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Photonics Spectra - January 2010
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Laser Trends: Lasers set to blaze new trails
As the 50th-anniversary celebration of the invention of the laser begins, the industry itself is making a cautious rebound after months of belttightening, consolidation and reasses...
Laser Trends: Come up to the lab and see what’s on the slab
Laser achievements in the laboratory this past year ranged from some of the smallest ever made to some of the largest, from the debut of the world’s first hard x-ray free-electron laser to creation...
Optics Trends: Optical tech sparkled in 2009
In a year that has seen the biggest recession in decades hit most market segments, you might expect a look back at the optics industry in 2009 to be all gloom and doom. But there a...
Imaging & Vision Trends: Imaging steps up and out
For Kamalina Srikant, a product marketing engineer with vision software and hardware manufacturer National Instruments of Austin, Texas, improving imaging technology isn’t just a g...
Other Trends: But wait – there’s more … !
Well, now. You’ve read the previous articles covering the ongoing and upcoming trends in lasers, optics and imaging, but you’re probably thinking that there’s more to photonics than those...
Editorial
Trends in 2009, predictions for 2010
January has become a time of special reflection. As New Year’s Eve celebrations die down and New Year’s resolutions rear their heads, it’s common to look back at the previous year to glean lessons from both successes and mistakes and to make plans and predictions for the years to come. At Photonics Spectra, the January issue allows us to review technology and market trends and to look ahead at...
Tech Pulse
Creating nanostructures with shadows
From out of the shadows, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have built nanostructures that might lead to more efficient solar power. Another potential applicati...
Protecting aircraft from lasers
During the operation of astronomical telescopes, laser beams frequently are emitted into the atmosphere for satellite or lunar ranging. They also can be used to create artificial g...
A backward shock wave comes forward
A group of researchers has demonstrated a reverse photonic shock wave. As a result, high-energy physics could have a new particle detector, and proposed invisibility cloaks already...
Optical microrings boost cancer detection
Sensitive detection of biomolecules is of great interest for applications such as drug development, virus detection, environmental monitoring and medical diagnostics. In contrast to optical...
Isolating hot spots enhances Raman results
A new technique demonstrated by a Harvard group may provide environmental researchers, chemists and forensic investigators with a new tool to detect and identify trace molecules. The research...
‘GRIN on steroids’: New lens uses opaque metamaterials
It doesn’t look like a lens; it looks more like a tiny set of Venetian blinds. It’s not even made of traditional lens materials such as highly polished glass or plastic. But a new generation of...
Pushing light to new limits
Australian researchers are rewriting the rules on how light behaves when confined in ever-smaller optical fibers. Everything has its limits, and light-carrying optical fibers are no exception. Until...
Artificial vacuums unleash speed of quantum computing
Instilling photonic crystals with the occasional quantum dot triggers a vacuumlike effect that alters light in such a way that may make ultrafast optical computing possible. Sajeev John of the...
Filming photons using electrons
A new technique that tracks and images nanoscale matter in real time also enables researchers to image electrical fields produced by the interaction of electrons and photons. The method, which...
Whispering-gallery sensor can measure a single nanoparticle
Nanoparticles can be found nowadays in approximately 800 products, from sunscreen to anti-graffiti paint, plastic beer bottles and home pregnancy tests, and researchers are working on ways to assess...
Europe signs on to big x-ray facility
Europe soon will boast a multimillion-dollar research facility that promises to open up completely new research opportunities for scientists and industrialists alike. The European X-ray Free Electron...
light speed
Licensing Agreement
JDSU of Milpitas, Calif., has licensed patent rights for fundamental picosecond laser technology to Hamamatsu Corp. of Bridgewater, N.J., for the development of...
LIA Award Presentation
Bill Shiner, vice president of industrial markets at IPG Photonics Corp. in Oxford, Mass., has received the 2009 President’s Award from the Laser Institute o...
IEEE Award
In Ottawa, OneChip Photonics has received the 2009 Outstanding Technology Company Award from the IEEE Ottawa Section. At the 65th Annual General Meeting and celebration ...
