http://www.photonicsspectra-digital.com/photonicsspectra Since 1967, Photonics Spectra magazine has defined the science and industry of photonics, promoting an international dialogue among the engineers, scientists and end users who develop, commercialize and buy photonics products. Photonics Spectra is unique in that it provides both technical and practical information for every aspect of the global industry, integrating all segments of photonics: optics, lasers, imaging, fiber optics, electro-optics, as well as photonics component manufacturing. en-us Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT 720 28 http://www.photonicsspectra-digital.com/photonicsspectra http://images-cdn.dashdigital.com/photonicsspectra/include/icons/navbar_logo.gif?lm=1327082290000 http://www.photonicsspectra-digital.com/photonicsspectra/201201 http://www.photonicsspectra-digital.com/photonicsspectra/201201        Table of Contents
    NEWS & ANALYSIS
        TECH NEWS
        FAST TRACK
        GREEN LIGHT
    DEPARTMENTS
        EDITORIAL
        BRIGHT IDEAS
        HAPPENINGS
        ADVERTISER INDEX
        PEREGRINATIONS
    FEATURES
        SURPRISING SURGES, CAUTIOUS EXPECTATIONS, POSITIVE OUTLOOKS
        MASS-MARKET IMAGING SYSTEMS CUT TIME, COST, SIZE
        PUTTING MORE THAN GLASS IN THE TOOLBOX
        MEDICAL MARKETS AND NEW NICHES DRIVE LASER ADVANCES
        A BRAVE NEW WORLD OF PHOTONICS

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        TECH NEWS
        FASTTRACK
        GREENLIGHT
    DEPARTMENTS
        EDITORIAL
        BRIGHT IDEAS
        HAPPENINGS
        ADVERTISER INDEX
        PEREGRINATIONS
    FEATURES
        TERAHERTZ COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY HELPS ID CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
        RESEARCH AT THE NANOSCALE BOOSTS GREEN PHOTONICS
        QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS ENHANCE MID-IR SPECTROSCOPY
        PROPER LOAD DISTRIBUTION ENSURES STABLE OPERATION
        3-D OPTICAL MICROSCOPY EXPANDS APPLICATIONS

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        TECH NEWS
        FASTTRACK
        GREENLIGHT
    DEPARTMENTS
        EDITORIAL
        LETTERS
        BRIGHT IDEAS
        HAPPENINGS
        ADVERTISER INDEX
        PEREGRINATIONS
    FEATURES
        FULLY FEATURED MACHINE VISION SOFTWARE DRIVES MANUFACTURING
        SMART, SELF-HEALING FIBERS LAUGH AT DANGER
        EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET: A NEW FRONTIER FOR LASERS
        ASPHERIC OPTICS: ASK FOR WHAT YOU WANT

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        TECH NEWS
        FASTTRACK
        GREENLIGHT
    DEPARTMENTS
        EDITORIAL
        BRIGHT IDEAS
        HAPPENINGS
        ADVERTISER INDEX
        PEREGRINATIONS
    FEATURES
        THE RISE OF THE SERVICE ROBOT
        QUANTUM DOTS WARM UP LED LIGHTING
        5-W GREEN Q-SWITCHED DPSS LASER IMPROVES MARKING
        THE BIRTH — AND GROWTH — OF GLASS CERAMICS
        CMOS X-RAY SENSORS SHARPEN ASTRONOMICAL IMAGING
        SOMETHING OPSL, SOMETHING NEW

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        TECH NEWS
        FASTTRACK
        GREENLIGHT
    DEPARTMENTS
        EDITORIAL
        BRIGHT IDEAS
        HAPPENINGS
        ADVERTISER INDEX
        PEREGRINATIONS
    FEATURES
        METAMATERIALS: PHOTONIC SLEIGHT OF HAND
        NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN LOW-FREQUENCY RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY
        PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: A REVIEW OF OPTICAL MATERIALS
        PLASMA SOURCE ENABLES HIGH-VOLUME MANUFACTURING WITH EUV LITHOGRAPHY
        HISTORIC LASERS FIND NEW LIFE IN NICHE APPLICATIONS

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        TECH NEWS
        FASTTRACK
        GREENLIGHT
    DEPARTMENTS
        EDITORIAL
        BRIGHT IDEAS
        HAPPENINGS
        PEREGRINATIONS
    FEATURES
        The 2011 Photonics Compendium
        NEW MATERIALS BUILD BETTER ORGANIC PHOTODETECTORS
        SILICON EMITS THE LIGHT FANTASTIC (WITH HELP)
        TRANSFORMATION OPTICS BENDS ALL THE RULES
        KEEPING THE OIL OUT: PROTECTING INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES WITH FLUORESCENCE DETECTION
        ASIAPHOTONICS
            XFEL FACILITY PUSHES LASER RESEARCH IN JAPAN
            SACLA Hits New Milestone
            TECH NEWS
            BUSINESS NEWS

