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Photonics Spectra - July 2024


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Femtosecond Lasers Spur a Precision Revolution in Materials Processing The physical parameters and versatility of femtosecond sources help to facilitate operations that are beyond the reach of more conventional laser technologies. As emitters of high-intensity,...
In the All-Data Revolution, Optical Solutions Advance Beyond PICs As the field of integrated photonics has transformed from one of theory into one of practice, rapid progress in materials science, device design, and manufacturing processes in the past two decades...
Ultraviolet PICs Push the Potential of Nonvisible Microscopy Manipulating ultraviolet light beams is historically difficult and costly. As it relates to imaging, bulk optics in the UV range are expensive because they require unique materials, such as quartz,...
Thermal Imaging Solutions Mitigate Risks to Pedestrian Safety According to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than 75% of automotive-related pedestrian fatalities in the U.S. in 2021 occurred at night. This value is...
Editorial
Enabling technologies never sleep Several ways to chart the progress of a particular technology exist. Awards and accolades provide a measure of mainstream recognition, which is an important consideration for determining the economic impact that a certain technology will have on society. Financial success itself, as reported by focused market reports, provides a direct index of the monetary conditions facing a specific...
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From AI to 3D Imaging, the 2024 Vision Spectra Conference Spotlights Innovation A variety of must-watch webcasts on topics ranging from optics to the ever-evolving landscape of deep learning in inspection is on the docket for the fourth annual Vision Spectra Conference. The online event takes place July 16 to 18 and features six technology tracks for end users and systems integrators, from industry stalwarts to up-and-coming startups. Attendees can expect more than 40...
Photonic Fundamentals
Picosecond Sources Optimize Silicon Carbide Scribing for Device Fabrication With legislative and environmental considerations converging into powerful tailwinds, the e-mobility sector is a blossoming innovation area in all reaches of its value chain. Today, electric vehicle (EV) battery packs are scaling to higher voltages, achieving levels as high as 800 V in some cases.
Technology News
Dual-chirped Methodology Enables High-grade Attosecond Imaging Extremely short laser pulses, in the order of attoseconds, provide a powerful way to probe and image ultrashort processes like the motion of electrons in atoms and molecules. While it is possible to create ultrashort laser pulses, creating pulses that are both ultrashort and high-energy is a persistent challenge. To scale up the photon energy, photon flux, and continuum bandwidth for isolated...
Programmable Processing Provides Multifaceted Networking Boost A team from the Photonics Research Laboratory (PRL)-iTEAM of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and the company iPRONICS have developed a multifunctional, programmable...
Generative AI Achieves Superresolution with Minimal Tuning Diffusion models for artificial intelligence (AI) produce high-quality samples and offer stable training, but their sensitivity to the choice of variance can be a drawback. The variance schedule...
3D Holography-Integrated Glasses Could Unlock Mixed Reality Holographic images have real depth due to their three-dimensional shape, whereas monitors can only simulate depth on a 2D screen. Because humans perceive the world in three dimensions, holographic...
Laser Photoacoustic Analyzer Gauges Air Quality in Harsh Settings Researchers from Photonics21, a European technology platform with the goal of uniting photonics industries and relevant research and development stakeholders throughout Europe, have developed a...
Optofluidics Keys Label-, Amplification-Free Diagnostic Tool Bridging speed and accuracy, a diagnostic tool developed by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) and Brigham Young University (BYU) tests for COVID-19 and Zika virus in a...
DUV Laser Design Enhances Lithography Performance Argon-fluoride (ArF) excimer lasers — deep ultraviolet (DUV) lasers emitting light with a wavelength of 193 nm — are used in lithography to create precise patterns. However, the limited...
Low-Power Lasers Prepare Novel Polymer for Use in Biotech, Nanotech A polymer that can be modified quickly with low-power lasers emitting infrared and visible light could provide a safe, inexpensive method to produce polymer surfaces for biomedical devices,...
Metamaterial Progress Advances with Programmable Metafluid Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a programmable metafluid with tunable springiness, optical properties, viscosity, and the...
Industry News
Aquark Unveils, Details Plans to Develop Cold Atom Clock Quantum technology company Aquark Technologies has won a £3.4 million (~$4.3 million) contract from Innovate UK to develop its high-performance cold atom clock, AQlock. The system will be the U.K.’s first commercially available cold atom clock. Quantum technology company Aquark Technologies has won a £3.4 million (~$4.3 million) contract from Innovate UK to develop its...
