SHOW PREVIEW: SPIE PHOTONICS WEST
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PIE Photonics West will host an estimated 23,000 registered attendees, 1,350 exhibitors, and more than 5,200 papers. Along with 14 professional-development sessions and more than 70 courses covering everything from laser sources to photonic therapeutics and diagnostics, Photonics West also hosts a comprehensive job fair, which will run from 5 to 6 February. Some of the plenary speakers who will present their research during the Photonics West symposium include: Clare Elwell, whose research using new optical imaging techniques to understand the human brain won the 2016 WISE Research Award; SPIE Fellow and machine-learning expert Aydogan Ozcan; and Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Saturn-focused Cassini mission project manager – and recent Emmy- recipient – Earl Maize.
Te show has three major conference tracks: Bios, highlighting new discoveries and research in biophotonics, biomedical optics, and imaging; Lase, with its focus on the laser industry and applications; and Opto, showcasing optoelectronics, photonic materials, and related devices.
Te Bios Expo and Photonics West exhibition are both free and open to the public. With 200 exhibitors, Bios Expo will show the latest
technology in biomedical optics and healthcare applications from 2 to 3 February. Ten, the Photonics West exhibition, from 5 to 7 February, showcases the best innovations of the photonics industry from more than 1,200 international companies. In addition to the exhibitions, the free registration also gives access to the industry programme, which runs from 3 to 7 February and features presentations from leading minds in optics and photonics.
Te show week includes a two-day AR/VR/MR conference chaired by Microsoſt principal optical architect and SPIE fellow Bernard Kress, featuring demos from tech giants (Google, Huawei, Magic Leap) and emerging companies (Vuzix, Avegant, DigiLens), as well as the student-oriented optical design competition.
Te Prism Awards, now in their 11th year, celebrate the best work across the optics industries, while the SPIE Startup Challenge reveals exciting fledgling companies. Imperial College London physicist, equity activist, and women-in-STEM extraordinaire Jess Wade will lead an interactive SPIE Women in Optics and Diversity and Inclusion evening event, challenging stereotypes within science.
http://spie.org/conferences-and-exhibitions/ photonics-west
Allied Vision will be exhibiting at SPIE Photonics West, where the first models of the new Alvium camera series will take centre stage in each of Allied Vision’s booths (south hall, booth 2369; north hall, booth 5545).
With extensive functions for image correction and optimisation, a large selection of current sensors, intelligent energy management and cost-optimised design, Alvium combines the performance of classic machine vision cameras,
with the advantages of embedded sensor modules. It opens up new possibilities for users to switch from PC-based image processing applications to embedded systems. Visitors will receive comprehensive information about the versatile possibilities of Alvium, such as the various camera models, compatible embedded boards and the available interfaces.
www.alliedvision.com/alvium
Delta Optical Thin Film (booth 804, Bios 8804) will be showing its custom continuously variable bandpass filters (CVBPFs) for mid-size and full-frame CCD or CMOS sensors. Tese filters offer very high transmission and are fully blocked in the light sensitive wavelength range of silicon-based detectors.
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Combining CVBPFs with silicon detectors enables the design of very compact, robust and affordable hyperspectral imaging detectors that offer several advantages and benefits over conventional approaches. Tese include: having a huge aperture compared to grating and prisms; offering higher transmission than grating and prisms; short measurement time; high suppression of stray light; excellent signal- to-background ratio; the ability to perform simultaneous 3D measurements; and the ability to perform snapshots using a micro-lens array. Classical hyperspectral imaging cameras use prisms or grating as dispersive elements, which make the cameras bulky, sensitive to misalignment and expensive. Te advent of alternative approaches, such as Delta’s CVBPFs, makes hyperspectral imaging attractive for volume markets or even consumer products, for example in cancer detection, precision farming and for food testing in supermarkets.
www.deltaopticalthinfilm.com
Excelitas (booth 1441) will showcase several new high-performance optoelectronics products, including the Optem Fusion micro-inspection lens system from Qioptiq.
Redesigned to meet the growing need for shortwave infrared (SWIR) sensors for machine vision, the lens system now provides true polychromatic imaging performance across the key visible (400nm-700nm), NIR (700nm- 1,100nm) and SWIR (900nm–1,700nm) wavebands.
Te Optem Fusion SWIR lens system uses field-proven mechanics, flexible optics and
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The latest imaging technology will be on display during SPIE Photonics West, the annual photonics conference and exhibition from 2 to 7 February in San Francisco
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