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Lithuania-Based Workshop of Photonics Partners with 151 Advisors

Jane Morrill — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:36:28 +0100

151 Advisors, a strategic consulting firm for mobile, wireless and web-based software and technology companies, announced a partnership with Workshop of Photonics, a Lithuania-based company that creates instruments and solutions for laser micromachining tasks, to bring the Workshop of Photonics’ System Control and Automation (SCA) software to the North American market. 151 Advisors will assist Workshop of Photonics in developing their go-to-market strategies for successful entry into...

DAC 2013: Mentor, Opsis, Lumerical partner on process design kit

Jane Morrill — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:06:59 +0100

Mentor Graphics Corp., a developer of electronic design automation (EDA) software, today announced that it has teamed with Opsis Foundaries and Lumerical Solutions to develop a complete EDA-style, full-flow process design kit (PDK) for the Opsis Institute of Microelectronics (IME) silicon photonics process. Integrating a silicon photonics process with silicon-based electronics would allow putting the driver and control electronics on the same chip, reducing packaging complexity and cost....

IEEE Provides Open Access for All Its Peer-Reviewed Journals

Jane Morrill — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:48:51 +0100

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a technical professional association, today announced that all IEEE-owned peer-reviewed journals now offer open access (OA) publishing options, the latest sign of the growth of OA as it continues to transform the scholarly research publishing industry. Open access allows all technologists and the general public to access research articles online for free, as opposed to the traditional scholarly publishing model that requires paid...

Green Photonics Call for Papers

Jane Morrill — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:09:13 +0100

The Green Photonics virtual symposium is part of SPIE Photonics West 2014, which takes place on 1-6 February 2014 at the Moscone Centre in San Francisco, California (US). Green Photonics highlights papers from OPTO, LASE and MOEMS-MEMS that showcase the latest photonics and optoelectronic tools and materials that reduce power consumption, enable cleaner manufacturing and create new energy generation for a broad range of applications. These topics include: solid-state lighting and displays;...

OLED Production Technique Slashes Costs, Improves Luminosity

Sandra Henderson — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:45:14 +0100

Screens made of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) are a promising technology. Until now, however, a minimal lifespan and very high production costs have prevented them from becoming a widespread commercial product. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Center for Organics, Materials and Electronic Devices Dresden (Fraunhofer COMEDD) together with industry collaborators have recently achieved an important breakthrough by developing a technique to produce mini-OLED screens without colour filters,...

U2t Photonics Unveils Balanced Photo Detector

Jane Morrill — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:16:52 +0100

U2t Photonics AG, a provider of optoelectronic components, today announced a fast balanced photo detector offering a 3 decibel (dB) bandwidth of 70 gigahertz (GHz). The device supports systems for next generation networks using 400 gigabits per second (Gbit/s) or 1 terabit per second (Tbit/s) coherent detection-based optical transmission. The BPDV3120R complements U2t’s product portfolio of high-speed photo detectors and receivers. The optical front end, consisting of a monolithic...

Opto Diode Releases 16-Element Photodiode for Electron Detection

Jane Morrill — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:40:25 +0100

Opto Diode, a division of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) and a member of the ITW Photonics Group, introduces a 16-element photodiode that is suitable for ultraviolet (UV)/extreme UV (EUV) or electron detection. The new AXUV16ELG features a 40-pin dual in-line package and an internal quantum efficiency (QE) of 100%. The new photodiode is designed with a 2 millimetre (mm) × 5mm active area and a sensitive area of 10 square millimetres (mm²) per element. To enhance accuracy, the...

Market Revenue for LED Drivers in General Lighting to Triple

Jane Morrill — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:53:47 +0100

Global revenue for light-emitting diode (LED) drivers used in general lighting applications will more than triple from 2012 to 2015 as the market for solid-state illumination booms, according a new report entitled “LED Driver ICs – World – 2013” from IMS Research, now part of IHS. The market governing LED driver integrated circuits (ICs) for lighting will surge to $666 million USD in 2015, up from $214 million in 2012, as shown in the figure. Growth will moderate...

