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Photonics Spectra - March 2016
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Asia-Pacific Region Sees Advancement, Competition
Growth in the Asia-Pacific market is allowing global companies to make their mark on the industry in that region. Increased research and development activity is boosting production, allowing more...
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LED Materials Bring White Light and More
Efficiency and stability may make LEDs the lighting choice of the future, but commonly used inorganic materials are expensive and creating the right kind of white light remains a challenge....
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Collaboration Fuels Asia-Pacific Market Growth
Science and technology in Asia-Pacific is ahead of the pack in some focused markets; Japan, China, Taiwan and Korea are dominating various sectors, while Singapore is demonstrating...
New Frontiers in Nanophotonics: Diamond Optical Windows Show Promise for High-Power Lasers
The explosion of demand in the telecom market in the 1990s spurred numerous advances in current and advanced coating methods. These developments led to denser coatings, featuring less porosity, and...
Sensing with Fiber Bragg Gratings in Rapidly Rotating Structures
Although the main use for fiber Bragg gratings (FBG)1 has been in telecommunications (for multiplexing and demultiplexing different wavelength channels and dispersion compensation), FBGs are...
For Data Center Challenges, Silicon Photonics Solutions
The opportunity for and challenge of silicon photonics lies in data centers and high-performance computing. An example was on display at an Optical Fiber Conference panel session held in Los Angeles...
Editorial
White Hot Future for LEDs
Today’s LEDs are true workhorses. Prized for their lower energy consumption, physical robustness and faster switching, they’re found in applications as diverse as aviation lighting, lighted wall paper and automotive headlamps, and are powering the next generation of video displays and sensors. Considered by many as a relatively “new” technology, some may find it surprising...
Tech Pulse
2D Semiconductors Explored for Integrated Photonics
Combining two different ultrathin semiconductors — each just one layer of atoms thick — creates a 2D heterostructure with potential uses in clean energy and optically active electronics....
Photobioelectrochemical Cells Converted for Solar Collection
A fabrication method based on natural photosynthetic reactions could enable the conjugation of photobioelectrochemical cells to photobioelectrocatalytic solar cells. The design of...
Defects Could Boost Silicon Solar Cell Performance
The efficiency of silicon solar cells could be improved by specific defects that boost carrier collection out of the cell or improve passivation of the absorber layer. Scientists at the Energy...
Hole-Transport Material Advances Perovskite PV Systems
A solar panel material has achieved 20.2 percent power-conversion efficiency while reducing the costs of photovoltaic systems. A 3D illustration of fluorine-dithiophene molecules on a surface of...
Star Measurement Technique Could Advance Materials Manufacturing
A method for studying the influence of gravity on the propagation of light has enabled laboratory study of surface curvature, a material property that could be leveraged to improve manufacturing of...
Bubble-Pen Lithography Deftly Handles Nanoparticles
Bubble-pen lithography — which relies on microbubbles to inscribe, or write, nanoparticles onto a surface — has been demonstrated to efficiently handle nanoparticles used in micro- and...
Red LED Optimization Reveals Oxygen’s Role in Optoelectronics
Investigation of oxygen’s contradictory role in optoelectronics has led to a method to fine-tune the performance of europium (Eu) -doped gallium nitride (GaN) devices, which could provide the...
Fish-Inspired Fractals Guide Optical Coating Design
Fish scales could serve as a model for better broadband reflectors and custom multispectral filters. "We are proposing a model that uses fractal geometry to describe the layering in the biological...
Copper Complex's Quantum Properties Increase OLED Efficiency
A thermally activated fluorescent copper complex has been used to manufacture inexpensive, highly efficient organic LEDs (OLEDs). Researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and the University...
Metasurface Polarimeter Meets Telecom, Nanotechnology Demands
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 11, 2016 — A novel architecture for in-line polarimeters enables monolithic, on-chip integration of polarization sensors for applications as varied as drug design and...
Incandescent Bulb Redesign Recycles Waste Radiation
A redesigned incandescent light bulb recycles heat radiation to emit visible light with an efficiency comparable to that of some fluorescent and LED bulbs. The ubiquitous incandescent light bulb is a...
Efficiency Record Set for Tandem Solar Cells
A dual-junction semiconductor solar cell has overcome a theoretical limit to take a world record for efficiency — 29.8 percent. The device consists of a GaInP top cell developed at the National...
Superconductor Ups Single-Photon Detection Accuracy
Improving on earlier technology, a single-photon detector made of superconducting nanowires offers reduced temporal jitter with less demanding cooling requirements. This greater precision at a higher...
Optical Resonators Probed with Ion Beams
Ion beams can subtly measure and adjust the performance of microscale optical resonators, a finding that could help refine production of such cavities for applications in sensing and quantum...
