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Photonics Spectra - July 2021


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Photonics Scores a Touchdown for Space Exploration As the Apollo 11 astronauts were initiating the first human-crewed landing on the moon, Neil Armstrong looked out of the module’s small window and, rather than observing a relatively flat landing zone on the lunar surface, he saw a boulder field. So he took control of the spacecraft and piloted it to a safe site, which became known as Tranquility Base. When crewed spacecraft return to the...
Speckle-Free Lasers Sharpen 3D Machine Vision Quality assurance systems utilizing 3D machine vision technologies can inspect products, detect defects, measure all dimensions of a part simultaneously, and locate randomly oriented items, among...
Why SWIR Imaging? Insights on Its Practical Implementations Originally developed for applications in defense, infrared scanning technology targeting the shortwave infrared (SWIR) band has become more widely adopted in many other applications over the last...
UV-VIS Spectroscopy Extends from the Lab to Outer Space UV-VIS spectroscopy has been a robust spectroscopic modality since at least the early 1940s. That’s when National Technical Laboratories (now Beckman Coulter) released its DU spectrophotometer — one...
As DUV Lithography Rallies, Demand for ArF Lasers Follows Four years ago, several leading-edge chip foundries raced to roll out extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) lithography processes for sub-14-nm chips that were intended to succeed the preceding generation of...
Editorial
Resharpening trailing-edge technologies Tremendous thought and planning ensure that each issue of Photonics Spectra offers value and appeal for as broad a readership as possible. We aim to publish at least one feature representing each of the four “tentpole” technologies of this industry — lasers, imaging, spectroscopy, and optics. And yet, for all our studied diversity, unexpected themes sometimes emerge in our...
Photonic Fundamentals
Fused Silica Phase Masks Enhance Laser Processing and Microscopy Phase masks and phase plates made of fused silica are used for a number of applications in the field of optics and photonics. Examples include diffractive masks used in laser micromachining or structured illumination, and for the generation of specific focus geometries in high-resolution microscopy. Fused silica offers high transparency from the deep UV to the near-IR and excellent thermal and...
Tech Pulse
4-channel Silicon Multiplexer to Advance Terahertz-Based Communications An ultra-small silicon chip called a multiplexer is poised to increase data processing speeds and the next generation of communications — 6G and beyond — as a result. The chip, developed by researchers from Osaka University and the University of Adelaide, is made from pure silicon and manages terahertz waves in the 300 GHz band. According to associate professor Withawat...
Thin Imager Opens Large-scale Window into the Infrared A study introduced by a group led by electrical engineers at the University of California, San Diego describes a thin, large-scale device that converts infrared light into images. Tests showed that...
Ti:Sapphire Laser Breaks Record for Pulse Intensity At the Center for Relativistic Laser Science (CoReLS, Institute for Basic Science in the Republic of Korea), researchers report they have achieved high-laser pulse intensity of over 10^23 W/cm2. The...
Integrated Metaform Device Delivers Compact AR/VR Eyewear A team from the University of Rochester’s Institute of Optics imprinted freeform optics with a metasurface, in a combination of optical technologies that charts a course for a new fabrication...
Lidar-based AR Display Reveals Hidden Road Hazards A lidar-based AR head-up display allows drivers to “see through” objects to alert of potential hazards without distraction. Researchers from the University of Cambridge, the University of...
Optical Method Clocks Expansion of Universe Researchers from the University of Michigan and the University of Hawaii Institute of Astronomy proposed an optical method that uses the light from quasars to determine the rate of the...
2D Microlaser Arrays Enhance Stability, Power Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Duke University designed and built 2D arrays of closely packed microlasers that demonstrated the stability of a single microlaser and that...
Optical Device Tunes Light One Photon at a Time Stanford University researchers developed an optical device that enables the fine-tuning and changing of frequencies of individual photons in a stream of light, to virtually any mixture of colors....
Photonic MEMS Switches Show Promise for Datacom Members of an international collaboration initiated by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley used a commercially available CMOS fabrication process to develop a photonic switch based...
light speed
Europe Establishes Pan-Continental Laser Consortium The European Commission has officially established the Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium, or ERIC. The ERIC is a legal entity formed by an EU...