Control 2013: Leading quality assurance show in Stuttgart

Andreas Breyer — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:20:01 +0100

A very busy show week in Germany ended on Friday with the last day of Control, the international trade fair for quality assurance taking place in Stuttgart. With three shows attracting similar visitors taking place almost at the same time, several exhibitors in Stuttgart felt that this led to a “cannibalization” and hoped that in the coming years this kind of overlap would not happen again. Still, most of the more than 900 exhibitors at Control coming from 31 countries were...

SID Display Week: GT Advanced Technologies shows sapphire cover screen material

Anne Fischer — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:51:33 +0100

GT Advanced Technologies is participating in the 2013 Society for Information Display's Display Week event 20 to 24 May in Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada). The company will be showcasing sapphire cover screens for smartphones and other mobile devices including touch panel demonstrations with sapphire screens developed by Atmel and Ocular that highlight sapphire touch sensitivity when integrated into a touch module. In addition, the company will be...

Ultrafast Pulsed Industrial Lasers

Robert Molenaar — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:00:00 +0100

Ultrafast Pulsed Lasers are enabling new micro-processing applications as they do not deform material due to heat. These lasers are now becoming available on the market for industrial use. In emerging applications such as smart phone display and solar panel patterning the lasers are playing an important role in manufacturing today’s novel products. The latest generation smart phones and tablets features touch screens made from chemically hardened glass, such as Corning Gorilla Glass,...

Mellanox Acquires Silicon Photonics Firm Kotura

Anne Fischer — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:21:45 +0100

Mellanox Technologies, Ltd., a supplier of end-to-end interconnect solutions for servers and storage systems, announced its intent to acquire privately held Kotura, Inc., a developer of advanced silicon photonics optical interconnect technology for high-speed networking applications. Mellanox believes that the Kotura acquisition will enhance its ability to provide leading technologies for high speed, scalable and efficient end-to-end interconnect solutions. Silicon photonics is a key...

ISRA Acquires GP Solar, GP Inspect to Expand Photovoltaic Automation and Inspection Solutions

Anne Fischer — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:36:09 +0100

ISRA VISION is expanding its range of production automation and quality inspection technology products by taking over GP Solar and GP Inspect, and in doing so it is branching out into the photovoltaic industry. ISRA's range of products will be able to cover each and every critical processing step, from the production of wafers to the assembly of complete modules. The goal is to offer highly precise inspection systems designed to improve performance and production efficiency. The portfolio...

Cree Introduces Next-Generation Canopy Series of LED Lighting

Anne Fischer — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:22:36 +0100

Cree, Inc. announces what it is calling a "breakthrough innovation" in canopy LED lighting with the introduction of the CPY250 canopy and soffit lighting series. The lights consume 75% less energy than the MH (Metal Halide) systems it’s designed to replace and 5 to 15% less energy with more than 35 percent increased performance compared to competing higher-cost LED luminaires, the new CPY Series delivers exceptional visual environments across a range of canopy...

GT Advanced Technologies Acquires Thermal Technology LLC

Anne Fischer — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:58:35 +0100

GT Advanced Technologies, today announced that it has acquired substantially all of the business of Thermal Technology LLC for purchase consideration. Thermal Technology develops and sells a wide range of high temperature thermal and vacuum products used in the fabrication of advanced materials that are deployed across multiple industries including smartphones and touch screens, LED, medical devices, oil and gas and automotive to name a few. The transaction consisting of...

Automated Testing of Photovoltaic Panels

Jane Morrill — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:01:26 +0100

Solar cell and solar module testing during manufacturing and prior to installation has become highly important as more and more individuals and businesses look to lower their carbon footprints. Newly introduced to the UK by Armstrong Optical Ltd., the fully automated optronic infrared (IR) test system, PV-LIT, which is manufactured by InfraTec GmbH in Germany, has been developed to ensure that photovoltaic (PV) systems operate to their maximum efficiency. PV-LIT uses the latest thermo-graphic...

Houston Community College Northeasts Photonics Program to Educate STEM Technicians

Jane Morrill — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:37:23 +0100

Houston Community College (HCC) Northeast is partnering with the US National Centre for Optics and Photonics Education (OP-TEC) to offer a new Photonics workforce program that will be infused into the Electronics Engineering Technology’s Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree. Photonics involves cutting-edge uses of lasers, optics, fibre optics and electro-optical devices in numerous and diverse fields of technology, such as alternative energy, manufacturing, health care,...

