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Blurry Future for Russian Laser Optics Market
The vast landscape of the Russian Federation is home to more than 800 laser-related organizations and companies spread over 85 cities in 57 regions. Along with other functions they perform, these laser entities train specialists, service laser equipment, carry out research and development, and produce various laser devices and completing parts, such as laser sources and optics. The field of laser optics-related science and technology is one of the most highly developed sectors in the world...
Photonics Spectra, April 2009
Caution: Cardiac imaging in progress
Unless a patient has worrisome risk factors or symptoms that are suggestive of heart disease, the American Heart Association is advising against cardiac imaging tests that use radiation, according to its councils on Clinical Cardiology and...
Photonics.com, May 2009
Cockpit Electronics Hit the Road
The old adage “Keep your eyes on the road” has taken on new meaning, thanks to sophisticated in-car displays. Today’s instrument clusters tell you how fast you’re going, how much gas you have left, and whether your car is about to overheat or your...
Photonics Spectra, April 2009
LEDs Go Organic
Thirty years after the discovery of organic LED (OLED) electroluminescence, OLEDs still have not fully penetrated either the display or lighting markets. With the exception of a few handheld mobile devices, OLED displays can be found in very few...
Photonics Spectra, April 2009
Light Sources Help Fight Crime
Like the actors on the television show CSI, real-life crime scene investigators and policemen often use special light sources to reveal hidden trace evidence. In fact, forensic light sources can reveal fingerprints, hairs and fibers, bone...
Photonics Spectra, April 2009
Machine Vision Empowers Robots
Equipping a robot with vision dramatically enhances its capabilities, enabling it to identify different parts, to handle products randomly arranged on the conveyor and to combine product inspection with manipulation. The main robot manufacturers now...
Photonics.com, May 2009
Meeting the Need for Speed and Precision in Optical Measurement
Greek historian Xenophon said, “Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.” This could be the guiding principle of companies working in the field of lens testing and measurement. The performance of lenses has been increasing over recent years,...
Photonics.com, May 2009
Military Photonics: The Art of Seeing Without Being Seen
From optics to organic LEDs (OLEDS) to lasers, many sophisticated photonics technologies are being developed to help soldiers fire without drawing enemy fire, or to get a better understanding of the ever-changing situation on the...
Photonics Spectra, April 2009
Solar Cells Go Organic
An eight-member consortium that includes names such as Schott (glass), Merck (chemicals) and Varta (batteries) as well as universities and specialist start-up Konarka Technologies has started working on a joint project to develop organic solar...
Photonics.com, May 2009
State of the Economy
“Innovation” and “collaboration” are some key words that executives are throwing around these days. Although there’s no denying the recession, companies are looking to make the best of the economic situation rather than being dragged down by fear...
Photonics Spectra, April 2009
For microscopes, a new way is at hand
Sometimes a picture is worth more than a thousand words – or a thousand dollars. That’s the case for CGI, a company based in Eden Prairie, Minn., which sells proprietary inspection systems for small, plastic injection-molded parts. CGI’s systems...
Photonics Spectra, March 2009
Heat & Motion Duke It Out
The dominant cause of error in most motion applications is temperature or, more precisely, temperature change. Temperature alone affects the accuracy of any position measurement, and this error – linear – is either irrelevant or can be compensated...
Photonics Spectra, March 2009
Looking to attract venture capital?
If you want venture capital this year, it would be wise to consider going into clean technology. “The area that is growing most is clean technology, which includes alternative energies like solar, wind, biofuels; conservation companies; even...
Photonics Spectra, March 2009
New Solutions for working with Solutions
When creating a new technology – or tweaking an old one – you always end up starting from the bottom and working your way up. No, not your position in the company, the basic nature of the materials with which you are working. It doesn’t matter...
Photonics Spectra, March 2009
Optical Fiber Market
According to the FttH Fact Book 2009 by BuddeComm and Chiltern, more than 40 million people worldwide currently subscribe to fiber optic networks including FttH, or fiber to the home. Although DSL has more market share of broadband customers around...
Photonics Spectra, March 2009
ECO Photonics: How Green Is Your Laser?
Global Laser Technology Solutions Ltd. is a specialist designer and manufacturer of laser diode modules. Located in South Wales, UK, close to Brecon Beacons National Park, it offers a wide range of OEM, high-performance, high-reliability laser...
Photonics.com, March 2009
ECO Photonics: NDIR Spectroscopy - Keeping Tabs on the Environment
Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) absorption spectroscopy detects and measures various gases by their characteristic IR absorption bands. The technique is not new, but its application to climate studies, biofuels and geological research makes it a hot...
Photonics.com, March 2009
France: Europe's Overlooked Powerhouse
When most people think of France, their thoughts turn to wine and food – for which the French are rightly famous. Seldom does the imagination gravitate to business and, in particular, to high-tech business as personified by photonics. But that is...
Photonics Spectra, February 2009
Germany: Moving Ahead in Markets and Technology
Germany holds a strong position in optics and photonics technologies, including test and measurement, imaging and optical manufacturing. Here is what I see as the most interesting market and technology activity: Industrial plant and...
Photonics Spectra, February 2009
Harvard Spinoff Company Takes on $200 Billion Global Market for Silicon
Imagine if a new substance could replace silicon, a material that is used in almost every electronic device on the market today. SiOnyx Inc. plans to do just that with its new material, black silicon, which was discovered at Harvard University in...
Photonics Spectra, February 2009
Ireland: Getting a Boost from Academe
A close working relationship between industry and academe characterizes photonics in the Emerald Isle. An example: Several photonics start-up companies have been spun off from research centers throughout the Republic of Ireland but mainly...
Photonics Spectra, February 2009
Keeping an Eye on the Bad Guys with GigE
For the military, knowing the location of your troops – and of the enemy – can be the difference between a successful operation and defeat. In modern warfare, that difference appears in the form of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), an all-seeing...
Photonics Spectra, February 2009
OSA Student Chapters Light the Way for Young Investigators
At Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., some graduate students do more than research and study – they teach optics and photonics to the world. The university’s student chapter of the Optical Society of America (OSA) hosts various activities,...
Photonics Spectra, February 2009
Photonic Integration: Ready for Mass Adaptation?
The idea of integrating several photonic functions – such as generating, guiding, modulating, filtering and detecting light – within single small-waveguide devices has been around for some time and continues to be an active area of research. For...
Photonics.com, March 2009
Spain: Counting on Growth in Photonics
Although Spain hosts few large photonics companies, it is home to many smaller – and growing – ones. Best of all, the Spanish government actively supports the development of photonics in the belief that it will grow into a key industrial...
Photonics Spectra, February 2009
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