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Laser World of Photonics Numbers High, Mark Upswing in Photonics Industry
A record number of exhibitors, stable visitor attendance and insight into revolutionary technologies at Laser World of Photonics and the World of Photonics Congress, held May 13-16 in Munich, marked an upswing in the photonics industry, the shows’ organizers said. MORE >>
Photonics Growth in Europe Outpaces GDP
With a worldwide market value projected to hit €615 billion (about $791 billion) in 2020 and to remain stronger than the gross domestic product (GDP), photonics has moved from a niche application to a key enabling technology, according to Photonics Industry Report 2013, which was presented at Laser ... MORE >>

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Sound Camera Ready to Hit the Market
You can hear rattling inside your car, but you can’t tell where it’s coming from or how serious it is. A new sound camera potentially could save you the trip to the mechanic b...
Polymer Solar Cell Efficiency Hits 8.9 Percent
The highly purified silicon crystal used in today’s commercial solar cells could be replaced with more economical, disposable, polymer-based materials if their efficienc...
Herschel Closes Its Eyes
After making more than 35,000 observations and logging more than 25,000 hours of studying previously invisible celestial objects, the Herschel Space Observatory has exhausted ...
Camera Mimics an Insect’s Compound Eyes
A hemispherical-shaped digital camera that mimics the design of ocular systems found in arthropods offers a wide-angle bug’s-eye view and nearly infinite depth of field for ap...
IPG Photonics: Materials Processing Drives Sales Up 29%
Fiber laser maker IPG Photonics Corp. today reported a profit of $35 million, or 67 cents per share, for the first quarter of 2013. The total was up 17 percent from the same q...
Iridex Receives Big Orders for Ophthalmic Laser Systems
Iridex Corp. announced Tuesday that it has received two large orders from developing countries for proprietary ophthalmic laser-based medical systems.
Mercedes-Benz Concept Car Has Laser Headlights
Mercedes-Benz debuted its Concept GLA compact SUV at the Shanghai auto show this week. The vehicle’s front headlights each feature a laser beam that can project pictures...
Sensors, Everywhere
The image sensor market could reach $10.75 billion by 2018, according to a new report from MarketsandMarkets. The report says that image sensors have shown recent steady growt...
Moves & Expansions
Tokyo-based distributor Opto-Line Inc. has signed agreements with CVI Laser Optics and Melles Griot KK of Japan – two brands of the Idex Optics & Photonics (IOP) pla...
Collaborations
Magnolia Solar Inc., a subsidiary of Magnolia Solar Corp., has demonstrated a flexible copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) solar cell with 13 percent efficiency. The new cel...
Vacuum-based electron acceleration may be useful for laser plasma fusion
A proof-of-principle test has demonstrated that an electron beam can be accelerated by a laser in free space, a feat never before accomplished at such high energies. The break...
Real-time detection useful in controlling pollutants
A new infrared camera that detects pollutants such as sulfur dioxide – a major cause of acid rain – could help scientists identify and control such emissions befor...


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LumiQuant Luminescence Imaging Solutions
Aspect Imaging has released LumiQuant, its software and hardware solution for co-registering and measuring luminescence imaging with the Bruker Icon compact MRI system. T...
GT64A ArF Excimer Laser
Lithography light source manufacturer Gigaphoton Inc. has enhanced its ArF platform with the GT64A, an excimer laser that achieves power levels of up to 120 W for multipattern...
MSL-100 Multiport Laser System
Santec Corp. has launched the MSL-100, a multiport wavelength-selectable laser system for dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) transmission system and component testi...
12-in. Sapphire Windows
Using its proprietary crystal growing technology, Monocrystal, a supplier of sapphire products for LED and metallization pastes for solar industries, has developed sapphire wi...
Miniature Spectrometer
Avantes, a manufacturer of fiber optic spectroscopy instruments and systems, has released the ULSi, an easy-to-install miniature spectrometer for industrial applications and s...
Electronic Autocollimator
A compact electronic autocollimator from Duma Optronics Ltd. includes an LED, a CCD camera, measurement software, a USB 2.0 interface and integrated X-Y tilt mechanics. T...
Photonics Prism Awards Finalists Offer Solutions for Pollution, Manufacturing, Brain Imaging, More
Sensors for monitoring environmental toxins and detecting explosives, powerful new lasers for manufacturing, and tools for non-invasive imaging deep inside the brain are among...
High-Definition Camera
Available through FOR-A Corp. of America, Flovel Co. Japan’s FZ-B1 high-sensitivity high-definition (HD) camera is designed for government and high-end security applicat...

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Understanding Infinity-Corrected Objective Resolving Power and Magnification
Understanding Infinity-Corrected Objective Resolving Power and Magnification
This informative white paper from Edmund Optics covers a range of topics from the field of Microscopy, including terminology, application examples,...
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The Measurement of High Optical Densities (up to 8 Abs) in the Near-Infrared
The Measurement of High Optical Densities (up to 8 Abs) in the Near-Infrared
The optical densities of various materials used in the manufacture of laser safety eyewear have been determined in the NIR. The lens materials were...
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Hollow Silica Waveguides for Mid-Infrared Power Transmission and Spectroscopy
Hollow Silica Waveguides for Mid-Infrared Power Transmission and Spectroscopy
Applications in the Mid-Infrared often require a flexible conduit for transmitting light from source to destination. Hollow Silica Waveguides with...
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