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 Tue, 1 May 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=1336439166000 http://www.photonicsspectra-digital.com/photonicsspectra/201205 http://www.photonicsspectra-digital.com/photonicsspectra/201205        Table of Contents
    NEWS & ANALYSIS
        TECH NEWS
        FASTTRACK
        GREENLIGHT
    COLUMNS
        EDITORIAL
        LASERS IN USE
        PEREGRINATIONS
    DEPARTMENTS
        BRIGHT IDEAS
        HAPPENINGS
        ADVERTISER INDEX
    FEATURES
        HITTING EVERY ANGLE WITH AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC 3–D DISPLAYS
        TIME DELAY INTEGRATION SPEEDS UP IMAGING
        WAFER–ETCHING PROCESS BRIGHTENS FUTURE FOR LEDS
        193–nm LITHOGRAPHY OPENS DOORS FOR DIFFRACTIVE MICRO–OPTICS
        VISION SOFTWARE ENABLES NASA ROBONAUT TO SEE

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        TECH NEWS
        FAST TRACK
        GREEN LIGHT
    COLUMNS
        EDITORIAL
        PEREGRINATIONS
    DEPARTMENTS
        BRIGHT IDEAS
        HAPPENINGS
        ADVERTISER INDEX
    FEATURES
        CONNECTED AND SMARTER, CAMERAS KEEP WATCH
        CONSCRIPTING TERAHERTZ SENSORS
        MULTIBAND OPTICAL FILTERS FIND APPLICATIONS OUTSIDE FLUORESCENCE
        THE NIGHT GLOWS BRIGHTER IN THE NEAR-IR
        HOW TO EVALUATE A MEASUREMENT APPLICATION'S REQUIREMENTS
        DEFENSE, SECURITY SHOW TARGETS BALTIMORE

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        TECH NEWS
        FASTTRACK
        GREENLIGHT
    COLUMNS
        EDITORIAL
        LASERS IN USE
        PEREGRINATIONS
    DEPARTMENTS
        BRIGHT IDEAS
        HAPPENINGS
        ADVERTISER INDEX
    FEATURES
        MULTISPECTRAL IMAGING EXPLORES HARSH ENVIRONMENTS
        ULTRAFAST FIBER LASERS ENABLE UNIQUE MATERIALS RESEARCH
        LASERS CHANGE THE SHAPE OF THE PHOTOVOLTAICS INDUSTRY
        NEXT-GENERATION CMOS REDEFINES TRADE-OFFS FOR INSPECTION
        PHOTONIC SENSORS HELP KEEP EARTH CLEAN, GREEN
        2011 PRISM AWARDS WINNERS

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        TECH NEWS
        FASTTRACK
        GREENLIGHT
    DEPARTMENTS
        EDITORIAL
        LETTERS
        BRIGHT IDEAS
        HAPPENINGS
        ADVERTISER INDEX
        PEREGRINATIONS
    FEATURES
        QUANTUM COMMUNICATION IS READY FOR ITS CLOSE-UP
        LASERS EVOLVE TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS
        POWER DISTRIBUTION IMPROVES INDUSTRIAL LASER SYSTEMS
        WAVEGUIDES NEED CHARACTERIZATION, TOO
        THE COMING MARKET FOR OPTICAL FIBER AND CABLE

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        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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    NEWS & ANALYSIS
        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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