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Robots Work Better with Vision Enhancements Machine vision trends in use on (or coming soon to) the factory floor include 3-D and better resolut...	Different Lasers Offer Different Features for Micromachining Nd:YAG and fiber lasers play important roles in cutting, welding and drilling small intricate parts....
Color Cameras Improve Results in Vision Applications Color has been considered expensive in terms of money and processing power, but these costs have dec...	Choosing the Right Epoxy for Optical Applications An overview of the key characteristics of optical epoxies, including where each type can be used and...
Laser-Produced Plasma Source Improvements Drive EUVL Adoption Extreme-ultraviolet lithography is getting ready for high-volume production. Extreme-ultraviolet ...	Scanning Goniophotometers Improve Materials Selection Measurement of a material’s specific scattering properties takes the guesswork out of choosing...

Smallest semiconductor laser breaks diffraction limit A plasmon-based laser too small to be seen by the naked eye emits continuous green wavelengths at lo...	Cost-effective infrared lenses produced Once the process is refined enough to make mass production cost-effective, the microbolometers could...
First nonpolar violet VCSEL could boost laser efficiency A violet nonpolar vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) based on m-plane gallium nitride se...	New approach strengthens negative refraction An “extraordinarily strong” negative refractive index as large as -700 – more than...
Single-photon beam could lead to quantum computers In a significant step toward quantum computing, scientists at MIT and Harvard University have identi...	Toward an “unbreakable” message exchange Single particles of light produced and implemented into a quantum key distribution (QKD) link could ...
System simultaneously uses loss, gain Light absorption or loss, usually seen as a disadvantage in optical metamaterials, actually can have...	Diamond sharpens x-ray beam razor thin A thin sliver of diamond can transform the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) into a precise tool fo...

Laser China to connect international industry Covering topics ranging from components to industrial applications, Laser World of Photonics China 2...	Attendance on the rise at SPIE Photonics West SPIE Photonics West is experiencing a growth trend, and attendance at the annual conference is expec...
EPIC: PV industry growing strong Revenues in the photovoltaics (PV) industry reached a record high of $93 billion in 2011, a 13.4 per...	Block Engineering LLC To strengthen its focus on commercial markets, quantum cascade laser manufacturer Block Engineering ...
Philips (China) Investment Co. Ltd. Philips (China) Investment Co. Ltd. of Shanghai held a groundbreaking ceremony in August for its LED...	IPG Photonics Corp. IPG Photonics Corp. of Oxford, Mass., has opened an office in Istanbul to provide local support and ...
G5 Infrared LLC Optical coatings and components manufacturer G5 Infrared LLC has opened a 6000-sq-ft manufacturing a...	EssentOptics Optical monitoring systems and spectrophotometer manufacturer EssentOptics of Minsk, Belarus, is exp...
Brandywine Photonics LLC Spectrometer manufacturer Brandywine Photonics LLC of Philadelphia has tapped Applied Infrared Sensi...	InfiniLED InfiniLED, a spinout of Tyndall National Institute in Cork, Ireland, and a portfolio company of Lond...
SiOnyx Inc. To accelerate its integration of black silicon image sensors in imaging systems, SiOnyx Inc. of Beve...	People in the News Mobius Photonics Inc. Mark “Red” Byer and Manuel Leonardo, co-founders of Mobius Phot...

Attendance on the rise at SPIE Photonics West SPIE Photonics West is experiencing a growth trend, and attendance at the annual conference is expec...

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