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Prism Award Finalists Vie for 2019 Honors Dec 6, 2018 — The Prism Awards for Photonics Innovation bring anticipation and excitement each year to the Photonics West exhibition in San Francisco. Renowned as the “Oscars of the photonics industry,” the Prism Awards shine a spotlight on some of the industry’s most innovative products and technologies developed by companies from around the world. “For more than a decade now, the Prism Awards have recognized the people and companies that are driving the remarkable pace of
BioPhotonics, Jan 2019
2019 Prism Awards Recognize Finalists Dec 4, 2018 — Retinal projection laser eyewear, the world’s first cloud-based AI hand-held Raman spectrometer, and the first accurate stereo photogrammetry device that fits in the palm of a hand will all converge at the 2019 Prism Awards for Photonics...
Photonics Spectra, Jan 2019
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Wearable Sensors Challenge Traditional Medical Technology Dec 4, 2018 — From Apple to Fitbit to Garmin to Google, in the U.S. alone, dozens of companies are producing wearable sensors that record our movements as well as basic health information. Many of these devices rely on optical telemetry to read information about...
BioPhotonics, Jan 2019
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Trends in Silicon Photonics for Fiber Optic Communication Nov 29, 2018 — The simplest form of fiber optic communication is coupling a laser to one end of a fiber, turning the laser on and off to transmit ones and zeros, and connecting a photodetector to the other end to record the photocurrent. This simple modulation...
Photonics Spectra, Jan 2019
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Trends in Industrial Laser Solutions Nov 28, 2018 — The demands on lasers grow as the need for precision in manufacturing and other applications increases. In general, lasers enable processes that cannot be performed economically in any other way — such as drilling holes, selectively removing...
Photonics Spectra, Jan 2019
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Quantum Applications Jump Forward with Photonics Nov 26, 2018 — Quantum technologies encompass diverse fields that include computing, cryptography, and sensing. Quantum theory, first presented by Max Planck at the turn of the 19th century and followed by the theoretical foundation developed by Albert Einstein,...
Photonics Spectra, Jan 2019
The Dawn of New Optics: Emerging Metamaterials Nov 19, 2018 — Science has long sought novel or modified materials that could reach beyond the conventional laws of optics to replace bulky glass and polymer optical components with flatter, more robust, lower-cost, stackable ones — perhaps even with subwavelength...
Photonics Spectra, Jan 2019
Technological Synergies Move Spectroscopy Out of the Lab Nov 12, 2018 — Spurred by manufacturing advancements over the past decade, lasers, sensors, and imaging devices have become more compact and reliable. This progress has allowed spectroscopy to grow into new and diverse fields. The tabletop semiconductor laser, the...
Photonics Spectra, Jan 2019
Nonstop Photonics: Photonics West Energizes with Education, Events, Awards Nov 2, 2018 — With over 5000 presentations, more than 1300 exhibitors, 70 courses, three separate conferences, a two-day AR|VR|MR immersive, Prism Awards, a Startup Challenge, and a generous list of other special events, SPIE’s Photonics West will again be...
Photonics Spectra, Dec 2018
Lasers: A Unique Microscopy Source Nov 2, 2018 — The optical microscope dates back to the time of Galileo. For most of the past century, microscopy was widely regarded as a ubiquitous and extremely mature field. Today, the picture is very different. Optical microscopy is an incredibly dynamic...
EuroPhotonics, Dec 2018
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For Self-Driving Cars, Sensors Galore Oct 26, 2018 — Self-driving cars bring both opportunities and challenges to photonics-based sensors. Autonomous vehicles will need dozens of sensors ofmany types — lidar, camera, radar, and ultrasonic — and many sensors on millions of vehicles make the...
Photonics Spectra, Dec 2018
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Fiber Optics Crucial to Future Datacom Transmission Oct 26, 2018 — Fiber optics technology plays a critical role within the telecommunications sector, thanks to the wide-scale and growing adoption of the technology in communication and data transmission services. Optical fibers are used in high-speed data transfer...
