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Photonics Spectra - January 2025


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Positioning Technology Proves to Be Pivotal in High-Precision Manufacturing As it relates to semiconductor and electronics manufacturing, miniaturization seems to have no limits. A simple examination of the components and even many of the finished devices fabricated in...
A Small Photon Source Promises to Enhance Quantum Communication In recent years, quantum computers have made headlines, while quantum communication solutions have made it to markets. Simple solutions, such as quantum random number generators, have been...
Illuminating the Future: Navigating the Integrated Photonics Industry and Supply Chain The integration of photonic devices at the wafer scale has emerged as a transformative force, offering a reliable and scalable pathway to implement complex photonic functions cost-effectively on a...
Charting the Path Toward 1.6T and 3.2T Optical Module Solutions The relentless expansion of data communication, propelled by advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning workloads, as well as cloud computing, cloud storage, AR/VR, video on...
Nonvisible Imaging Streamlines Nano and Advanced Manufacturing Applications To produce faux marble kitchen countertops, a manufacturer places a piece of solarized polypropylene — a thermoplastic polymer material — on top of white stone. To ensure that a successful bond is...
Microprocessing Is Ready for More Laser microprocessing has been on the rise for decades. While technological roadblocks have influenced this progression, a close look at these roadblocks reveals that each has advanced to maturity....
Ready for Takeoff: Drone-Based Sensing Takes Flight Mines are inherently challenging places to work, but even within such an environment, certain tasks are considered particularly risky. In the aftermath of a blasting operation, for example, miners...
Shrinking Optics Heighten a Focus on Manufacturing and Metrology The transition of micro-optics from an emerging field into a cornerstone of modern optical systems offers considerable evidence in support of the commercial potential of light manipulated at...
Editorial
The more we know January issues of Photonics Spectra offer more; in addition to more material, it is our hope that the content that features in our annual “Trends” edition encourages readers to ponder what they’ve read even after finishing an article. More content, to empower our readership to be more actively informed on major themes in and for our industry, is the ultimate reward for members of our staff who...
Photonic Fundamentals
Improving Laser Damage Resistance of Calcium Fluoride in Microchip Fabrication The rapid growth of advanced and intelligent technologies that power our daily lives — including hyperscale data centers, artificial intelligence, and smarter consumer electronic devices — is fueling the demand for more computing power and requiring even more powerful semiconductor chips. Driven by the need to support the rate at which this exponential technological growth is...
Industry Insight
About Lasers and a Dinosaur If you look at the photonics landscape, you will see some well-known hotspots: There is of course Jena (my hometown) in Germany; Rochester, N.Y., and Tucson, Ariz., in the U.S.; and Eindhoven in the Netherlands. Vilnius, the capital of the Baltic state Lithuania, might not be the first place that you think of, but it’s definitely up there, too. Lithuania is a small country, roughly twice the size...
Technology News
Method Improves Scanning Speed for Precise 3D Surface Measurement A new technique for 3D surface measurement, called fringe photometric stereo (FPS), could improve the speed and accuracy of surface measurements taken for industrial inspection, medical applications,...
Broadband UV Combs Will Enhance Molecular Spectroscopy Researchers have developed an ultrafast laser platform that generates ultra-broadband ultraviolet (UV) frequency combs with an unprecedented one million comb lines, providing exceptional spectral...
Raman Spectroscopy Undergoes Major Speed Upgrade Researchers at the University of Tokyo have increased the measurement rate of Raman spectroscopy by 100-fold. Since the measurement rate of the technique has been a major limitation, the improvement...
Optical Memory Breakthrough Holds Promise for Compute Capabilities Up to this point, researchers have been limited in developing photonic memory for AI processing — gaining one important attribute, like speed, has meant sacrificing another, like energy usage....
Dual-Comb Spectroscopy Technology Improves Gas Leak Detection A smart dual-comb spectroscopy (DCS) technique, from the scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), detects gases and other substances with more speed and sensitivity...
Silicon Photonics Drives Optical Tweezer Innovation Compared to bulk optical tweezers, integrated optical tweezers are compact and low-cost, making them practical for most research organizations. But so far, integrated optical tweezers have been of...
Expansion Microscopy Technique Enables 20-nm Resolution A new expansion microscopy (ExM) technique from MIT makes it possible to use a conventional light microscope to generate high-resolution images at the nanoscale, by expanding specimens 20-fold before...
Mode Filtering Using Metal Apertures Improves VCSEL Performance Vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) light sources are used in optical storage, laser printing, 3D sensing, and other critical applications. Conventional, oxide-confined VCSELs typically...
