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Photonics Spectra - August 2019


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Data Centers and More for Silicon Photonics Decades of research and development are finally paying off for silicon nanophotonics. The silicon optical transceiver market, for example, is projected to grow nearly twentyfold in volume over the...
Robust Optical Materials for Aerospace and Laser Applications While single-crystal materials and ceramics are not as widely used for optical applications as glass, there are niche applications, such as aerospace, submarine optronic, and high-energy laser...
Protecting Photonic Quantum States Using Topology The use of topology to protect quantum information is well known to the condensed-matter community and, indeed, topological quantum computing is a burgeoning field of research. It is one of the...
Visible Entangled Photons from an Ultrafast Fiber Laser Source Entangled photons are key to the development of optical quantum technologies such as enhanced metrology, computing, and communication. It is projected that the global quantum communications market...
Long-Lifetime Laser Diodes for Space There has been a flurry of announcements in the news recently about low-Earth-orbit satellite constellations, which are primarily expected to be able to provide wideband internet anywhere in the...
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Wearable Sensors Challenge Traditional Medical Technology From Apple to Fitbit to Garmin to Google, in the U.S. alone, dozens of companies are producing wearable sensors that record our movements as well as basic health information. Many of these devices...
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Editorial
Summertime During the long days of summer, one of my favorite things to do is lie in bed and wait for daylight to arrive. Crickets fade out, the grove of pines in my backyard transforms from saw-toothed silhouettes into trees, and I listen to the robins compete with the cardinals. During the long days of summer, an announcement appeared in my daily news feed from the University of Glasgow stating...
Tech Pulse
Diamond Metalens Could Improve Quantum Device Performance and Scalability At the chemical level, diamonds are no more than carbon atoms aligned in a 3D crystal lattice. Even a diamond that looks flawless contains defects that can absorb or emit light. Small defects in diamonds called nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers hold electron spins that can be manipulated at room temperature. Each NV center emits light that can provide information about the spin’s quantum state....
Light-Powered Nano-Microbial ‘Factories’ Could Help Reduce Carbon Using light-activated quantum dots to activate specific enzymes within microbial cells, researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) created nanobio-hybrid organisms that can...
2D Material Combines Long Lifetime with Freedom of Movement Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have developed a method to isolate thin layers of tungsten diselenide (WSe2) — a 2D material — from crystals, to allow layers of WSe2...
Growing 2D Crystals Over 3D Surfaces Could Create Quantum Emission A team led by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) explored how 2D crystals grow over 3D objects and how the curvature of 3D objects can stretch and strain the 2D crystals. The team’s...
Thin Films Could Support Single-Photon Emission for Quantum Computing Efforts to create reliable light-based quantum computing and quantum key distribution for cybersecurity could benefit from a Los Alamos National Laboratory study that demonstrates a new method for...
Light Produces Electricity Where Saltwater and Freshwater Meet A group of École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) researchers has demonstrated that light can be used to optimize the production of osmotic power, or blue energy, at...
New type of Computing Uses Photopolymers and Light A new type of computing, developed by researchers at McMaster University, uses a single-component, light-responsive system to perform computing operations without relying on external electrical power...
Superfast Computing Method Uses Terahertz Light Pulses An international team has discovered how to perform superfast data processing using light pulses instead of electricity. The team used magnets to create faster data processing speeds without...
New Lens Fabrication Technique Uses Magnetic Liquid Molds Researchers from Washington State University and Ohio State University have developed an inexpensive way to make custom lenses. They developed soft, deformable molds from droplets that can be...
light speed
Elbit Systems Awarded German Air Force Contract Elbit Systems Ltd. has been awarded a $73 million contract from Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KG to provide J-MUSIC Directed Infrared Counter Measure (DIRCM) systems for the German Air Forces’ Airbus A400M aircraft. The contract is for a four-year period. Elbit Systems will work closely with DIEHL Defence, and Airbus Defence and Space for the integration of the J-MUSIC DIRCM systems inside...
Palomar Technologies Invests $1M in EPIC Partnership Agreement Palomar Technologies, a company that delivers total process solutions for advanced photonics and microelectronic device packaging, is entering into a partnership with the Electronics and Photonics...
Research could Accelerate AI Systems to Compute Faster Than Human Brain Two State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) researchers have been awarded $900,000 in funding from the Rome-based Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to conduct a study on...
Newsight Imaging Collaborates with ZKW Newsight Imaging Ltd., a developer of advanced CMOS image sensor chips, is collaborating with ZKW Group, a premium lighting systems and electronics specialist. The two will develop innovative safety...