FLIR Systems Awarded US Army Contract to Support MedEvac Operations

Jane Morrill — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:55:09 +0100

FLIR Systems, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a two-year blanket purchase agreement from the US Army to support the medical evacuation (MedEvac) program. The blanket purchase agreement is valued at $81 million (USD) and is for the Army MedEvac Mission Sensor (MMS) configuration of FLIR’s commercially developed military-qualified Talon product, a stabilised 9-inch multi-sensor gimbal system. The Talon MMS will be installed on the Army’s fielded and new MedEvac Blackhawk...

Laser World of Photonics 2013: New products and applied research

Andreas Breyer — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:48:16 +0100

After a relatively slow start of Laser World of Photonics on Monday, the show halls were packed on the second day and well visited on Wednesday. Most exhibitors were pleased in terms of number and quality of the contacts. Common sense amongst the exhibiting companies is that Laser Munich offers the perfect mix of applied technology, interchange between industry experts and new products. One product innovation comes from German RGB Lasersysteme, which with its Qstick introduces the world`s...

Vishay Introduces Infrared Emitters and Silicon Photodiodes for Touch Panels

Jane Morrill — Thu, 16 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. introduces two high-speed 850-nanometre (nm) and 940nm infrared (IR) emitters and a package-matched high-speed silicon p-type/intrinsic/n-type semiconductor (PIN) photodiode with radiant sensitivity from 780nm to 1050nm. The VSMG10850, VSMB10940 and VEMD10940F offer an ultra-wide +/- 75° angle of half intensity in a compact side-view surface-mount package measuring 3 millimetres (mm) by 2mm with a height of 1mm. Offered in clear, untinted plastic packages, the...

Laser Research Optics CO2 Laser Lenses Protect Against Thermal Damage

Jane Morrill — Thu, 16 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100

Laser Research Optics has announced they stock a full line of zinc-selenide (ZnSe) focusing lenses designed for steel-cutting lasers that can be shipped from stock within 24 hours for rapid field replacement by users. The company’s CO2 Laser Lenses are optimised for 10.6 micrometres (µm) and are available in two versions: one with standard anti-reflective (A/R) coatings that provide less than 0.2% total absorption and the second with a proprietary Cool-Cut coating which absorbs...

HELIOS Program Develops Supply Chain for Integrating Photonics with CMOS Circuits

Jane Morrill — Thu, 16 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100

CEA-Leti announced that Europe is strongly positioned to design and manufacture volume silicon photonics devices because of the success of the recently completed HELIOS program. The €8.5 million EUR (~$11 million USD) European Commission project developed a complete design and fabrication supply chain for integrating a photonic layer with a CMOS circuit, using microelectronics fabrication processes. HELIOS, which was coordinated by Leti, also demonstrated a complete design flow,...

Laser 2013: RMI Infrared unveils ZnSe material blanks and CO2 laser optics

Jane Morrill — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:06:02 +0100

Rocky Mountain Instrument Company (RMI) Infrared announces its first appearance at Laser World of Photonics 2013 occurring this week at the Messe München in Munich, Germany with its new line of infrared (IR) optical products. The products feature zinc-selenide (ZnSe) material blanks and carbon-dioxide (CO2) laser optics. In dedicated facilities RMI has begun producing bulk ZnSe as an option for filling substrate needs. This ZnSe material can be customised. Material blanks come in the form...

Laser 2013: AMS Technologies presents structural health monitoring system

Jane Morrill — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:25:52 +0100

AMS Technologies is exhibiting SensoBrick, a complete and self-sufficient in-a-box monitoring solution that brings you directly in control of the behaviour of your structures, at Laser World of Photonics 2013 taking place this week at the Messe München (hall B1, booths 301 and 309) in Munich, Germany. SensoBrick monitors environmental conditions, such as temperature, vibration and inclination. This structural health monitoring system offers the chance to turn away from labour-intensive...

Laser 2013: Omicron presents LuxX+ diode laser series

Jane Morrill — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:02:49 +0100

Under the name LuxX+ Omicron is presenting a new diode laser series at Laser World of Photonics 2013, which is taking place this week at the Messe München in Munich, Germany. The lasers of the LuxX+ series have several new functions over the existing LuxX series: • Direct digital modulation capability of more than 250 megahertz (MHz) • Analogue power modulation of more than 3MHz • Fast electronic-shutter function with full modulation depth and more than 500 kilohertz (kHz)...

