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Controllers for stepper motors that are used in handling and automation tasks such as quality assurance or in photonics applications, test equipment or photonics alignment must be able to fulfill a large number of requirements. They should have smooth-running motors for high resolution and if possible, work in a closed servo loop, but at the same time, also be inexpensive and compact.

When compared with classical motorised, spindle-based solutions, linear stages with magnetic direct drives have advantages, particularly with respect to wear and dynamics. In addition, their features include large travel ranges, high velocities as well as longer lifetimes of the drives. With the PIMag V-508, PI (Physik Instrumente) has a new, compact precision linear stage in its portfolio that is able to adapt itself to various different require...

Integrated technology and systems innovator for next-gen networks, Rockley Photonics, will, over the next five years, match government funding from the EPSRC, and form a ‘Prosperity Partnership’ with the University of Southampton’s Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC).The money, totalling around £4.8m, will be used to support research into how silicon photonics technology can be used to improve data centre communication n...

UK-based excess inventory management specialistCCLhasannounced that they plan to exhibit atelectronicaIndiafor the first time.

During the production and inspection of components with optical data transmission, it is important to align fibres or fibre arrays for optimum connection with the highest possible accuracy. Position tolerances way under 50nm are usual and multi-channel inputs and outputs require simultaneous alignment in several axes.PI (Physik Instrumente) has two high-precision photonics alignment systems in its range that enable several fibres to be aligned in...

LASER World of PHOTONICS, which took place from 27th to 28th June 2017, hosted the first Make Light MAKEATHON. 78 students and young engineers from five countries took part in the event. The talented youngsters developed a product from idea to prototype within 24 hours in the midst of the trade fair action. Messe München had already been the venue of Europe’s first Makeathon at the AUTOMATICA Robotics trade fair a year ago.

For the first time, an international scientific collaboration has successfully integrated a sub-micron thin, nanophotonic silicon film into a crystalline solar cell. Thinner crystalline silicon cells absorb less light. While the addition of nanophotonic structures can strongly improve light absorption, their integration into the cells has been challenging thus far, due to the electrical losses they cause.

Manufacturers are looking for new opportunities to increase their revenues and margins. In this context, the IR LED market is perceived as a potential new ‘blue ocean’ with attractive opportunities for those players.

For the first time, researchers have built a nanolaser that uses only a single molecular layer, placed on a thin silicon beam, which operates at room temperature. The new device, developed by a team of researchers from Arizona State University and Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, could potentially be used to send information between different points on a single computer chip. The lasers also may be useful for other sensing applications in a c...

In Germany, 64%of industrial managers anticipate that light tools will revolutionise classical manufacturing. Half of them go so far as to assume that photonics solutions will largely replace mechanical material processing in the traditional manufacturing sectors. Industry experts believe that 'Made in Germany' photonics solutions are a key role in this development. These are findings from the Messe München LASER World of PHOTONICS trend ind...