Beginning to see the light
A new early view article in PhotonicsViews presents a rigorous far-field model that allows to calculate the reflectance of the via.
Photonics
How laser material processing can benefit from OCT technology
A qualitative and quantitative analysis of ultrashort-pulse processing of glass in a technical article – now online and in PhotonicsViews issue 1/2025.
Laser cleaning of insect residue without surface alteration
Insect residues disturb and interrupt the laminar air flow on airplane wings after a while. These residues therefore need to be repeatedly removed. Shockwave-based laser cleaning of insect residue on stainless steel (1.4544.9) is presented in an early view article in PhotonicsViews.
Tracking greenhouse gases with a laser
Faced with advancing climate change, we drastically need to monitor and understand the various sources and sinks of greenhouse gases worldwide in real time. One approach to accomplishing this is to regulate and monitor man-made methane emissions. Laser systems as developed by researchers at Fraunhofer ILT offer ways to do exactly that. At the heart of lidar instruments, they can precisely determine greenhouse gases in the atmosphere with high spatial and temporal resolution, even from great distances, and do so worldwide.
Shaping the future of photonics and quantum technologies in Germany
The opportunities and challenges of photonics and quantum technologies were addressed at the Photonics Germany Future Summit in Berlin.
Gas detector to prevent millions of air pollution deaths
A new gas-sensing network that analyzes multiple gasses in real time in towns and cities is being developed to prevent deaths caused by ambient air pollution.
OCT for automated conventional welding in the automotive industry
Experts from Lessmueller Lasertechnik discuss the advantages to extend the use of OCT – as known from laser welding – to classical GMAW in an early view article of PhotonicsViews.
Flexible laser plastic welding as an addition to AM
Individualization, shorter product cycles and prototyping are leading to increased use of additive manufacturing in industry. A reliable and versatile process like laser plastic welding is needed to join parts with other additively manufactured or injection molded parts.
Light technologies buck trend despite global economic turmoil
New research published today shows the photonics industries in Europe, the US, and Asia outpaced global GDP from 2019 to the post-pandemic period of 2022, growing at a CAGR of 6.8 %.
Integrating quantum sensors onto chips
Quantum technologies: Bosch aims to use sensors to take a leading position, describes areas of application from medicine to mobility in a new PhotonicsViews article.
Image sensing revolution makes 2024 the ‘year of the quantum dot’
Nanoscale semiconductor particles are making waves in the sectors including autonomous vehicles, food inspection, medical devices, artificial intelligence, and more, as industry players increasingly seek to expand their access to infrared data.
Fiber optics connectivity based on long-wavelength VCSELs
KDPOF and Trumpf describe the implementation of optical data communication standards and solutions for the automotive industry in a new technical article.
Towards the quantum internet
With its immense computing power, quantum communication is set to become the backbone of the next-generation internet.
Laser applications boost battery manufacturing efficiency
During a two-day meeting hosted by the University of Stuttgart at the cutting-edge research campus ARENA2036, a panel of experts discussed the latest developments, new applications, and market trends.
Compact design with high energy
In recent years, kilowatt lasers have become standard products in the industrial laser market. The popularity of kilowatt lasers has greatly improved the efficiency and capabilities of industrial processing. Despite the performance improvements, the large size of these lasers has posed significant challenges in transportation and assembly. As a result, laser manufacturers have contemplated ways to reduce the overall size of these laser systems.
New lasers for climate research
How do you measure the temperature of individual atoms at an altitude of ninety kilometers?
Fine dust from brake discs – reduced with laser cladding
Laser companies present solutions to counteract the health hazards posed by particulate matter as required by the new EU vehicle emission standard, Euro 7.
Compact x-ray laser begins to shine
National Science Foundation awards 90.8 million dollars to Arizona State University to advance x-ray science.
Crystalline light catchers
New project to advance perovskite-based optoelectronics, such as solar cells, photodetectors, and LEDs.
High-throughput, low-cost surface production
Project LAMpAS presents the first laser system that can achieve controlled topographic characteristics.
Automated processes for complex Gaussian mirrors
Laser Components has further optimized its processes for manufacturing and inspecting graded reflectivity mirrors (GRMs) – so-called Gaussian mirrors.
Diffractive optical elements for high-power industrial lasers
The new product line expands Coherent’s existing DOE technology consisting of industry leading volume and surface Bragg gratings with applications in communications and medicine.
Quantum clocks in the real world
A consortium led by the University of Amsterdam received a €7.5M Horizon grant to make quantum clocks more robust and compact.
One software and two lasers for three layers
The ATSM project developed an optics module and control software for laser-based production of tribological multilayer systems. PhotonicsViews has the interview with project manager David Pallasch.
3D microfabrication up to the centimeter scale
Nanoscribe’s 3D microfabrication range expands to the macroscale while maintaining particularly complex structures and filigree details
“Enhanced edge strength for AR waveguide laser singulation”
Corning improves capabilities for augmented reality waveguide eyepiece laser singulation, enhancing edge strength by over 50 %.
Electrifying lasers for the transformer industry
BR Technologies is enabling a transformer manufacturer to cut its insulation paper in a unique way by using lasers integrated in its machines. The SR 15i CO2 laser sources from Luxinar are cutting crepe paper which is used as an insulation layer inside the electrical transformers that are sold to power grid suppliers.
Polarization-controlled VCSEL characterization
Instrument Systems’ Drs Frank Münchow and Karthik Iyer explain in an upcoming PhotonicsViews article how to minimize the error budget of a VCSEL test system and provide highly accurate measured values for the eye safety of the laser source.
Augmented / virtual / mixed reality systems optical terminology
In a two-part tutorial in PhotonicsViews 1 and 2/2022, Joya Team share their experience of more than two decades with the professional community.
Improving fringe projection 3D shape measurement
Based on a novel measurement algorithm and the Mikrotron EoSens 12CXP+ area scan camera, scientists in Taiwan developed a system to reconstruct a 3D model in a continuous scan mode instead of the conventional approach of taking three full-field fringe images sequentially in pause mode.
New imaging method to assess quality of 3D-printed metal parts
Scientists from NTU Singapore have developed a fast imaging system to analyze the inner structure of 3D-printed metal parts.
3D optical metrology and holography
Zygo is constantly researching and refining interferometry-driven optical metrology tools and recognizes that digital holography is gaining significant momentum in the measurement of surface topography due to increases in the speed and data capacity of today’s computers.
New technology for laser glass wafer dicing from Corning
Corning has launched a dicing technology that will allow the company’s laser technologies business to enter the semiconductor application space to further focus on microfabrication processes.
“LiDAR and autonomous cars: no conventional solution”
As a leading component manufacturer, Hamamatsu is well aware of the advantages and disadvantages offered by various systems, and the main differences will be explained in the new issue of PhotonicsViews, 1/2022.
Perfecting the art of fiber collimation with microlens arrays
In order to give developers of microlens arrays (MLAs) the opportunity to sound-out the potential of this technology, Ingeneric presents an MLA demonstrator in a new technical article in PhotonicsViews issue 1/2022.