Laser 2013: Powerlase Photonics exhibits new lasers

Jane Morrill — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:20:47 +0100

At Laser World of Photonics 2013, which is taking place this week at the Messe München in Munich, Germany, Powerlase Photonics is showcasing new products (hall C1, booth 469) including a new laser from the Polaris Series: the Polaris i200. This laser is designed for industrial applications and offers 1064-nanometre (nm) wavelength, average power up to 200 watts (W), output pulses of 10 picoseconds (ps) and a repetition rate of 100 kilohertz (kHz) to...

Total 2013: Cognex displays new products for the packaging industry

Anne Fischer — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:11:11 +0100

At the Total Processing & Packaging Exhibition, taking place in Birmingham, UK 4 to 6 June, 2013, on stand FG30, Cognex will be demonstrating a number of products on a conveyor system to check correct packaging using OCRMax software as well as reading 1-D and 2-D barcodes. First on the conveyor will be the entry level vision system, the In-Sight 7000 which integrates autofocus, illumination and EasyBuilder user interface – making it the ideal out of the box solution. Every aspect of...

Laser 2013: BOFA shows intelligent operating system and smart filter technology

Jane Morrill — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:06:09 +0100

BOFA International Ltd, a family-owned UK manufacturer of industrial fume extraction systems, is showcasing its extended range of new products at Laser World of Photonics 2013, taking place this week at the Messe München (hall C2, booth 304) in Munich, Germany. BOFA’s Advantage series has been further enhanced by the introduction of the iQ Intelligent Operating System and unique smart filter technology. The new iQ extraction systems and smart filter technology comprise BOFA’s...

Ocean Optics Launches Spectroscopy Software

Anne Fischer — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:56:41 +0100

Ocean Optics has released OceanView spectroscopy software, combining powerful data processing capabilities with a clear graphical user interface for use with the company’s miniature spectrometers. OceanView is highly customizable, the company reports, and includes a schematic view that provides a visual roadmap of data flow from spectral inputs to processed results. OceanView displays and uses spectral data from Ocean Optics spectrometers with the added flexibility of...

Laser World of Photonics 2013: Industry meets in Munich

Andreas Breyer — Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100

Laser World of Photonics 2013 opened its doors in Munich on Monday and anticipates a packed week of exhibits and conference sessions. Despite two other shows taking place in Germany, Sensor+Test in Nuremberg and Control in Stuttgart, Laser 2013 is well attended. The Munich show, founded in 1973, is the biennial showcase of the photonics industry, and this year it celebrates its 40th anniversary. It is accompanied by the scientific-oriented World of Photonics Congress in the...

Intelligent LED Forward Lighting for Greater Safety

Jane Morrill — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:54:45 +0100

Adaptive forward lighting (i.e., glare-free camera-controlled headlamps that react instantly) will help drivers even more in the future thanks to additional intelligent functions. The key to this complex functionality is the integration of microelectronics and optoelectronics, one of the principal aspects of the research project sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (FMER) within the "Photonics Research Germany" program. Osram Opto Semiconductor is...

Laser 2013: Oclaro shows expanded laser diode portfolio

Jane Morrill — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:24:25 +0100

Oclaro, Inc., a tier-one provider of optical communications and laser solutions, today announced that it will be showcasing several new laser diode products for fibre laser, direct diode, medical and consumer applications at the Laser World of Photonics 2013, which is taking place this week at the Messe München in Munich, Germany. Leveraging the newest generation 9xx chip design, the BMU80 fibre-coupled, single-emitter module delivers 80 watts (W) of power in a 105 micrometre (µm)...

Laser 2013: Rofin shows new lineup of lasers

Jane Morrill — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:11:33 +0100

Whether carbon dioxide (CO2), solid-state, fibre or diode lasers, from ultra-short pulse to continuous wave (CW) operations, Rofin’s product portfolio ranges from industry-standard laser beam sources to compact all-in-one system solutions. These lasers are used for production in many industries: automotive, aircraft construction, machine tools, manufacturing of electronics and semiconductors, medical-device technology, photovoltaics (PV), packaging and plastics processing, in tool- and...

