Ettenberg Tapped as Princeton Optronics’ New VP

Empire State Development has named the 10 companies selected to participate in round seven of the Luminate NY accelerator program, investment fund, and competition. Each finalist will receive an...

The Consumer Electronics Show, the flagship event of the Consumer Technology Association, opened its doors Tuesday. The annual show, which showcases the latest innovations and developments in...

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

ADVA Optical Networking SE’s proposed name change to Adtran Networks SE was approved by the 2023 Annual General Meeting of ADVA Optical Networking SE on May 24. The change was registered in the...

The Coherent PM10K+ from Coherent is a laser power sensor for measuring the power output of CO2, fiber, diode, and continuous wave lasers. In less than three seconds, the calorimeter-based sensor is...

The Ophir® 70K-W Ultra-High Power Laser Sensor from MKS Instruments is a water-cooled calorimetric sensor for industrial and defense applications, such as high-power fiber laser development and...

The Vista®-X90 Plus lidar from Cepton Inc. is designed to industrialize automotive series production with high performance, power efficiency, and software definability in a compact package. ...

The M2 and M3 from RoboSense are mid- and long-range lidar sensors, respectively, for automotive applications. The M2 uses 2D scanning and MEMS chips that allow for a range of 200 m at 10%...

Unlike an edge emitter, a VCSEL has a maximum operating power that is not limited by catastrophic optical damage of the exit aperture because its aperture is larger and its PN junction does not...

Given the pace at which technology advances, there always seems to be a learning curve. With the abundance of consumer electronics available, there typically is no right or wrong way to use these...

When purchasing an industrial laser system, the astute buyer will look for a Class 1 laser product — a system where the laser beam hazard is completely enclosed and there is no potential laser...

Aspheric surfaces are powerful tools that combine the optical corrections of multiple lenses into a single element (Figure 1) and affect performance in ways that spherical optics cannot. For example,...

LaserPoint has recently introduced the fastest commercially available thermal high-speed laser energy sensor (named “BLINK High Speed”, patented) based on the laser LITV effect. Measurements up to...

Everything you need to know about soldering, mounting, thermal management, drive current, environment, and more, regarding extending the lifetime of your laser diodes.

The Lumispot Tech LSP-LRS-0310F is a compact and lightweight laser rangefinder module, notable for being the smallest of its kind, weighing only 33 g. It is a highly precise tool for measuring...

Lumispot Tech Laser Solution - Light source of 1550 nm/1535 nm pulsed fiber laser for laser lidar used in unmanned driving, with the function of ranging, detection etc.

The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in imaging plays a crucial role, particularly in hyperspectral imaging where filters substantially reduce the input signal. Not all SWIR imagers are created equal, as...

Raman spectroscopy is a spectroscopic technique that probes vibrational states of molecules using, for example, visible light. It requires very little or no sample preparation and can be employed to...

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a fast, nondestructive analytical technique that uses a laser to generate a plasma on the surface of a sample, producing emission spectra that can be...

Shortwave infrared (SWIR) imagers have evolved significantly in the last five years as high resolution and smaller pitch have become available. These improvements have come in addition to the...

Free-space optics (FSO), also known as optical wireless communication or optical wireless networking, refers to the transmission of data using modulated beams of light through free space (air or a...

In optics, "mode beating" refers to an interference phenomenon that can occur in laser systems with multiple longitudinal modes. Longitudinal modes are specific electromagnetic field patterns that...

Optics is the branch of physics that studies the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and its manifestation as both particle and wave phenomena. It encompasses the...

Marking laser systems are advanced devices that use laser beams to create permanent marks, patterns, or engravings on various materials. These systems are widely employed in industrial, commercial,...

Luminate NY, the only optics, photonics and imaging (OPI) accelerator and investment fund in the world, announced the final winners at the Light Tomorrow with Today event in Rochester, NY. For the...

Lumentum is making a change at CEO. An employee of a Lithuanian laser maker is accused of selling tech to the Russian military. VueReal secures more than $40M to help ramp up production. And an image...

We’re united by resolve and inspired by our mission. Here are just a few of our groundbreaking technologies that support missions around the globe, from the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of...

In this month's Light Matters Extra, we give you an in-depth look at the recent Luminate Lightning Awards. New York’s Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul was there and tells us why Luminate is important...

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),...

FOCtek provides customers with all types of custom manufactured lenses, Precision Optical Components, Polarizing Optics, Prisms, Filters, Coatings, Optical Systems, Crystals, Nonlinear Crystals,...

OHARA manufactures more than 130 environmentally safe optical glass types, free of both lead and arsenic. More than 300 tons of optical glass are melted per month, available in the following forms of...

LASER SAFETY • Eyewear • Barriers • Windows • Training laservision USA designs and manufactures a comprehensive assortment of custom-made laser safety eyewear that attenuates...