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Photonics Spectra - December 2023


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Terahertz Radiation Boosts Quality Control from Aerospace to Pharma Contact-free thickness measurements are increasingly important in industrial process monitoring and quality control. In the automotive and aviation industries, the exact thickness of paint and...
New Technology Quantifies Optics’ Elusive Mid-Spatial Frequencies New polishing technologies caused a significant shift in optical manufacturing during the start of the 21st century. Computer numerical control (CNC) and deterministic optical polishing/figuring...
Quantum Is Growing But Remains a Niche Market October is beautiful in Munich. Hotel room prices relax after the end of Oktoberfest and local parks display autumn colors while the weather is still pleasant. Such was the setting when EPIC held its...
Ultrafast Imaging Sprouts New Applications in the Life Sciences Lurking among coral reefs, the snapping shrimp grows to be only ~3 cm, but it wields one of the most powerful claws under the sea. The creature’s claw can shut so quickly that it fires out a...
Editorial
Photonics never sleeps Writing a science and technology retrospective for 2023 would be hard enough even if it weren’t following the heady performance of 2022. In its final quarter alone, 2022 saw the emergence of an interactive AI chatbot, the first net energy gain via laser-based inertial confinement fusion, and the successful launch of the James Webb Space Telescope. After those developments, science and technology...
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Photonics West 2024 The optics and photonics industry’s preeminent annual conference and exhibition returns to San Francisco’s Moscone Center during Jan. 27 to Feb. 1. Photonics West 2024 will feature more than 4500 technical presentations, and show organizers are expected to welcome 1200 exhibiting companies from around the world. Visitors will be able to explore a brand new Quantum West industry...
Technology News
Electro-Optic Modulators Improve Signal Quality and Cancel Noise Delays in optical data transmission cause inconvenient lag times in communications and interfere with immersive experiences like gaming. Two factors that adversely affect the speed and reliability of optical communication are signal distortion over long distances and signal interference from noise. Optical modulators, which control certain properties of the light that carries the data, can...
Liquid Crystal Optics Support High-Performance Compact VR Display Virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) devices are used to access applications in a growing number of fields, from entertainment to health care to manufacturing to tourism. These applications...
OLED Pumping Enables Electrically Driven Semiconductor Lasing Researchers at the University of St. Andrews demonstrated an electrically driven, organic semiconductor laser using a new approach that could improve the performance of this class of laser and...
Terahertz Generation Method Targets Ultrafast Electronics Terahertz (THz) waves can be used to probe the magnetic properties of new materials. Efficient THz wave generation could advance applications in energy harvesting, ultrafast electronics, and THz...
Photonic-Electronic NIC Serves Live Machine Learning Requests A burgeoning growth in machine learning applications is occurring alongside shrinking computing resources. As computers approach the limits of their power according to Moore’s law, the need to...
Single-Layer OLED Design Offers Efficiency Without Complexity With the development of a single-layer, blue-emitting OLED, researchers at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Polymer Research demonstrated that one-layer OLEDs can achieve a performance level...
More Efficient Microcombs on the Road to Commercialization Researchers at Chalmers University have developed a method to make microcombs 10 times more efficient, opening pathways to discovery in space and health care, and paving the way for high-performance...
Spectrometer Aims to Further Refine Lithography To improve the quality of microchips and make the chipmaking process more efficient, researchers at the University of Twente’s MESA+ Institute of Nanotechnology developed an extreme ultraviolet...
Photoacoustic Microscopy Method Delivers Higher Sensitivity A multispectral, super-low-dose photoacoustic microscopy (SLD-PAM) system developed by City University of Hong Kong (CUHK) achieves significantly higher sensitivity than traditional optical...
Industry News
MassTech Awards $5M to Boost Optics Production in Western Massachusetts Leaders from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech) awarded a $5 million state grant to the University of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMass) to help create an open-access additive manufacturing and design/testing facility on campus. The grant, from the Collaborative Research and Development Matching Grant Program, will augment UMass’ capabilities in the advanced manufacturing...
Bruker Takes Majority Stake in MIRO Analytical Bruker Corp. has become the majority investor in MIRO Analytical AG, a provider of quantum cascade laser (QCL)-based multigas analyzers for simultaneous, high-precision monitoring of up to 10 trace...
