Jerry Coder Appointed SEMI Chairman

High spatial resolution in ultrafast laser processing is increasingly important in semiconductor fabrication, the automotive parts industry, medical device manufacturing, and other fields. In laser...

TRUMPF (TRUMPF Photonics Components) named Thomas Harrer managing director, taking over for Berthold Schmidt, who held the position on an interim basis. Harrer started his career at TRUMPF in 1999 as...

The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS) aims to support more secure, faster data processing by integrating machine learning algorithms into digital devices. Although...

Metamaterials, artificial nanostructures that manipulate light, are costly and technologically challenging to fabricate. The broad, practical use of metamaterials depends on lowering their...

The Spectra-Physics® Talon® Ace™ UV100 from MKS Instruments Inc. is a >100-W UV nanosecond laser. The device offers TimeShift™ programmable pulse capability and a wide...

The NEXIV VMZ-NWL 200 from Nikon is an automatic wafer measurement system developed to solve the challenges of wafer metrology in the back-end of the semiconductor manufacturing process. The product...

The HyperRapid NXT 266 industrial-grade deep UV picosecond laser from Coherent offers precision manufacturing as small as 5 µm. The device can ablate holes, trenches, through cuts, and...

The Lattice Avant™ field-programmable gate array (FPGA) platform from Lattice Semiconductor Corp. offers high efficiency, advanced connectivity, and optimized computing power for the...

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,...

One of the most critical elements of any time-resolved spectroscopy and dynamics experiment is the optical delay line. A typical optical delay line consists of a retroreflector or folding mirrors on...

By its original definition, a nanopositioning device is a mechanism capable of repeatedly delivering motion in increments as small as one nanometer. Lately demands from industry and research have...

With the understanding of aspheric lens manufacturing provided in part one of this article, designers have the tools to optimize their aspheres; the next step is to understand how to specify and...

The optoelectronic properties of an OLED device are mapped using an RMS1000 Confocal Raman Microscope in spectral and time-resolved photoluminescence and electroluminescence imaging modes. These...

Advanced Image Intensifier adapter for low light level imaging applications, the Cricket™² is a plug & play camera attachment enabling low light level imaging and extreme high shutter speeds for CMOS...

This white paper, titled "Advanced SWIR Spectroscopy for Next-Generation Fabric Identification," addresses the challenges in textile sorting, especially in the context of recycling non-biodegradable...

MKS Newport spectral optics product overview providing a summary of competencies in diffraction gratings, optical filters, optical mirrors, OptoFlash multichannel spectrometer engines, and design &...

3D optical methods have come a long way from the early stereo viewers and multiangle sliding images that existed more than a century ago. As measurement tools, these methods have in the past 40 years...

Over the past few years the capabilities of smart cameras have increased dramatically. Available image resolution has increased from 5 megapixels maximum to 21 megapixels. Processing power has...

Machine vision technology is key to efficiently manufacturing a wide range of products today, from semiconductors to appliances to beverage containers. A crucial first step in any good machine vision...

Advanced packaging enables researchers to combine different technology platforms such as photonics, electronics, micro-electromechanical, and fluidics to address a vast array of exciting...

An infrared light-emitting diode (IR LED) is a semiconductor device that emits infrared light when an electric current passes through it. Similar to standard LEDs that emit visible light, IR LEDs are...

Nanopositioning refers to the precise and controlled movement or manipulation of objects or components at the nanometer scale. This technology enables the positioning of objects with extremely high...

Optical materials refer to substances or compounds specifically chosen for their optical properties and used in the fabrication of optical components and systems. These materials are characterized by...

An infrared detector is a device that is used to detect and measure infrared radiation, which lies beyond the visible spectrum of light. These detectors are utilized in various applications,...

To celebrate this milestone, we've created a video showcasing the journey to the new design. We invite everyone to #joinus and watch the video now! The new DayOptics image is a testament to our...

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Check out our new video tutorial on how to clean spherical lenses! Our latest video breaks down the step-by-step process for effectively cleaning spherical lenses, ensuring crystal-clear images every...

The Agarwal Group at the University of Pennsylvania's Department of Materials Science and Engineering focuses on understanding how light interacts with small scale nanostructures. They also work to...

Established in 1985, OZ Optics is a leading worldwide supplier of fiber optic components, test equipment and sensors. OZ Optics manufactures its products in three locations, Ottawa (Canada),...

The LaCroix name is synonymous with quality precision optics. Since 1947, three generations of family leadership have guided LaCroix Precision Optics to become the premier precision optics...

OHARA manufactures more than 130 environmentally safe optical glass types, free of both lead and arsenic. More than 300 tons of optical glass are melted per month, available in the following forms of...

IPG Photonics is the world's leading provider of high power fiber lasers and fiber amplifiers that are revolutionizing performance and utility in a remarkable array of materials processing,...