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Sondrel Appoints Non-Executive Director: People in the News: 12/18/24 Lumentum Holdings Inc., a designer and manufacturer of optical and photonic products, has appointed Paul Lundstrom to its board of directors, expanding the board to nine members. Lundstrom is...
Focused Energy and Amplitude Strike Partnership Agreement Laser fusion company Focused Energy has partnered with Amplitude, a developer of ultrafast lasers, to advance two laser systems beyond the state-of-the-art for inertial fusion energy. The technology...
SWIR Sensor Utilizes Lead-Free Quantum Dot Photodiodes As part of the Belgian research project Q-COMIRSE, researchers presented a prototype shortwave infrared (SWIR) image sensor with indium arsenide quantum dot photodiodes. The sensor successfully...
SCANLAB Names CEO, Additional Personnel Changes SCANLAB GmbH, a leading manufacturer of laser scanning solutions, has named Alexander Roth as CEO. Roth succeeds Georg Hofner, who will focus exclusively on his position of CEO at SCANLAB’s...
ULVAC, SAL Collaborate on Plasma Etching Processes: Week in Brief: 12/13/24 ULVAC, Inc., a vacuum technology developer, has entered into a collaboration with Silicon Austria Labs GmbH (SAL), a research center for electronics and software-based systems, on the development of...
Lightwave Logic Makes Changes to Leadership Lightwave Logic, a developer of electro-optic polymer technology, has named Yves LeMaitre CEO, and Thomas Zelibor president. The company announced that Michael Lebby has retired as chairman and CEO,...
Ayar Labs Secures $155M from Investors Including AMD, NVIDIA Optical interconnect solutions company Ayar Labs has secured $155 million in financing for the high-volume manufacturing of its optical I/O technology. This brings the company’s total funding...
Evosys Adds to Management Team: People in the News: 12/11/24 POET Technologies, a developer and designer of photonic integrated circuits, has appointed Bob Tirva to its board of directors and audit committee, expanding the board to six members. Tirva brings...
Hyperspectral Satellite Developer Pixxel Raises $24M Pixxel, a space technology company building high resolution hyperspectral satellites, closed $24 million in additional funding as part of its series B round. The financing will enable Pixxel to...
Coherent, Skywater, and X-Fab to Receive CHIPS Act Funding The U.S. Department of Commerce has signed three separate preliminary memoranda of terms under the CHIPS and Science Act to provide up to $33 million in proposed direct funding to Cohdrent, up to $16...
SatVu Secures $12.7M in Equity Funding Earth observation startup SatVu has secured £20 million (~$25.4 million) in strategic funding, comprising a £10 million equity round and an insurance payout. The funds will accelerate the...
PhotoniCare Raises $4.6M, Establishes Manufacturing Partnership Medical device company PhotoniCare has secured $4.6 million in a series B funding round and formed a manufacturing partnership with Gentex Corporation, who led the funding, to produce its OtoSight...
ZEISS Acquires Beyond Gravity’s Lithography Division: Week in Brief: 12/6/24 ZEISS has acquired the lithography division of Beyond Gravity, a provider of special actuators and complex mechatronic modules. Located in both Zurich and Coswig, Germany, the company plans to...
Quantum Tech Startups Partner on Manufacturing, Energy Sector Solutions Quantum technology startups Jij Inc and ORCA Computing have formed a strategic partnership, under which Jij will develop algorithms to maximize the capabilities of ORCA’s photonic quantum...
PIC Summit Europe 2024 Offers Hope — And Calls to Action Earlier this fall, more than 700 industry leaders from the photonic chip and semiconductor industry convened in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The forum, PIC Summit Europe 2024, was one of the largest...
AIM Photonics, Cornell to Lead DoD-Funded QUPICS Project In collaboration with academic and commercial partners from across the northeast, the American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated Photonics and Cornell University’s School of Electrical and...
