Optoelectronics
Turning the spotlight on connected lighting design
Philips Lighting has announced it is expanding its Friends of Hue program to include several leading North American LED lighting luminaire manufacturers: Access Lighting, Craftmade, ELK and ET2. The Friends of Hue partnership unites decorative lighting design with all the benefits of Philips Hue, enabling consumers to enjoy a greater choice of luminaires to enhance the look of their homes. Products by the respective partners are expected to launc...
Investing further in state of the art laser technology
Gratnells Engineering has recently invested in a new state-of-the-art BLM LT Fiber machine, allowing the Harlow-based company to expand their capabilities in 2018 and ensure clients benefit from even faster turnaround times. This brand-new machine sits next to the existing LT5, a Laser tube cutting machine designed to cut from small to medium diameters and thicknesses of metal tubular sections.
PI-SCALE flexible OLED design competition announces winner
PI-SCALE, a pilot line for the manufacture and system-level integration of flexible OLEDs into products, has announced Eduardo Camarena as the winner of its design competition, for his proposal of a wearable fitness device, ‘Goal Colour’. As the winner, Camarena will receive a cash prize of 2,000 Euros, and his winning design will be turned into a prototype model with the help of technical experts.
UVC modules for disinfection with waterproof housings
Ultraviolet beams are an efficient means of water purification or sterilisation. LG Innotek, industrial partner, and LASER COMPONENTS, has announced the first UVC modules with water resistant (IPX7) and waterproof (IPX8) housings. They can be applied close to or even in liquids, thus providing highly efficient purification and low dispersion losses.
First commercial PoE connected lighting system for smart offices
Philips Lighting and TDC Erhverv have installed the first PoE connected lighting system in the Nordics, using network Cisco network technology. The Philips lighting system in the newly built smart office in Albertslund Municipality in Copenhagen, Denmark, gives its building managers unique insights into energy use and space utilization, while enabling office workers to personalize their office lighting using a smartphone app. The project is a key...
Laser could improve processing speed of sensors
Imagine creating a material for the digital information highway that allows a fast lane of laser light that zips data past the traditional silicon chips. A multi-institutional team of researchers, led by University of Arkansas engineering professor Shui-Qing “Fisher” Yu and a leading Arkansas semiconductor equipment manufacturer, have made significant improvements to a new kind of laser, a semiconducting device that is injec...
Discover these fibre-based electro-optic modulators
LASER COMPONENTS has gained a new partner for fibre-based electro-optic modulators with up to 40 Gbit/s: iXBlue. This French company is a leading manufacturer of LiNbO3 intensity and phase modulators as well as polarization switches and specialty modulators developed on customer specifications. These products cover a wide range of wavelengths including 800 nm, 1060 nm, 1300 nm, 1550 nm und 2 μm. Delivery includes respective drivers and heat si...
Laser optics catalogue: 88 pages full of possibilities
In its latest edition of the laser optics catalogue, LASER COMPONENTS has provided an overview of its extensive range of coating methods and designs as well as substrate materials and shapes. LASER COMPONENTS manufactures tailor-made laser optics according to customer requirements. The new 88-page brochure concentrates on the scope of technological options, and features very few off -the-shelf products.
Focusing on lighting design for more intelligent ecosystems
TE Connectivity will highlight its latest innovations and products that address key industry trends at the 2018 Light + Building Expo in Frankfurt, Germany. Today, networked lighting platforms require solutions for harsh environments enabling IoT in smart cities to improve energy efficiency, safety and security. The TE team will be on hand throughout the show to discuss how the company’s integrated solutions and functional synergies ca...
Light pipes design ensure no light bleed
A wide range of light guide/light pipes from German manufacturer MENTOR is now being offered to its UK customers by Foremost Electronics. MENTOR Light Pipes/Light Guides are precision optics that precisely manage the light emitted from the latest powerful LEDs.