Optoelectronics
'First' optical metasurface tech for consumer electronics
Metalenz, the first company to commercialise meta-optics, and STMicroelectronics have announced that ST’s currently released VL53L8 direct Time-of-Flight (dToF) sensor is the highly anticipated market debut of the meta-optics devices developed through their partnership, which was disclosed in June 2021.
Shedding light on UV-C disinfection with excimer lamps
Electronic Specifier’s Paige West talks to Tom Freeman, Optoelectronics Product Manager at Solid State Supplies, about ultraviolet light (UV) disinfection and how excimer lamps are an effective, safer method compared with the alternatives.
Fibre cables or copper cables? That is the question
When you are building a network that requires long distances, high speeds, and/or heavy bandwidth connections, there is no question: fibre optic cables win the day. But copper cables may still be the best option in certain situations. It’s important to understand the differences between the two, as Chris Whitehead, Business Continuity Product Manager, SolutionsPT explains.
Coherent optics – how will the market evolve in 2022?
Despite being a challenging year for most industries due to the COVID-19 pandemic and global disruptions, 2021 brought a surge in digital usage. With around 1.3 billion years of combined time spent online in 2021 alone, the pressure on bandwidth grew significantly. Here Marcin Bala, CEO of GBC Photonics, discusses the trends in coherent optics in 2022 that will help optimise networks.
The world of mini encoder iCs
Reflective optical encoder iCs from iC-Haus are constantly conquering new application fields beyond classic rotary encoders.
Output couplers from Laser Components
Laser Components has over 30 years’ experience producing high quality optical coatings. It manufactures partially reflective mirrors as standard for the wavelength range 193nm – 5um.
High precision prototype and custom optics
Benefiting from a stable manufacturing environment, Optical Surfaces can routinely produce challenging prototype and custom optics to the highest levels of precision possible.
Switzerland to bring the best of fibre optics
From 19-21 September 2022, the Swiss city of Basel will host technologists, thought leaders and decision makers, as part of Europe’s largest exhibition for the optical communications industry.
Superior narrow linewidth lasers
Laser Components offers a highly reliable laser source supplied either as a butterfly package (PLANEX) which consists of a gain chip and a planar lightwave circuit (PLC) that includes a Bragg grating or as an OEM version (ORION).
VIAVI to support Open Fiber’s push for 100% Gigabit in Italy
Viavi Solutions Inc. announced that Italian wholesale fibre provider, Open Fiber, has selected a centralised optical test solution from VIAVI to support its goal of delivering 100% ultra-broadband coverage with Gigabit speeds for the whole of Italy.