Newsletter | January 22, 2024

01.22.24 -- Advance Your Skills, Advance Your Career At SPIE Photonics West

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Live Demos of the World’s Fastest Photonics Alignment Engines…

… at BIOS/Photonics West, San Francisco, Jan 27 – Feb 1, 3517. See the latest advancements in high precision alignment, automation & positioning technologies - talk to PI’s experts on active photonics alignment, nanopositioning, motion systems for laser processing / laser beam steering, precision microscope stages, and high-speed nano-focus systems. Or join our technology presentations at the show. More on photonics alignment.

FROM THE EDITOR

Advance Your Skills, Advance Your Career At SPIE Photonics West

SPIE Photonics West 2024 – the world’s largest photonics technologies event – takes place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from January 27 to February 1. Come and network with over 20,000 researchers, innovators, engineers, and business leaders from across the globe for an engaging week of research sharing, collaboration forming, and innovation-inspiring exchanges.

FEATURED SOLUTIONS TO SEE AT SPIE PHOTONICS WEST 2024

Micro-SWIR Multi-Mode Tracking Camera: 640CSX MMT

The Multi-Mode Micro-SWIR 640CSX video camera is ideal for laboratory, factory, military, and other applications requiring SWIR imaging and detection/decoding of NIR/SWIR pulsed lasers.

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Sensors Unlimited Inc., An RTX Company

Booth #1246

Compass 2 Metrology System

ZYGO's Compass 2 metrology systems set the benchmark for automated, non-contact 3D surface metrology and process control for discrete micro lenses and molds critical to compact camera modules.

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Zygo Corporation

Booth #1048

Turnkey Optical Solutions

Discover reliable and cost-effective optical solutions for a diverse range of industries, including military, aerospace, biomedical, and solar applications, ranging from basic components to complex designs and assemblies.

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PG&O Precision Glass & Optics

Booth #4835

PHOTONICS WEST INDUSTRY EVENT SPOTLIGHT

Creating “Ecosystems” To Produce The Next Generation Of Optics Technicians

When: January 31, 2024 • 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM PST
Where: Moscone Center, Expo Stage, Hall DE (Exhibit Level)
This Photonics West 2024 session will explore the AmeriCOM Optics Ecosystems and successful workforce development models based on an ecosystem model in which manufacturing companies support a training program at a community college.

CEA-Leti To Present 11 Papers At Photonics West, Including Technologies Approaching Industrial Readiness

CEA-Leti will present its latest solutions for all-wavelength imaging, display systems, light-emissive components, optical data communications, optical sensors, and more at Photonics West 2024.

INDUSTRY INSIGHTS

Improving The Future Of Smart Agriculture With Spectroscopy

Climate change and population expansion have led to an increased number of people needing to be fed. However, due to changing weather patterns causing complete crops to fail, farms are forced to produce more with less.

Innovation & Precision In Motion Control — An Interview With Bill Hennessey

Bill Hennessey, founder and president of ALIO Industries, gives his views on the ever-changing and evolving demand for precise motion control solutions and technology that stimulates innovation across the industry.

Common Micro Optics Questions, Explained

Micro-optics within the micro injection molding space require expert engineering and experience. Our resident micro-optics engineer, Rick Brown, encounters the following common questions.

Improving DWDM Module Performance With Narrow Dual Band Pass Filters

Narrow dual band pass filters, designed and produced mostly for DWDM modules, improve a module’s total insertion loss by reducing the number of components used. 

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FEATURED MULTIMEDIA

The Challenges Of Silicon Photonics Production

Video | PI (Physik Instrumente) [Booth #3520, 3517]

On day one of Photonics West 2022, Scott Jordan met with us to discuss the throughput-oriented architecture the photonics industry must adopt in order to address the silicon photonics production bottleneck.

ADDITIONAL PRODUCTS TO SEE AT SPIE PHOTONICS WEST 2024

BeamPeek Beam Profiler

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Ophir Optronics - Booth #927

OPAL-Luxe Spectrometer

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Hamamatsu Corporation - Booth #1127

871 Series Laser Wavelength Meter

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Bristol Instruments - Booth #231

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