Industry News
IonQ Will Acquire Qubitekk, Partners with NKT Photonics, Ansys In a series of announcements this week, IonQ has stated that it will acquire quantum networking company Qubbitek, and has established partnerships with NKT Photonics and Ansys. The moves serve to...
Teledyne to Acquire Excelitas' Defense Electronics Businesses Teledyne Technologies Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire select aerospace and defense electronics businesses from Excelitas Technologies Corp. for $710 million in cash. The acquisition...
Hamamatsu Acquires BAE Systems Imaging Through its subsidiary Photonics Management Corp., Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. has acquired BAE Systems Imaging, a San Jose, Calif.-based semiconductor manufacturer specializing in high-performance CMOS...
Upstate N.Y. to House CHIPS for America EUV Accelerator Complex NY CREATES’ Albany NanoTech Complex is the expected location for the CHIPS for America EUV Accelerator, the first of three National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) facilities. The...
Samsung Display Develops Quantum Dot Recycling Technology Samsung Display has developed a quantum dot ink recycling technology to enhance the competitiveness of its quantum dot (QD)-OLED displays. The technology, which collects and recycles QD ink wasted...
Celestial AI Acquires Rockley’s Silicon Photonics Portfolio Optical computing technologies developer Celestial AI has acquired silicon photonics intellectual property from Rockley Photonics. The acquired portfolio, which includes issued and pending patents,...
Lumibird to Acquire Nanosecond Laser Line from Amplitude Lumibird has entered into a definitive agreement with Amplitude Laser Group to acquire its nanosecond laser product line, under the “Continuum” brand, along with its associated service...
Optical Networking Startup Oriole Networks Raises $22M Oriole Networks, a spinout of University College London focused on networked photonic AI chips, raised $22 million in a series A funding round to accelerate the company’s fast pace of growth,...
Lumenuity Emerges from Stealth with Qualcomm Collaboration Lumenuity, a mobile optics startup, has emerged from stealth, unveiling a $1.2 million seed funding round and a collaboration with Qulacomm Technologies. Lumenuity’s Light Unfolding technology...
Photonic Computing Leader Lightmatter Raises $400M Photonic computing company Lightmatter has raised $400 million in series D funding, which the company plans to use to prepare its reconfigurable optical interposer Passage for mass deployment in...
TAU Systems and Partners Pursue Laser Wake Field Acceleration TAU Systems, producer of ultrafast, compact laser-plasma accelerators and secondary radiation sources, has established a research collaboration with ELI ERIC and the University of Texas at Austin (UT...
Silicon Photonics Company Xscape Photonics Raises $44M Silicon photonics startup Xscape Photonics has raised $44 million in a series A funding round. The company plans to use the funds to accelerate development of its ChromX platform, a scalable...
Lighter Side
Liquid crystals so good, they’re a scream! When Edvard Munch completed his famed painting “The Scream” in 1893, he probably didn’t expect it to have such a profound and lasting effect on the cultural zeitgeist. Just as likely, he probably never imagined that it would at one point hold the record for the most expensive work ever sold at auction; the painting fetched a cool $120 million back in 2012. Thankfully,...
Products
Design. Prototype. Scale. FTI provides American-made diamond turned or molded polymer optics, including micro-optics, aspheres, freeforms, and PIR in the UV, VIS, and IR range. Request your ruler kit and book a meeting at...
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Native Processing Unit The Q.ANT NPU from Q.ANT is a photonics-based native processing unit (NPU) built on the company’s light empowered native arithmetic (LENA) compute architecture. The NPU can train and achieve...
Q.ANT GmbH
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Photochemistry Reactors Asynt’s range of photochemistry reactors can be used in both batch and flow equipment. The reactors scale reactions from mg to potentially multiple kg with smaller batch photochemical reactors...
Asynt Ltd.
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Piezo Stage Family The P-545 PInano® family from PI is a piezo stage family for applications including biological imaging, semiconductor inspection, photonics testing, particle tracking, 3D imaging, and...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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Compact DPSS Lasers Frankfurt Laser Company’s line of compact DPSS lasers were designed to provide solutions for a wide range of industrial, medical, scientific, and optical applications. The lasers have an...
Frankfurt Laser Company
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IR LED Chip The IR:6 technology from ams OSRAM is a thin-film LED chip technology for use in medical equipment and IR LED emitters used in manufacturing applications. The technology can emit light at a 920-nm...
ams OSRAM
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RGB-IR USB Camera The See3CAM_CU83 from e-con Systems is a 4K RGB-IR USB camera for applications including biometric access control, in-cabin monitoring, crop health monitoring, image-guided surgeries, and smart...
e-con Systems India Pvt. Ltd.