Laser 2013: CAM-Service presents Cagila 3D software

Jane Morrill — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:54:16 +0100

CAM-Service introduces Cagila 3D software at Laser World of Photonics 2013, which takes place this week at the Messe München. CAM-Service is exhibiting in hall C2, booth 557. To edit 3D computer-aided design (CAD) data, CAM-Service provides 3DSync software from Siemens PLM as a CAD option. 3DSync is based on the 3D CAD System SolidEdge. The programming of NC laser paths in Cagila 3D is based on the curves and edges of the 3D solid model, while allowing the user to define variable...

Wallenberg Prize to Derek Gray for Nanocrystalline Cellulose Study

Anne Fischer — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:39:16 +0100

The 2013 Marcus Wallenberg Prize is being awarded to Professor Derek Gray of McGill University, Montreal, Canada, for his pioneering study of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC). The official announcement is made by the Executive Secretary of the Foundation on 14 May at the opening session of the first Fibre Network conference held in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. Through his research, Professor Gray has shown that cellulose crystals in water suspensions align spontaneously in a specific...

Laser 2013: VDMA presents "Photonics Industry Report 2013"

Anne Fischer — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:19:55 +0100

"Photonics have changed from a niche existence to a worldwide accepted key enabling technology, which is a driver for innovation and plays a decisive role for many end users”, explains Thilo Brodtmann (pictured here) from the German Engineering Federation VDMA at the Laser World of Photonics in Munich, Germany. The new “Photonics Industry Report 2013” was presented for the first time as a result of a joint initiative by the associations VDMA, Spectaris (the...

Laser 2013: Three nanopositioning products from Queensgate

Anne Fischer — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:47:23 +0100

Queensgate Instruments, an Elektron Technology brand, is launching three nanopositioning products that offer speed and precision at this year’s Laser World of Photonics in Munich, Germany, from the 13 to 16 of May. Visitors to Booth B2, 552 will discover Queensgate’s latest family of low voltage Digital Piezo Translators (DPT), a range of state-of-the-art closed loop piezo actuators with integrated capacitive NanoSensors that provide...

Laser 2013: Schott and Research Electro-Optics form strategic alliance

Jane Morrill — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:56:58 +0100

Schott Advanced Optics and Research Electro-Optics (REO) are now strategic partners, which allows them to provide a single source for a broad array of coated precision optical components, including lenses, prisms and windows. In addition, both partners can enhance their ability to innovate and deliver custom integrated optical assemblies for current and new applications and markets. The rising demand for innovation, quality and added value in industrial and commercial optical applications...

Laser 2013: Ocean Optics introduces handheld Raman spectrometer

Jane Morrill — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:29:42 +0100

Ocean Optics Germany GmbH has released the IDRaman mini-handheld Raman spectrometer, a small powerful instrument for sample authentication and counterfeit detection, identification and verification. The palm-sized IDRaman mini is rugged and dependable, delivering fast, accurate Raman analyses ranging from chemical and explosive agent detection in the field to quality assurance and quality-control sampling routines in the laboratory. The IDRaman mini measures 9.1 centimetres (cm) × 7.1cm...

Laser 2013: LIMO releases fast axis collimators for automated assembly

Jane Morrill — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:28:37 +0100

Lissotschenko Mikrooptik GmbH (LIMO) will showcase its fast axis collimators (FACs) at Laser World of Photonics 2013, which takes place on 13-16 May at the Messe München (hall B1, booth 315) in Munich, Germany. LIMO FACs can be used with monolithically integrated reference surfaces or adjustment grooves for automatic adjustment. Moreover, recent measurements and simulations show: When using the correct mount, the process window for the adjustment degree of freedom “rotation around...

CVI Laser Optics Announces Expanded Relationship with Acal BFi

Jane Morrill — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:31:08 +0100

CVI Laser Optics announces an expanded European relationship with its distributor, Acal BFi, which has signed a distributor agreement. The agreement covers sales and support of optical components and assemblies in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the UK.

Coherent Expands Industrial Laser Family with Talisker Series

Jane Morrill — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:45:35 +0100

Coherent, Inc. has expanded its family of industrial lasers with the Talisker HE series, which enables drilling, cutting and scribing of thicker materials than with other lasers with high energy pulses. Talisker HE lasers are available with a choice of output options; 200 microJoules (µJ) pulse energy in the near-infrared (NIR; 1064 nanometres, nm); 120µJ per pulse in the green (532nm); or 40µJ pulse energy in the ultraviolet (UV; 355nm). Talisker HE is suitable for...

