Millimeter-wave Camera to be Demo’d

SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, recognized the top innovations in new optics and photonics products at the 2024 Prism Awards held at Photonics West on Jan. 31. The gala...

VIGO Photonics opened its first office in the U.S., in St. Petersburg, Fla. The North American headquarters is headed by Scott Riggi and will serve as the primary interface for customers in the U.S.,...

Partners from aerospace manufacturer Pratt & Whitney and Virginia Tech have developed an optical technology to calculate engine thrust to allow high-fidelity measurements of gas turbine engine...

The Consumer Electronics Show, the flagship event of the Consumer Technology Association, opened its doors Tuesday. The annual show, which showcases the latest innovations and developments in...

The ARC holographic terminal from IKIN Inc. is a scalable, large-format device for commercial applications, enabling the high-resolution display of volumetric images in ambient light. The...

The SingleShot™ Wide Field Objective Imaging System from Navitar Inc. provides high-resolution, wide-field-of-view image capture. The modular fixed focal length imaging system combines...

The Linea ML 8k line scan camera from Teledyne DALSA extends defect detection both on and under the surface of a wide variety of materials, components, and products. The multispectral device...

Gigajot Technology Inc.’s QIS41 camera, built around the GJ04122 sensor, pairs well with standard 4/3-in. microscopy optics, bringing high resolution and low-light performance to scientific and...

Technological advances have resulted in new, higher-quality sensors that enable machine vision cameras to deliver greater features and functionality at a lower cost than ever before. These factors...

The digital camera represents an integration of optics, mechanics and electronics consisting of three layers (Figures 1a, b and c). The top and the middle layers are printed circuit boards (PCBs),...

Camera resolution depends upon the optical blur diameter and the detector size. Schade combined these to create an equivalent resolution that is a function of Fλ/d where F is the focal ratio,...

Aspheric surfaces are powerful tools that combine the optical corrections of multiple lenses into a single element (Figure 1) and affect performance in ways that spherical optics cannot. For example,...

Space can be a harsh environment for optical coatings. Optimax has successfully provided antireflection (AR) coatings for a wide range of space applications. This paper outlines the results of...

We offer custom prisms, polygons, windows, mirrors, and wedges from one source. FISBA not only has the complete production chain in-house, we can also develop entire systems built-to-spec or support...

The term 'diffraction grating' often brings to mind a surface relief grating, with ruled lines and a delicate surface. A transmission grating, however, opens up many new options for the optical...

The modulation transfer function, or MTF, is a parameter used to evaluate the performance of a lens. MTF provides a quantitative and standardized way to characterize optical systems, so the metric is...

Startups often can’t find the funding or the right resources to bring emerging technologies to market. This webinar will take an in-depth look at how the Luminate Accelerator is addressing...

Imaging is a critical component of your machine vision solution, whether your field is security, manufacturing, aerospace, defense, building & construction or R&D. Selecting the wrong camera...

Optical filters can discretely transmit or reject specific wavelengths or ranges of wavelengths of light. Utilizing this capability in photonics-based instruments creates the need for a better...

The laparoscopy market will account for 16 billion USD by 2030 at a compound annual growth rate of about 9%. North America's share of the market will count for more than 30%. This growth has been...

A machine vision system is an integrated combination of hardware and software components designed to capture, process, and analyze images to perform automated inspection, measurement, and quality...

Micro-optics refers to the design, fabrication, and application of optical components and systems at a microscale level. These components are miniaturized optical elements that manipulate light at a...

A microdisplay is a miniature electronic display technology that is designed to project visual information onto a small screen. Unlike traditional displays, microdisplays are typically very compact...

Quantum efficiency (QE) is a measure of the effectiveness with which a device or system, typically in the context of photonics or electronics, converts incoming photons (light) into a useful output...

Luminate NY, the only optics, photonics and imaging (OPI) accelerator and investment fund in the world, announced the final winners at the Light Tomorrow with Today event in Rochester, NY. For the...

Watch a quick demo to see how scientific imaging systems enable fully automated visual inspection of illuminated displays and display components. ProMetric Imaging Colorimeters and TrueTest™ Software...

In this month's Light Matters Extra, we take you to the Quantum Photonics Laboratory at MIT run by Dr. Dirk Englund. Dr. Englund's group, the Quantum Photonics Group, is made up of postdocs and...

On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you on a brief tour of the Higgins Laboratories at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Quinsigamond Community College and WPI received a $4M grant...

An infrared camera, also known as a thermal imaging camera or IR camera, is a device that captures and visualizes the infrared radiation emitted by objects, revealing temperature variations across...

Ultraviolet lenses are lens intended for use with wavelengths shorter than about 380 nm. It must be made of quartz, calcium fluoride, lithium fluoride or some other material transparent to...

Excelitas Technologies® Corp. is a leading industrial technology manufacturer focused on delivering innovative, market-driven photonic solutions to meet the illumination, optical, optronic,...

Experts In Thin-film Coating Design We practice a design-before-quote approach to help customers refine specifications and minimize technical risk. We understand how coated optical elements...

Avantier Inc. is an unparalleled leader in providing innovative imaging systems solutions and optical systems solutions. We offer advance precision custom optical design, optical engineering...

FOCtek provides customers with all types of custom manufactured lenses, Precision Optical Components, Polarizing Optics, Prisms, Filters, Coatings, Optical Systems, Crystals, Nonlinear Crystals,...