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        TECH NEWS
        FASTTRACK
        GREENLIGHT
    DEPARTMENTS
        EDITORIAL
        BRIGHT IDEAS
        HAPPENINGS
        ADVERTISER INDEX
        PEREGRINATIONS
    FEATURES
        PROFILING GETS YOU THE RIGHT BEAM, EVERY TIME
        FIBER vs. DISK: WHICH LASER WILL MAKE THE CUT?
        THEORETICAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS: A RING RESONATOR FILTER USING Er3+/Yb3+-CO-DOPED PHOSPHATE WAVEGUIDES
        HIGH-CONTENT IMAGING PROVIDES BETTER ANSWERS TO LIFE'S QUESTIONS
        OPTICAL FILTERS TAKE FOOD INSPECTION TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL
        COLD-ATOM LAB IN A BOX

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        TECH NEWS
        FASTTRACK
        GREENLIGHT
    DEPARTMENTS
        EDITORIAL
        LETTERS
        VIEWPOINT
        BRIGHT IDEAS
        HAPPENINGS
        ADVERTISER INDEX
        PEREGRINATIONS
    FEATURES
        MEASURING THE EARTH FROM ABOVE: 30 YEARS (AND COUNTING) OF HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING
        THE ONES TO WATCH: NANOLASERS ARE BREAKING NEW GROUND — AND FAST
        OPTOFLUIDICS AND THE REAL WORLD: TECHNOLOGIES EVOLVE TO MEET 21st CENTURY CHALLENGES
        SOPHISTICATED SOFTWARE ALLOWS COMPLEX OPTICAL DESIGN
        DIODE LASER-BASED SENSORS IMPROVE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT IN ENERGY APPLICATIONS

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    News & Analysis
        Tech News
        FastTrack
        GreenLight
    Departments
        Editorial
        Letters
        Bright Ideas
        Happenings
        Advertiser Index
        Peregrinations
    Features
        Imaging in the Ultrafast Lane
        Preserving Moore's Law Pushes Lithography to its Limits
        Expert Q&A: Trends in Laser Alignment
        Quantum Dots: Set to Permeate the Next Generation of Displays
        Using SBIRs as a Platform for Success

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        TECH NEWS
        FAST TRACK
        GREEN LIGHT
    DEPARTMENTS
        EDITORIAL
        BRIGHT IDEAS
        HAPPENINGS
        PEREGRINATIONS
    FEATURES
        A DECADE IN ATTOSECOND SCIENCE
        AMOLEDS: A BRIGHT AND FLEXIBLE FUTURE
        RELIABILITY OF DOUBLE-CLAD FIBER COATINGS FOR FIBER LASERS
        THE IR MARKET'S SHIFTING LANDSCAPE
        HYBRID GLASS-POLYMER OPTICS FOR IR APPLICATIONS
        PULSE MANAGEMENT IN THE REAL WORLD

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        TECH NEWS
        FAST TRACK
        GREEN LIGHT
    DEPARTMENTS
        EDITORIAL
        VIEWPOINT
        BRIGHT IDEAS
        HAPPENINGS
        PEREGRINATIONS
    FEATURES
        HIGH LASER-INDUCED-DAMAGE THRESHOLD OPTICS: A BUYER'S GUIDE
        ANALYZING PARTICLES TO SAVE THE PLANET — AND FOR PROFIT
        EMCCD vs. sCMOS FOR MICROSCOPIC IMAGING
        SUPERCONDUCTORS STRENGTHEN SINGLE-PHOTON DETECTORS
        FOR SENSITIVE INTERNAL COMPONENTS, MOISTURE IS THE ENEMY

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        TECH NEWS
        FASTTRACK
        GREENLIGHT
    DEPARTMENTS
        EDITORIAL
        LETTERS
        BRIGHT IDEAS
        HAPPENINGS
        PEREGRINATIONS
    FEATURES
        2010 PRISM AWARD WINNERS
        SQUARE FIBERS SOLVE MULTIPLE APPLICATION CHALLENGES
        THE SLOW-LIGHT RACE IS ON
        SELECTING CCDs FOR RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY
        LASERS GONE DOTTY
    ASIAPHOTONICS
        TAIWANESE AND SOUTH KOREAN LCD CARTEL PRESSED HARD BY FINES
        TECH NEWS
        BUSINESS NEWS

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