Nanoscale lattices flow from 3D printer
Lasers write the lines by prompting the ink to absorb two photons, initiating free-radical polymerization of the material.
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Hübner Photonics acquires Valo Innovations
The German-Swedish manufacturer of high performance lasers for advanced imaging, detection and analysis, expands its technology portfolio to include short-pulse femtosecond fiber lasers, with the recent acquisition of Valo Innovations, Hannover, Germany.
Optica announced new vice president and directors-at-large
The membership of Optica has elected Prof Gerd Leuchs, director emeritus at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Germany, as the society’s 2022 vice president. Prof Judith Dawes, Macquarie University, Australia, was voted in as a director-at-large. The board of directors appointed Prof Min Qiu of Westlake University, China, as a director-at-large.
Bioplastics for use in optical technologies
Scientists from Paderborn University, Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences and the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) are researching new environmentally-friendly plastic products based on lactic acid.
Photonic chips nurture quantum computers
Quantum error correcting codes are a method to protect qubits, by embedding them in a more robust entangled state of many particles.
Additively manufactured copper components for linear accelerators
A new generation of particle accelerators aims at taking cancer therapy, drug detection and material analysis to a higher level. Green laser copper AM allows the previously impossible in component optimization.
Jenoptik benefits from rising demand
The recovery in demand in the three photonics divisions of Jenoptik - Light & Optics, Light & Production and Light & Safety - continued in the 3rd quarter of 2021. Sales in the first nine months increased by more than 20 percent compared to the previous year, and by almost 25 percent in the 3rd quarter.
Hamamatsu: sales and profits soar in 2021
In fiscal 2021, Hamamatsu benefited simultaneously from the recovering economy and the continued high demand for Coronatest equipment. As a result, sales increased by over 20 percent and operating profit by almost 60 percent.
A new type of mirror coating for LIGO
One important factor in increasing the sensitivity of the observatories involves the coatings on the glass mirrors that lie at the heart of the instruments.
Novel material allows 3D printing of black structures
Highly precise 3D structures in black can now be printed using a 2-photon polymerization (2PP) 3D printing process. This seemed for a long time impossible as non-transmissive (black) materials greatly reduce the polymerization efficiency of the printing process.
Scansonic: Rethinking operation of the optics
When laser cutting sheet metal, the quality of the cutting optics is decisive for the overall process. The cutting heads of the SCut series from Scansonic set standards in quality and operation with their comprehensive functionalities.
Baden-Württemberg starts new image campaign
In the future, Baden-Württemberg will present itself nationally and internationally as “The Länd”. The new umbrella brand campaign presents Baden-Württemberg as a location for technology and innovation and as a place worth living in with a high quality of life and attractive work opportunities.
RS Components expands distribution center
RS Components has inaugurated its expanded distribution center at the Bad Hersfeld location. It's the biggest in the company. After the project has now been completed from the technical point of view, RS gave selected customers and suppliers a deep insight into the highly automated system. In particular, the largest multi-shuttle system installed in Germany by the manufacturer Dematic is used here.
Nano-precision metrology of X-ray mirrors
A team from the Diamond Light Source set about creating a brand-new instrument which can potentially improve the toolbox for metrologists and manufacturers around the world.
PhotonicsViews issue 6/2021 is out
Issue 6/2021 – December ’21 / January ‘22 – is out, including content from BEAMIT, cailabs, Duma Optronics, Fraunhofer IWS, Hübner Cobolt, Siemens and more companies and institutions. On the cover: Toptica Photonics.
“It was a festival!”
In a great atmosphere and with a world-class supplementary programme, the industry sector celebrated the personal exchange of information on cutting-edge technologies for standalone and system solutions for the fabrication of parts made from sheet metal, profiles and pipe.
2021 Optica Diversity and Inclusion Advocacy Recognition
The recognition honors the steadfast commitment and achievements of Optica members, companies or institutions that proactively work to create a more diverse, equitable and inclusive optics and photonics community.
