2006 Award Winners

The PhAST co-sponsors, APS, IEEE/LEOS and OSA, and Laser Focus World congratulate Daylight Solutions, Inc. on becoming the first recipient of the PhAST/Laser Focus World Innovation Award.

FIRST PLACE

Daylight Solutions, Inc.
Commercializing the Mid-IR
For innovative solutions and product development of high-volume,
commercially viable, mid-IR laser sources based on quantum cascade lasers.

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Fianium Ltd. SC450 – Supercontinuum Fiber Laser For showcasing important advancements in the fiber laser market and demonstrating potential new markets and applications which require spectral brightness which was previously impossible to achieve.	Thorlabs, Inc. Swept Source Based Three Dimensional Optical Coherence Microscope System For introducing a complete OCT system capable of 2D and 3D imaging and diagnosis of a sample’s internal optical properties.
Sacher Lasertechnik, LLC Portable THz-Laser Source For development of a commercial diode laser based portable source for Terahertz generation.	PolarOnyx, Inc. 100 μJ Femtosecond Fiber Laser For creating the 100 μJ femtosecond fiber laser and impacting future fiber laser applications.

For more information on this program or any of the entries, contact custserv@osa.org.