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Innovative photonics products named as Prism Awards finalistsBELLINGHAM, Wash. and PITTSFIELD, Mass., Nov. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Disruptive technology for assessing chemical composition in real time, a high-resolution LiDAR system for self-driving vehicles, and a smartphone-add-on sensor for noncontact healthcare tests are among finalists for the prestigious 2018 Prism Awards for Photonics Innovation. Organized by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, and sponsored by Photonics Media to honor groundbreaking inventions within the high-impact industry of optics and photonics, the Prism Awards are celebrating 10 years in 2018. "The Prism Awards are shining an even wider spotlight on photonics this year, with ten categories rather than the usual nine," said SPIE CEO Eugene Arthurs. "Photonics Media has been a proud Prism Awards sponsor, with SPIE, since the beginning, and as we commemorate the Awards' 10th year, we celebrate the continued growth in optics and photonics," said Thomas Laurin, president and CEO of Laurin Publishing. Winners will be announced 31 January during SPIE Photonis West (www.spie.org/PW) in San Francisco, California. Finalist product details are at www.photonicsprismaward.com. Companies are: Detectors and Sensors
Environmental Monitoring
Illumination and Light Sources
Imaging and Cameras
Lasers
Life Science Instrumentation
Material Processing and Additive Manufacturing
Medical Diagnostics and Therapeutics
Optics and Optomechanical Components
Test and Measurement
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