United Lens Company Undergoing $15M Renovation United Lens Company (ULC) is undergoing a two-year, $15 million renovation project to modernize its 200,000-sq-ft production facility, which will include a new system utility building. Improvements...
Optoscribe and Sumitomo Electric Deliver Field Testbed for MCF Communications Optoscribe, a supplier of 3D glass-based integrated photonics components, and Sumitomo Electric Industries, an optical fiber cable manufacturing technology supplier, have teamed with the University...
Sofradir, ULIS Merge to Become Lynred Sofradir and its subsidiary ULIS merged to become Lynred, a company created to provide all-inclusive infrared products to the global aerospace, defense, industrial, and consumer markets. The...
Intelerad Commits $75M to Advance New Medical Imaging Software Intelerad Medical Systems, a company that provides software for health care professionals, has committed $75 million toward the research and development of a new AI and cloud-based medical imaging...
iXblue, Hubert Curien Laboratory Collaborate on LabH6 IXblue and the Hubert Curien Laboratory have created a joint research laboratory called LabH6, where researchers will focus on the study of optical fibers and optical fiber-based sensors in harsh...
Aurora to Acquire Lidar Company Blackmore Aurora, a developer of self-driving technology, plans to purchase the lidar company Blackmore to position Aurora for continued growth in the field of autonomous vehicles. Lidar is critical for...
STEMMER IMAGING Purchases Infaimon STEMMER IMAGING has entered into an agreement to purchase Spanish company Infaimon SL, a software and hardware provider for machine vision and robotics. Under the agreement, STEMMER IMAGING will pay...
TriEye Secures $17M to Bring HD SWIR Cameras to Auto Market Israeli startup TriEye has secured $17 million in funding to bring to market its HD shortwave-IR (SWIR) camera that will allow advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicles to...
MVTec and Hilscher Partner to Integrate Machine Vision, Process Control Systems MVTec Software GmbH, a machine vision software developer, and Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation mbH, a developer of industrial communication hardware, announced a partnership to create...
Education Special Section
Summer O&P Programs 9th International Graduate Summer School: Biophotonics ’19 Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Lyngby, Denmark A weeklong program covering a range of biophotonics topics. Dates: June 8-15...
Where Are They Now? In 2016 Kaitlyn Williams was awarded the first Teddi C. Laurin Scholarship. A graduate student at the University of Arizona at the time, Williams was pursuing a master’s degree in optical...
Shubham Chandel Awarded 2019 Teddi C. Laurin Scholarship Shubham Chandel, a doctoral candidate studying biomedical optics at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, has been named the recipient of this...
Community College Listing Camden County College Photonics Dept. 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012-0200 +1 856-227-7200 [email protected] www.camdencc.edu/product/photonics-laserelectro-optic-technology Degrees...
Inaugural Subsea Optical Fiber Communications Summer School Q: How did Google and the OSA Foundation come to collaborate on this program? A: With data traffic via subsea optical fiber cable expected to double in three years, the OSA Foundation (OSAF) and...
10 Tips for Successful O&P Outreach It’s a common complaint from companies, universities, and colleges: There aren’t enough students studying optics and photonics (O&P). It’s not for a lack of interest, though. Most people have never...
Lighter Side
Schooling the solar industry At 13 years old, most of us aren’t making existing technologies obsolete with revolutionary ideas, but then again, most of us aren’t Georgia Hutchinson. For her school’s science fair, Hutchinson, an eighth grader from Woodside Elementary in California, built a new type of dual-axis solar tracker that makes other solar trackers look like they may have missed something. Dual-axis...
Products
Pan-Tilt Stages The PT60-1 and PT100-1 Pan-Tilt Stages from Optimal Engineering Systems Inc. feature a high repeatability and positional accuracy of 18 arc sec, as well as a resolution of 10 micro-steps/step motor driver in use. The PT60-1 is a combination of two 60-mm rotary stages, and the PT100-1 is a combination of two 100-mm rotary stages set at a 90° angle to each other. The pan and tilt axes on...
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YAG Detectors YAG detectors from OSI Optoelectronics Inc. are high-performance, 1064-nm photodetectors specially designed for defense applications. The low-capacitance, ultra-low-noise devices can sense...
OSI Optoelectronics Inc.
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LED Panel Mount Indicators The PML50 series of waterproof LED panel mount indicators (PMIs) from Visual Communications Co. features a semi-dome lens for UV protection. Ideal for a range of industries where outdoor status...
VCC (Visual Communications Co.)
