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Photonics Spectra - October 2023


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Berthold Leibinger Awards Honor Laser Research at the Limits In 2000, Berthold Leibinger, the man who brought laser technology into Germany’s TRUMPF Group, established the Innovation Award — expressed in native German as the...
How AI Is Advancing the Manufacture of Photonic Systems Many trends in the manufacture of photonic systems are well known: miniaturize and integrate components, scale-up batch sizes, and, increasingly, expand automated and sustainable manufacturing. At...
Spectroscopy Rides a Rising Tide of Water-Monitoring Applications In 2018, when California became the first state to pass legislation requiring the measuring of microplastics in drinking water supplies, it essentially set off a competition that would pit photonic...
How Materials Advancements Advance Our View of the Cosmos It is strange that the study of materials has been intertwined with the study of our universe. Somewhat paradoxically, improving our grasp of atoms has enabled us to answer questions about the...
Editorial
Photonics flows into freshwater monitoring Amid the climate-change-driven stories about drought in California and floods in the Nevada desert, the New York Times recently reported that decades of agriculture and residential development have drained groundwater from U.S. aquifers faster than it could be naturally restored.
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BioPhotonics Conference Highlights Effective System Design and Application in Research and Medicine Leading practitioners across the spectrum of innovation in biophotonics technology will spotlight the field’s rapidly advancing landscape in the BioPhotonics Conference taking place October 24-26. The online showcase features sessions from technology developers and instrument manufacturers spanning the industry, academia, and research communities. Luminary figures, as well as startup companies...
Industry Insight
Export Controls Re-Sharpen the Optics Industry’s Focus on Alternate Materials China’s recently issued export controls on two rare-earth metals, gallium (Ga) and germanium (Ge), have intensified the scrutiny of the global supply chain for these materials. The Chinese directives mandate that its domestic exporters must now obtain a license to distribute the metals across international borders. Both materials are needed to make alloys and compounds, which are vital to...
Technology News
IR Imager Merges AI, Thermal Physics to See in the Dark Heat-Assisted Detection and Ranging (HADAR), a patent-pending thermal imaging technology from Purdue University, combines infrared (IR) imaging, machine learning, and thermal physics to visualize...
Thin-film Silicon Photodetector Rivals III-V Counterparts Researchers at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) are developing a strategy to boost the light absorption of thin silicon films. The team demonstrated silicon-based photodetectors with...
Spectroscopy, Machine Learning Pair to Ease Recyclables Sorting Researchers at Hefei University of Technology have demonstrated the use of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) to automatically identify, classify, and subclassify recyclable waste in real...
Quantum-Dot Laser Elevates Efficacy of Frequency Combs for PICs University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) researchers led by John Bowers have developed a quantum-dot (QD) mode-locked laser that allows amplitude-modulated (AM) and frequency-modulated (FM)...
Photonic Computing System Rethinks How to Power Familiar AI Tool Researchers from MIT have demonstrated a photonics-based computing system that could lead to machine-learning programs several orders of magnitude more powerful than the one behind ChatGPT. The...
Lens Fabrication Clears Way for Sensor's Optimal Light Source Researchers from the University of Toulouse have developed a method to fabricate a microlens that could enable more effective portable gas sensing technologies. The researchers used...
Linear Waveguide Streamlines Directional Single-Photon Production Researchers from the Institute of Optics of CSIC and the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO, Spain) have developed and demonstrated an approach to generating single photons along well-defined...
One-Camera Method Reveals Added Insights in Additive Manufacturing Thermodynamic insights into the laser powder bed fusion process in additive manufacturing are critical to ensuring the production of quality parts. For example, if too much of the material vaporizes,...
Optofluidic Micromanipulations Show Aptitude in Laser Biomedicine Techniques for micromanipulation, including those that rely on optofluidics, are widely adopted for applications in the life sciences, materials science, and colloidal physics. These techniques...
Nanophotonic Simulator Performs Computations at the Quantum Level Researchers at the University of Rochester (UR) have developed a photonics-based quantum simulation system that simulates physical phenomena at the quantum level. The nanophotonic quantum simulator...
Tin Coatings’ Growth Effects Reveal Path to Precise Control Nanometer-scale coatings with functional materials are used for numerous applications in photonics and electronics, including in sensors and biomedicine. One-dimensional nanostructures, which are...
Atomic Layer Deposition System According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), a data center can consume up to 50× more energy per square foot of floor space than a typical office building. Data centers account for roughly...
Industry News
Evident Corp. Appoints Leadership Team Evident Corp. appointed William Wesley “Wes” Pringle CEO and Hiroyuki Yoshimoto president and COO as the life science and industrial microscopes manufacturer reworks its leadership group. Olympus, which held Evident as a subsidiary and operated it as its Scientific Solutions business, announced plans to divest Evident to Bain Capital in August 2022 in a deal worth over $3 billion. The...
