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With the development of a single-layer, blue-emitting OLED, researchers at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Polymer Research demonstrated that one-layer OLEDs can achieve a performance level comparable to commercial OLEDs with multiple layers, while simplifying OLED design, fabrication, and analysis.

Early OLEDs had a simple device structure. A semiconducting layer was sandwiched between two electrodes. Holes were injected into the organic semiconductor layer via the anode, and electrons via the cathode. Since then, considerable efficiency gains have been made by increasing the number of functional layers in OLEDs.

However, multilayer OLEDs are complex to design and fabricate. The need for additional fabrication steps can...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Single-Layer_OLED_Design_Offers_Efficiency/a69361 A69361 Thu, 28 Sep 2023 07:00:00 GMT
Further, combined with Rockwell’s continuing partnerships in fixed robotic arms, solutions for independent cart technology, and leadership in programmable logic controllers, the addition of OTTO Motors’ AMR capabilities will create a complete portfolio...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Rockwell_Automation_Acquires_Clearpath_Robotics/a69349 A69349 Mon, 25 Sep 2023 14:21:00 GMT
Sensor technology company FRAMOS broke ground on the construction of its new campus in Cakovec, Croatia, into which the company said it plans to move next year. The facility marks the largest investment in Framos history and is expected to quadruple production capacities, establish advanced R&D laboratories, and provide office space for current and future employees.
From left: FRAMOS director of embedded engineering Damir Dolar; CEO Andreas Franz; and director of supply chain and production Markus Walluschnig. Courtesy of FRAMOS.
The new building will be 3500 sq m and house 150 employees in its first phase. From 2023 to 2025, FRAMOS will invest more than €6 million ($6.3 million) into the campus by constructing and equipping...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/FRAMOS_Breaks_Ground_on_Production_Facility_in/a69348 A69348 Fri, 22 Sep 2023 10:48:08 GMT
Financial details were not disclosed. Dutch deep-tech investor DeepTechXL led the round, in collaboration with Oost NL, which comes one month after the company named semiconductor industry veteran Cees Links CEO.]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/SuperLight_Photonics_Secures_Seed_Funding_Round/a69341 A69341 Thu, 21 Sep 2023 07:00:00 GMT
The ability to measure the size and color of the light at the same time could improve a crucial step in chipmaking — lithography — by enabling lithography machines to make smaller, faster chips. To produce the microsize chips used in most electronic devices, lithography machines need precision-engineered lenses, mirrors, and light sources.

“Traditionally, we could only look...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Precise_Measuring_Tool_for_Light_Source_Could/a69335 A69335 Tue, 19 Sep 2023 07:00:00 GMT
Many trends in the manufacture of photonic systems are well known: miniaturize and integrate components, scale-up batch sizes, and, increasingly, expand automated and sustainable manufacturing. At the same time, quality control remains a priority but faces ever more challenges, such as zero-defect production or full traceability. Maintaining these goals calls for a “detect/predict/prevent/repair” approach based on comprehensive sensor networks that monitor every step in the production chain as well as complex software to make use of the data that these networks produce. Artificial intelligence is critical to success.


Laser deflection allows the monitoring of mirror alignment during production. Courtesy of...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/How_AI_Is_Advancing_the_Manufacture_of_Photonic/a69321 A69321 Wed, 13 Sep 2023 09:34:57 GMT
The need for modern technologies to dismantle existing underwater infrastructure is growing due to increasing demand for renewable energy sources. For example, to bring a wind power plant in the sea up to higher powers, the existing old steel frames, which may be below sea level, must first be dismantled so that engineers can rebuild them to obtain these higher powers.

In laboratory tests, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS (Fraunhofer IWS) have developed a shortwave green laser method for beneath-sea cutting that offers multiple advantages over commonly used techniques that use saws, automatic saw wires, and plasma cutters, for example.

