Optical Components, Coatings & Materials News
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BrightView Technologies Introduces T-Series Top Hat MLA Products for Lidar, 3D Sensing, and Display Applications
1/21/2022
BrightView Technologies has announced the launch of its new T-Series Top Hat Micro Lens Array (MLA) products to create optical profiles for LiDAR, 3D sensing, and display applications.
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Bright Ideas — James Webb Telescope Is Ready, Intel Opens Photonics Center, First-Ever Optical Oscilloscope Developed
12/20/2021
Bright Ideas presents the most captivating news and innovations in photonics. This week, NASA updates its launch time for the James Webb telescope, Intel opens a new photonics research center, a first-of-its-kind optical oscilloscope is created, and one scientist thinks mouse fur might have heat-sensing properties.
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Bright Ideas — New Photonic Chip Yields Higher-Contrast Microscopy, OCT Imaging Goes Deeper Into Skin
12/8/2021
Bright Ideas presents the most captivating news and innovations in photonics. This week, Chinese researchers presented a new planar photonic chip that doesn’t require a "bulky" condenser or special objective to conduct darkfield or total image reflection (TIR) microscopy. A new DARPA Young Faculty Award recipient is exploring a ne way to control the propagation of light that would enhance power efficiency and thereby improve communications technologies. And, biomedical engineers have found a way to increase optical coherence tomography (OCT) depth through the skin by 50 percent.
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Bright Ideas — Fluids Viable For Freeform Optics, Visible Light Modulators See Improved SWaP
12/1/2021
Bright Ideas presents the most captivating news and innovations in photonics. This week, novel approaches are explored in freeform optics and fluorescence imaging, NASA nails down a new date for the James Webb Space Telescope launch, and Optica names its photo contest winners and honorary member award recipient.
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Bright Ideas — Defense Contractors Tasked With Taking Down Hypersonic Missiles, Record-Breaking Quantum Computer Tops 256 Qubits
11/24/2021
Bright Ideas presents the most captivating news and innovations in photonics. This week, the Military Defense Agency picked three contractors to design a Glide Phase Interceptor prototype, a startup claimed its quantum computer has the most qubits (and the best platform), and an electro-topics grad student developed an optical filter that allows sensors and cameras to operate seamlessly in low and bright light situations.
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Abrisa Technologies Joins HEF Photonics Business Unit
11/12/2021
HEF Groupe, a global leader in metallurgical surface treatments, coatings, and PVD vacuum deposition technology, acquired Abrisa Technologies in December of 2020, expanding their capabilities to serve the needs of Photonics enabled markets.
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Abrisa Technologies Launches Mobile-Friendly Website
11/10/2021
Abrisa Technologies, a member of HEF Photonics, is pleased to announce the launch of their new mobile friendly Total Solution Partner website where users have access to the company’s expertise in Optical Thin Film Coatings, Custom Glass Fabrication and Specialty Glass.
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Bright Ideas: Rubin Observatory Telescope Has World's Highest Resolution Camera, Low-Cost Underwater Microscope Could Save Seaweed
10/26/2021
Bright Ideas presents the most captivating news and innovations in photonics. In this week's edition, acquisitions by Ouster and Jenoptik are expanding each's portfolio, the University of Arkansas is pursuing low-cost, high-performance IR camera development, and imec is introducing a breathalyzer to test for COVID-19.
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ZYGO Launches Verifire Asphere+: Fast, Flexible, And Precise Asphere Metrology
10/20/2021
Optical metrology leader Zygo Corporation, a business unit of Ametek Inc., announces today that it will be revealing its Verifire Asphere+, which represents the latest addition to the company’s VerifireTM series of laser Fizeau interferometers at the SPIE.OPTIFAB event 18-21 October 2021 in Rochester, NY, USA.
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Bright Ideas: 10/20/21 — NIR/MWIR Advance Medical Imaging Of Tumors, Deep Tissue
10/19/2021
Bright Ideas presents the most captivating news and innovations in photonics. In this week's edition, technicians no longer have to wait until nighttime to detect defects in solar panels, MOE lenses are making their case for replacement of refractive lenses, and robots with RF antennas and machine vision are finding lost things.