NIL Technology Raises $31M to Scale Manufacturing Flat optics developer NIL Technology (NILT) has raised €29 million (~$31.2 million) in new capital to help scale its manufacturing organization and capabilities. According to the company, with...
ams OSRAM Sells Passive Optical Components Assets to Focuslight China-based laser diode components and materials developer Focuslight Technologies has agreed to acquire ams OSRAM's Passive Optical Components business in a deal worth €45 million (~$48.4 million)....
Functional Materials Developer to Lay off 80% of Workforce The board of advanced materials and nanotechnology company Meta Materials has approved a workforce reduction of approximately 80% of its employees, the company said in a statement. The Halifax, Nova...
Luminar Restructuring Includes 20% Workforce Cut Lidar company Luminar Technologies intends to implement cost-cutting measures, including the outsourcing of industrialization to existing partners and reduction of its workforce by approximately 20%,...
Hamamatsu’s NKT Photonics Acquisition Gets Green Light The Danish Business Authority has approved the sale of NKT Photonics to Photonics Management Europe S.R.L., a 100% owned subsidiary of Hamamatsu Photonics K.K, Japan. Closing of the transaction was...
Imec Venture Fund Launches with $323M for Startups Imec’s venture capital fund, imec.xpand, has launched a €300 million ($323 million) fund designed to promote the growth of semiconductor and nanotechnology innovations. Established as a collaborative...
PsiQuantum to Build Utility-Scale Quantum Computer in Australia Quantum computing firm PsiQuantum will build a utility-scale quantum computer at a strategically located site near Brisbane Airport in Brisbane, Australia. The Australian Commonwealth and Queensland...
IPG Names Industry Veteran Mark Gitin CEO The board of IPG Photonics has appointed Mark Gitin as the company’s next CEO and member of the board, effective June 5. Gitin succeeds IPG co-founder Eugene Scherbakov who will remain a member...
TSMC Partnerships Target Integrated Photonics Capabilities Taiwan Semiconductor Company (TSMC) has detailed three partnerships — one each with Ansys, Synopsys, and Cadence — to further develop its silicon photonics integration system capabilities. The...
Exail Signs LLNL Contract, Partners with Eelume Exail, a high-tech industrial group specializing in photonics technologies, has signed a contract with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to provide more than 60 dual-stage modulators to...
Fraunhofer ILT Takes Lead on PriFUSIO Fusion Energy Project The PriFUSIO research project, led by the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT (Fraunhofer ILT), aims to develop key technologies for climate-neutral fusion power plants. The initiative, now...
PhotonVentures Reaches $79M Funding Target Deep tech venture capital firm PhotonVentures has raised more than €15 million ($15.9 million) in a funding round, bringing the fund’s total to its target of €75 million ($79...
EPIC Insights
Laser Microprocessing Conquers the Challenge of Ultrafine Components Laser microprocessing covers a broad scope of laser processes used in the machining of ultrafine structures. In this area of technology, micrometer-scale levels of precision and accuracy are required to obtain the desired structures and, more critically, ensure the functionality of produced parts. The rise in the number of markets and applications for these processes in recent years corresponds...
LASER-TEC College Profile
State Technical College of Missouri State Technical College of Missouri has offered associate degrees and certificate programs in electronics engineering and biomedical engineering technology for over 30 years. Its Associate of Applied Science tracks include degree programs for electronics engineering technology with a specialization in laser photonics, as well as a program for biomedical engineering technology. The college also...
Lighter Side
And now for the intergalactic weather Alanis Morissette famously interpreted a rained-out wedding as “ironic.” It isn’t clear if Morissette consulted a weather forecast in the hours leading up to the ceremony, but one thing is certain: Doing so would have greatly reduced the chances of a ruined wedding. That said, who are we to discount the unpredictability of weather? Meteorology is a difficult job. Even for the...
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Small Fluorescence Module The Fluo Sens Micro Fluorescence Module from Electro Optical Components, Inc. is a micro fluorescence measurement system that can be used for mobile measurement systems or integrated into systems for...