Senate Introduces National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act The U.S. Senate has introduced the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act, a bill that would authorize $2.7 billion in federal funding to accelerate quantum R&D at federal science...
Marvell Expands Collaboration with Amazon Web Services Marvell Technology, a developer of data infrastructure semiconductor solutions, has expanded its strategic relationship with Amazon Web Services (AWS) through a five-year, multi-generational...
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger Retires: People in the News: 12/4/24 Intel’s CEO Pat Gelsinger has retired from his position and stepped down from the board of directors. The board has formed a search committee to find a successor and has named executive vice...
SPIE Names Finalists in 2025 Startup Challenge Seven early-stage startup companies have been selected to compete for a top prize of $10,000 at the 15th annual SPIE Startup Challenge at Photonics West on Jan. 28. The SPIE Startup Challenge is a...
SCHOTT Names Torsten Derr CEO SCHOTT AG has appointed Torsten Derr as CEO, effective Jan. 1. He succeeds Frank Heinricht, who will retire Dec. 31 after leading the company for 11 years. Derr has served as CEO of SGL Carbon since...
Akhetonics Raises $6.3M for All-Optical Digital Processor Akhetonics, developer of an all-optical digital processor, has raised a €6 million ($6.3 million) funding round. The capital will allow the startup to deliver its first-generation hardware to...
Research & Technology
Quantum Ghost Imaging Safely Images Live Plants Using IR Light Quantum ghost imaging (QGI), a technique that leverages quantum mechanics to capture images at extremely low light levels, could provide a way to image living plants without exposing them to harmful wavelengths. QGI also removes the need to insert dyes or other labels into plant specimens, further protecting these delicate samples. Use of QGI for live plant imaging could foster the development of...
Miniature Microscopes Could Probe Hard-to-Reach Places in the Body A technique from researchers at the University of Adelaide could enable microscopic imaging to be performed through a very thin optical fiber. The new technique could make it possible to image areas...
Light-Based Communication Connects Air, Land, Sea A team of researchers from Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications has demonstrated a prototype mobile all-light communications network, paving the way for seamless connectivity across...
UV Laser Etching Controls Diamond Surfaces for Electronic and Quantum Use In a step toward making diamond a viable material for semiconductors and quantum applications, researchers at Macquarie University developed an etching technique for modifying the surface chemistry...
Compact Device Combines Light Sensing and Modulation A device developed by researchers at CEA-Leti combines the ability to sense light and modulate it accordingly, by pairing a liquid crystal cell and a CMOS image sensor into a single device. According...
Electrically-Pumped Laser Grown on Silicon Wafer An international research team has developed an electrically-pumped continuous wave semiconductor laser suitable for seamless silicon integration. According to the team, this is the first laser of...
Solar-Based Synaptic Device Boosts Edge AI Efficiency for Optical Sensing In-sensor edge artificial intelligence (AI) devices are increasingly used to predict events that require an immediate response, from natural disasters to medical emergencies. To predict emergency...
Microscopy Method Provides Quality Control for Digital Manufacturing The growth in digital manufacturing has intensified the need for fast, reliable quality control methods to assess the microstructures of critical metal parts, like those used in aerospace. While 3D...
Microscopy Method Supports 3D, Multitargeted Cell Imaging at Nanoscale A new microscopy platform could improve investigations into the mechanisms that drive cellular behavior by providing fast, precise 3D imaging of multiple cellular structures at the nanoscale, while...
Study Prods Possible Link Between Solar Panels, Building Fires With the growing popularity of solar energy systems, concerns about fire risks have also risen. However, it is challenging to determine whether the solar panels were the cause of the fire and under...
Quantum Dot Recycling Improves Sustainability of Lasers To make quantum dot technology more sustainable, researchers at the University of Strathclyde developed a practical, inexpensive way to recycle the colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) used to make...
acquisitions
ULVAC, SAL Collaborate on Plasma Etching Processes: Week in Brief: 12/13/24 ULVAC, Inc., a vacuum technology developer, has entered into a collaboration with Silicon Austria Labs GmbH (SAL), a research center for electronics and software-based systems, on the development of...
