Optics & Photonics News

Laser Design Announces the Introduction of SLP-500 High-Speed Laser Probe

Laser Design Inc., the leading supplier of 3D laser scanners for more than 20 years, announced that its next-generation line of 3D laser scanning probes has a new member, the SLP-500. The company's new and improved Surveyor Laser Probes (SLP) are faster and more accurate than their predecessors.

STMicroelectronics and Soitec to Develop Next-Generation Image Sensors in Consumer Products

STMicroelectronics, one of the world's leading semiconductor companies and a world leader in CMOS imaging technology, and Soitec, the world's leading supplier of engineered substrates, today announced an exclusive joint cooperation between the two companies that will lead to the development of 300mm wafer-level backside-illumination (BSI) technology for next-generation image sensors in consumer products.

'Designer' Lenses will Give Those with Highly Aberrated Vision a New Lease on Day-to-Day Life

While the majority of patients with common vision problems can find glasses or contact lenses fairly easily, others who suffer from diseases of the eye that affect the focus of light have more limited options and may simply have to learn to live with poor vision.

Designs Provide Manufacturers with Blueprint for Sustainable Lighting Solutions

Avnet Electronics Marketing China, part of the global technology distributor, Avnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) , turned the spotlight on energy efficient, high brightness (HB) LEDs at the "Symposium on Sustainability Driven Innovative Technologies" implemented by the Hong Kong Productivity Council.

Historic Gas Street Lamps in Cities Can Now be Upgraded to Energy-Saving LED Technology

Historic gas street lamps in cities like Berlin, Prague and Warsaw can now be upgraded to energy-saving LED technology, thanks to a solid-state retrofit designed by Berlin-based Braun Schaltgeräte + Service with assistance from LED solutions provider Future Lighting Solutions.

ASU's Flexible Display Center Create CMOS Circuitry on a Flexible Plastic Substrate

Arizona State University's Flexible Display Center (FDC) and the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) today announced that they have successfully produced CMOS circuitry on a flexible plastic substrate.

National Science Foundation Announces Funding for Research Instrumentation

The National Science Foundation today announced a special opportunity for funding projects that strengthen the research infrastructure in the nation's science and engineering research and education institutions.

Fraunhofer ILT Unveils 400 W Femtosecond Laser

Femtosecond lasers (fs-lasers) are the key to ultra-precision processing. Whether in medicine, electronics, aerospace or solar technology, thin coatings can be removed, fiber-reinforced plastics drilled and ceramic components' surfaces structured using fs-lasers.

Shimadzu Introduces New Spectrophotometers with 3-D Optics for Enhanced Flame and Furnace Analysis.

The new AA-7000 Series atomic absorption spectrophotometer from Shimadzu Scientific Instruments incorporates recently developed 3-D optics for enhanced flame and furnace analysis.

Cornell Researchers Experiment with Making Objects 'Invisible'

Somewhat the way Harry Potter can cover himself with a cloak and become invisible, Cornell researchers have developed a device that can make it seem that a bump in a carpet -- or, indeed, any flat surface -- isn't there.

Mobius Photonics Awarded Patent for Green, UV Fiber-Based Light Sources

Mobius Photonics, Inc. has been awarded U.S. Patent #7,529,281, "Light source with precisely controlled wavelength-converted average power".

Seoul Semiconductor Launches 120lm/W High-Efficiency SMD Type LED for General Purpose Lighting

Seoul Semiconductor, a world-leading LED manufacturer, announced on May 12 the launch of its 120lm/W high-efficiency, SMD type LED (Part No: LCW100Z1) for general purpose lighting.

LED Market to Exceed $33 Billion by 2013

Demand and usage of light-emitting diodes is booming, in direct contrast to the bearish global economy and the resulting contraction in many product categories. Beginning in the second half of 2007, LEDs have recovered from the sluggish sales and unit shipments that characterized the market from 2004 to mid-2007.

Model REP-1XJ0A Siletz Receivers Most Sensitive High-Speed NIR Optical Receiver Available

Voxtel has announced the release of its 'Siletz' series of APD receivers, responding to the demand for eye-safe and highly sensitive optical communications, LIDAR, and LADAR in the near infrared (NIR) spectrum.

Liquid Lens That Can Focus and Direct Light at Will

Like tiny Jedi knights, tunable fluidic micro lenses can focus and direct light at will to count cells, evaluate molecules or create on-chip optical tweezers, according to a team of Penn State engineers. They may also provide imaging in medical devices, eliminating the necessity and discomfort of moving the tip of a probe.