According to the researchers, the technique is...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Underwater_Laser_Cutting_Method_Saves_Energy/a69294 A69294 Mon, 11 Sep 2023 07:00:00 GMT
San Francisco-based piece-picking solutions provider OSARO has integrated Cognex DataMan image-based barcode readers into its robotic bagging system. The integration is part of a collaboration between the companies, as OSARO adds Cognex to its partner alliance.
OSARO’s robotic bagging system with Cognex’s DataMan fixed-mount, image-based barcode readers added to the system. Courtesy of OSARO.
According to the partners, a deployment — also featuring a FANUC M-10 series robotic arm and FRAMOS cameras — has already demonstrated the utility of the combination of technologies. OSARO said that its technical team worked with an e-fulfillment warehouse implementation services provider to introduce a robotic system that...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/OSARO_Teams_with_Cognex_to_Streamline_E-Commerce/a69309 A69309 Fri, 08 Sep 2023 14:04:08 GMT
Mark Sobey, president of Coherent’s lasers segment, has retired. Sobey held the position since July 2022, when II-VI merged with Coherent. Before the merger, Sobey served as Coherent’s COO from 2020 to 2022. From 2010 to 2016, he was executive vice president and general manager of Coherent’s OEM Laser Sources, and from 2007 until 2010, he served as executive vice president and general manager of Specialty Laser Systems.
Mark Sobey. Courtesy of Coherent.
NORTHBRROK, Ill. — IDEX Corp. appointed Allison Lausas as interim CFO following the resignation of senior vice president and CFO William K. Gordon. Lausas joined IDEX in 2021 as vice president and chief accounting officer, and she will continue to serve in the...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/President_of_Coherents_Lasers_Segment_Retires/a69297 A69297 Wed, 06 Sep 2023 07:00:00 GMT
In a statement posted online, Messe Stuttgart said technological development has advanced rapidly since the show’s debut, with EUV (extreme-ultraviolet) lasers increasingly becoming a focal point of interest.

“Lasers, optics, and photonics are still extremely important for Messe Stuttgart. We want to use our networks to transform our contacts and give the topic areas a platform they deserve,” said...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Messe_Stuttgart_Cuts_Stand-Alone_LASYS_Industry/a69296 A69296 Mon, 04 Sep 2023 07:00:00 GMT
Moritex develops and markets solutions for equipment manufacturers in a wide range of industrial markets including machine vision. It employs approximately 500 people. The acquisition, which Cognex will make from Trustar Capital, a private equity affiliate of CITIC Capital Holdings Ltd., expands Cognex’s product portfolio to include optical components.

According to Robert Willett, Cognex president and CEO, the acquisition is to be the largest in Cognex’s 42-year history. Moritex is...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Cognex_Acquires_Machine_Vision_Optics_Developer/a69284 A69284 Wed, 30 Aug 2023 07:00:00 GMT
According to Cognex CEO Robert Willett, the quarter saw weakening conditions as it progressed, as reflected in the latest PMI (Purchasing Manager’s Index) data, which has trended downward over the past three months.

“China has not gained the momentum we expected at the time of our last call and...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Cognex_Q2_Revenue_Declines_12_a_Result_of/a69256 A69256 Mon, 21 Aug 2023 07:00:00 GMT
In its sixth-month report to shareholders, management cited weakened demand from the consumer electronics, logistics, and laboratory automation equipment industries in Asia and North America, as well as a lack of economic recovery in China.

“During the shutdown, the boom in consumer electronics and online ordering, as well as the need for vision inspection, led to very large capacity expansions in...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Basler_AG_Reports_41_Decline_in_Incoming_Orders/a69254 A69254 Fri, 18 Aug 2023 07:00:00 GMT
If lasers helped to redefine many manufacturing operations, then ultrashort-pulsed (USP) lasers promise to revolutionize them. They can process almost any material, and they can do so with a precision that extends below micrometers.


Ultrashort-pulsed lasers that can deliver kilowatt powers promise more precise, scalable, and digitally controllable materials processing. Courtesy of Fraunhofer ILT.
This advantage of USP lasers, however, is also their biggest limitation: Ultrashort laser pulses only ablate minute amounts of material. The USP laser community has conducted substantial research to develop stronger laser sources to overcome this limitation.

