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Light Sources, Filters Enable 3-D Sensing Advances Light Sources, Filters Enable 3-D Sensing Advances
Improving the manufacturability, reliability and size of hardware components for 3-D sensing systems opens up new applications for the technology. Today, a growing number of smart TVs and operating systems respond to gestured commands by changing channels, zooming and scrolling. Sensors detect motion and surface qualities on manufacturing lines, controlling how items flow through processes. Designers can scan complex shapes for replication with 3-D printers, and surveillance systems can
Photonics Spectra, May 2014
Materials Hold Secret to Better LED Performance, Efficiency, Value Materials Hold Secret to Better LED Performance, Efficiency, Value
There’s little doubt that LEDs save energy, but the high initial cost of LED lamps is preventing mass adoption by lighting consumers. New materials are crucial to driving down the price tag and driving up market acceptance. The price of LEDs...
Photonics Spectra, May 2014
QDs Up Display Color, Brightness with Less Power QDs Up Display Color, Brightness with Less Power
Want a brighter, more colorful display that uses less power? Quantum dots may be the answer. After 25 years of research and development, quantum dots – man-made semiconducting crystals so tiny they are invisible to the naked eye – are...
Photonics Spectra, May 2014
Lasers Produce Bio-Inspired Surface Functions Lasers Produce Bio-Inspired Surface Functions
Lasers can interact with matter in a variety of ways. Depending on the wavelength, the energy of the laser beam and a whole set of other parameters, such as pulse duration or repetition rate, laser photons have countless ways of mingling with the...
Photonics.com, April 2014
'Wheel Service' Relies on Imaging Technology 'Wheel Service' Relies on Imaging Technology
Image-based bar-code reader helps NASCAR race teams feel more secure on their wheels. NASCAR teams go through a lot of wheels. A single team typically owns about 260 wheels, consisting of both single- and double-stem versions of the 15-in. steel...
Photonics Spectra, April 2014
Market Growing for Laser-Based Machine Vision Technologies Market Growing for Laser-Based Machine Vision Technologies
A panel of industry experts weighs in on recent and future advances in laser technologies for machine vision, and offers a look at the market. Laser-based machine vision can be a valuable tool for manufacturers looking to improve various areas of...
Photonics Spectra, April 2014
Nanophotonics Underpins Some Groundbreaking Technologies Nanophotonics Underpins Some Groundbreaking Technologies
Nanophotonics is now a major research theme in optical physics and engineering. Driven by the dream of untapped device functionality, nanophotonics studies the exciting science of the interaction of light with nanostructures, at the size scale where...
Photonics Spectra, April 2014
Problem-Based Learning Boosts Laser Safety Training Problem-Based Learning Boosts Laser Safety Training
Adding real experience to classroom education prepares laser users and safety officers for real-life situations. Laser safety training for users of Class 3B and Class 4 laser users has been required since 1973, when the first American National...
Photonics Spectra, April 2014
The Better to See You With The Better to See You With
Advances in manufacturing and materials will help the military spot targets faster – and from farther away. For the military, the name of the game is to see first and farthest, which makes optics vital. The length of an optical path can set...
Photonics Spectra, April 2014
CEOs Sound Off on Global Vision Market CEOs Sound Off on Global Vision Market
Machine vision plays a huge role in industrialization in Europe and the US, and it will increasingly affect automation and other market factors in Asia, according to an executive roundtable organized by Vision 2014 and the VDMA. As manufacturing...
Photonics.com, March 2014
Multichannel Switch Improves Fiber Optic Networks Multichannel Switch Improves Fiber Optic Networks
Fiber optic networks must be reliable, and fast fiber optic switches help make that happen. As data transmission continues to grow, operators are being forced to trim their fiber optic networks for maximum performance and reliability, which means...
Photonics.com, March 2014
sCMOS Cameras Examine Movements of Pathogens sCMOS Cameras Examine Movements of Pathogens
Researchers seek side-effect-free treatment for African sleeping sickness, and fast imaging technology plays a vital role in the effort. It’s an age-old epidemic, and it’s terrifyingly deadly: African sleeping sickness, or...