Coherent, Faraday 1867 Partner on Fusion-Tech Coherent Corp. and Faraday 1867 Holdings LLC, which is based in Kangawa, Japan, have established a partnership to scale up manufacturing of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) tape to enable mass...
UK’s Central Laser Facility Receives Over $100M for Planned Upgrade The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Central Laser Facility (CLF) was awarded £85 million ($103.2 million) by UK Research and Innovation for an upgrade initiative that includes...
Physik Instrumente Establishes Innovation Hub in Karlsruhe Physik Instrumente (PI) has established an “innovation hub” in Karlsruhe, Germany, as the company looks to intensify its cooperation with leading universities and research institutions....
ams OSRAM Receives €300M, Details Refinancing Plan 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...
Telecom Leader Vodafone Partners with Silicon Photonics Companies In a push to develop and deploy silicon photonics technology, telecommunications leader Vodafone detailed plans to expand its workforce and announced partnerships with European photonic chip...
SLAC’s Upgraded XFEL Registers 'First Light' SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory reported that the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) x-ray free-electron laser (XFEL) has produced its first x-rays following a $1.1 billion upgrade. The...
Indie Semiconductor Acquires EXALOS AG Automotive technology solutions developer indie Semiconductor, a fabless semiconductor company whose technology supports driver safety and automation, has acquired EXALOS AG. The Swiss photonics...
Prisma Photonics Secures $20M in Funding AI-driven infrastructure monitoring startup Prisma Photonics has raised approximately $20 million in a series C round. The investment will accelerate the company’s entrance into the global...
DARPA Selects Design Teams for Power Beaming Relay Initiative DARPA has selected three teams, led by RTX Corp., Draper, and BEAM Co., to develop wireless optical power relays for its Persistent Optical Wireless Relay (POWER) program. The program, which will...
EPIC Insights
Terahertz Sources and Detectors Enabling New Applications Terahertz photonics, a rapidly evolving field, is capitalizing on the distinctive attributes of terahertz waves for a multitude of applications. According to market analysis from BCC Research, the global terahertz radiation systems market is poised to surge to $1.9 billion by 2028, up from $795.7 million in 2023, at a compound annual growth rate of 18.9%. Key drivers behind this growth include...
Lighter Side
Veni, vidi, crevi crystallis photonicis The Roman Republic is known for many things. Besides influencing most of the western world with their politics, philosophies, and language, Romans were also early adopters of innovations that are still used today, such as traffic signs, aqueducts, and plumbing. Yet, with all the innovations and technologies it implemented, ancient Rome was only recently credited for one of its more unique...
Products
Single Photon Counting Unit The PicoHarp 330 from PicoQuant is an event timer and time-correlated single photon counting (TCSPC) unit made for scientific researchers and professionals in photonics and related disciplines. Offering timing precision of 2 picoseconds RMS for single-channel measurements and 3 picoseconds RMS between channels, the product is compatible with a range of photon detectors allowing researchers to...
PicoQuant GmbH
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800G-Optimized Switch The DCS560 from Edgecore Networks is a 800G-optimized switch that can provide an ethernet-based fabric for AI/ML workloads. It has a 2RU 51.2 Tbps system with 64 × 800 G ports that is available...
Edgecore Networks
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Compact Proximity Sensor The RPR-0720 from ROHM Semiconductor is a compact 2.0 mm × 1.0 mm proximity sensor for applications requiring attachment, detachment, and proximity detection. Integrating a vertical-cavity...
ROHM Semiconductor USA LLC
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HDR Multi-Camera Solution The STURDeCAM31 from e-con Systems is a 3MP GMSL2 HDR IP69K camera powered by Sony® ISX031 sensor for NVIDIA® Jetson AGX Orin™. This small form factor camera has been engineered to make...
e-con Systems India Pvt. Ltd.
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Small Embedded Vision FPGAs The Lattice CrossLinkU™-NX FPGA Series from Latice Semiconductor are FPGAs with integrated USB device functionality to help accelerate USB-equipped system designs and simplify thermal...
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.
