Beam Shaping for Enhancing Electric Vehicle Welding Applications 23 Oct PowerPhotonic Demand for use of laser beam welding in the manufacture of EV batteries and fuel cells is increasing, with growth in demand expected. This white paper has featured a case study in which PowerPhotonic freeform beam shaping technology brings advances in key aspects of laser welding for EV applications: improving the weld process, making welds stronger and with lower spatter: ultimately making EV systems safer for all. Contact PowerPhotonic to start your collaborative journey to improved laser welding. |
Embracing the future with smart manufacturing 11 Nov Hamamatsu Discover how integrated photodetectors and near-infrared LEDs impact factory automation to increase factory efficiency. Our recent publication offers an insightful exploration of the latest technologies advancing Industry 4.0, boosting productivity, and reducing operational costs. Enhance your manufacturing operations with better precision, safety, and reliability. |
Measure How We See – The Way to Perfect Display Colors 28 Oct ADMESY In recent years new display technologies have emerged. OLED displays, TFT’s with quantum dot technology or laser projectors offer brighter and more saturated colors than possible before. To achieve consistent colors across different displays, colorimetric calibration of the displays is essential. |
Free Manufacturing Readiness Checklist 16 Oct Optikos Is your build-to-print project build ready? Find out with this free Optikos Manufacturing Readiness Checklist. This checklist from Optikos Corporation is intended to be a planning tool to help you gauge the build-to-print readiness of your product. Download the checklist here |
Microscopy Objective Lens Metrology 13 Sep Optikos Today’s microscopy systems push the limits of performance and engineering. The advent of digital microscopy and computational processing means, whether using a manual laboratory microscope or a high-throughput automated platform, instruments are expected to produce excellent image quality across a large FOV and across a range of wavebands. To understand the performance limits of cutting-edge optical systems you need high-quality, reliable, and precise metrology systems. |
Canadian InP quantum dot lasers: performance and applications 02 Jul National Reseach Council of Canada The National Research Council of Canada is developing and manufacturing quantum dots and dashes on GaAs and InP substrates for communications and quantum applications. Here we describe applications in the 1.55 µm wavelength range based on InAs quantum dots on the InP-based platform. We demonstrate lasers with significant performance advantages over conventional QW lasers when used in high-speed data communications applications. |
UV Curing Adhesive Used in Electro-Optical Studies 07 Jun Master Bond Electro-optical (EO) polymers offer several advantages over inorganic materials in the fabrication of optical waveguide structures. Master Bond UV15 has been selected for use in the fabrication of polymer optical waveguides for a variety of applications. Read this case study to learn more about how UV15 helped the researchers achieve their goal. |
Making Raman Measurements Reproducible 28 Mar Wasatch Photonics Raman OEM applications need consistent spectra to deliver dependable answers. A good-quality OEM spectrometer should, by design, exhibit low unit-to-unit variability from the start, and any remaining small differences should be corrected in order to achieve the most robust and repeatable analytical outcomes in the field. Learn how to achieve >99.5% unit-to-unit agreement using a series of simple corrections. |
How to Select and Specify a Non-Linear Optical Crystal 01 Mar GAMDAN Optics A key task faced by engineers using nonlinear crystals is the correct selection and effective specification of the appropriate NLO crystal for a particular laser design or application. GAMDAN Optics supports customers in successfully completing all the steps in this selection and specification process. |
Measuring Aspheres in a 3D World 10 Jan LaCroix Precision Optics This white paper provides a practical guide on the benefits of 3D measurements of aspheres, featuring real-world case studies. This white paper also explains why one may prefer measuring aspheres in 3D over 2D, not to review the merits of the individual technologies as they apply to specific shapes. |
Manufacturing Considerations for Tolerancing Aspheres 10 Jan LaCroix Precision Optics As aspheres become more prevalent in optical systems, it is important for lens designers to consider the various tolerances when designing an aspheric lens. Various topics discussed in this paper include irregularity and MSF errors (slope specification, maximum Zernike residual error, and spatial filtering), clear aperture, center thickness, and the dos and don’ts of tolerancing aspheres. |
Anti-reflective coatings for infrared applications on IG6 substrates 11 Oct 2023 I-Photonics Chalcogenide glasses, due to their unique optical properties, open new prospects for infrared optics in various fields of industry and science. This paper presents a technology that has been developed to overcome the long-term problems associated with the adhesion of coatings to glass and contributes to the development of more durable coatings. |
Improving Calibration Accuracy for High-End Spectroradiometers 06 Oct 2023 ADMESY BV Admesy introduces a groundbreaking calibration concept that surpasses the limitations of conventional calibration light sources. |
Imaging in Challenging Lighting Conditions — A Better Way 07 Sep 2023 Teledyne Lumenera Choosing just the right camera for a particular application can be difficult. Common cameras specifications that are normally considered include resolution and frame rate. However, lighting is an external factor that is potentially even more important to consider. This document highlights how high conversion gain (HCG) and low conversion gain (LCG) camera capabilities can be beneficial in challenging lighting conditions, along with examples of imaging applications where these challenges commonly occur. |
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