Emcore Sells Minority Share of GELcore

Researchers have developed an all-light communication network that enables seamless connectivity across space, air and underwater environments. The new network design combines different types of...

SPIE’s Awards Committee has named the recipients of its annual awards, recognizing achievements and service in photonics research, education, and industry. The awards span a broad range of...

Austria-based ams OSRAM will receive more than €300 million ($317.3 million) in funding over the next five years from Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action and...

A research team from imec has developed perovskite-based LEDs that emit light 1000× brighter than OLEDs. According to the researchers, the advancement is a pivotal milestone toward a perovskite...

The PHOTOCHIP high-power LED photoreactor module from Uniqsis Ltd. provides chemists with a benchmark tool to run photochemical reactions with efficient mixing and controlled temperature. Made to be...

The OSLON® P1616 family of high-power IR LEDs with new camera-optimized emitters from ams OSRAM AG produces homogeneous illumination to fit square or rectangular fields of view. An...

Marktech Optoelectronics’ UVC LEDs on starboards in collaboration with Silanna UV come in wavelengths of 235 nm and 255 nm. Packaged in hermetic SMD packages, the LEDs are compact with lens...

The LHI-DO Lightgistics series light from Smart Vision Lights is a machine vision light designed to deliver intense linear light in high-speed scan tunnel systems. Equipped with hidden strobe...

An interferometer is an instrument that compares the position or surface structure of two objects. The basic two-beam division of amplitude interferometer components consists of a light source, a...

As recently as five years ago, shopping for a microscope light source was fairly straightforward. For routine applications, it was tungsten halogen, typically 100 W, while for fluorescence, it was an...

An integrating sphere’s function is to spatially integrate radiant flux (light). However, before one can optimize a sphere design for a particular application, it is important to understand how...

In the beginning, automated inspection focused on the camera and optics, the algorithms, the interface hardware and the processor. Only rarely was attention paid to the lighting system or lighting...

The optoelectronic properties of an OLED device are mapped using an RMS1000 Confocal Raman Microscope in spectral and time-resolved photoluminescence and electroluminescence imaging modes. These...

Specifications for illumination systems for biomedical imaging and industrial metrology generally converge on spectral, spatial and temporal light output characteristics. This article describes some...

How to achieve high-performance 7-channel multiplex imaging, with Kromnigon’s multiband filter technology and CoolLED’s precision-controlled LED illumination.

Answering some common questions new users of optical design and analysis software have are “How accurate are the results?” or “Can I trust the results I get?” and discussing the importance of...

Display screens — on instruments ranging from smart devices to automotive displays to augmented and virtual reality headsets — influence the way individuals connect to the world....

The properties of light that stimulate the eye and build our visual perception also guide the design of illuminated devices. Thanks to well-established scientific methods, we can quantify the human...

A new generation of visible laser light sources is being developed to enable advanced optical control through the use of miniature optics and reflectors, high-efficiency fiber optic transport, and...

VCSELS, Laser Diodes, LEDs, and other solid-state light sources have become mainstays in our lives. Parameters critical to their performance include spectrum, divergence, mode, intensity, and more....

An optical testing instrument is a device or system used to evaluate and measure the performance, quality, and characteristics of optical components, systems, and devices. These instruments play a...

In optics, spectrum analyzers are instruments used to analyze the spectral characteristics of light emitted or transmitted through optical components, materials, or systems. Spectral analysis:...

An infrared light source is a device that emits light in the infrared spectrum, which lies beyond the visible spectrum of light. Infrared light has longer wavelengths than visible light and is...

Optical laboratory instruments and supplies are essential tools and materials used in laboratories for studying and manipulating light and its properties. These instruments are widely used in...

A top designer and manufacturer in machine vision lighting, Smart Vision Lights brought a list of new items to Stuttgart. Hidden Strobe solves the issues of strobing LEDs without complicated...

On this episode of Light Matters Extra, we introduce you to the Lighting Supervisor for the Williamstown Theatre Festival, in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Wilburn Bonnell is a freelance lighting...

Edinburgh Instruments is a world-leader in both single photon counting and time correlated single photon counting (TCSPC) based fluorescence spectrometers. Our product range includes: FLS1000...

On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you to central Massachusetts as Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Quinsigamond Community College take on a comprehensive joint photonics laboratory...

A superluminescent light-emitting diode is an emitter based on stimulated emission with amplification but insufficient feedback for oscillation to build up.

Opto Diode Corporation (Camarillo, CA), an ITW Company, delivers industry-leading sensors, photodiodes, IR detectors, photonic modules, assemblies, and LEDs. Available in standard and custom designs,...

Avantes has spent the last 30 years refining its mission as a trusted and innovative optical instruments and solutions source. Focused on applications and measurements, Avantes offers Spectrometers,...

Excelitas Technologies® Corp. is a leading industrial technology manufacturer focused on delivering innovative, market-driven photonic solutions to meet the illumination, optical, optronic,...

Established in 1985, OZ Optics is a leading worldwide supplier of fiber optic components, test equipment and sensors. OZ Optics manufactures its products in three locations, Ottawa (Canada),...