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FLIM Camera System The LIFA vTAU from Lambert Instruments is a camera-based system designed to transform fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) for live cell applications. Featuring a single-photon avalanche...
Lambert Instruments BV
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Pluggable Optical Channel Monitor The QSFP OCM (optical channel monitor) from PhotonPath, in collaboration with Jabil, is a pluggable optical channel monitor on a quad small form factor pluggable (QSFP) form factor created as a...
PhotonPath srl
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Sapphire and Ruby Balls The Meller Sapphire and Ruby Balls from Meller Optics are miniature high-precision sapphire and ruby balls for use as bearings and mechanical components in medical and scientific instruments and as...
Meller Optics Inc.
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Probe Card The UFO Probe® Vertical from Jenoptik is a probe card made for testing photonic integrated circuits (PICs) at wafer level. The probe card enables parallel functional tests of optical and...
Jenoptik Optical Systems LLC
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1200-mW Pump Laser Module The 1200-mW pump laser module from Coherent was made for optical amplification in DWDM networks in a 10-pin butterfly package. Available in standard and low-power-consumption versions, the pump laser...
Coherent Corp.
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800G and 0dBm 400G Transceivers The 800G ZR+ and 0dBm 400G ZR+ from Lumentum are compact transceivers that enable IP over DWDM by directly plugging into switches and routers. Available in QSFP-DD and OSFP form factors, they utilize...
Lumentum Operations LLC
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Hand-held Near-IR Analyzer The Visum Palm™ from IRIS Technology Solutions is a portable NIR spectrophotometer that allows real-time analysis of different substances, products, or mixtures, without the need for...
IRIS Technology Solutions
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MEMS Autofocus Actuator The MEMS Autofocus Actuator for Active Athermalization in Embedded Vision Cameras from Sheba Microsystems Inc. was made to be used in automotive, action, drones, machine vision, security and...
Sheba Microsystems
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Constant Voltage LED Drivers The GP-CVP075P-xxVH-T02 Series from GlacialPower are constant voltage LED drivers that have an AC phase-cut dimming feature. Covering demands for LED strip, neon flex, signage, and light box markets,...
GlacialPower
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Line-Scan Camera Adapter The allPIXA alignment adapter from Chromasens GmbH is a mechanical adapter for Chromasen’s line of allPIXA line scan cameras. It allows for fast and precise alignment of the camera and comes...
Chromasens GmbH
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UV High-Speed Cameras The Phantom TMX Series of high-speed cameras from Vision Research offer the ability to capture images in the extended light spectrum of UV, visible, and near-IR wavelengths. The cameras have over 70%...
Vision Research Inc., Phantom Digital High-Speed Cameras
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LED Photoreactor Module 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...
Uniqsis Ltd.
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Automated Analysis Oscilloscopes The Infiniium MXR B-series of oscilloscopes from Keysight Technologies Inc. are hardware-accelerated and offer automated analysis tools that enable engineers to find anomalies quickly. The product...
Keysight Technologies Inc.
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O-Band Swept Photonics Analyzer The SPA-100 O-Band Swept Photonics Analyzer from Santec leverages the sweeping range of a tunable laser to maintain a high resolution reflectometer (<6 µm). Previously only available in a CL...
Santec Corp.
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Tension Method Cleavers The Fujikara CT-110 and CT-111 tension method cleavers from AFL Global are precise and have high performance in a compact package. These cleavers feature RFID fiber holder identification and cleave...
AFL
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Optical Analysis Software The VISIQ™ from Quantifi Photonics is a coherent optical signal analysis software that is compatible with high-speed oscilloscopes from manufacturers including Keysight Technologies, Tektronix,...
Quantifi Photonics Ltd.
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Mid-IR Imagers The Neutrino Ground ISR 300 and Ground ISR 420 from Teledyne FLIR are mid-wave infrared (MWIR) imaging solutions for integrators developing ground-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance...
Teledyne FLIR
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Industrial Cameras The BlackLine ECO IP67 Cameras from SVS-Vistek integrate machine vision and are made to work in the harshest of industrial environments. These cameras are embedded in IP67 metal housings to ensure...
SVS-Vistek GmbH
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