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Scan System The excelliSCAN 20 scan system from SCANLAB GmbH targets demanding applications such as micromachining and additive manufacturing. SCANahead servo control technology enables extra speed and...
SCANLAB GmbH
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Fiber Optic Inspection and Cleaning Kit The Fibre Optic Inspection & Cleaning Kit from MicroCare Corp.’s Sticklers Fibre Optic Cleaning Products provides fiber optic users or communications providers with a complete solution for...
MicroCare Corp., Sticklers Fiber Optic Cleaners
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Code Reading, Pick and Place VCnanoZ Image processing systems with integrated LED ring lights and flash controllers in a compact camera housing have been announced by Vision Components GmbH. The systems are well-suited for...
Vision Components GmbH
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2D Imaging System Spectroradiometer The VDU-1160-16 2D Imaging System Spectroradiometer from Gamma Scientific Inc. produces rapid and highly accurate display measurements including luminance, correlated color temperature, and CIE...
Gamma Scientific
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CMOS Camera Series The ace 2 camera series from Basler AG features state-of-the-art CMOS sensor technology, optimized hardware design, and improved image quality. The ace 2 Basic line is tailored to the standard...
Basler AG
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Polka-Dot Beamsplitters Polka-Dot Beamsplitters from Teledyne Acton Optics are capable of delivering quality broadband performance by employing a patented UV coating process. Broadband beamsplitter performance is...
Teledyne Acton Optics
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Spectrometer The AS7341 11-channel spectrometer from ams AG can be used for spectral identification and color matching applications. With eight channels distributed over the visible range, the device is...
ams OSRAM
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Laser Tracker The ATS600 Leica Absolute Tracker from Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence is a metrology-grade laser tracker that can 3D scan a surface with metrological accuracy from a distance of up to 131.23 ft....
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
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Laser Processing Optics RLW-S laser processing optics from Scansonic MI GmbH are made for the laser welding of electric motor hairpins. The system's integrated optical sensor precisely detects contours and reliably...
Scansonic MI GmbH
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CO2 Sensor The Senseair SE-11 Sunrise CO2 Sensor from CO2Meter features optical solid-state storage with no moving parts for aggressive environments and high vibrations. Next-generation LED technology...
CO2Meter.com
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Passive Optical Networking Platform The H-Series passive optical networking platform from Smartoptics AS is designed for passive optical layer nodes such as coarse wavelength division multiplexers (CWDMs), dense wavelength division...
Smartoptics
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Optical Sampling System The OSE Optical Sampling System from Menlo Systems GmbH is a complete solution offering the full flexibility of an asynchronous optical sampling system in a 19-in. rack housing. The system...
Menlo Systems GmbH
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Spherical Mirrors Spherical mirrors from Optical Surfaces Ltd. feature radii from 25 to 5000 mm for use in UV-VIS and IR applications. Typical achievable surface accuracy is better than lambda/30 pv, surface...
Optical Surfaces Ltd.
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Erbium Ytterbium Fiber A double-clad erbium ytterbium co-doped fiber with a 10-μm core diameter from iXblue SAS is a polarizing fiber for 1053- and 1064-nm operation. The fiber is designed to be polarizing over a...
Exail
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Blue Laser The 500-W, 450-nm AO-500 industrial blue laser from NUBURU Inc. is designed for materials processing applications. The AO-500's beam parameter product is <30 mm mrad, enabling rapid,...
Nuburu Inc.
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Fixed-Focus Germanium Lenses The Model 320 range of fixed-focus germanium lenses from Resolve Optics come with anti-reflection coatings that provide high performance throughout the IR waveband. Ideal for thermal imaging...
Resolve Optics Ltd.
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LED Backlights The LT2BC series of high-intensity LED backlights from Opto Engineering SRL provide high illumination performance and uniformity in a 26-mm thickness. Their robust design with an M8 connector...
Opto Engineering S.p.A.
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3D Digital Display Technology The Deep Reality Viewer (DRV) from Vision Engineering Inc. creates stereo, high-definition 3D images without using a monitor or requiring operators to wear headsets or specialist glasses. The...
Vision Engineering Inc.
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LED Light Sources The LSM LED line of high-powered LED light sources from Ocean Optics Inc. are available in discrete and broadband UV-shortwave NIR wavelength range options. Designed for fluorescence excitation...
Ocean Optics
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Femtosecond Laser The Y-Fi vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) femtosecond laser source from KM Labs Inc. delivers VUV light, allowing customers to probe material and molecular properties with flexibility and on ultrafast time...
KMLabs Inc (Kapteyn-Murnane Laboratories)
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