But has that solved the problem?

“It depends on how you...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Ultrashort-Pulsed_Lasers_Ramp_Up_the_Power/a69215 A69215 Thu, 03 Aug 2023 15:19:27 GMT
Researchers at Hefei University of Technology have demonstrated the use of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) to automatically identify, classify, and subclassify recyclable waste in real time. The resource re-use application enabled the researchers to identify and sort samples, based on material composition, into six consumer-level categories: paper, plastic, glass, metal, textile, and wood.

The detection method holds promise as a solution for the environmental protection and waste management fields, where improved solutions to identifying and automatically classifying recyclable waste are essential to environmental sustainability.

To maximize the re-use of material, waste products must be disposed of based on their...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Spectroscopy_Machine_Learning_Pair_to_Ease/a69209 A69209 Thu, 03 Aug 2023 07:00:00 GMT
Along with unveiling its second-quarter earnings, ams OSRAM announced it will eliminate its passive optical components portfolio, among others, as part of a strategic realignment. The company plans to cut what it called its “noncore semiconductor businesses” as it refocuses its semiconductor portfolio on differentiated, intelligent sensor, and emitter components. It said it will continue to pursue opportunities in consumer markets, such as microLEDs.

Other updates include plans to increase commitments to the automotive, industrial, and medical markets; restriction of management board membership to only the CEO and CFO (Aldo Kamper and Rainer Irle, respectively), effective Jan. 1, 2024; and the formation of two business...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/ams_OSRAM_Details_Business_Restructure/a69206 A69206 Wed, 02 Aug 2023 07:00:00 GMT https://www.photonics.com/Articles/ISRA_VISION_Assumes_Division_Leadership_Within/a69182 A69182 Thu, 20 Jul 2023 11:51:38 GMT
A team at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) developed an electrically pumped, topological, bulk quantum cascade laser (QCL) that operates in the terahertz (THz) frequency range. The THz QCL is governed by a mechanism known as bound states in the continuum (BICs). BICs are waves that remain localized even though they coexist with a continuous spectrum of radiating waves that can carry energy away. BICs can confine light with a theoretically infinite Q factor, which can improve light-matter interaction.

The researchers demonstrated a miniaturized, electrically pumped, topological, bulk THz QCL that showed single-mode lasing with a side-mode suppression ratio around 20 dB. They also observed a cylindrical vector beam for the...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Compact_Single-Mode_THz_QCLs_Get_Boost_from_BICs/a69122 A69122 Tue, 27 Jun 2023 07:00:00 GMT
A team of researchers at the University of Ottawa developed a terahertz (THz) spectroscopy technique for recording movies in real time at 50,000 fps.

High-speed video captures and slow-motion movies allow scientists to observe the mechanical dynamics of complex phenomena in detail. When the images in each frame are replaced by THz waves, the movies make it possible to monitor low-energy resonances and fast structural and chemical transitions in sample materials. As a result, the THz spectroscopy system, developed in collaboration with researchers from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, could become a powerful tool for observing phenomena that are currently impossible to investigate because they are too fast,...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/Time-Resolved_Spectroscopy_Peers_in_on/a69118 A69118 Mon, 26 Jun 2023 07:00:00 GMT
The need to increase component density, as well as add performance, are long-standing drivers behind the development of nanofabrication technology. Both qualities require a high level of accuracy in materials processing and manufacturing capability.

Ultrafast laser processing is used extensively for micro- and nanostructuring — although the optical diffraction limit presents a challenge to the use of ultrafast laser processing to fabricate extremely small features. When ultrafast laser processing techniques are used, the heat-affected zone is much larger than the nanostructures.

In addition to having the ability to achieve nanohole structures by contact mode, microsphere femtosecond laser fabrication can be used to...]]> https://www.photonics.com/Articles/High-Speed_Nanomachining_Imparts_Nanostructures/a69089 A69089 Thu, 15 Jun 2023 07:00:00 GMT