Industry giants and emerging challengers will be honored at the Prism Awards in a virtual ceremony in March 2021. SPIE announce finalists for 2021 Prism Awards.
Prism Award categories and finalists:
Life Sciences
Augmentiqs Medical, Augmentiqs 1000
IPG Photonics, YLPF-FlexO
OmniVision Technologies, OVM6948 CameraCubeChipTM

IPG Photonics' LightWELD 1500.
Manufacturing
BMF (Boston Micro Fabrication), microArch S240
IPG Photonics, LightWELD 1500 (right)
nLight, AFX
Medical Devices
Endofotonics, SPECTRA IMDxTM
Lumedica Vision, OQ EyeScope
Norlase, LION
Quality Control
Ophir, LBS-300HP-NIR (right)
Teledyne DALSA, Linea HS 32k TDI Camera
RoadVista, StripeMaster 3 Retroreflectometer

Ophir's LBS-300HP-NIR attenuator.
Quantum
AUREA Technology, Quantum Entangled Twin Photon Source
Element Six, DNV-B1TM
Qnami, Qnami ProteusQ
Safety & Security
Alakai Defense Systems, Situational Awareness for First Responders (SAFR)
Cubert, ULTRIS 20 Hyperspectral Camera
RaySecur, MailSecur mmWave Scanner
Software
ALPhANOV, Immersive Photonics Lab
Beijing JCZ Technology, EZCAD Laser Processing Software
OptoTest, OPL-CLX Software Suite

4Sight M is designed to drive autonomous applications.
Smart Sensing
Luxmux, Ultrawide Tunable Fabry Perot Laser
mirSense, New QCLs from 10µm to 17µm
nanoLambda, Digital Nano Spectrometer
Transportation
AEye, AEye 4Sight M (right)
Lumotive, X20 LiDAR
SLD Laser, LaserLight W-IR SMD
Vision Technology
Gamma Scientific, NED-LMD Waveguide Tester
OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, 550 aperture PowerBoost VCSEL
WaveOptics, WaveOptics Waveguide Platforms
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