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Cobot Laser Welding System The LightWELD® Cobot System from IPG Photonics is an automated cobot laser welding and cleaning system that can be configured with IPG’s existing and future LightWELD welding laser sources...
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SWIR InGaAs Sensor The NSC2101 from New Imaging Technologies is a SWIR InGaAs sensor for applications such as defense, wafer inspection, and surveillance. The sensor has an 8-micrometer pixel pitch and a 2 MPIX...
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Image Processor The EVK ALPHA G100 CS from EVK DI Kerschhaggl GmbH is a real-time image processing device capable of supporting multi-sensory data streams for sorting applications. In addition to material...
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Science-Grade Thermal Cameras The X6980 HS high-speed family and the X8580 high-resolution family from Teledyne FLIR are science-grade thermal cameras for research and development for both the MWIR and LWIR spectrums. The cameras...
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Co-Packaged InGaAs Photodiodes Marktech Optoelectronics’ multi-chip packages with InGaAs photodiodes and LED emitters can be used for analytical, medical, aerospace, and industrial sensing applications. The packages come...
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Twin Table Laser System The Twin Table System from eurolaser GmbH is a laser processing solution developed to fulfill requirements in the processing of adhesive films among other applications. The system uses a permanent...
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Supercontinuum Laser The SLP-1050 from SuperLight Photonics is a compact and high-powered super continuum laser developed for industrial, research, and medical applications. Using an amplified seed laser, this...
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Measurement Vision System The Baty Venture FV Series from Bowers Group are vision systems for measurement and inspection applications. The systems use a software to streamline the measurement process, allowing for...
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Micro-LED Sputtering System The TIMARIS STM from Singulus Technologies is a modular high-vacuum sputtering system for the manufacturing of microLEDs. The system can use at maximum six process modules, along with a single target...
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Quantum Dot SWIR Sensor The Q.Eye® SWIR from Quantum Solutions is a quantum dot based SWIR image sensor for applications such as industrial machine vision, drones, robotics, ADAS systems, and surveillance. With a broad...
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Wavefront Phase Camera The SEBI® RT1000 from Wooptix in collaboration with poLight ASA is a wavefront phase camera developed for laboratory applications, including quantitative phase imaging, optical metrology,...
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Surface-Mount Mini-LEDs The VLMB2332T1U2-08 and VLMTG2332ABCA-08 from Vishay Intertechnology are blue and true green, respectively, surface-mount LEDs in a miniLED package for medical light treatment, heart rate monitoring,...
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Optical Scanners The MetraSCAN BLACK+ and MetraSCAN BLACK+|Elite from Creaform are optical CMM 3D scanners for the measurement of large parts in industrial settings. The scanners’ sensor acceptance test...
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OSFP Transceiver The OSFP 800G SR8 from Approved Networks is a 800G OSFP transceiver meant for supporting data-intensive applications and enable real-time AI processing across networks for data centers and broadband...
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Imaging Colorimeter The I16-G from Radiant Vision Systems is an imaging colorimeter and metrology solution that can be used to measure properties of light that influence the visual quality of devices such as LEDs,...
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40-W LED Pattern Projectors The LT2PRXP series from Opto Engineering are 40-W continuous and strobe LED pattern projectors meant for applications including inspection, pick-and-place robot guidance, 3D industrial...
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3D Lidar Solutions The Q-Track HD and Q-Track Dome from Quanergy are 3D lidar solutions for tracking and defense applications. The Q-Track HD features a 360° horizontal field of view that allows the solution to...
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AI FPGAs The Agilex™ 5 FPGAs from Altera and Intel are AI enabled field programmable gate arrays meant for mid-range applications including video, industrial, robotics, medical, and others. With AI...
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Nano-Focus Scanners The P-725.1CDE1S and P-725.4CDE1S from PI are nano-focus scanner packages for applications including surface metrology, super-resolution microscopy, light sheet microscopy, and digital slide scanning...
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COB Module The M3X3L9 from Violumas, Inc. is a COB module comprised of the Violumas VC3X3 UV LED COB and a fan-cooled heatsink. Utilizing a 3-PAD LED flip chip and super pillar MCPCB, the COB array is...
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Infrared Glass The BDNL-4 from LightPath Technologies, Inc. is the first in a series of BlackDiamond-NRL infrared glass, a material in the chalcogenide glass series licensed from the U.S. Naval Research...
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