Technology News
Gigaphoton EUV Scanner Operates Stably for 24 Hours
Gigaphoton Inc. said it has achieved continuous operation and stable emission with an extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) light source scanner, a laser-produced plasma light source prototype with an output of 108 W and an average energy stability of 0.5 percent. "Our ability to succeed with continuous operation for 24 hours at an output of 108 W indicates that we are close to completing an EUV light source...
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SCI Announces $450K Solar Thin Film Order
SCI Engineered Materials Inc., a manufacturer of advanced materials for physical vapor deposition thin film applications, has received a $450,000 order for thin film solar products from a customer in...
Coordinate Metrology Society Offers Laser Tracker Certification
The Coordinate Metrology Society (CMS) will offer a Level-Two Certification program for laser trackers at their annual conference, July 25-26, in Nashville, Tenn. CMS said it will be the metrology...
World Economic Forum Names Heliatek a Tech Pioneer
Organic flexible solar film producer Heliatek GmbH will present its technology at the World Economic Forum Annual meeting in Davos-Klosters this month. Heliatek’s leadership will interact with...
Lockheed Completes 2nd Imaging System for Weather Satellite
Lockheed Martin Corp. has delivered a second lightning-monitoring camera to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for use on its next-generation weather monitoring satellite. The...
Semtech, MultiPhy Partner on 100G Optical Modules
Semtech Corp. and MultiPhy Ltd. of Ness Ziona, Israel, have entered into a strategic agreement aimed at accelerating introduction of 100-Gb/s single-wavelength optical modules. As part of the...
Renewable NRG Systems to Supply New York with Doppler Lidar
Renewable NRG Systems has secured a contract with the state of New York to supply up to 17 Windcube 100S 3D scanning Doppler lidar systems for the Mesonet, an advanced weather network dedicated to...
Neptec Wins $1.7M Contract to Design Space Station Vision System
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has awarded Neptec Design Group Ltd. of Ottowa, Ontario, a $1.7 million contract to design a vision system for inspection and maintenance of the International Space...
OmniVision, SMI Partner on Virtual Reality Platform
OmniVision Technologies Inc. and SensoMotoric Instruments GmbH (SMI) of Tetlow, Germany, will combine their technologies in a virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) eye-tracking platform....
Laser Altimeter Will Aid Spacecraft's Visit to Asteroid
A laser altimeter from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has arrived at Lockheed Martin Space Systems for integration onto NASA's OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification,...
Acroname to Distribute Fotonic 3D Cameras
Acroname Inc., a developer and distributor of hardware and software for robotics, automation, control and testing systems, has been named the U.S. reseller of Fotonic 3D time-of-flight (TOF) cameras....
Asia-Pacific Special Section
Asia-Pacific Region Sees Advancement, Competition
Growth in the Asia-Pacific market is allowing global companies to make their mark on the industry in that region. Increased research and development activity is boosting production, allowing more...
Collaboration Fuels Asia-Pacific Market Growth
Science and technology in Asia-Pacific is ahead of the pack in some focused markets; Japan, China, Taiwan and Korea are dominating various sectors, while Singapore is demonstrating...
Glass Material Could Protect Electronics from UV Damage in Space
A novel fabrication method has produced glass that protects living cells and organic dyes from UV damage, and could be used to shield electronics in space from the detrimental effects of UV...
Optical Feed System Achieves 60-W Power Over 300 M
An optical feed system using double-clad fibers has been demonstrated to supply 60-W power over a 300-m optical fiber system. The setup could enable future small-cell mobile communications. Delivered...
AIC to Distribute ISVI Cameras in Japan
High-speed camera maker ISVI Corp. has signed a distribution agreement with Advanced Imaging Components Inc. (AIC) to address the Japanese automated imaging market. "Continued demand for automation...
Fiber Optic Sensor Monitors Early Stage Embryos
A fiber optic sensor holds promise for noninvasively monitoring early stage embryos during the in vitro fertilization (IVF) process. The sensor concurrently measures hydrogen peroxide and pH in...
Sitri, Accelink Partner on Optoelectronics for Communications
R&D center Sitri and optoelectronic components supplier Accelink Technologies Co. of Wuhan, China, will collaborate on the development of optoelectronic communications technologies. The agreement...
GreenTeg Expands Product Line to Asia
Laser developers Aunion Tech Co. Ltd. of Shanghai and LVI Technologies Inc. of Anyang, South Korea, will distribute GreenTeg AG's line of gRAY laser power detectors in China and South Korea. The...