EuroPhotonics, Dec 2018
Photodetectors in Flow Cytometers Oct 25, 2018 — Flow cytometry is a technique that can provide quantitative and qualitative information about biological cells and microparticles. The information is in the light that has interacted with the cells as they pass one after another and one at a time...
Photonics Spectra, Dec 2018
Low-Powered VCSELs Find a Wide Variety of Uses Oct 25, 2018 — By the end of 2018, nearly 1 million sq ft of new production space will have opened in the previous two years — space dedicated to making some of the world’s smallest and least power-hungry lasers. Known as vertical-cavity...
Photonics Spectra, Dec 2018
Display Manufacturing Enriches High-Tech Products Oct 24, 2018 — Consumer electronics are growing more sophisticated, at breakneck speed and with remarkable advances in technology and refinement. A highly visible example is the ever-increasing picture clarity in large-screen TVs, and in the evolution of...
EuroPhotonics, Dec 2018
Nuances in Optical Design for Manufacturing Oct 23, 2018 — From time to time, a lens assembly that appears successful in the software stage encounters roadblocks once moved to manufacturing, assembly, and testing. Closing the loop between design and fabrication will result in fewer design iterations and...
Photonics Spectra, Dec 2018
Ultraprecise 3D Microprinting for Optical and Photonic Components Oct 23, 2018 — Miniaturization is the trend of downsizing devices and products, which is triggering technological innovation. Miniaturization down to the microscale means functional components are becoming even smaller and lighter and increasing the performance of...
Photonics Spectra, Dec 2018
ASCB|EMBO Highlights Cell Biology Innovation Oct 23, 2018 — What do phase transitions in neurological disease, superresolution imaging of living mammalian cells, and stem cells in bone marrow have in common? All of these topics (and more) will be addressed at the 2018 ASCB|EMBO Annual Meeting and Conference...
BioPhotonics, Dec 2018
FTIR Spectroscopy: A Comprehensive Biological Investigator Oct 19, 2018 — Almost every molecule in the universe interacts with IR radiation, which excites vibrations in the molecule, rendering Fourier transform IR (FTIR) spectroscopy a universal method to investigate biological systems. In contrast to many popular...
BioPhotonics, Dec 2018
Quantitative Phase Imaging Advances Disease Detection Oct 18, 2018 — Following unprecedented success in controlling malaria worldwide, progress is now slowing. In fact, a 2017 report by the World Health Organization (WHO)1 clearly indicates that the world is no longer on track to reach the critical milestones for...
BioPhotonics, Dec 2018
From Vision-Guided Robotics to Smart Cameras, Turnkey Systems Offer Versatility Oct 17, 2018 — Integrators and operations managers must consider numerous choices when implementing turnkey vision systems in industrial environments. Depending on the application, systems are generally developed in four broad categories: single or multiple smart...
Vision-Spectra.com, Oct 2018
Optimizing Probe Positioning for Life Science Research Oct 12, 2018 — Photonics technologies enable life scientists to probe samples in the increasingly sophisticated study of processes ranging from neuron signaling to heart muscle contraction, as well as cells and cellular development. As research continues at...
BioPhotonics, Dec 2018
Hand-Held AO Ophthalmoscopy Enables Cellular-Level Imaging Oct 12, 2018 — Advancements in adaptive optics (AO) are bringing researchers deeper into the human retina than ever before. Enabling the visualization of the living retina with cellular resolution, AO scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (AOSLO) has advanced the...
BioPhotonics, Dec 2018
Characterization of Optics for LiGO Oct 4, 2018 — 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...
Photonics Spectra, Nov 2018
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Optical Coating Innovations Push Performance Oct 1, 2018 — 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 components to withstand harsh environments or take...
Photonics Spectra, Nov 2018
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