ZEISS Acquires Beyond Gravity’s Lithography Division: Week in Brief: 12/6/24 ZEISS has acquired the lithography division of Beyond Gravity, a provider of special actuators and complex mechatronic modules. Located in both Zurich and Coswig, Germany, the company plans to...
Products
Flow Cytometry Nanoparticles SHIRLEY, N.Y., Dec. 18, 2024 — The flow cytometry gold nanoparticles from CD Bioparticles are tools for biomedical research and bioassay development, with applications in cancer diagnosis and therapy, infectious disease detection,...
CD Bioparticles
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Coaxlink Converter SERAING, Belgium, Dec. 18, 2024 — The Coaxlink CXP-12 to QSFP+ Converter from Euresys is a four-connection Coaxlink converter that allows the connection of a CXP-12 camera to a Coaxlink QSFP+ frame grabber using fiber optics. The...
Euresys SA
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3D Measurement Software WATERLOO, Ontario, Dec. 17, 2024 — The Z-Trak™ 3D Apps Studio from Teledyne DALSA is a suite of software tools developed for in-line 3D machine vision applications such as measurement and inspection. Designed to work the...
Teledyne DALSA, Machine Vision OEM Components
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Line-Scan Bar Light PERTH, Scotland, Dec. 17, 2024 — The ELINE from TPL Vision is a bar light manufactured for line-scan inspection and machine vision applications. The bar light supports interchangeable lighting effects such as backlight, focused, and...
TPL Vision UK Ltd.
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Dual-Beam Fiber Lasers MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Dec. 16, 2024 — The YLR-AMB series from IPG Photonics are dual-beam fiber lasers specifically designed for additive manufacturing applications. The lasers can achieve build rates exceeding 324 cm³/h with...
IPG Photonics Corporation
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Inverted Microscope System WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 16, 2024 — The IXplore™ IX85 from Evident is an automated inverted microscope system for life science research applications. The microscope system’s built-in optics provide consistent lighting...
Evident
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Microscope and Measurement System OBERKOCHEN, Germany, Dec. 13, 2024 — The O-INSPECT duo from ZEISS is a system that combines a microscope and measurement technology for the measurement and inspection of large workpieces such as circuit boards and fuel cells to smaller...
ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions
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SWIR LEDs BERLIN, Dec. 13, 2024 — The OCI-490 series from EPIGAP OSA Photonics GmbH is a series of SWIR LEDs for sorting and quality control tasks in pharmaceutical, medical, defense, and agricultural industries among others. The...
EPIGAP OSA Photonics GmbH
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UV Spherical Detectors AMESBURY, Mass., Dec. 12, 2024 — The RCH-XXXs series from Gigahertz-Optik are a line of spherical UV detectors for the measurement of effective spherical ultraviolet germicidal irradiance applied in air and water sterilization...
Gigahertz-Optik Inc.
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High-Density LD Module BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Dec. 12, 2024 — Hamamatsu Photonics’ high-density laser diode (LD) module can act as a pump source for 1-kJ lasers used in fusion research. The module uses special mounting jigs and an improved...
Hamamatsu Corporation
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4K BSI Sensor CHANGCHUN, China, Dec. 11, 2024 — The GSPRINT5514BSI from Gpixel is a backside illuminated (BSI) CMOS image sensor for machine vision applications. The sensor achieves 86% quantum efficiency at 510 nm and 17% at 200 nm for UV...
Gpixel Inc.
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Active Alignment Adhesive SUDBURY, Mass., Dec. 11, 2024 — The PHOTOBOND OB4210 from DELO is a transparent active alignment adhesive suitable for applications such as the alignment of lens systems and optics in matrix LEDs, microlens arrays, or digital...