Implementation Agreement Builds on OIF's Co-Packaging Standard The Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) has unveiled the External Laser Small Form-Factor Pluggable (ELSFP) Implementation Agreement (IA). The IA introduces a multisourced future-proof front panel...
CSU and Marvel Fusion to Build $150M Facility Colorado State University (CSU) and Marvel Fusion have partnered to build a $150 million laser facility to enable research into inertial fusion energy and high energy density physics. The...
NIF Scientists Claim Repeat Fusion Breakthrough Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the National Ignition Facility (NIF) have reportedly advanced last December’s laser fusion breakthrough result. For the second...
ams OSRAM Details Business Restructure Along with unveiling its second-quarter earnings, ams OSRAM announced it will eliminate its passive optical components portfolio, among others, as part of a strategic realignment. The company plans...
Blue Laser Fusion Raises $25M in Seed Funding U.S.-based Blue Laser Fusion (BLF) has raised $25 million in a seed funding round to expand R&D operations in California, as well as in Tokyo, where the company plans to develop its prototype...
Army Taps Lockheed Martin for High-Energy Laser Prototype Lockheed Martin-owned company Lockheed Martin Aculight Corp. has secured a $220.8 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop, integrate, manufacture, test, and deliver high-energy laser systems...
Optalysys Raises $27M to Advance Data Protection Tech Photonic computing company Optalysys has raised £21 million ($27 million) in series A funding. The investment will allow the company to advance its Enable photonic computing technology to...
At-Home Biosensing Platform Developer Gets $27M Investment SiPhox Health, an MIT spinout developing laboratory-grade home health testing using silicon photonics technology, has secured $27 million in financing — $10 million in seed financing and $17...
LASER-TEC College Profile
Springfield Technical Community College Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) offers a one-year Optics and Photonics Technology certificate and a two-year Optics and Photonics Technology Associate of Science degree. The programs give engineering technicians knowledge of lasers and optics, and provide the electronics skills needed to design, test, and maintain complex optical and photonic systems. Graduates work side by side...
Lighter Side
Trees sprout a new branch of photovoltaics We’ve all heard the phrase “make like a tree and leave,” right? Well, researchers from Imperial College London’s Clean Energy Processes program are taking this saying to the next level by looking toward nature in a bid to increase efficiency in solar energy production. Their solution: a handmade photovoltaic (PV) leaf to precisely imitate the real deal. Most commercial PV panels convert solar...
Products
Optical Seam Tracking Sensor The TH6D-Advanced from Scansonic is an optical seam tracking scanner that was built for automated joining processes. Using powerful image processing and scalable pattern recognition algorithms, it is...
Scansonic MI GmbH
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Wafer Measurement System The NEXIV VMZ-NWL 200 from Nikon is an automatic wafer measurement system developed to solve the challenges of wafer metrology in the back-end of the semiconductor manufacturing process. The product...
Nikon Corp., Digital Solutions Business Unit
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Radiometric Thermal Camera Module The Lepton 3.1R from Teledyne FLIR is a radiometric thermal camera module with a 95-degree FOV, 160 x 120 resolution, and a scene dynamic range of up to 400 °C. The wider FOV and scene...
Teledyne FLIR
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Compact Femtosecond Fiber Laser The Carmel X-515 ultracompact laser head from Calmar Laser is a fiber-based femtosecond laser offered in both a scientific — CDRH compliant — version with front panel control knobs and an...
Calmar Laser
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Extended SWIR Hyperspectral Camera The Hinalea Imaging Model 4455 extended shortwave-infrared (XSWIR) hyperspectral camera from SphereOptics GmbH covers the 1200- to 2100-nm range. The camera offers high spectral and spatial...
SphereOptics GmbH
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3D Cameras The Ruler3002, 3004, and 3010 cameras from SICK AG expand the high-performance capabilities of the Ruler3000 series to fields of view down to 26.6 mm. The smaller cameras feature a high-powered...
SICK AG
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Modulator Bias Controller The Rof Ultra Compact DP-IQ Modulator Bias Controller from Beijing Rofea Optoelectronics Co. Ltd. is designed for Mach-Zehnder modulators, providing stable operation in various environments. ...
Beijing Rofea Optoelectronics Co. Ltd.
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Pulsed Fiber Laser Lidar The 1550-nm pulsed fiber laser lidar for remote sensing mapping from Lumispot Tech. does not generate geometric distortion and provides independence from sun illumination and other weather factors....