Photonics Cluster Launched
The Southern European Cluster in Photonics and Optics has been launched to improve the competitiveness of the optics and photonics sectors in Spain and s...
$4.5 Million Grant
Momentive Performance Materials Inc. of Albany, N.Y., has received $4.5 million in funding from the US Department of Energy to continue to develop technology for...
Fiber Laser Project
A collaborative, large-scale integrated project funded by the NMP (Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies, Materials and New Production Technologies) Directorate in ...
Industry Standards Development
Leaders from the Automated Imaging Association, the European Machine Vision Association and the Japan Industrial Imaging Association have signed a co...
Growth Opportunities
In Zurich, Switzerland, power and automation technology group ABB has reorganized its automation division to accommodate the needs of its customers. The effort...
Funding Supports Competitiveness
The research project PrOpSys (production technology of optical systems for high-power diode lasers) has demonstrated a fully automated assembly and...
Infrared Camera Milestone
Waltham, Mass.-based Flir Systems Inc., a thermal imaging and stabilized camera systems manufacturer, has announced the delivery of its 100,000th commerci...
Framework Agreement
Fremont, Calif.-based Solyndra Inc., a manufacturer of cylindrical photovoltaic (PV) systems for commercial rooftops, has signed a long-term framework agreement...
Machine Vision Distributor Appointed
Laser diode manufacturer Frankfurt Laser Co. of Friedrichsdorf, Germany, has appointed Microview & LingZhi Image Tec. Co. of China, Mitra A...
Authorized Integration
Component-level solutions developer Matrox Imaging of Montreal has brought its Authorized Integrator Program to Europe to help manufacturers find qualified l...
OLED Research Funded
Merck KGaA, Applied Materials Inc. and Braunschweig University of Technology (TU-BS) have announced that they have received a grant from the German Federal Min...
German Partnership
Specim (Spectral Imaging Ltd.) of Oulu, Finland, a hyperspectral imaging components and systems manufacturer, has announced a distribution agreement with SoliTec...
CEI Opened
In the UK, more than 80 representatives from the academic and business communities gathered at The Open University’s Milton Keynes campus to celebrate the opening of the...
MRF Machine
Optical components manufacturer Optimax Systems Inc. of Ontario, N.Y., has expanded its capability of manufacturing high-precision spheres and aspheres with the acquisi...
Optoelectronics Center Established
In Clemson, S.C., the Optoelectronics Research Center of Economic Excellence has been established in the Holcombe Department of Electrical and Co...
Startups to watch in 2010
• Cyan Optics, founded in 2006 and headquartered in Petaluma, Calif., offers highly integrated packet optical transport systems for the telecom industry. In September 2009, the com...
Position yourself in photonics
For job hunters trained in the photonics/optics fields with an associate’s degree to a PhD or beyond, experts in photonics job recruiting and hiring trends provide some insight into what they see on...
Outlook positive for remote sensing
The global value of remote sensing products is expected to reach $11 billion by 2014, up from an estimated $8.3 billion in 2009, with a compound annual growth rate of 6 percent, ac...
GreenLight
Stimulating sustainability: Trends in government policy
Germany previously was known for its automobile industry. Now it is solar. Not bad for a country with more clouds than sun. The country achieved its title as the world leader in the solar...
Pushing the envelope: Trends in green research and technology
Raising efficiency while lowering costs is the trend in solar as well as solid-state lighting. Researchers have been working toward this end in both areas for decades, and there ar...
Flipping the switch: Trends in green applications
From stand-alone solar power stations to recycling systems that use machine vision, systems that were futuristic visions not so long ago are real-world applications today. Vis...
Fad or future: Green market trends
Market research indicates that the trend toward sustainability will be growing even a brighter shade of green in the days ahead. One has only to look at the proliferation of LED backlighting in...
Slices from the Breadboard
The WIPO report
Francis Gurry, director general, states in the foreword of a 2009 report by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), “History has shown … that companies and countries which continue to...
