Fraunhofer IPMS exhibits for the first time at the »Photonix EXPO & CONFERENCE 2014« in Tokyo

Dresden, /

Fast one-dimensional light modulator developed in cooperation with Mycronic.
Fast one-dimensional light modulator developed in cooperation with Mycronic.

Between 16 and 18 April, the Dresden Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS will, for the first time, be an exhibitor at the »Photonix EXPO & CONFERENCE« trade fair in Tokyo, Japan. The international exhibition and conference for photonics is split into the four specialized individual exhibitions »Fiber Optics Expo« (FOE), »Laser & Application Expo«, »Optics Expo« and »Optical Measuring/Analytical System Expo« and provides trade visitors with a comprehensive insights into the latest developments, trends, services and products in the fields fiber optics, laser technology as well as optical components and measurement procedures.

»Japan is one of the world's leading markets for all kinds of photonic components and solutions. Which is why we want to use the Photonix 2014 as both an information and, at the same time, a communication platform so as to gain a stronger foothold in this region«, says Dr. Michael Scholles, Head of Business Development & Strategy at the Fraunhofer IPMS, and continues: »As a research and development institute in particular, it is very important for us to present both our range of services and our latest developments to the Asian experts so that we can make new business contacts. At other events that concentrate on photonics we frequently experience a lively demand from Japan for our know-how and have therefore decided to take part in the Photonix as an exhibitor for the first time.«

The Fraunhofer IPMS will be presenting information about spatial light modulators, MEMS scanners and optical wireless data transmission by means of infrared light, amongst other things, at the Photonix 2014. Trade visitors will be shown a technical solution for biometric authentication by means of retina scanning that uses the MEMS scanner mirror of the Fraunhofer IPMS and can be integrated in personalized mobile devices, for example. Furthermore, the Dresden research institute presents a fast 1D-light modulator for laser direct imaging and other applications in the ultraviolet spectral range. The modulator is the heart of the new LDI 5sp laser direct imaging system from the Swedish firm of Micronic Mydata. The systems are to be used primarily in the production of special multilayer PCBs with a high density of circuit paths, such as are used when packaging smart phone processors, for example. A further highlight is the presentation of a new 3D-camera system that enables robots to perform more complex tasks by imitating the human visualization system. The Fraunhofer IPMS has contributed a novel MEMS scan technology as a key hardware component. This allows the system to detect »relevant« objects in the surrounding area at a high resolution, similar to human sight, without having to increase the volume of data.

The Fraunhofer IPMS can be found between 16 and 18 April at the Photonix EXPO & CONFERENCE on stand 19-37 in the Tokyo Big Sight Congress Center.