Researchers at University of California,Santa Barbara(UCSB)have developed what is claimed to be the first violet nonpolar vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers(VCSELs)based on m-plane gallium nitride(GaN). The latest development is ...
Ocean Optics of Dunedin,FL,USA has added another option to its small-footprint near-infrared spectrometer line with the NIRQuest512-1.9,a high-resolution device with response from 1100nm to 1900nm suiting applications including ...
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Fully charged:Lockheed Martin's Stalker Wireless power transmission,a notion whose principles were pondered by Nikola Tesla and Arthur C.Clarke amongst others,may soon be put to practical use as a means to extend the flying time of ...
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German start-up focuses on'kilowatt'direct diodes 18 Jul 2012 Direct Photonics aims to use Fraunhofer know-how to boost output,challenge fiber and disk lasers. Direct Photonics'DirectPump 900 is a wavelength-stabilized laser ...
The machine vision lighting maker Smart Vision Lights of Muskegon,MI,USA has chosen Big Chip LED technology from Luminus Devices Inc,for its new product line of illumination sources. Luminus'SST-90 LED is at the heart of Smart Vision ...
Tags: LED North America, Luminus, Smart Vision Lights, machine vision industry
Luminus Devices Inc of Billerica,MA,USA,which makes PhlatLight(photonic lattice)LEDs for illumination applications,says that its Big Chip LED technology has been selected by machine vision lighting maker Smart Vision Lights of ...
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LayTec AG of Berlin, Germany (which makes in-situ metrology systems for thin-film processes, focusing on compound semiconductor and photovoltaic applications) says that on 21 June Challentech International Corp, its partner for sales ...
Yokohama launch:Dr.Peter Leibinger,Vice Chairman of Trumpf at the opening. Laser giant Trumpf has opened an Asian production location for disk lasers at Trumpf Japan in Yokohama.Dr.Peter Leibinger,Vice Chairman of the Managing ...
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The external completion of the Shard was celebrated last Thursday as 12 lasers and 30 searchlights lit up the building and the London sky. The light show,which was watched by the Duke of York and the Qatari prime minister,was set to two ...
Japanese maker of lithography light sources says that it is first to surpass commercially significant milestone. EUV:pilot to production Gigaphoton,one of the companies that is developing light sources for the forthcoming generation ...
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Laser vendors weigh uncertain prospects 04 Jul 2012 Longbow Research finds lowered expectations in Germany,but not for everyone. Coherent sees microelectronics growth ahead Macroeconomic concerns continue to vex laser vendors in ...
A light show will take over the London skyline on 5 July to celebrate the external completion of the Shard. The show will feature 12 lasers and 30 searchlights illuminating the 309m-high building,which was designed by Italian architect ...
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"Only reason for recent weakness in stock price is the re-balancing of the Russell 3000 Index." All smiles:Biolase booth at the American Dental Association meet in Las Vegas(November,2011). Dental laser manufacturer and distributor ...
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New surface-emitting laser design could improve speed and efficiency of optical connections. On-chip laser,2 microns high A new design of surface-emitting laser measuring just 2 microns in height could make it easier for ...
Tags: laser, Nature Photonics, InGaAsP, Semerane
New guide star laser debuts at SPIE astronomy event 26 Jun 2012 Apparatus could help observatory one day"find another Earth"–Toptica. Burning bright:ESO's portable guide star laser unit under test.A novel approach to laser guide ...
Tags: European, EOS, guide star laser system, SPIE, MPB, Toptica