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Many technologies — from communications, to radar and sensing, to positioning and navigation — rely on low-noise microwave signals for precise timing and synchronization. Advances in...

Oxford Metrics has entered into an agreement to acquire machine vision software and systems developer Industrial Vision Systems Ltd. (IVS) in a deal worth £8.1 million ($9.9 million). IVS...

Raman spectroscopy is a useful tool for identifying microplastics — plastic particles smaller than 5 mm — although conventional point confocal Raman methods are limited to single-point...

Self-driving vehicles need enough sensors to guide them safely through all types of traffic situations — and the sensors need enough space to work properly. As more sensors are added to...

Infratec’s catalogue of pyroelectric detectors features modular design concepts and approximately 50 standard types optimized for a broad range of applications. These infrared detectors are...

The AugaOne™ from ArgusEye is a sensor system that is meant to accelerate downstream monoclonal antibody process development by providing specific real-time and automated in-line data with high...

The NEXIV VMZ-NWL 200 from Nikon is an automatic wafer measurement system developed to solve the challenges of wafer metrology in the back-end of the semiconductor manufacturing process. The product...

The Photonis 25-mm image intensifier solution from Exosens is made for active detection applications in life science and scientific imaging. Based on Photonis Hi-CE MCP technology, the intensifier is...

Charged-injection device imagers are metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) detectors that can be fabricated using PMOS, NMOS and CMOS integrated circuit technology, and may be configured as a...

Spectral selection is a powerful tool that enhances conventional imaging tremendously. Most imaging systems, including the human eye, are designed to image light over a broad range of the spectrum....

That portion of the spectrum that the eye can see — and its rainbow of colors — is rather small, covering approximately 360 to 830 nm. What colors we perceive depends on wavelength, while...

The applications where rapid detection of light is a must are many. They include a wide variety: semiconductor inspection, gene sequencing, oil well logging and high-energy physics. The reasons for...

Advanced Image Intensifier adapter for low light level imaging applications, the Cricket™² is a plug & play camera attachment enabling low light level imaging and extreme high shutter speeds for CMOS...

This white paper compares current sensing technologies for automotive applications. It outlines the challenges faced by LiDAR, Radar, Sonar, and traditional HDR cameras, and addresses the benefits of...

Everything you need to know about soldering, mounting, thermal management, drive current, environment, and more, regarding extending the lifetime of your laser diodes.

Learn how linear variable filters can be used in a compact spectrometer to provide optimum order sorting.

LASER COMPONENTS brings together some of the brightest minds in the industry for a one-hour workshop. Doctoral students from MIT, Princeton University, and Stanford University share how they are...

Join us for a FREE webinar sponsored by Ophir-Spiricon. Particle Measurement SystemsSensors are critical for accurate laser measurement, yet they are often selected based on the wrong criteria....

IR windows and filters are used in packages for a variety of IR detectors, including thermopile, pyroelectric, microbolometer, and narrow-bandgap semiconductors. Windows and filters are optimized to...

Using SWIR, MIR, and FIR lasers requires knowledge of their beam quality parameters. Many considerations significantly impact the laser process, such as mode structure, positional stability, and...

A current-source thermal detector used to detect and study the pulses obtained from particular lasers.

Unlike the thermocouple or bolometer, the pyroelectric infrared detector is a current source with an output proportional to the rate of change of its temperature. Capable of extremely rapid response...

FTIR (Fourier transform infrared) spectrometer is a powerful analytical instrument used to obtain an infrared spectrum of absorption or emission of a solid, liquid, or gas sample. It operates based...

Beam profiling is a technique used to characterize and analyze the spatial intensity distribution of a laser beam. It involves measuring and visualizing how the optical power or intensity is...

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Photonics Media followed the photons all the way to San Francisco earlier this month for SPIE’s Photonics West 2017. The year truly begins with this event for many in the industry, as it is a symbol...

Tune into this month’s edition of Light Matters for the complete list of Photonics Media’s Industry Beacon award winners. We’ll also introduce you to an Industry Beacon in the Educator category, and...

Luminate NY, the only optics, photonics and imaging (OPI) accelerator and investment fund in the world, announced the final winners at the Light Tomorrow with Today event in Rochester, NY. For the...

A pyroelectric infrared detector is a current source with an output proportional to the rate of change of its temperature. Capable of extremely rapid response and an insensitivity to DC effects, it...

An infrared scanner is an optical system used to collect infrared energy from a scene using scanning optics with a point or line detector, as compared with a fixed optical system with a full...

Excelitas Technologies® Corp. is a leading industrial technology manufacturer focused on delivering innovative, market-driven photonic solutions to meet the illumination, optical, optronic,...

Established in 1985, OZ Optics is a leading worldwide supplier of fiber optic components, test equipment and sensors. OZ Optics manufactures its products in three locations, Ottawa (Canada),...

LASER COMPONENTS USA is a trusted sales organization providing cutting-edge photonic components to a wide variety of markets. We specialize in lasers, detectors, optical components, and modules...

Andor Technology Ltd is a global developer and manufacturer of high-performance scientific cameras, microscopy systems and spectrographs for academic, government, and industrial applications. Founded...