Apple, II-VI to Accelerate iPhone, Lidar Developments Apple has awarded more than $400 million from its Advanced Manufacturing Fund to optical components and semiconductor materials company II-VI. The funding builds on an initial $390 million that Apple...
US Army to Incorporate Li-Fi Technology LiFi technology company pureLiFi entered into a $4.2 million agreement with the U.S. Army Europe and Africa to supply its secure optical wireless communication system Kitefin. The system uses LiFi,...
German Science Council Funds Optics Research in Hannover The German Science Council has recommended funding for a new research building and campus in the Hannover Marienwerder Science Park. “OPTICUM — Optics University Center and Campus”...
Subsea Lidar Deployed in North Sea Project 3D at Depth Inc., a commercial subsea lidar (SL) laser technology company, completed a series of measurements at eight locations in support of an initiative that seeks to improve oil recovery on the...
Project MISSION Eyes Future of Silicon Photonics A research project aimed at advancing the range of silicon photonic applications is bringing together research leaders from the universities of Southampton, Sheffield, and York, the University...
LASER-TEC College Profile
Iowa Western Community College The Laser Systems Technician AAS program at Iowa Western Community College (IWCC) prepares students to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers and other professionals engaged in developing and using lasers and other optical instrumentation and equipment for commercial or research purposes. The program offers instruction in laser and optical principles,...
Lighter Side
These killer robots are your friends Anyone with childhood memories of weeding the garden under the hot summer sun might say the invention of autonomous weed-elimination robots has come too late, but Carbon Robotics recently unveiled the third generation of its technology. Quite a bit more technologically advanced than the disgruntled 7-year-old sweating between his grandfather’s cherry tomatoes and prized squash, Carbon Robotics’...
Products
Raman Analyzer The Virsa™ Raman analyzer from Renishaw PLC features WiRE™ 5.5 software, enabling its users to analyze samples outside of the confines of the laboratory microscope using remote fiber optic probes. Expanding the use of Raman spectroscopy to new samples, applications, and environments, the system features LiveTrack™ focus-tracking technology and a new Monitor™ software...
Renishaw PLC, Spectroscopy Products Div.
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Hyperspectral Microscope The IMA hyperspectral microscope from Photon etc. Inc. has been announced by SphereOptics GmbH. The microscope delivers spectral and spatial information in the VIS, NIR, and SWIR wavelength...
SphereOptics GmbH
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Automated Cell Counter The CytoSMART Exact FL automated cell counter from CytoSMART Technologies is a dual fluorescence device with an expanded field of view and high performance. The system features an advanced...
Axion Biosciences
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High-Speed Camera The EoSens Creation 2.0XGE camera from Mikrotron GmbH captures and processes a stream of full-high-definition images at up to 2240 fps in real-time. The device can transmit up to 535 fps with...
Mikrotron GmbH
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Petrographic Digitization System The Axioscan 7 petrographic digitization system from ZEISS is designed for virtual microscopy, collaboration, and machine learning data analytics. The system expands the possibilities of...
Benchtop Optical Power Meters The 1938-R and 2938-R Benchtop Optical Power Meters from Newport™ have been announced by MKS Instruments. Designed for advanced, high-speed, modulated light measurements, the meters...
MKS Instruments Inc.
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SWIR Sensor The NSC1901T-SI SWIR sensor from New Imaging Technologies features a resolution of 1280×1024 pixels at a pitch of 10 μm, with a low readout noise performance of 25e- due to an innovative...
New Imaging Technologies (NIT)
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3D Compact Sensor The MCS modular 3D compact sensor from Automation Technology Inc. provides modularity, flexibility, and performance for 3D image processing. Based on a modular system with a different sensor,...
AT - Automation Technology GmbH
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Spectrophotometer Software The EasyApps® Secure, a 21 Code of Federal Regulations Part 11 compliance-ready software option for the DS-11 series range of microvolume spectrophotometers and fluorometers has been announced by...
DeNovix Inc.
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Polymer Optical Fiber The RAYTELA® Polymer Optical Fiber from Toray Industries Inc. achieves 34,500 repeated bends in physical endurance testing to stave off breakage. The high-numerical-aperture optical fiber...
Toray Industries Inc.
Positioning System The U Series Ultra Resolution Positioning System from Luminos is designed for photonics-grade nanopositioning applications. The system integrates a precise linear stepping motor actuator to...
