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Photonics Companies Go Green, Naturally
Optoelectronics firms worldwide are going green by recycling, reducing energy use and even installing solar panels to be good to the planet and their communities while helping their bottom lines. It’s only natural. Sustainability is a growing theme in global business, politics and culture, thanks to evidence for climate change and the pressure exerted on the Earth’s limited resources by a growing population. The motivations of photonics companies to participate in sustainability e...
Photonics Spectra, March 2013
The Ups and Downs of Technology Transfer in Europe
Should Europeans adopt more of an American “rock star” attitude toward technology transfer? Perhaps we have a lot to learn from our US cousins when it comes to backing that promising business venture. Europe enjoys an excellent standing...
Photonics.com, March 2013
Photonics Accelerates Bandwidth Race
Technological developments in photonics are the future of mobile communications, from speedy interconnects to novel types of fibers and lasers. How remarkable that the first iPhone was released just over five years ago, back in the...
Photonics Spectra, February 2013
QDs Are Entering the Mainstream
Since their discovery in the 1980s, quantum dots have been quietly gaining momentum, making slow but steady headway in applications from displays and lighting to photovoltaics and health care. Unique and versatile, quantum dots (QDs) are no longer...
Photonics Spectra, February 2013
Thermoelectric Cooler Controller Design Made Simpler
TEC controller design experts offer tips to lower the cost and simplify the design of the devices, and to increase their ease of use. Thermoelectric cooler (TEC) controllers are becoming more prevalent in thermal management designs because they can...
Photonics Spectra, February 2013
Photonic Techniques Spark Manufacturing Revolution
The symbiosis of manufacturing and photonics is set to change our lives very soon with advances such as 3-D printers and EUV optical lithography. Conventional lasers of all types are indispensable tools in modern manufacturing, ranging from the...
Photonics Spectra, January 2013
Photonics Industry Undaunted by Uncertainty
Despite lingering economic concerns, the photonics community is looking ahead to a brighter future – even if it means more work in the short term. Ask members of the photonics industry to describe the current state of the market, and the word...
Photonics Spectra, January 2013
Photonics Strengthens Defense – and Offense
Light-based technologies offer the military significant advantages in sensing, communications and even weaponry. The US Army has touted its ownership of the night – and the implied advantage therein. But times have changed. “Nowadays,...
Photonics Spectra, January 2013
Prism Awards Finalists Offer Solutions to Big Problems
Sensors for monitoring environmental toxins and detecting explosives, powerful new lasers for biophotonics, and tools for lithography and spectroscopy are among the finalists for the 2013 Prism Awards for Photonics Innovation, the global competition...
Photonics Spectra, January 2013
Smartphones Move from Social Media to Social Medicine
Cellphones have evolved from a luxury to a necessity in the past 20 years, and now smartphones are making those same inroads (as of September 2012, 45 percent of American adults owned a smartphone, according to research by the Pew Internet Project)....
Photonics Spectra, January 2013
CMOS Sensors Increase Inspection Speed and Accuracy
As they get faster and offer higher resolution and sensitivity, CMOS sensors continue to impress the manufacturing industry. The main goal of any industrial inspection system is to increase manufacturing efficiency as measured by throughput, yield...
Photonics Spectra, December 2012
Material Matters for Photovoltaics
Researchers are working to find ever-better materials for solar cell production. It may be tricky times for much of the photovoltaics (PV) industry, but fervent research into solar cell materials has not ceased. From the innovative tailoring of...
Photonics.com, December 2012
New Concepts Advance Solar Thermoelectric Energy
An innovative solar receiver tube is expected to increase efficiency and lower costs for concentrated solar power. Successful implementation of a solar thermal parabolic trough directly correlates to reduced electricity costs, making concentrated...
Photonics.com, December 2012
Plastic Optics Provide Precision
Polymer optics are taking everyday applications by storm, thanks to advances that make plastic more and more competitive with glass. Polymer optics have long been known for being inexpensive and low in optical quality. The ease of high-volume,...
Photonics Spectra, December 2012
Prism Awards Finalists Offer Solutions to Big Problems
Finalists from Europe include tools for pollution monitoring, manufacturing, brain imaging and more. Sensors for monitoring environmental toxins and detecting explosives, powerful new lasers for biophotonics, and tools for lithography and...
Photonics.com, December 2012
Streak Cameras Improve Materials Research
New calibration options enable significant improvements in the accuracy of new and old devices, which could mean big advances in materials for LEDs and lasers. LEDs have numerous advantages over traditional light sources such as halogen or...
Photonics Spectra, December 2012
In Situ Method Optimizes Optical Coatings
Real-time technology helps manufacturers produce better thin films with less downtime, higher yields and lower costs. From the simplest broadband antireflection coatings used on eyeglasses and camera lenses to the complex coatings used in civilian...
Photonics Spectra, November 2012
Lasers Find Varied Uses in Space Applications
From the first laser fired on another planet to observatory guide stars and space collision avoidance systems, lasers in space are making news with numerous advances and universal firsts (as far as we know). With the beginning of the Laser Lunar...
Photonics Spectra, November 2012
Superpolished Optics Enable High-Sensitivity Laser Applications
A review of superpolished surfaces, including fabrication and measurement, as well as some of the leading applications that depend on these optics. Superpolished optics – that is, components with subangstrom surface roughness – represent...
Photonics Spectra, November 2012
Telescopes Require Polishing to Perfection
As astronomy projects look deeper into space, polishing the optics becomes more and more critical. This past summer, there was a go-ahead to go big. The European Southern Observatory member states declared support for the billion-plus-euro ($1.3...
Photonics Spectra, November 2012
Color Cameras Improve Results in Vision Applications
Color has been considered expensive in terms of money and processing power, but these costs have decreased. Here’s how color vision works and why it can be beneficial for today’s applications. Vision has evolved into a fast and reliable...
Photonics Spectra, October 2012
Different Lasers Offer Different Features for Micromachining
Nd:YAG and fiber lasers play important roles in cutting, welding and drilling small intricate parts. The increasing complexity of electronic, medical and engineering devices presents manufacturers with many challenges that must be overcome if...
Photonics Spectra, October 2012
Laser-Produced Plasma Source Improvements Drive EUVL Adoption
Extreme-ultraviolet lithography is getting ready for high-volume production. Extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) lithography will be ready for introduction into high-volume manufacturing within the next few years. Pilot lithography tools have been...
Photonics Spectra, October 2012
Robots Work Better with Vision Enhancements
Machine vision trends in use on (or coming soon to) the factory floor include 3-D and better resolution. Industrial robots with mere vision can’t keep up anymore – now they have to image in greater detail and in 3-D. Where these trends...
Photonics Spectra, October 2012
Scanning Goniophotometers Improve Materials Selection
Measurement of a material’s specific scattering properties takes the guesswork out of choosing materials for various applications. Measuring the optical scattering of materials allows engineers to choose the very best materials for...
Photonics Spectra, October 2012
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