Newport Introduces Handheld Optical Power Meter and Thermopile Sensors

Jane Morrill — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:49:04 +0100

Newport Corporation introduces the highly economic 843-R handheld optical power meter. Housed in an ergonomically designed compact body with rubber bumpers and kickstand, the 843-R is capable of measuring laser energy and power levels from picoJoules (pJ) and picowatts (pW) up to thousands of watts (W). Values are displayed on a clear, backlit thin-film transistor (TFT) 320 × 240 display together with either a bar graph or a high-resolution simulated analogue needle. The 843-R power...

Laser 2013: Spectra-Physics launches a range of products

Jane Morrill — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:18:31 +0100

Spectra-Physics, a Newport Corporation brand, is introducing seven products at Laser World of Photonics 2013, which takes place on 13-16 May at the Messe München (hall B1, booth 560) in Munich, Germany. These new products are the following: • Spirit-OPA, an automated optical parametric amplifier (OPA) specifically optimised for use with Spectra-Physics’ Spirit high-repetition-rate laser. Spirit, an industrial-grade femtosecond laser, and Spirit-OPA together create a versatile...

Photonics in Europe: Roadmap for the future

Anne Fischer — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:08:04 +0100

Photonics is on a path to making the 21st century the century of the photon, according to the recently released roadmap from Photonics21. Photonics is playing a major, disruptive role by changing the way we receive healthcare, manufacture goods, communicate, use resources and light our homes. The various technologies that make up the photonics industry are providing solutions to socio-economic challenges such as an aging society, energy generation and efficiency, food safety, security. The...

Doping Quantum Dots Produces Vivid Colours

Anne Fischer — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:06:59 +0100

Quantum dots are tiny nanocrystals with extraordinary optical and electrical properties with possible uses in dye production, bioimaging, and solar energy production. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have developed a way to introduce precisely four copper ions into each and every quantum dot. The introduction of these "guest" ions, called doping, opens up possibilities for fine-tuning the optical properties of the quantum dots and producing spectacular colors....

Laser 2013: See the latest Texas Instruments DLP LightCrafter

Anne Fischer — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:01:02 +0100

Texas Instruments (TI) DLP Products today announced DLP LightCrafter 4500, the newest offering from TI DLP that empowers developers with all the tools necessary to bring intelligent display DLP technology and the power of light together to create real-world products and solutions for a range of industries. Joining the original DLP LightCrafter – DLP’s most successful development kit to date – and other available DLP components, DLP LightCrafter 4500 offers a...

UK Photonics Group Reforms to Maximise Growth

Anne Fischer — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:06:24 +0100

The Photonics Leadership Group (PLG) has been reformed with full backing from over 50 leading UK photonics manufacturers, associations and research institutes. The group confirmed over ~70,000 people are directly employed in UK photonics manufacturing in an industry worth £10.5 billion to the UK economy and continuing to grow at 8 to 10% annually, confirming 2010 figures from Electronics Sensor Photonics Knowledge. The measure of individual output per employee was valued at...

Photon etc. Launches Zephir 2.5 Camera

Jane Morrill — Fri, 10 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100

Photon etc. released the Zephir 2.5 mercury-cadmium-telluride (MCT) short-wave infrared (SWIR) camera. Based on a 320×256 mercury-cadmium-telluride (HgCdTe) focal plane arrays (FPA), the Zephir offers quantum efficiency in the range of 0.8 micrometres (μm) to 2.5μm and a frame rate of 346 hertz (Hz). First developed for industrial imaging applications requiring high speed, this camera is now available in its C-Mount version or including a standard objective with a 16-millimetre...

Laser 2013: OZ Optics presents optical components for 2m wavelengths

Jane Morrill — Fri, 10 May 2013 08:00:00 +0100

Given the emerging importance of this area, OZ Optics provides a variety of optical components for these tiny micrometre (µm) wavelengths. Lasers with this operating wavelength range are particularly useful for carbon-dioxide (CO2) gas detection for environmental control. Furthermore, LIght Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) measurements and optical free-space telecommunications can be carried out within the 2µm to 2.5µm wavelength range where the atmosphere is particularly...