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Hyperspectral iPhone Camera to Monitor Health and Environment
By turning an iPhone camera into a new kind of optical sensor, researchers at VTT Technical Research Center of Finland have created a low-cost hyperspectral mobile device. This will allow consumers to monitor their health, test food quality and verify product authenticity, all from their smartphone.
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Quantum Photocell Could Boost Solar Cell Efficiency
A novel type of quantum heat engine photocell, which can help control the flow of energy in solar cells, could increase solar cell efficiency. The photocell has demonstrated the ability to regulate solar power conversion without requiring active feedback or adaptive control mechanisms. In contrast, conventional photovoltaic systems require voltage converters and feedback controllers to suppress fluctuations in solar power.
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Fiber Optics Help Produce Single Photons
Information can be imprinted on single photons that can in turn, perform calculations and transmit messages. Creating the “individual” photon to do that is a complicated and challenging process though. With the help of fiber optics and fast optical switches, researchers at the University of Bath’s Center for Photonics and Photonic Materials have developed a new way to improve the performance of single-photon sources.
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Laser Coating Removal Robot for Aircraft
A robot equipped with a 20-kW CO2 laser will soon be removing paint from commercial and military aircraft, both big and small. The Laser Coating Removal (LCR) robot from LR Systems BV will allow a faster and cleaner removal process than previous methods and lead to less time on the ground for the aircraft. Current stripping of aircraft is done with chemicals and manual sanding, which is time-consuming, unhealthy and costly, as aircraft need this done every six years. Using a laser cuts the turn-around time in half and reduces the CO2 footprint by up to 65 percent.
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Single Device Can Function as Both a Laser and Anti-Laser
An integrated device that demonstrates lasing and anti-lasing at the same frequency in a single cavity has been developed using parity–time symmetry. The lasing and anti-lasing resonances that were demonstrated share common resonant features such as identical frequency dependence, coherent in-phase response, and fine spectral resolution. Lasing and anti-lasing in a single device could offer a novel path for enabling light modulation with high contrast approaching the ultimate limit.
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BAE Systems Provides Specialized Weapon Sights to Army Read Article
Silicon Etching Technique Could Be Used for Integrated Photonics Applications Read Article
Optical Imaging Platform Uses Light to Treat Arrhythmia Read Article
ASTM Test Will Ensure Precise Optical Tracking of Moving Objects Read Article
Polycarbonate LED Use Read Article
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2nd Generation Piezo Stages for SR Microscopy
PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P., Air Bearings and Piezo Precision Motion
The 2nd generation of PInano XY / XYZ piezo stages is now available as an affordable package with a state-of-the-art digital servo controller for higher performance, stability and additional tuning flexibility.
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Custom Precision Polymer Optics
Diverse Optics Inc.
Diverse Optics manufactures custom, precision, polymer optics. Our core processes include injection molding, single point diamond turning (SPDT), opto-mechanical design, metrology, assembly, bonding, and thin-film coating.
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Thin-Film Coatings
OptoSigma Corp.
For more than twenty years, OptoSigma has been at the forefront of the optical components industry, manufacturing thin-film coatings to precision standards.
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SEMICON Japan 2016
December 14-16, 2016 - Tokyo Big Sight - Tokyo Japan
First held in 1977, SEMICON Japan has grown to become one of the largest international exhibitions of semiconductor equipment and materials, covering all products, technologies and services related to semiconductor manufacturing. It brings companies and their technologies together with customers and partners and provides a setting for technical seminars and meetings that actively support the growth of the global semiconductor industry. It is a comprehensive event that connects all the electronics supply chains, centering on semiconductor manufacturing.
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CALL FOR ARTICLES!
Photonics Media is currently seeking technical feature articles on a variety of topics for publication in our magazines (Photonics Spectra, Industrial Photonics, BioPhotonics and EuroPhotonics). Please submit an informal 100-word abstract to Managing Editor Michael Wheeler at [email protected], or use our online submission form.
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