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Fiber Laser Platform The EDGE FL series from Coherent Corp. is a fiber laser series designed for cutting applications in the machine tool industry. Available with power levels from 1.5 to 20 kW, the series’...
Coherent Corp.
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USB3 Camera The USB 3.1 Gen 2 10 Gbps from Alkeria is a USB3 camera for applications that require higher frame rates and smoother real-time image processing. The camera eliminates the need for frame grabbers and...
Alkeria srl
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LED Testers The BTS256-LED-UV (shown) and -IR from Gigahertz-Optik are LED testers for single UV and IR LEDs, respectively. The testers include a built-in integrating sphere with cone-shaped measurement port...
Gigahertz-Optik Inc.
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Stereo Vision Camera The Gemini 335Lg from Orbbec is a stereo vision 3D camera for autonomous mobile robots in fulfillment centers, warehouses, and factories, as well as for robotic arms in bin-picking and...
Orbbec 3D
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Dual-Sensor Drone Payload The Vue® TV128+ series from Teledyne FLIR is a thermal-and-visible camera payload module for use in industrial inspection applications on uncrewed aerial systems. The ITAR-free camera module...
Teledyne FLIR
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UV Optics OPTOMAN’s UV laser optics were developed for use in UV lasers systems. The optics can withstand more than 10,000 hours of laser irradiation, preventing downtime of the laser system and feature...
OPTOMAN
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Fiber Optic Feedthrough The KTRAV-ST-M10 from SEDI-ATI Fibres Optiques is a fiber optic hermetic feedthrough designed for single- and multimode fibers up to 1000 μm heart. The feedthrough is compatible with applications...
SEDI-ATI Fibres Optiques
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Eight-Channel Spectrophotometer The DS-8X from DeNovix is an eight channel spectrophotometer designed for full spectrum 1 µL UV-Vis measurements from 190 - 840 nm for DNA, RNA, and protein quantification. The standalone...
DeNovix Inc.
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Warm White LEDs The SFT-40 series from Luminus Devices are high power warm white LEDs for applications including stadium, architectural, studio, stage, indoor directional, and surgical lighting. The LEDs utilize...
Luminus Devices Inc.
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Gas Imaging Camera The OGI Camera from LightPath Technologies is an optical gas imaging platform that detects fugitive gas emissions for oil and gas applications. The camera utilizes IR imaging to detect and visualize...
LightPath Technologies Inc.
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CO2 Laser Lenses Laser Research Optics line of CO2 lenses were designed to match the lasers used by sign and plaque makers. The lenses are optimized for 10.6 µm and feature focal lengths in 1.5 in. to 7.5 in....
Laser Research Optics
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Integrated Optical Amplifier The DarkStar Utility Amplifier from XKL amplifies the optical signals carried inside fiber optic cables for transmission over long distances and is designed for internet service providers, carriers,...
XKL LLC
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Optical Phantoms Edmund Optics’ OCT and diffuse reflectance phantoms provide off-the-shelf, standardized ready-to-use tools for the calibration and optimization of imaging systems in research and clinical...
Edmund Optics
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Portable 800GE Benchtop System The Interconnect and Network Performance Tester 800GE Benchtop from Keysight Technologies is a multiport, multi-user, and multispeed portable design and validation platform that tests AI, high...
Keysight Technologies Inc.
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Blue Laser Scanner The Revopoint MetroX 3D Scanner from Revopoint 3D is a 3D blue laser scanner for capturing small and medium objects without the need for spray painting glossy or black items to capture them. The...
Revopoint 3D
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Laser Module The FLEXPOINT® MVpulseHP from LASER COMPONENTS is a pulsed laser module that can be used for open-air inspection tasks, such as the inspection of roads and rails. The module’s maximum pulse...
Laser Components USA Inc.
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Optical Water Analyzers The UviTec™ analyzer product family from ABB are optical analyzers for the inspection of water sources and for the wastewater industry. Including optical sensors, controllers, a suite of add-on...
ABB Ltd.
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50 G PON OLT-ONU Devices The BCM68660 (shown) and BCM55050 from Broadcom Inc. are 50 G PON optical line terminal-optical network unit (OLT-ONU) devices for the acceleration of AI and machine learning at the edge and 50 G...
Broadcom Inc.