Gigaphoton EUV Scanner Operates Stably for 24 Hours
Gigaphoton Inc. said it has achieved continuous operation and stable emission with an extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) light source scanner, a laser-produced plasma light source prototype with an output of...
Steady Sales Growth Drives 9.5% Rise in Profits at Hamamatsu
Growth in domestic sales and a favorable exchange rate fueled at 9.5 percent increase in earnings at Hamamatsu Photonics KK in fiscal 2015. For the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, Hamamatsu reported...
Lighter Side
2016 Oscar Shines Like a NASA Mirror
The Academy Awards always have a lot of star power, but this year the statuettes themselves shone like NASA space optics, thanks to a new highly reflective finish. The same gold-plating technique used on the Hubble Telescope and sophisticated weaponry systems brought extra glitter to this year’s awards. For reasons related to aesthetics and tradition, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and...
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Toshiba America Electronics Components Inc. has announced the TLP2768A, a high-speed photocoupler that offers protection against extreme operating temperatures. The device is capable of sustaining data rates up to 20 Mbps, making it suitable for use in high-speed communication interfaces in measurement and control equipment, factory automation systems and plasma display panels. It features...
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SWIR Video Camera
Sierra-Olympic Technologies Inc. has announced the QI-SCD15-M1 visible shortwave-infrared (SWIR) video camera from Quantum Imaging Ltd., able to operate in conventional SWIR imaging mode or...
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CO Components
II-VI Inc. offers carbon monoxide optics and components. The CO optics and components are designed for 5- to 6-µm CO lasers. The portfolio includes both internal and external cavity...
II-VI Inc. (see Coherent Corp), II-VI Infrared
Photodiodes
Opto Diode Corp. has announced the NXIR series of photodiodes, designed for back-facet laser-monitoring applications that require improved performance in the NIR spectrum from 700 to 1100 nm. ...
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Laser Debris Shields
Laser debris shields from Optical Surfaces Ltd. help prevent damage to focusing optics in laser beam delivery systems, offering a cost-effective solution to the extension of surface life for...
Optical Surfaces Ltd.
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Fiber Couplers
Siskiyou Corp. has announced single-mode fiber couplers to incorporate optics for focusing laser light into a fiber-couple connectorized single-mode fiber optic. Ultrahigh resolution,...
Siskiyou Corporation
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SWIR Cameras
New Imaging Technologies (NIT) has announced WiDy SWIR cameras, wide dynamic range InGaAs devices in 320 × 256 or 640 × 512 pixels. The analog WiDy SWIR cameras are available in...
New Imaging Technologies (NIT)
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SWIR Camera
Xenics NV has announced the Bobcat-320, a small, high-performance SWIR camera. The Bobcat-320 targets cost-sensitive volume markets such as laser beam analysis applications, the sorting and...
Xenics NV
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Silicon Sensor
Gentec Electro-Optics Inc. has announced the Pronto-Si silicon sensor for measuring low powers. When combined with the integrated slide-in OD1 attenuator, the total power range of the Pronto-Si...
Gentec Electro-Optics Inc.
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Laser Tube Cutter
Amada Miyachi America Inc. has announced the Sigma laser tube cutter designed for use with microsecond fiber and femtosecond disk lasers. The cutting system provides high edge quality for both...
AMADA WELD TECH Inc.
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Spectra Collection Software
ASD Inc., a Panalytical company, offers the FieldSpec Dual collection software system. The commercially available full-range (350- to 2500-nm) field solution enables collection of high-quality...
ASD Inc.
HD Camera Firmware
A free firmware update to Fastec Imaging Corp.’s 5-Series high-speed cameras, TS5 and IL5, enables full-HD data rates of 1920 × 1080 at >630 fps. The increased rates are achieved...
Fastec Imaging Corp.
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Smart Camera
The EyeCheck 9000 smart camera from EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH is available as a complete system with integrated EyeVision image processing software or as an OEM version. The OEM solution...
EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH
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Raman Spectrometer
The EAGLE Raman-S spectrometer platform by Ibsen Photonics A/S is available for OEM supply to manufacturers of analytical instruments, including for industrial process control applications. The...
Ibsen Photonics A/S
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Alignment System
The FMPA (Fast Multichannel Photonics Alignment) Engine from PI (Physik Instrumente) LP is designed for silicon photonics (SiP) production. The alignment system is based on a specialized...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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Smart Glasses
Vuzix Corp. has announced a range of augmented and virtual reality devices. VidWear B3000 waveguide sunglasses integrate video with wavelength optics and a Cobra display engine to enable full...
Vuzix Corp.
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Brightness Enhancement Films
American Polarizers Inc. offers Vikuiti brightness enhancement film from 3M Co., promoting power savings and thermal management in electronic displays. A single sheet increases the brightness...
