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Beyond Recycling: Using Photonics to Save the Planet
Historically, the environment has paid a heavy price whenever innovation or technological advances have taken place. But times are changing, and today, modernization seldom occurs without the environment being considered. The public’s consciousness of the importance of preserving our planet plays an ever-greater role in forging the direction of photonics innovation – and, conversely, photonics is having a huge impact on the environment. Osram GmbH in Munich has found that peo...
Photonics Spectra, January 2013
Doing the Math: Aging World Population Demands Photonics Innovation
An aging world population may be the single biggest social challenge of this century – and photonic technologies and innovation could play a major role in helping us all make the most of this global trend. On the occasion of World Health Day...
Photonics Spectra, January 2013
Photonic Techniques Spark Manufacturing Revolution
The symbiosis of manufacturing and photonics is set to change our lives very soon with advances such as 3-D printers and EUV optical lithography. Conventional lasers of all types are indispensable tools in modern manufacturing, ranging from the...
Photonics Spectra, January 2013
Photonics Industry Undaunted by Uncertainty
Despite lingering economic concerns, the photonics community is looking ahead to a brighter future – even if it means more work in the short term. Ask members of the photonics industry to describe the current state of the market, and the word...
Photonics Spectra, January 2013
Photonics Strengthens Defense – and Offense
Light-based technologies offer the military significant advantages in sensing, communications and even weaponry. The US Army has touted its ownership of the night – and the implied advantage therein. But times have changed. “Nowadays,...
Photonics Spectra, January 2013
Prism Awards Finalists Offer Solutions to Big Problems
Sensors for monitoring environmental toxins and detecting explosives, powerful new lasers for biophotonics, and tools for lithography and spectroscopy are among the finalists for the 2013 Prism Awards for Photonics Innovation, the global competition...
Photonics Spectra, January 2013
Smartphones Move from Social Media to Social Medicine
Cellphones have evolved from a luxury to a necessity in the past 20 years, and now smartphones are making those same inroads (as of September 2012, 45 percent of American adults owned a smartphone, according to research by the Pew Internet Project)....
Photonics Spectra, January 2013
Charge-Injection Devices Overcome Radiation Effects
An industry expert offers a primer on the advantages of charge-transfer-device imagers. In imaging devices, radiation normally affects certain key parameters – gate threshold voltage, field/channel stop threshold voltage, charge transfer...
Photonics Spectra, December 2012
CMOS Sensors Increase Inspection Speed and Accuracy
As they get faster and offer higher resolution and sensitivity, CMOS sensors continue to impress the manufacturing industry. The main goal of any industrial inspection system is to increase manufacturing efficiency as measured by throughput, yield...
Photonics Spectra, December 2012
Grid Connection Slow in Spite of PV Growth
The European photovoltaic installation market is addressing challenges to grid connection, including complex permitting and lengthy wait times. Solar power, now the third most important renewable energy source in terms of globally installed capacity...
Photonics.com, December 2012
Material Matters for Photovoltaics
Researchers are working to find ever-better materials for solar cell production. It may be tricky times for much of the photovoltaics (PV) industry, but fervent research into solar cell materials has not ceased. From the innovative tailoring of...
Photonics.com, December 2012
New Concepts Advance Solar Thermoelectric Energy
An innovative solar receiver tube is expected to increase efficiency and lower costs for concentrated solar power. Successful implementation of a solar thermal parabolic trough directly correlates to reduced electricity costs, making concentrated...
Photonics.com, December 2012
Plastic Optics Provide Precision
Polymer optics are taking everyday applications by storm, thanks to advances that make plastic more and more competitive with glass. Polymer optics have long been known for being inexpensive and low in optical quality. The ease of high-volume,...
Photonics Spectra, December 2012
Prism Awards Finalists Offer Solutions to Big Problems
Finalists from Europe include tools for pollution monitoring, manufacturing, brain imaging and more. Sensors for monitoring environmental toxins and detecting explosives, powerful new lasers for biophotonics, and tools for lithography and...
Photonics.com, December 2012
Streak Cameras Improve Materials Research
New calibration options enable significant improvements in the accuracy of new and old devices, which could mean big advances in materials for LEDs and lasers. LEDs have numerous advantages over traditional light sources such as halogen or...
Photonics Spectra, December 2012
Surveillance System Enables 24-Hour Target Acquisition
A new multidetector system uses multiple-wavelength sensors and lasers for rangefinding, target spotting and target illumination. Multisensor detectors can be of great use to surveillance systems, whether they use intensified CCD, CMOS,...
Photonics Spectra, December 2012
In Situ Method Optimizes Optical Coatings
Real-time technology helps manufacturers produce better thin films with less downtime, higher yields and lower costs. From the simplest broadband antireflection coatings used on eyeglasses and camera lenses to the complex coatings used in civilian...
Photonics Spectra, November 2012
Lasers Find Varied Uses in Space Applications
From the first laser fired on another planet to observatory guide stars and space collision avoidance systems, lasers in space are making news with numerous advances and universal firsts (as far as we know). With the beginning of the Laser Lunar...
Photonics Spectra, November 2012
Storage Keeps Pace with Data from Space
As imaging technology improves, space researchers are accumulating incredible amounts of image data – all of which must be transmitted and stored for analysis. There are few fields in which the challenge of image storage and analysis is more...
Photonics Spectra, November 2012
Superpolished Optics Enable High-Sensitivity Laser Applications
A review of superpolished surfaces, including fabrication and measurement, as well as some of the leading applications that depend on these optics. Superpolished optics – that is, components with subangstrom surface roughness – represent...
Photonics Spectra, November 2012
Telescopes Require Polishing to Perfection
As astronomy projects look deeper into space, polishing the optics becomes more and more critical. This past summer, there was a go-ahead to go big. The European Southern Observatory member states declared support for the billion-plus-euro ($1.3...
Photonics Spectra, November 2012
Choosing the Right Epoxy for Optical Applications
An overview of the key characteristics of optical epoxies, including where each type can be used and how to choose among them Technology in the optics industry has steadily advanced over the past several years, which can make the process of...
Photonics Spectra, October 2012
Color Cameras Improve Results in Vision Applications
Color has been considered expensive in terms of money and processing power, but these costs have decreased. Here’s how color vision works and why it can be beneficial for today’s applications. Vision has evolved into a fast and reliable...
Photonics Spectra, October 2012
Different Lasers Offer Different Features for Micromachining
Nd:YAG and fiber lasers play important roles in cutting, welding and drilling small intricate parts. The increasing complexity of electronic, medical and engineering devices presents manufacturers with many challenges that must be overcome if...
Photonics Spectra, October 2012
Laser-Produced Plasma Source Improvements Drive EUVL Adoption
Extreme-ultraviolet lithography is getting ready for high-volume production. Extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) lithography will be ready for introduction into high-volume manufacturing within the next few years. Pilot lithography tools have been...
Photonics Spectra, October 2012
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