IAI opens new showroom
IAI Industrieroboter will open a new showroom in the office in Schwalbach am Taunus on November 10, 2021. From this day on, all electrical automation components from IAI can be viewed in person near Frankfurt Airport. In addition, this new showroom will also serve as a training center in the future to test the actuators and robot systems in practice and to learn their perfect integration and programming in training courses.
New designs for all-optical computation
An all-optical processor uses spatially-engineered diffractive surfaces in manipulating optical waves and computes any desired linear transform as the light passes through a series of diffractive surfaces.
Quantum dots enable infrared lasing
A solution-processed laser comprising PbS colloidal quantum dots integrated on a distributed feedback cavity, with tunable lasing wavelength from 1.55 μm to 1.65 μm.
ON Semiconductor reports Record Revenue for Third Quarter 2021
ON Semiconductor Corporation announced results for the third quarter of 2021. The company reports a record revenue of $1,742.1 million, an increase of 32 percent year-over-year.
Edmund Optics introduces new Senior Vice President of Technology and Development
Edmund Optics appointed Dr. Ekaterina (Katya) Golovchenko as Senior Vice President of Technology and Development. This newly created position is part of a series of aggressive technology-related investments aimed at delivering greater optical innovation to meet the demands of an increasingly complex market.
Full color LEDs cut down to size
The scientists observed very high output power of 1.76 milliwatts from each square millimeter on the device’s surface – a notable improvement on previous devices.
Every third industrial robot in the EU is installed in Germany
With around 230,000 industrial robots, Germany is the most highly automated economy in the European Union. The number of newly installed robots reached around 22,300 units in 2020. Despite the crisis year 2020, this is the third highest value ever achieved.
A fiber-to-SiPh PIC coupling solution
Created using the company’s proprietary high-speed laser writing technique, the solution is designed to overcome fiber-to-SiPh photonic integrated circuit (PIC) coupling challenges to enable high volume automated assembly and help drive down costs.
Metalenses focus light with ultra-deep holes
A special metasurface uses very deep, very narrow holes, rather than very tall pillars, to focus light to a single spot.
“Biggest development in semiconductor lasers in 30 years”
Developers have won the Royal Academy of Engineering Colin Campbell Mitchell award.
New camera detects solar panel defects better
An all-weather imaging system works in any lighting conditions and uses an InGaAs detector with a very high frame rate to acquire a sequence of images of the solar panels as the electric current is applied.
‘Life-ready AI’ for 3D industrial vision
Framos and GrAI Matter Labs (GML), a pioneer of brain-inspired ultralow latency computing solutions, have united at Vision 2021 to create ‘life-ready artificial intelligence’ for industrial vision platforms.
Omron redesigns automation center in Barcelona
What will the production hall of the future look like? Interested parties can now get the answer in the redesigned Omron Automation Center Barcelona. Visitors can experience Omron's automation solutions live on site, including robotics, quality control, flexible manufacturing and artificial intelligence. In addition, they learn how to adapt their company to changing requirements.
In memoriam Valentin Gapontsev
Valentin P. Gapontsev, PhD, was an accomplished entrepreneur in addition to being a recognized scientist and inventor. He passed away on October 22nd, after reportedly having battled cancer.
High international interest in career and networking event
One Nobel Prize winner, two funding awards, 45 program points, almost 50 speakers and nearly 600 participants from all over the world.
Next-generation night vision technology
A grant from the US Navy will advance sensor technology to improve the effectiveness of night vision and infrared devices made with silicon germanium tin.
Forcing photons to never bounce back
New discovery based on topological insulators paves the way to a new generation of high-frequency circuits and extremely robust, compact communication devices.
Vision & Control turns 30 years
Vision & Control is celebrating its 30th birthday this year. As early as the mid-1980s, its later founder and managing director, Dr. Jürgen Geffe and his team developed an automatic optical control system for industrial production. The great success with the smart camera “ILK02” led to the founding of the company in 1991.