DELO Industrial Adhesives
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High-Speed Photodiodes PITTSBURGH, Dec. 10, 2024 — Coherent’s high-speed indium phosphide (InP) photodiodes were designed for use in 800 G and 1.6 T transceivers with 200 Gb/s PAM4 optical lanes. The RoHS compliant photodiodes feature an...
Coherent Corp.
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DFB Laser Modules QUEBEC CITY, Dec. 10, 2024 — The LXM-U and LXM-S from TeraXion are narrow linewidth DBF laser modules for distributed acoustic sensing systems and for FMCW lidar and doppler lidar, respectively. The LXM-U is available with...
TeraXion Inc.
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Photonics Processor STUTTGART, Germany, Dec. 9, 2024 — 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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Tunable DWDM Transceiver ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 9, 2024 — The QSFP28 100ZR from Precision Optical Technologies is a coherent tunable DWDM transceiver for edge network applications. The module supports unamplified grey links up to 80 km to 100 km,...
Precision Optical Technologies Inc.
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Colorimeter with Spectrometer REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 6, 2024 — The ProMetric® I16-G-SC from Radiant Vision Systems is an imaging colorimeter with an integrated spectrometer for the inspection of high-volume manufacturing of displays, illuminated components,...
Radiant Vision Systems, Test & Measurement
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Vision Sensor WIEDEN, Germany, Dec. 6, 2024 — The VISOR® XE from SensoPart is a vision sensor hardware platform for applications in industrial automation. Using a multi-core processor architecture, the VISOR XE features a resolution of 5 MP,...
SensoPart Industriesensorik GmbH
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Metal Repair System ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Dec. 5, 2024 — The Optomec CS 558 system from Optomec integrated with the SINUMERIK ONE from Siemens is a joint solution for laser cladding of high value metal repair in production environments using additive...
Optomec
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CO2 Marking Lenses PROVIDENCE, R.I., Dec. 5, 2024 — Laser Research Optics’ line of marking lenses are CO2 optics for lasers used in marking medical and surgical devices requiring permanent identification and/or serialization. The optics meet...
Laser Research Optics
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Stainless Steel Sensors OWEN, Germany, Dec. 4, 2024 — The Series 33C and 35C from Leuze are stainless steel housed sensors for applications in the food, beverage, or pharmaceutical industry and mechanical loads and intensive cleaning processes,...
Leuze electronic GmbH & Co. KG
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Cryo-Stage SALFORDS, England, Dec. 4, 2024 — The CMS196V4 from Linkam Scientific Instruments is a cryo-stage that supports cryo-correlative light and electron microscopy and the ability to investigate samples at cryogenic temperatures down to...
Linkam Scientific Instruments Ltd.
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InGaAs APDs PITTSBURGH, Dec. 3, 2024 — The C30645 and C30662 from Excelitas Technologies are large-area InGaAs Avalanche Photodiodes (APDs) suitable for use in eye-safe laser range-finding and lidar systems. The APDs provide large quantum...
Excelitas Technologies Corp.
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Proximity Sensors IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 3, 2024 — L-com’s line of diffuse photoelectric proximity sensors are designed for applications such as industrial and warehouse automation, automotive, manufacturing, food and beverage, and robotics....
L-com
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LED for Optical Sensors OWEN, Germany, Dec. 2, 2024 — The Power PinPoint LED from Leuze is an LED that can be integrated into optical sensors for applications such as object tracking in hygiene-sensitive production and packaging processes. The...
Leuze electronic GmbH & Co. KG
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Fiber-Coupled LED Source MANCHESTER, N.H., Dec. 2, 2024 — The NewDEL™ Model X3312 from LumeDEL is a fiber-coupled LED source for applications in spectroscopy as a replacement for halogen lamps. The LED source employs a phosphor-coated UV-LED to emit a...
LumeDEL LLC
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