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Lasers and Machine Vision Improve Pharma Manufacturing Lasers and Machine Vision Improve Pharma Manufacturing
Through pill marking, quality assurance and more, laser-based manufacturing processes and machine vision make medications safer for consumers and more profitable for pharmaceutical companies. In the multidisciplinary pharmaceutical industry, photonics plays an increasingly crucial role in the manufacturing process. From quality assurance to marking, the scope of photonics is wide-reaching. Specifically, the use of lasers and machine vision in pill manufacturing is revolutionizing
Photonics Spectra, March 2015
Lasers Go To The Movies Lasers Go To The Movies
Laser technology is poised to bring back the magic to 3-D cinema – and bring audiences back to theaters in droves. Just five short years ago, the world was hypnotized by the release of the first commercially successful 3-D movie,...
Photonics Spectra, March 2015
LED-Based Sun-Simulator Design: Technical and Commercial Considerations LED-Based Sun-Simulator Design: Technical and Commercial Considerations
A discussion of the limitations of traditional sun-simulator technologies and the advantages offered by LED systems, with a review of LED-based system design characteristics and cost benefits. Sun simulators – instruments that provide...
Photonics Spectra, March 2015
Peering into the Nanoworld with Optical Microscopy Peering into the Nanoworld with Optical Microscopy
From brain mapping to breaking the laws of physics, optical microscopy has made huge leaps forward in recent years. But as new dimensions open up, it’s clear the real work has only just begun. Last year yielded a bumper crop of Nobel Prizes...
Photonics Spectra, March 2015
Spectroscopy: Going Small to Get the Whole Picture Spectroscopy: Going Small to Get the Whole Picture
Advances based on mobile technology are poised to revolutionize spectrometers. As spectrometers shrink in cost, size and power consumption, their applications grow. Proof can be found in agriculture, medicine and the arts, to name just three...
Photonics Spectra, March 2015
Asia-Pacific: Manufacturing the Future Asia-Pacific: Manufacturing the Future
The world of laser-based 3-D printing is one of endless possibilities, so much so that trying to predict its advances seems pointless. Since its emergence in the 1980s, laser-based additive manufacturing has evolved into many forms, including...
Photonics Spectra, February 2015
ColorLock™ Filter Stacks Enable Better Wide-Angle Imaging ColorLock™ Filter Stacks Enable Better Wide-Angle Imaging
New glass filters overcome considerable design challenges to transmit wide-angle incident light without shifting wavelengths, offering an innovative solution for a variety of applications in which the high transmission afforded by dielectric filters...
Photonics Spectra, February 2015
LSCM and RelA for Quantifying Microwear: A Case Study LSCM and RelA for Quantifying Microwear: A Case Study
Laser scanning confocal microscopy and relative area are effective tools for surface-roughness analysis of experimental Mistassini quartzite scrapers. Laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM) and relative area (RelA) are effective tools for the...
Photonics Spectra, February 2015
Multispectral Imaging Extends Vision Technology Capability Multispectral Imaging Extends Vision Technology Capability
Multispectral imaging takes the detection capability of machine vision beyond just color inspection. With wafer-level coating of multispectral filters, advanced multispectral cameras now can be designed in a compact form factor. The result: many new...
Photonics Spectra, February 2015
Nanoimprint Lithography Enables Cost-Effective Photonics Production Nanoimprint Lithography Enables Cost-Effective Photonics Production
The ability to create wafer-scale stitching-error-free patterns of nanostructures on bowed and warped surfaces and even on topography, as well as direct patterning of 3-D structures, makes nanoimprint lithography ideally suited for the needs of a...
Photonics Spectra, February 2015
CO2 Laser Machine Tools Speed Sign Cutting CO2 Laser Machine Tools Speed Sign Cutting
Interior plastic signs are ubiquitous in hotels, office buildings, hospitals and other structures. These signs may seem like simple products, but they are actually often complex assemblies of numerous pieces. Like many other manufacturers, sign...
Photonics.com, January 2015
Industrial Applications of Laser Profiling Industrial Applications of Laser Profiling
Beam intensity profiling is an essential tool in many aspects of industry. The precise intensity distribution is critical in many applications, such as laser plate printing, laser cutting, particle measurement, medical lasers and biomedical...
