Aviation & Aerospace White Papers and Case Studies

31. Expanding Markets On A Miniature Scale 7/27/2010
    Components made from alumina (Al2O3), silicon nitride (Si3N4), aluminum nitride (AlN) and other ceramic materials are used in a wide range of electronic, automotive, aerospace, medical, and other high-tech applications. As these application areas continue to grow, manufacturers must find new and better solutions for machining these materials so that they can produce parts more cost effectively and on an increasingly smaller scale. While lasers have been used to drill, cut, and scribe ceramics for many years, the latest generation of laser systems offers new micromachining possibilities in ceramics.
32. White Paper: Expanding Markets On A Miniature Scale 7/27/2010
    Components made from alumina (Al2O3), silicon nitride (Si3N4), aluminum nitride (AlN) and other ceramic materials are used in a wide range of electronic, automotive, aerospace, medical, and other high-tech applications. As these application areas continue to grow, manufacturers must find new and better solutions for machining these materials so that they can produce parts more cost effectively and on an increasingly smaller scale. While lasers have been used to drill, cut, and scribe ceramics for many years, the latest generation of laser systems offers new micromachining possibilities in ceramics.
33. White Paper: Quantum Well Intermixing 6/23/2010
    The latest advances in diode laser technology are driving the development of next generation systems. Through advanced semiconductor design and patented Quantum Well Intermixing (QWI) technology, Intense is delivering laser products with superior brightness, longer lifetimes, and increased reliability. By Intense Ltd.
34. Article: Guide To Custom High Power Laser Diodes 6/3/2010
    You are designing a product that incorporates a high power laser diode. The first question to ask is, “Do I need a custom design?” Beyond that, you need to understand the costs and technical issues involved in customizing diodes. Where do you start? Who understands how to navigate the development process? This article provides product designers with insights, technology tips, and reference materials for specifying custom diodes. This guide will help you speed up the design process, lower costs, and make the process of working with laser diode manufacturers a bit less painful!
35. Monitoring Carbon Composite Structures With Optical Fiber Sensors 5/26/2010
    Fiber reinforced polymer composites are revolutionizing the design of large, high-performance structures in the aerospace, marine and power generation industries due to their advantages in areas such as corrosion resistance, specific strength and tailorability. The use of carbon fiber reinforced composites, the most common and lightest of the “non-exotic” composite materials, is now very widespread. By Luna Technologies, a Division of Luna Innovations Incorporated
36. Application Note: Monitoring Carbon Composite Structures With Optical Fiber Sensors 5/26/2010
    Fiber reinforced polymer composites are revolutionizing the design of large, high-performance structures in the aerospace, marine and power generation industries due to their advantages in areas such as corrosion resistance, specific strength and tailorability. The use of carbon fiber reinforced composites, the most common and lightest of the “non-exotic” composite materials, is now very widespread. By Luna Technologies, a Division of Luna Innovations Incorporated
37. White Paper: Modeling Information Display Devices With LightTools 2/1/2010
    Optical Research Associates (ORA®) is the industry’s leading supplier of imaging and illumination design/analysis software: CODE V® and LightTools®. By Optical Research Associates
38. White Paper: Photonics Components Modeled In CODE V 2/1/2010
    Optical Research Associates is a leader in the optics industry both as the largest independent optical engineering services organization and as the developer of the world’s leading optical design software package, CODE V®. By Optical Research Associates
39. Photonics Components Modeled In CODE V 2/1/2010
    Optical Research Associates is a leader in the optics industry both as the largest independent optical engineering services organization and as the developer of the world’s leading optical design software package, CODE V®. By Optical Research Associates
40. Application Note: Reduce Cost Of Optics And Final Assembly: The Benefits Of Laser-Reflection Based Ultra-Precision Active Alignment 1/28/2010
    Aligning and centering lenses for cementing or positioning in an optical system poses different challenges depending on the final precision requirements and the methods used during alignment. Desired quality, efficiency, cost of components and capital investment all play important roles in selecting the correct assembly method. The LASER ALIGNMENT AND ASSEMBLY STATION™ (LAS) is a dynamic laser reflection based, non-contact, real-time optical centration and angular measurement instrument, designed for aligning lenses in a multi-element optical system, such as a telescope, microscope objective or microlithography stepper. The LAS’s optical module provides strong, clear reflections by which the user can easily measure and record sub-micron Total Indicated Runout (TIR) for spheric, aspheric, parabolic, cylindric, coated, or uncoated optics with radius of curvatures from 2.0mm to infinity, without changing objectives. By Steve Bohuczky and Sasha Perlman, Opto-Alignment Technology, Inc.