SEPTEMBER 2013 ■ VOL. 49, NO. 9
International Resource for
Technology and Applications
in the Global Photonics Industry
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LASERS ■ OPTICS ■ DETECTORS ■ IMAGING ■ FIBER OPTICS ■ INSTRUMENTATION
15 Ultrafast Molecular Imaging LIED technique
images ultrafast molecular dynamics
16 Raman Spectroscopy Plastic SERS sensor
is mass-producible, disposable
21 Confocal Microscopy Dual-detection confocal
fluorescence microscope needs no axial scanning
24 Novel Materials Synthetic diamond offers
much more than heat sinking
26 Large-area Imaging a-Si/MoS2 photodetector
has faster photoresponse
9
Laser-diode-based amplifier suits
satellite laser ranging
Ultrafast detector senses both
near-IR and terahertz pulses
Single-shot broadband mid-IR spectra
measured in the visible via upconversion
10
SiN CMOS-compatible integrated
photonics aim at visible wavelengths
12
III-V space-based PV cells
could go terrestrial
7 THE EDITOR’S DESK
Strategic thinking for
the life sciences
W. Conard Holton
Associate Publisher/Chief Editor
28 MARKETING
INSIGHTS
Growing an optics
manufacturing
equipment business
by offering services
Mike DeMarco
31 SOFTWARE &
COMPUTING
Laser modeling software
requires minimal parameter
knowledge
Jigesh K. Patel, Pablo V. Mena,
and Enrico Ghillino
72 BUSINESS FORUM
Photonics: Technology,
business, and
everything else
Milton Chang
63 NEW PRODUCTS
70 BUSINESS
RESOURCE CENTER
68 MANUFACTURERS’
PRODUCT
SHOWCASE
71 ADVERTISING/WEB
INDEX
71 SALES OFFICES