BELLINGHAM, WA and PITTSFIELD, MA—(Marketwired – November 22, 2016) – Next–generation smart lighting, accuracy–enhancing industrial laser systems, and in–home continuous health monitoring are among new products named today as finalists for the prestigious 2017 Prism Awards for Photonics Innovation.
The competition is organized by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, and sponsored by Photonics Media to honor groundbreaking technology and product inventions based on optics and photonics. Industry leaders will present awards at a gala banquet on 1 February during SPIE Photonics West in San Francisco, California.
“This year's finalists offer particularly outstanding examples of the range and capability of photonics R&D,” said SPIE CEO Eugene Arthurs. “We are pleased to recognize these innovative companies through the Prism Awards.”
“This carefully considered list hints at challenges met and a glimpse at the future,” said Tom Laurin, President/CEO of Laurin Publishing Co. “As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the launch of Photonics Spectra magazine, we extend our enthusiastic congratulations to the finalists.”
Finalists are:
Additive Manufacturing – 3D Printing
Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies AMBITâ„¢ Industrial 3D Printing System
Multiphoton Optics LithoProf3D
PolarOnyx Tungsten LAM
Biomedical Instrumentation
EyeQue Personal Vision Tracker
Rapid Biosensor Systems TB Breathalyser
Wasatch Photonics MicroAngio
Detectors and Sensors
Aeris Technologies MIRA
ALPhANov GoSpectro
Hesai Technologies Drone–Mounted Natural Gas Surveillance System
Luxmux Technology BeST–SLED®
Imaging and Cameras
e2v 3D ToF solution
TAG Optics TAG Inspector
TruTag Technologies Model 4100 Handheld Hyperspectral Imager
Industrial Lasers
Amplitude Systèmes Tangor 100 W
Photonics Industries RGH Series
QD Laser 1030– and 1064–nm Ultra–short Pulsed Seeder for Fiber Laser
Materials and Coatings
Crystalline Mirror Solutions xtal mir
Element Six Single Crystal Diamond
InVisage Technologies NIR QuantumFilm
Metrology
4D Technology 4D InSpec Surface Gauge
8tree dentCHECK®
Leica Geosystems BLK360
Optics and Optical Components
ContinUse Biometrics Opto–phone
Nufern NuBEAM Flat–top fiber technology
SoraaLaser LaserLight SMD
Scientific Lasers
Integrated Optics MatchBox2 Series
Thorlabs Mid–infrared Supercontinuum Laser
TRUMPF Scientific Lasers Dira 200–1
More information about finalist companies and products is on the Prism Awards website: www.photonicsprismaward.com.
About SPIE
SPIE is the international society for optics and photonics, an educational not–for–profit organization founded in 1955 to advance light–based science, engineering and technology. The Society serves nearly 264,000 constituents from approximately 166 countries, offering conferences and their published proceedings, continuing education, books, journals, and the SPIE Digital Library. In 2015, SPIE provided more than $5.2 million in support of education and outreach programs. www.spie.org
About Photonics Media
Photonics Media, a brand of Pittsfield, Mass.–based Laurin Publishing Co. Inc., publishes Photonics Spectra, BioPhotonics, EuroPhotonics, Photonics Buyers' Guide and Photonics.com. With a collective subscriber base of more than 150,000 worldwide and more than 4 million unique website visits per year, Laurin Publishing's Photonics Media products and publications lead the photonics industry with editorial excellence and integrity — fostering a tradition of innovation and progress by sharing knowledge, insights and visions for the future. More information at www.photonics.com