Photonics.com, March 2014
InGaAs SWIR Cameras Open New Opportunities InGaAs SWIR Cameras Open New Opportunities
Shortwave infrared imaging is finding new applications by improving spectroscopy, inspection and more. A whole new waveband of the electromagnetic spectrum has been opened up for exploitation in the past few years – the shortwave infrared...
Photonics Spectra, March 2014
Manufacturers Refocus Technology Efforts Following Recent Financial Woes Manufacturers Refocus Technology Efforts Following Recent Financial Woes
Overcapacity has caused financial problems in the past few years, so the solar industry has been somewhat less focused on implementing technology advances - but today things are looking up and research is being rivived. The solar market was...
Photonics Spectra, March 2014
Materials Evolving for Lighter, Stiffer Optics Materials Evolving for Lighter, Stiffer Optics
Building better optical materials will impact applications in high-energy lasers, consumer devices and more. For optical materials, less can be more: Coatings that reflect less could lead to displays that are brighter and can be seen over a wider...
Photonics Spectra, March 2014
New Approaches Improve Beam Expansion New Approaches Improve Beam Expansion
Afocal beam expansion systems based on the basic principles of Kepler and Galileo telescopes can be improved in terms of wavefront quality by using additional optical surfaces or aspherizing them using monolithic beam expansion elements. Everyday...
Photonics Spectra, March 2014
SFG Spectroscopy Is Key to Oil Industry Research SFG Spectroscopy Is Key to Oil Industry Research
Sum-frequency generation spectroscopy offers insights for oil and other applications – but assembling the right equipment can be a slippery problem. Laser spectroscopy enables the minute determination of molecular structure for a variety of...
Photonics Spectra, March 2014
Covert IR Optical Taggants Enhance Identification Covert IR Optical Taggants Enhance Identification
Covert IR taggants represent a strong photonic tool in identifying key personnel and materials in both military and civilian applications. Covert infrared taggants are embedded markers that can emit coded optical signals outside of the visual...
Photonics Spectra, February 2014
Real-Time 3-D Replays Bring Fans Closer to Action Real-Time 3-D Replays Bring Fans Closer to Action
Imaging technology is a real game changer for Dallas Cowboys fans and refs at AT&T Stadium. Figuring out which team came up with the football during a postfumble player pileup has gotten a whole lot easier – at least, it has for Dallas...
Photonics Spectra, February 2014
Better Lasers, Better Computing Better Lasers, Better Computing
To take communications to the next level, laser technologies must improve in terms of cost, efficiency and robustness. Fortunately, those improvements are in the works. Whether traveling through free space or over a fiber, lasers power data delivery...
Photonics Spectra, February 2014
How Fibers Really Work How Fibers Really Work
Basic knowledge of fiber optics is widespread – but often infected by certain misconceptions. The basics of fiber optics are seemingly quite simple. Guidance of light in a fiber core can be explained with the physics of total internal...
Photonics Spectra, February 2014
Quantum Communications Finds Many Paths to Commercialization Quantum Communications Finds Many Paths to Commercialization
From quantum repeaters and single-photon detectors to space satellites, photonics promises to bring quantum encryption to the mainstream. Quantum communications has already been proved possible over short distances. Via fiber optics, quantum key...
Photonics Spectra, February 2014
Trends in Microscopy: A Big Market, Focused on the Very Small Trends in Microscopy: A Big Market, Focused on the Very Small
The microscopy market is growing – set to exceed $5 billion by 2018 – even as microscopic targets get smaller and smaller. The microscopy market is trending upward – and the technology is continually allowing researchers to see...
Photonics Spectra, February 2014
Broad Range of Lasers Makes Materials-Processing Market Dynamic Broad Range of Lasers Makes Materials-Processing Market Dynamic
Materials processing spans many industries and encompasses an ever-widening range of applications, supported in turn by a broad spectrum of lasers, including CO2, fiber, direct-diode, diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) and excimer lasers. This market...
Photonics.com, January 2014
Resistance Spot-Welding Gun Meets Fiber Laser Resistance Spot-Welding Gun Meets Fiber Laser
The high-volume production environment in the automotive industry is one where resistance spot welding and laser remote welding are well-established technologies. Both technologies have pros and cons. For laser remote welding, the main advantage is...
Photonics.com, January 2014
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