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    FIGURE 1. Laser process data flow and intelligent analytics are optimized in the development laboratory and routinely applied in production.
    The iV Model combines process data with image and video data in a workflow architecture that allows a user to see all related sources and apply analytical tools such as images...
    Jan. 24, 2017
    FIGURE 1. The internal components of the Lincoln Laser POLYtek high-speed polygon scan head (a) are also depicted in a schematic (b).
    A pulsed nanosecond MOPA laser, combined with a high-speed polygon scan head, matches printing rates for in-line and on-demand production without consumables such as ink.
    Jan. 24, 2017
    (Pseudo-color image courtesy of Eliot Young, Southwest Research Institute, and R.J. Smith, Sommers-Bausch Observatory, Boulder, CO)
    FIGURE 1. A M37 star cluster image acquired using a Princeton Instruments KURO:1200B back-illuminated sCMOS camera.
    Back-illuminated sCMOS cameras provide the sensitivity and frame rates needed for applications with relatively short integration times, such as hyperspectral imaging, astronomy...
    Jan. 24, 2017
    FIGURE 1. A Jablonski diagram is expanded to include vibrational (infrared) absorption, Rayleigh scattering, and Raman scattering.
    Unlike other forms of spectroscopy whereby a reference scan decouples light-source variations from the measured spectral data, Raman spectroscopy is extremely dependent on the...
    Jan. 24, 2017
    Courtesy of Tobias Kippenberg, EPFL
    FIGURE 1. A microtoroid optical and mechanical resonator at the same time.
    Optically pumping microcavities, advancing quantum technologies, and exploiting quantum dots are applications of tunable diode lasers that may significantly impact photonics.
    Jan. 24, 2017
    (Courtesy of Newport)
    FIGURE 1. Perhaps the most common laser-safety product is laser-line-blocking eyewear.
    A variety of laser-safety products includes personal gear, a vast array of other hardware, software, and audits and training.
    Jan. 24, 2017
    FIGURE 1. A 25 mm single Gauss system is imported as a STEP file with a ray bundle.
    The ability to package, analyze, and validate optomechanical designs with simulation software that integrates with SOLIDWORKS helps streamline workflows and reduce design and ...
    Jan. 24, 2017
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    Laser companies both small and large are feeling the recent surge of tech-sector M&A activity.
    Jan. 24, 2017
    Jes Broeng
    Professor Jes Broeng's visit to Berkeley is to learn the culture and best practices that universities play in making Silicon Valley so successful in incubating startup companies...
    Jan. 23, 2017
    John Stack (left) and Joe Delfino (right).
    Capturing a game-changing OEM has the potential to transform how a company operates, organizes, and creates a sustainable and profitable revenue stream.
    Jan. 23, 2017
    (Image credit: FBGS)
    A photo shows a cross-sectional view of a four-core multicore fiber (MCF) and the basic parameters that enable curvature and shape sensing.
    Light signals from a series of fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) inscribed along the length of a single-core optical fiber (SCF) can quantify the strain, temperature, and pressure experienced...
    Jan. 23, 2017
    (Image credit: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland)
    The MIREGAS project aims to develop a tiny and low-cost, TO-can-sized mid-infrared sensor that uses an SLED source, a silicon PIC spectral filter, molded IR optics, and high-volume assembly and packaging technologies.
    Superluminescent light-emitting diode (SLED) source technology is being used in the development of a tunable, mid-IR, low-cost multi-gas sensor.
    Jan. 23, 2017
    A computer simulation shows the time-evolving water-droplet concentration within a cylinder cleared by the shock wave produced by picosecond laser pulses at 100 and 1000 Hz repetition rates. Note that the higher rep rate keeps the path clear of droplets.
    Using light filaments created by a picosecond laser to clear a path through fog could allow other types of laser beams to pass unimpeded through fog and clouds.
    Jan. 23, 2017
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    Using the Eyeteq image-processing algorithm, color vision deficiency sufferers can see colors better in still and video images.
    Jan. 23, 2017
    A high-brightness ridge-waveguide (RW) continuous-wave (CW) laser diode emitting 2.2 W of light at a 1060 nm wavelength into a circular beam profile has been demonstrated.
    Jan. 23, 2017
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    A new imaging test system performs high-spatial-resolution color and contrast measurements for near eye-displays (NEDs).
    Jan. 23, 2017
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    A rugged, miniaturized, LED-based lidar system designed to study Martian dust devils has been developed.
    Jan. 23, 2017
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    A team of researchers has devised a way to achromatize a Fabry-Perot microcavity.
    Jan. 23, 2017
    Conard Holton2
    By most measures, the fact that the wider world is recognizing the value of photonics is great news. Still, it is a bit unnerving to see the mergers and acquisitions that have...
    Jan. 23, 2017
    1. See http://www.laserfocusworld.com/articles/print/volume-50/issue-01/features/laser-marketplace-2014-lasers-forge-21st-century-innovations.html. 2. See http://www.laserfocusworld...
    Jan. 18, 2017
    (Image copyright: SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics)
    An exhibitor gives a product demonstration on the SPIE BiOS 2016 show floor.
    SPIE Photonics West 2017 attendees will need to wear running shoes to access all it has to offer in six short days.
    Dec. 21, 2016