Lumispot Tech
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Laser Alignment System The microgage PRO Plus laser alignment system from Pinpoint Laser Systems operates with a laser transmitter, digital receiver, and smart display — with a precise laser beam to form a straight,...
Pinpoint Laser Systems
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Interchangeable-Lens Camera The MS-500 high-sensitivity Interchangeable-Lens Camera from Canon Inc. is equipped with a 1-in. single-photon avalanche diode sensor with a 3.2-MP pixel count. The camera is designed for...
Canon U.S.A. Inc., Industrial Products Div.
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Salt Fog Silver Mirror Coating A salt fog silver coating from Zygo Corporation is designed to be applied to silver reflector optics used either in harsh marine salt spray environments or for optics exposed to extreme temperatures...
Zygo Corporation
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Miniature Spectrometer The MiniRaman miniature spectrometer from Opton Laser International measures 25 × 30 × 105 mm and weighs 0.5 kg. The device features an integrated, patented reference channel,...
Opton Laser International SA
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Optical Engines LR4 optical engines from POET Technologies Inc. are designed for data centers and telecommunication markets. The engines meet the IEEE 100GBASE-LR4 standard for transmission up to 10 km and are...
POET Technologies
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Motorized Zoom Lens The Model 357-004 motorized radiation-tolerant zoom lens from Resolve Optics Ltd. is designed for use with a color, 2/3-in. tube and CMOS cameras in high-radiation environments. The optic...
Resolve Optics Ltd.
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Chip-scale LEDs The E11A Red, Brilliant Red and Green Direct Mountable Chips from Nichia Corp. are 1.1 × 1.1-mm high luminous flux density devices. The chip scale LEDs feature a compact fixture design...
Nichia Corp.
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Multiphoton Confocal Microscope The AX R MP super-resolution multiphoton confocal microscope with the Nikon Spatial Array Confocal (NSPARC) detector is designed for observing deep areas within large living organisms with high...
Nikon Instruments Inc.
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Ultraviolet Nanosecond-Pulse Laser The Spectra-Physics® Talon® Ace™ UV100 from MKS Instruments Inc. is a >100-W UV nanosecond laser. The device offers TimeShift™ programmable pulse capability and a wide...
MKS/Spectra-Physics
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Coated Glass Filters NVIS Coated Glass Filters from Abrisa Technologies are designed for night vision imaging systems and lighting displays. The filters are designed to meet MIL-STD-3009 and MIL-C-48497A durability...
Abrisa Technologies
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Fiber-coupled LED Sources NewDEL™ fiber-coupled LED sources from LumeDEL LLC offer high brightness from the deep-UV to NIR for medical, biotech, and industrial applications. The devices are replacements for lasers...
LumeDEL LLC
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Emissions Analytics Lidar Platform Quantum Gas Lidar and the QLM Cloud from QLM Technology Ltd. is a comprehensive solution for emissions measurement and quantification. The lidar utilizes quantum photonics detection and tunable...
QLM Technology Ltd.
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Time-of-flight Cameras The DS86 and DS87 3D time-of-flight cameras from Vzense Technology Inc. offer improved precision and resolution. The devices are based on Sony’s continuous-wave indirect time-of-flight...
Vzense Technology Inc.
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Atomic Layer Deposition System The PlasmaPro ASP high-rate atomic layer deposition (ALD) research system from Oxford Instruments is designed for quantum technology and advanced R&D. The system features a patented remote...
Oxford Instruments
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Custom Air Bearing Motion Systems Custom air bearing motion systems from Physik Instrumente LP are designed to enhance performance in various industrial applications such as photonics, medical design, aerospace, and semiconductors....
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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Photoelectric Sensors Balluff Inc. has expanded its BOS R254K photoelectric sensor line through four photoelectric sensors with condition monitoring capabilities. The sensors are designed for demanding applications...
Balluff Inc.
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Ultraviolet Lasers The next generation of low-cost Matrix ns-pulsed UV lasers from Coherent Corp. are designed for high-contrast marking applications in various industries such as consumer goods, industrial...
Coherent Inc.
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High-Speed 3D Inspection System The TR7700QH SII ultrahigh-speed 3D automated optical inspection solution from Test Research Inc. features a 15-µm resolution, 21-MP imaging, and large field-of-view capability. The...
Test Research Inc.
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OLED and PLED Materials High-performance OLED and PLED materials from Alfa Chemistry cater to semiconductors and electronics for demanding applications in the food and packaging sectors. The materials offer higher...
Alfa Chemistry
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Laser Diodes The 544-/553-/561-/577-/588-nm WhisperIT PICEL™ Lasers from Pavilion Integration Corp. extend the wavelength coverage of diode lasers. The systems offer up to 200-mW output with low root...
Pavilion Integration Corp.
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