December 2022

December 2022

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Lasers

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Detectors

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Optomechanics

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โ‚Lasers

Photo of first PHAROS laser

Light Conversionย is celebrating the production of the 2000thย PHAROS femtosecond laser. The celebration marks a long journey of continuous development of the companyโ€˜s first femtosecond laser.

Light Conversionโ€™s growth speaks for itself. The 1000thย PHAROS was shipped in 2019, and only three years later, they mark the 2000thย unit.

Now, the PHAROS laser has a model that features a 4ย mJ pulse energy,​​ as well as a model with <100ย fs pulse duration โ€” both at 20ย W of average power.​​ 

Industry and science both show high demand for PHAROS for material processing, spectroscopy, microscopy, and many other applications. This high demand will not stop any time​​ soon!

CNI Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd. (CNI)ย has launched multi-wavelength solid-state light engines (SLEs) for applications such as excitation of GFP/FITC, DAPI, YFP, mcherry, Cy3, Cy5, and spectrally​​ similar fluorophores. Wavelength combinations can be selected according to requirements.

Features include:

  • Power drive integrated in one system

  • Number of combined channels: 1โ€“6 optional

  • Standard wavelengths: 365, 473, ​​ 525, ​​ 642 nm

  • Optional wavelength range: 260โ€“1650 nm

  • Color temperature: 3000 K for standard wavelengths (can be customized)

  • Single wavelength or multi-wavelength combination output

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Photo of FLINT oscillator

A research team has demonstrated that non-amplifiedย femtosecondย laserย systems delivering 40โ€“500 pJ​​ individual pulses are sufficientย for inducing localized cross-linking reactions within hundreds of nanometers in cross sections of non-photosensitized polymers.

Theย FLINTย oscillator fromย Light Conversionย was employed for the experiments for this research.

โ‚Optics

Another image from Tony Hallas shows the Triangulum Galaxy (M33), located about 2.73 million light years away from Earth.​​ This image was photographed over 11 hours, using​​ Chroma Technology's​​ astronomy filters.

Check out more of Tonyโ€™s work on his website​​ ASTROPHOTO.

Photo of Triangulum Galaxy

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Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR or S/N) is the ratio of the power of a signal (desired input) to the power of the background noise (undesired input).

Typically, the signal power canโ€™t be​​ controlled or increased. Therefore the path to improving the SNR is to reduce/filter the background noise.

Iridian Spectral Technologies Ltd​​ is a diversified optical filter manufacturer that is an international leader in filter design and manufacture especially for application in the fields of fiber optic​​ communications,​​ biomedical optical​​ spectroscopy,​​ 3D entertainment, and​​ aerospace.

 

โ‚Detectors

In a recent paper, researchers experimentally demonstrated a​​ fundamental cryptographic primitive, where quantum Weak Coin Flipping (WCF) can achieve theoretically perfect information security over modern communication networks.​​ 

Such a demonstration was made possible by using high-efficiency Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors (SNSPDs). The team used​​ ID Quantiqueโ€™s​​ ID281 Series SNSPD system.

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ID Quantique (IDQ)ย announces enhancements to theย ID281 series of Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors (SNSPDs).​​ The best in single-photon detection is getting even better.

First and foremost, the new-recipe ID281 SNSPDs exhibit a considerably reduced timing jitter (uncertainty in the detection pulse arrival time, as low as < 25 ps FWHM) and recovery time (time for​​ the detection efficiency to reach 50% of its peak after a detection event, typically < 30 ns). This means you can see more individual photons, faster and with greater precision.

Non-destructive testing (NDT)​​ covers all the techniques used to analyze something without causing damage. Most NDT methods use visual inspection orย x-ray analysis. NDT has been used in a wide variety of fields, such as food, automotive, aerospace, and semiconductors.

Photonisย offers OEMs and integratorsย intensified camerasย from Ultra-Violet (UV) to Near Infrared (NIR), as well as Short Wave Infrared cameras (SWIR) orย Long Wave Infraredย (LWIR) to support these challenges.

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โ‚Systems

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Aฬˆpre Instrumentsโ€™sย Spectrally Controlled Interferometry (SCI)ย combines:

  • Coherence-controlled illumination

  • Vibration-tolerant data​​ acquisition

  • REVEALTMย data analysis and reporting

Watch an introductoryย videoย about Aฬˆpre SCI, and learn how to streamline your metrology process.

Upgrading​​ an old interferometer isย one-third the costย of buying a new one. Watchย Aฬˆpreโ€™sย videoย for a quick explanation of why you should upgrade your interferometer​​ instead of buying new.

To determine if your interferometer needs an upgrade, download ร„preโ€™s free โ€œOptical Production Control Field Guide.โ€

For more answers to other common questions regarding interferometer upgrades, refer to theย FAQ pageย on ร„preโ€™s website.

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โ‚Optomechanics