American Polarizers Inc.
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VCSEL Arrays
With high temperature capability and wavelength stability, two high-brightness, high-power 808-nm VCSEL arrays from Princeton Optronics Inc. are designed for pumping Nd:YAG lasers. One product...
Princeton Optronics Inc.
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Laser Scanning Optics
Precision Laser Scanning LLC distributes Geomatec Co. Ltd.’s laser scanning optics, including f-Theta lenses and beam expanders. The lenses are diffraction-limited across the scan field...
Precision Laser Scanning LLC
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Autofocus Module
Heptagon has announced OLIVIA 3DRanger, an intelligent optical module featuring an integrated microprocessor, adaptive algorithms, advanced optics, time-of-flight sensor and light source. The...
Heptagon USA Inc.
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Automotive Lidar Sensor
Quanergy Systems Inc. has announced the S3 solid-state lidar sensor for autonomous vehicles. The S3 creates a real-time, long-range 3D view of the environment, recognizing objects while mounted...
Quanergy Solutions Inc.
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Fiber Optic Cable
Panasonic Corp. has announced a single cable and connector that enables transmission of uncompressed, full-spectrum 8K video signals. The cable uses plastic optical fiber technology and a...
Panasonic Corp.
Automotive Sensors
LeddarTech Inc. offers optical sensors for advanced driver assistance systems. Available to OEMs and subsystem manufacturers for integration into mainstream automotive products, the optical...
LeddarTech Inc.
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Automotive HUD
OmniVision Technologies Inc. has collaborated with the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) to develop a head-up display (HUD) for next-generation automobiles. ...
OMNIVISION
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IP Camera
OmniVision Technologies Inc. and Grain Media Inc. have announced the GM8136S system-on-chip Internet protocol (IP) camera for security applications. The camera delivers high-resolution video...
OMNIVISION
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Underwater LEDs
Lumitec LLC offers full-color RGB SeaBlazeX Spectrum LEDs for use underwater. The LEDs have widely selectable output color options and a surface mount. User-selectable modes are featured with a...
Lumitec
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Head-Up Display
SenseDriver Technologies has announced the SenseHUD aftermarket head-up display, a connected car platform that mounts to the dashboard of any car. SenseHUD leverages the power of a smartphone...
SenseDriver Technologies
Augmented Reality Interfaces
Quantum Interface has announced augmented reality user interface solutions combining eye-tracking and motion control. The Quantum Automotive Head Up Display (QiHUD) reduces distracted driving...
Quantum Interface
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DLP Chip
Texas Instruments Inc. offers a 0.67-in. 4K ultrahigh-definition (UHD) digital light processing (DLP) chip for home theater, business and education projection displays. The chip features...
Texas Instruments Inc., DLP Products
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AR Optics Development Kit
The DK-50 augmented reality (AR) development kit from Lumus combines advanced optics and InfinityAR markerless tracking technology. The kit is enabled by the Lumus Optical Engine, which...
Lumus Ltd.
3D AOI Systems
Saki Corp. has added the BF-3Di-Z and BF-3Di-D models to its line of 3D automated optical inspection systems. The systems provide measurements of printed circuit board components with a height...
Saki Corp.
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Thermal Cameras
Flir Systems Inc. has announced the Scout TK thermal vision monocular and the TG130 spot thermal camera, both featuring a low-cost Lepton microcamera core for affordable thermal imaging. The...
Teledyne FLIR Systems Inc.
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Diamond ATR Probe
Axiom Analytical Inc. has announced the 23-mm DMD-373 diamond attenuated total reflectance (ATR) probe, suitable for a range of laboratory and online process analysis applications. The...
Hellma Axiom Inc.
Smart Glasses Display
Kopin Corp. Inc. has announced the Pupil smart glasses display module, projecting a high-resolution, high-brightness image comparable to a smartphone display in a 2-mm package. The display...
Kopin Corp.
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PIC Design Software
A software environment from Cadence Design Systems Inc. incorporates tools for automated design of photonic integrated circuits (PICs). Built around Cadence's Virtuoso custom design platform,...
Cadence Design Systems Inc.
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LED Drivers
GlacialPower, part of GlacialTech Inc., offers the GP-RS10P and GP-RS15P LED drivers, rated for 10- to 12- and 15-W lighting applications. The drivers feature a three-in-one dimming function...
GlacialTech Inc.
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Measurement Sensor
Ophir Photonics Group, a Newport company, offers the 3A-PF-12 thermal power/energy laser measurement sensor for short-pulse lasers. Part of the 3A-P family of laser sensors that measure power up to 3...
MKS Ophir, Light & Measurement
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