light Matters Extra, we give you an in-depth look at the relationship between researchers and scientists at the University of California Davis, and surgeons and clinicians at nearby...Photonics.com 1/18/2018Supporting the Photonics Industry from the Laboratory - LIGHT MATTERS 01.2018On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you to central Massachusetts as Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Quinsigamond Community College take on a comprehensive joint photonics laboratory...PHOTONICS BUYERS' GUIDE CATEGORIESMedical Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs)Light-Emitting Diode ChipsWhite Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs)Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs)COMPANIESPhotonics Buyers' GuideLaCroix Precision OpticsOptics that Defend, Build, Cure and Discover The LaCroix name is synonymous with quality precision optics. Since 1947, three generations of family leadership have placed LaCroix Precision Optics...Photonics Buyers' GuideBoston Electronics CorporationWe specialize in products related to photodetection, especially, including Detectors, Sources, and Signal Processing Electronics. Photodetectors for the IR, UV, THz, and visible Light...Photonics Buyers' GuideOpto Diode CorporationOpto Diode Corporation (Camarillo, CA), an ITW Company, delivers industry-leading sensors, photodiodes, IR detectors, photonic modules,assemblies, and LEDs. Available in standard and custom designs,...Photonics Buyers' GuideSutter Instrument CompanyIn 1977, Dale Flaming, a scientist working at the University of California at San Francisco, was having difficulty reliably producing micropipettes. He developed the first electronically controlled...