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Miniature Microscope The SUPERNOVA-600 from Transcend Vivoscope is a miniature microscope for real-time microscopic in vivo imaging of neuronal and cellular activities in the brain. The SUPERNOVA-600 incorporates the...
Transcend Vivoscope
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Optical Filter Sets The Newport™ ODiate® Fluorescent Filter Sets from MKS Instruments are single band optical filter sets designed for wavelength ranges of common fluorophores used in fluorescent imaging. The...
MKS Instruments Inc.
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BSI Sensors The BSI GS sensors from OMNIVISION are back side illuminated global shutter sensors for machine vision applications including industrial automation, robotics, logistics, barcode scanners, and...
OMNIVISION
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2D PSDs and Analog Modules The APX-VNG0031PSD series (shown) and E-VNG0031PSD series from Advanced Photonix are two-dimensional position sensitive detectors (PSDs) and companion analog modules, respectively. The APX-VNG0031PSD...
Advanced Photonix
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Femtosecond Fiber Laser The VINCI-1064 from TeraXion is a femtosecond fiber laser for applications including terahertz generation, multiphoton microscopy, and two-photon polymerization. The VINCI-1064 features a high peak...
TeraXion Inc.
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Bioimaging Platform The HT-X1™ Plus from Tomocube is a bioimaging platform for capturing 3D images of cells and organoids for biomedical research applications. The platform is equipped with a CXP camera and...
Tomocube Inc.
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Isothermal Calorimeter The iso-BTC e from H.E.L Group is a benchtop isothermal calorimeter for the measurement of heat dissipation in semiconductors, either individually or in situ on a printed circuit board. The iso-BTC...
H.E.L Group
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3D Lidar/Indirect TOF Sensor The Q-Vision™ F540 from Quanergy is an iToF lidar sensor for applications across logistics, warehouse management, construction, and agriculture. The sensor supports a range of industry-standard...
Quanergy Solutions Inc.
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Edge Computer The POC-700-FT series from Neousys Technology is a compact, fanless computer for edge computing applications. Built on Intel® Alder Lake Core i3-N or Atom® x7425E processors, the computer has...
Neousys Technology Inc.
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SWIR Camera Series The Cheetah SWIR cameras from Imperx are industrial SWIR cameras meant for applications such as foreign object detection, wafer inspection, temperature monitoring, and ground and air-based vehicles....
Imperx Inc.
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Optical Polishing Pitch The Gugolz Optical Polishing Pitch line from Meller Optics is a line of optical polishing pitch that is petroleum-free and comes in five hardness grades. The pitch is available in hardness grades...
Meller Optics Inc.
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Semiconductor Failure Analysis Tool The QD m.0 from QuantumDiamonds GmbH is a quantum based device designed for semiconductor chip failure analysis. The system utilizes diamond-based quantum microscopy to detect and localize faults in...
QuantumDiamonds GmbH
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Thickness Measurement System The 3DS Series from Bold Laser Automation is a confocal thickness measurement system for the measurement of electronics, medical devices, and filtration products. Integrated with Keyence CL Series...
Bold Laser Automation Inc.
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Confocal Raman Microscope The Apollo M from CRAIC Technologies is a confocal Raman microscope for applications such as materials research, nanotechnology, pharmaceuticals, biomaterials, and semiconductor analysis. The...
CRAIC Technologies
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Sub-Micron Positioning Stages The Z110 Series from Optimal Engineering Systems are sub-micron z-axis positioning stages for mounting fixtures, optics, cameras, lasers, and wafer handling. The black anodized aluminum alloy stages...
Optimal Engineering Systems Inc.
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Metal Cleanliness Instrument The CleanoSpector from Dyne Testing is a hand-held instrument for the testing of metal cleanliness in industrial settings. The instrument provides noncontact and nondestructive inspection of metal...
Dyne Testing
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Immunofluorescent Staining Reagent Kit The CellO-IF from AMS Biotechnology is an immunofluorescent (IF) staining reagent kit designed to accelerate the labeling of organoids and spheroids directly in hydrogels or extracellular matrices,...
AMS Biotechnology Ltd.
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Voice Coil Servo Motor The GVCM-032-025-02M from Moticont is a compact linear voice coil servo motor for applications including medical devices, laser machining and drilling, scanners, laser beam steering and filtering,...
Moticont
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Fiber Optic Visual Fault Locator The CableMaster VFL from Softing, Inc. is a fiber optic visual fault locator, continuity tester, and polarity detector. The locator provides continuity testing and fault location for optical fibers...
Softing Inc.
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