在刚刚结束的Photonics West 2014 上，SPIE 公布了 2014 Prism Awards的获奖名单。工业激光类由以色列的V-gen公司的脉冲光纤激光器VPFL-ISP-1-40-HE-50000获得，而科学激光类则由德国的Hübner GmbH & Co. KG 的相干连续波光源C-Wave获得。值得注意的是，德国Hübner公司除了获得科学激光类大奖外，还获得了国防与安全类大奖。

       据了解，V-Gen 是以色列一家专业从事光纤激光器的企业。
       VPFL-ISP-1-40-HE-50000 产品可输出峰值功率>40 kW，可调脉冲为1-300 ns，平均功率可达50 W，光速质量 (M2<1.5)，光电转换效率 >20%。

 

详细获奖名单：
先进制造类：Nanoscribe Gmbh (德国，Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen,), for the Photonic Professional GT (PPGT); based on TPP, the most accurate and fastest 3D laser lithography system commercially available. Presenter was Homer Antoniadis, Global Technology Director, DuPont.

国防与安全类: Hübner GmbH & Co. KG (德国，Ehrenkirchen), for KG: T-COGNITION, a stand-alone terahertz spectrometer that automatically detects and identifies hazardous substances in mail. Presenter was Jim Oschmann, Ball Aerospace, Vice President and General Manager, Civil Space and Technology, Ball Aerospace.

检测、传感、成像与摄像类：Tornado Spectral Systems (加拿大Toronto), for OCTANE-860, a small, inexpensive and robust spectrometer on a silicon chip designed for full-featured OCT imaging.  Presenter was Brian Lula, President and CEO of PI Physik Instrumente LP.

工业激光类: V-Gen Ltd. (以色列Tel Aviv), for the VPFL-ISP-1-40-HE-50000, the ytterbium fiber laser with the shortest pulsewidth, highest peak power, and highest pulse energy. Presenter was Reinhart Poprawe, Director, Fraunhofer-Institut für Lasertechnik.

生命科学与生物光电类: AccuVein Inc. (Huntington, New York, 美国), for the AV400 Vein Viewing System, a handheld, augmented-reality laser camera that detects and projects a vein map on a patient's skin. Presenter was Babak Parviz, Google Glass Project Lead, Google X, and University of Washington.

光学与光学元件类: Compass Electro-Optical Systems (Milpitas, California, 美国): r10004 Router, the first design to allow for a full mesh architecture and an ASIC-to-ASIC link using an optical interconnect. Presenter was Mario Paniccia, General Manager Silicon Photonics Operation, Intel.

其它光源类: Necsel (Milpitas, California, 美国): Frequency Converted Green Laser Array, offering the first RGB laser solution in 3D digital cinema projection. Presenter was Barbara Paldus, CEO, Finesse Solutions.

科学激光类: Hübner GmbH & Co. KG. (Ehrenkirchen, 德国): C-WAVE, the first coherent continuous-wave source able to be tuned across the visible range without change of materials. Presenter was Gisele Maxwell, CEO, Shasta Crystals.

测试、测量、计量类：Si-Ware Systems (Cairo, Egypt): MEMS FT-IR Spectrometer, the first alignment-free, calibration-free, and shock-resistant FT-IR module on a chip scale. Presenter was Paul Johnson, Executive Director of Global Optics, Photop Technologies.