Optics & Photonics News

RSS

Scientists Collaborate with Startup Company to Turn Novel Tabeltop Laser into Commercial Product

Scientists at Stanford University and the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have collaborated with a local startup company to turn a novel tabletop laser – one that produces extreme ultraviolet light at unprecedented energies and pulse rates for studies of complex materials – into a commercial product.

21 Jul 2016

New Technique Could Capture Crucial Details of the Eyes with Single Facial Scan

A digitally created face can have the most realistic looking skin imaginable and still look fabricated to audiences if the eyes aren't quite right. But a new technique developed by Disney Research can capture the crucial, yet subtle details of the eyes with just a single facial scan, or even a single photo.

21 Jul 2016

Disney Research’s Single-Camera Method Could Capture Facial Performance

Facial performance capture, a key component of visual effects for movies and computer games, can be obtained using just a single camera with a new methodology developed by Disney Research.

21 Jul 2016

New Method Could Enhance Rendering of High-Quality Images from 3D Models

Disney Research has developed a new method to improve the rendering of high-quality images from 3-D models by drastically reducing the noise, or discolored pixels, contained in the animated images, while preserving fine detail.

21 Jul 2016

Scientists Develop Powerful Ceramic-Based Laser for Use in Surgery, Composite Materials Industry

Scientists from MIPT and their colleagues have developed a novel compact and powerful ceramic-based laser - it will be used as a minimally traumatic and inexpensive laser scalpel for surgical operations, and also for cutting and engraving composite materials. The results of the study have been published in Optics Letters.

21 Jul 2016

SolarMax LED Lands Multi-Million Dollar Contract with California Department of Transportation

SolarMax LED, through its wholly owned subsidiary ActOne Communications, Inc., has landed a multi-million dollar California Department of Transportation contract to replace more than 29,000 aging street lights with the Southern California company’s leading-edge, high-efficiency LED luminaires.

20 Jul 2016

Lumileds Introduces Chip on Board Arrays with Innovative CrispColor Technology

Lumileds, the global leader in light engine technology, today introduced chip on board arrays that use the innovative CrispColor Technology to deliver rich, saturated colors. Part of the extensive LUXEON Stylist Series, this new approach to lighting caters specifically to fashion retail, delivering a stunning palette to display merchandise more attractively.

20 Jul 2016

Access Fixtures Introduces New TULA Series of Indirect LED Tennis Court Lighting Fixtures

Today, Access Fixtures announces the introduction of the new TULA Series of indirect LED tennis court lighting fixtures available in three wattages.

20 Jul 2016

Soraa’s LED Lamps Illuminate Wax Figures of Iconic Celebrities at Madame Tussauds San Francisco

Visitors can step into the spotlight with their favorite celebrities at Madame Tussauds San Francisco. Wax figures of iconic celebrities, such as Jennifer Aniston and Anne Hathaway, are perfectly illuminated with LED lamps from Soraa, the world leader in GaN on GaNTM LED technology.

20 Jul 2016

Garmin International Announces Expanded Feature Set for G500/G600 Glass Flight Displays

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., today announced an expanded feature set for the G500/G600 glass flight displays. The new GTX 345 all-in-one Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) transponder now interfaces with the G500/G600 to display the benefits of ADS-B In traffic and weather.

20 Jul 2016

Meller Optics Produces Custom Fabricated Sapphire Optics with Precise Focal Lengths

Custom fabricated sapphire optics for use in aerospace and other critical applications requiring resistance to fast-moving dirt, temperature extremes, and high pressure are available from Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, RI.

20 Jul 2016

Japan Display Adopts Silvaco's Clever LCD to Design, Develop Next Generation of Liquid Crystals Displays

Silvaco Japan Co., Ltd. ("Silvaco") has announced that Silvaco’s liquid crystal simulator, Clever LCD was adopted by Japan Display Inc. ("Japan Display") for the design and development of existing and next generation of liquid crystals displays.

20 Jul 2016

Molex's New PoE 2.5GbE Multi-Port Magnetic Modular Jack Supports Broad Range of Networked Applications

Molex has introduced a 2X2 PoE 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) Multi-Port Magnetic Modular Jack, or Integrated Connector Module (ICM), joining the previously released 2X4 configuration. Currently, no other magnetic modular jack delivers 2.5 GbE and 30W over 2-pair PoE in a single configuration.

20 Jul 2016

Power Integrations’ TRIAC-Dimmable LYTSwitch-7 ICs Deliver up to 22W

Power Integrations, the leader in high-efficiency, high-reliability LED driver ICs, today announced its LYTSwitch™-7 single-stage, non-isolated, TRIAC-dimmable, buck topology LED driver IC family. Capable of delivering up to 22 watts without a heatsink in a very small SO-8 footprint, these high-efficiency devices are suitable for bulbs, tubes and fixtures.

20 Jul 2016

Transition to Solar-LED Lighting Helps in Job Creation, Energy Savings

Plug loads, or devices that plug into the wall, are responsible for at least 25 percent of electricity use in California buildings. And not only is that percentage growing, it’s a hard number to manage since “plug loads” include hundreds of device types—from small appliances to electronics to lighting—making device-specific solutions ineffective in most cases.

20 Jul 2016