Luminos Photonics
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Electro-Optical Test Bench With custom configuration, the IRCOL test bench from HGH Infrared Systems provides characterization and performance validation of any electro-optical system. At the bench’s core is the...
HGH Infrared Systems
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Compact IR Hyperspectral Camera The Hyper-Cam Airborne Mini compact IR hyperspectral camera from Telops has been announced by SphereOptics GmbH, simplifying the conduction of airborne hyperspectral surveys without compromising...
SphereOptics GmbH
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Multiwavelength Laser Modules Laser modules in this product line are designed to support life sciences applications via integration into a wide range of instrumentation platforms. Modules can be configured with up to four lasers,...
Coherent Corp.
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Thermal Imaging Camera Module FLIR Systems Inc. has announced a radiometric version of the Boson® thermal imaging camera module. The Boson radiometric camera core comes in 640 × 512 or 320 × 256 resolutions...
Teledyne FLIR Systems Inc.
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Thin-Film Polarizing Coating A thin-film polarizing coating from Laser Components Inc. simultaneously separates the polarizations of three wavelengths and can be used to distinguish between lasers of the same wavelength. ...
Laser Components USA Inc.
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SWIR Camera Lytid’s SIRIS SWIR camera is a deep cooled SWIR camera based on a Lin/Log InGaAs sensor from NIT and image processing algorithms from the French National Centre for Scientific Research. The...
Lytid SAS
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Reflection Sensors TT Electronics’ OPB735 series reflective object sensors have an 890 nm IR LED paired with an NPN silicon phototransistor or photodarlington, which provides noncontact object detection. The...
TT Electronics plc
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Multiangle Spectrometer Gamma Scientific’s multiangle display spectrometer, the GS-1163 adds to the Vector display view angle color tester line, with three spectrometers combined into one module. The device allows for...
Gamma Scientific
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Fiber Optic Power Meter The Jonard Tools Fiber Optic Power Meter is designed to measure the absolute optical power, and relative power loss in fiber optic cables. The device is able to measure a wide variety of wavelengths,...
Jonard Tools
Spectrophotometer CRAIC Technologies’ 508 PV™ UV-visible-NIR spectrophotometer is designed to be added to an open photoport of a microscope or probe station so that you can nondestructively analyze the...
CRAIC Technologies
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3D Metrology Center EDM Intelligent Solutions’ MVi5 CNC 3D Metrology Center is based on a machine tool motion system with fully integrated high resolution 3D metrology sensors. It uses FANUC CNC controls and servo...
EDM Intelligent Solutions
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InGaAs PIN Photodiode The MTSM1346SMF2-100 PIN photodiode offers high sensitivity and reliability with a speed response of 2 Gbps and a spectral range of 600 to 1750 nm. The photodiode leverages Marktech...
Marktech Optoelectronics Inc.
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Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Imager MoleculUS™ is a multimode imaging device from collaborators PhotoSound Technologies, Inc. and Telemed, UAB. It features B (2D), M, color doppler, and pulsed wave doppler modes as standard...
PhotoSound Technologies Inc.
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Metrology 3D Scanner The FreeScan UE 3D metrology scanner from Shining 3D Technology is a handheld device that incorporates blue laser 3D scanning capabilities into a high-accuracy and stable repeatability package. ...
SHINING 3D Technology Inc.
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Radiation-Resistant Lens Manufactured from non-browning optical glass, the Model 313-000 fixed focus lens from Resolve Optics operates at an aperture of f/1.4 to enable as much light as possible to be gathered and...
Resolve Optics Ltd.
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Thermal Imagers Fluke’s TiS55+ and TiS75+ rugged thermal imagers are designed for one-handed use in carrying out preventative maintenance. The infrared inspection tools are able to store approximately 500...
Fluke Netherlands BV
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QSFP28 Transceiver Integra Optics’ 100 G QSFP28 ZR4 transceiver operates at 100 Gbps and supports LWDM wavelengths in the 1310 nm window. The 100GBASE-ZR4 transceiver is able to reach 80 km distances with...
Integra Optics
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Mid-IR Detector The BXT2S-28T two-stage mid-IR detector from Opto Diode Corp. is a cooled, lead selenide (PbSe) device with peak sensitivity between 4.3 and 4.5 µm. The cooler on the BXT2S-28T allows the...
Opto Diode Corporation
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