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2020 End of an Era – Dawn of the Next

by Steve Sechrist

It’s January 2020, which has kind of a nice ring to it and yes, perhaps a fitting time to muse over the passing of a technology giant, as we consider the dawn of what’s …

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Cutting Thick Glass with a Laser

by Artem Alekseenko

LASER COMPONENTS presents Holo/OR’s DeepCleave module, a completely optical solution for cutting transparent materials, such as flat panels for mobile phones. A system of lenses with a diffractive optical element is used to focus …

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Ymagis Replaces Xenon for RGB Laser Light Sources at Ireland’s Omniplex Chain

by Artem Alekseenko

Ymagis Group the European specialist in digital technologies for the cinema industry, has signed a large-scale agreement between its CinemaNext UK subsidiary and Omniplex Cinema Group, Ireland’s largest cinema circuit. They agreed for the …

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Laser Light Show Projected onto the Surface of London’s Royal Albert Hall

by Andrew Fenn

The Royal Albert Hall in London, UK was recently transformed into a gigantic projection surface for a laser light show, as part of the annual BBC Proms event, a series of classical music concerts …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Laser| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 25 - Issue 28

UK Researchers Develop Lasers for the Eyes

by Bob Raikes

We don’t think it has display applications, but we were intrigued by news that a group from The University of St Andrews in Scotland, UK, has developed a semiconductor laser that can be made …

Tags:Flexible Devices| Laser| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 19

Osram Acquires VCSEL Specialist Vixar Inc.

by Andrew Fenn

Infrared and LED lighting specialist Osram has acquired Vixar Inc., a US manufacturer of VCSEL-based optical components and subassemblies. While currently known primarily for identification applications in mobile devices, VCSEL also can be used …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Laser| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 18

SLD Laser Technology and Applications

by Matthew Brennesholtz

SLD Laser, (formerly SoraaLaser) is a 2013 spin-out from Soraa Inc., developer and manufacturer of semi-polar GaN LEDs. SLD Laser focuses on semi-polar GaN blue lasers. I recently had a chance to talk to …

Tags:Laser| Li-Fi| Lighting| Vol 25 - Issue 13

NEC LP Projector Solves a Colour Challenge

by Bob Raikes

Sometimes, it’s interesting to see how the same challenges come up for different display technologies, and despite the differences between the core technologies, similar ways of achieving the same effect are used. Getting a …

Tags:Laser| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Vol 25 - Issue 14| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

Optical Trap Display Technology Under Development

by Arthur Berman

A team of researchers led by Assistant Professor Daniel Smalley of the ElectroHolography Research Group within the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Brigham Young University (Provo, UT) is developing a means for “using …

How Bright Can Lasers Get?

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The short answer is: a lot brighter than they are today. And probably sooner than you might think. Everyone knows that in 1960 Theodore Maiman of Hughes Aircraft Company built the first laser: an …

Tags:Laser| Vol 25 - Issue 09

Apple Awards $390M to Finisar to Increase Production

by Norbert Hildebrand

After the investment into a Corning glass plant earlier in 2017, Apple announced the second recipient for a portion of its advanced manufacturing fund. The recipient of $390 million is Finisar Corporation, a US-based …

Tags:Apple| Laser| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 47

Samsung Display Moves to DPSS to Replace LLO

by Bob Raikes

The ET Times said that Samsung Display has changed from using excimer lasers to using diode-pumped solid state (DPSS) lasers to separate flexible OLEDs from the glass substrate that is used as a carrier …