SpatiaLight, ILIXCO Sign Joint Development Agreement

Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF (Fraunhofer IOF) and Friedrich Schiller University Jena developed an optical coating system that combines...

An ultra-efficient on-chip supercontinuum laser developed by researchers at the University of Twente is poised to enable applications ranging from portable medical imaging devices to chemical sensing...

Compared to conventional light sources, such as OLEDs and LCDs, micro-LEDs — inorganic LED chips <100 μm in size — show superior reliability, stability, and optoelectronic...

Perovskite technology developer Caelux closed a $12 million series A3 funding round. The company’s series A total of $24 million will be allocated to support its factory ramp, R&D, and...

The LSP-LRS-1200 and -1000 from LumiSpot Tech are 905-nm laser ranging modules that can be used in laser range finding, distance sensing, consumer, and defense applications. The LSP-LRS-1200 can...

The CTM-18 and -22 from Luminus Devices are tunable chip-on-board (COB) lights that use color combination ranges from 6500 to 2700 K, 4000 to 1800 K, and high melanopic 5000 K Salud™ to 2200 K....

The CXP-C1941 (shown) and SFP-C1941 from Imperx are high-sensitivity and high-speed cameras that can be used in applications including automation, inspection, sports, surveillance, traffic, medical...

The New Energy Light Module (NELM) from New Energy is built with CREE LEDs and is a replacement for the discontinued CREE LED LMH2s. A solution for area illumination and commercial lighting spaces,...

Infrared system design is not, like some circuit design, a synthetic process. One cannot start by stating the problem and proceeding in an orderly fashion to a final solution. Rather, we guess a...

Laser diodes vary widely in their wavelengths, powers, spectra and beam quality. Yet they share two fundamental components with all other lasers: an optical amplifier and a resonator that confines...

Image intensification, the basis of night vision, is a complex conversion of energy particles that occurs within a vacuum tube. An image-intensifier system works by collecting photons through an...

The use and importance of colorimetry has grown in unison with the increase of global manufacturing and processing. When plastic automotive trim produced on one continent must match a painted metal...

Steve Allen provides a brief overview and examples of procedures that continue to push adoption and proliferation of optical fiber-based medical devices. From cosmetic surgery to cutting-edge sensing...

VCSELs have special properties, in contrast to other typical laser sources. As a result, VCSEL eye-safety evaluation is more complex, and a couple of additional aspects have to be considered that...

Consumer expectations on delivery, quality, and speed to market have soared to unprecedented levels, with no signs of slowing down. This presents a challenge for logistics companies, which must keep...

As the years go by and the world understands more clearly the negative impact of the various chemicals and products that sustain modern standards of living, the impact on our drinking water has...

Scribing and engraving laser systems are types of laser equipment used for precision cutting, marking, and engraving on various materials. Scribing laser systems: Definition: Scribing...

Microelectromechanical systems, or MEMS, refer to miniature devices or systems that integrate mechanical and electrical components at a microscale. These systems combine elements such as sensors,...

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,...

An optical filter is a device that selectively transmits or blocks specific wavelengths, or colors, of light. Optical filters are used to control the spectral content of light in various...

In this month's Light Matters Extra, we take you to the grand opening of the Price Chopper Market 32 Capital Holiday Lights in the Park in downtown Albany, New York. We'll introduce you to the...

On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you to the South by Southwest (SXSW) Trade Show in Austin, Texas, as new photonics innovations hit the show floor of the Austin Convention Center....

On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you on a brief tour of the Higgins Laboratories at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Quinsigamond Community College and WPI received a $4M grant...

In this month's Light Matters Extra, we introduce you to Drake Anthony, aka styropyro. Drake, 25, has been building his own lasers since he was 12 years old. He's got quite the following on his...