Dazer Laser trademark withstands challenge
Laser Energetics Inc. of Mercerville, N.J., has announced that the trademark application for its Dazer Laser handheld, nonlethal light-fighting technologies has withstood a challen...
Microarray products distributed in Europe
Oxford Gene Technology of Oxford, UK, providing high-throughput microarray services and biomarker discoveries, has announced its agreement with SciGene Corp. of Sunnyvale, Calif., a developer of...
LCD array substrate patented
LG Philips LCD Co. Ltd. of Seoul, South Korea, has received a patent for an LCD array substrate and its fabrication method. The invention provides a method of making an LCD device having an...
Partnership to advance genetic sequencing
Biotechnology company Life Technologies Corp. of Carlsbad, Calif., and febit holding GmbH of Heidelberg, Germany, a genomic research provider, have announced their intention to collaborate. They will...
Optical transmitting apparatus patented
Fujitsu Ltd. of Kawasaki, Japan, a provider of information technology-based business solutions, has received a patent for an optical transmitting apparatus. The device consists of a unit that...
Education Wavefront
Those who can do can also teach, and with improved results
“Kids know what’s up. Ninety percent of middle- and high-school science teachers have never had to solve an honest-to-god science problem using the tools of science,” Dr. Samuel C. Silverstein told me. He is a professor of physiology and medicine at Columbia University in New York. “Without that sort of experience, most of them are simply repeating what the textbook says. Kids know immediately...
Lighter Side
Staying on the edge in a soft market
The economic downturn that has plagued the globe since 2007 has not affected all photonics companies badly, but those that are treading water best – or even thriving – are doing so...
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Industrial Color Cameras
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IR Reflective Switches
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DPSS Green Pump Laser
Sprout, a compact diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) laser launched by Lighthouse Photonics, features noise elimination technology and is available in four versions, ranging from 5 to 10 W. Suited for...
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Laser Shutters
The FlexSorb line of laser shutters from nmLaser Products Inc. features a high damage threshold, quick switching speed, a small size, quiet operation and good thermal dissipation. The only moving...
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Optical-to-Electrical Converter
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Imaging, Machine Vision Lenses
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Photoelectron Spectrometer
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Progressive-Scan Cameras
JAI Inc. has introduced the AT-140CL and the AT-200CL progressive-scan color cameras. The former features three 1/2-in. Sony CCDs with 1392 x 1040-pixel resolution and a pixel size of 4.65 x 4.65 µm....
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Laser Micrometer
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Vibration Isolator
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GigE Vision Camera
Matrox Imaging has unveiled the Matrox GatorEye, an industrial IP67-rated Gigabit Ethernet camera for use in machine vision applications. It is available in six sensor configurations: 640 x 480 at...
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Laser Controller
Toptica Photonics’ DigiLock 110 is a digital module for laser control and frequency stabilization. It also can be used to control and analyze the laser digitally. Functions include side- and...
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Polarizing Patch Cable
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Current Amplifier
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MEMS Inclinometers
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Laser Safety Glasses
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Converter Transformers
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Sensor Interface Board
Vertilon Corp. has introduced the SIB232 sensor interface board for fluorescence detection applications using the Hamamatsu H7260 32-channel multianode photomultiplier tube (PMT). Used with a...
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Yellow Laser
Oxxius SA has released the SLIM-550, a yellow diode-pumped solid-state laser that emits up to 200 mW at 550 nm. The instrument features a monolithic resonator, optical noise of <0.2% rms and...
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UV-LED Spot Light-Curing System
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Vision Applications
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CRI LED
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X-Ray Source
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Beam Shaping
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Optical Fibers
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Focus Drive
The NIKRFK focus drive with an integral electronic clutch is now available from Prior Scientific Inc. Designed for the Nikon Ti, 80i and FN1 microscopes, the focus drive offers resolution and...
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Blue LEDs
Opto Diode Corp. has unveiled its OD-469L high-output blue LEDs. Featuring a narrow beam angle, they are suitable for fluorescence applications in medicine, scientific testing instruments and...
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Microplate Reader
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Glass Aspheric Lenses
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