Photonics.com, January 2015
Ultrafast Lasers Enable Improvements in Microprocessing Ultrafast Lasers Enable Improvements in Microprocessing
Ultrafast lasers provide an avenue into a number of new microprocessing applications because of their capability for athermal ablation and their extremely high peak power. Many materials and applications can be susceptible to adverse heating effects...
Photonics.com, January 2015
Photonics Innovators Named 2015 Prism Awards Finalists Photonics Innovators Named 2015 Prism Awards Finalists
Finalists include tools for 3-D printing, water analysis and laser-engineered surfaces. Innovative products, inventions and companies will take center stage Feb. 11, as the winners of the 2015 Prism Awards for Photonics Innovation are honored during...
Photonics Spectra, January 2015
Silicon Photonics: A Field that Is Constantly Changing Silicon Photonics: A Field that Is Constantly Changing
In this active, exciting area of development, new devices, techniques and studies are presented at every turn. Electronics and photonics have been two worlds apart for many years: Electronics had an explosion that forever changed the way consumers...
Photonics Spectra, January 2015
Trends in Miniaturization Trends in Miniaturization
Exploiting the unusual optical properties of very small objects, quantum-based technologies are starting to revolutionize lasers, solar cells, communications and more. Smaller is often better, as it frequently can reduce the size and weight of gear...
Photonics Spectra, January 2015
Trends in Modularity Trends in Modularity
Step by step, piece by piece, modularity is finding a home in optics, and microscopy and spectrometry applications are benefiting from the availability of modular systems. Furniture. Spacecraft. “Dungeons & Dragons” adventures. In...
Photonics Spectra, January 2015
Trends in New Materials Trends in New Materials
Scientists are developing an entirely new generation of ultrathin materials such as graphene and germanene, whose photonic properties promise a new frontier of components and devices. Graphene is a wonder material: a sheet of pure, stable carbon in...
Photonics Spectra, January 2015
Trends in Sustainability Trends in Sustainability
The global “green revolution” is pushing the boundaries of photonics as governments, companies and citizens work to preserve our world and its resources. From individual citizens and businesses right up to entire industries and...
Photonics Spectra, January 2015
Trends in The Economy
Advancing technologies, broader applications and societal trends are impacting both the industry and the economy. No trends issue would be complete without a discussion about the global economy and its impact on the photonics industry – as...
Photonics Spectra, January 2015
High-Speed Line-Scan Sensors Improve Spectroscopy High-Speed Line-Scan Sensors Improve Spectroscopy
CMOS linear arrays allow the optical signal to be digitized directly on the chip, making the electronics design simpler, more cost-efficient and more robust. CMOS image sensors were attractive initially because of their lower overall system costs,...
Photonics.com, December 2014
Nanotube-Based Solar Cells Make More of the Sun Nanotube-Based Solar Cells Make More of the Sun
They’re cheaper, lighter, flexible and easy to dispose – it’s little wonder that carbon nanotubes are grabbing the attention of solar cell specialists in Europe and beyond. Since they were first discovered in 1991, carbon nanotubes...
Photonics.com, December 2014
Printed Optics Usher in New Era of Manufacturing Printed Optics Usher in New Era of Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing techniques are set to revolutionize fabrication and integration of optical products for a variety of applications, from lighting to imaging and beyond. Additive manufacturing techniques are creating a new awakening in optics...
Photonics.com, December 2014
Active Alignment Techniques Improve Lens Centering Active Alignment Techniques Improve Lens Centering
An optimized active optical alignment process enables accurate, cost-effective production of precision lens assemblies. An optomechanical engineer faces many challenges when assigning tolerances for precision lens assemblies. Beginning with a...
Photonics Spectra, December 2014
Automated Fiber Aligners Improve Packaging Automated Fiber Aligners Improve Packaging
Computer-controlled fiber alignment engines help process engineers achieve higher throughput in photonics packaging applications. Fiber alignment used to be a tedious manual task, back before the telecom boom. But automated fiber aligners have...
Photonics Spectra, December 2014
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