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Photonics.com - March 2015
Business
New Managing Director Named for Trumpf Canada
Stefan Fickenscher has been named managing director of Trumpf Canada. He succeeds Stefan Schreiber, who returns to Trumpf GmbH + Co. KG in Ditzingen, Germany, as head of central sales subsidiaries in the machine tool division. Fickenscher joined Trumpf GmbH in 2002 as international project manager for 2-D lasers. He held two additional positions in Germany before transferring to Trumpf Inc. in...
Meadowlark Optics Acquires Spatial Light Modulator Product Line
Meadowlark Optics Inc. has acquired the spatial light modulator (SLM) product line from Cambridge Research & Instrumentation Inc. of Woburn, Mass. The 1 × 128 and 1 × 640-pixel liquid...
RMI Launches Custom Optomechanical Assembly Service
Rocky Mountain Instrument Co. (RMI) has launched the Opto-Mech Program for design, manufacturing and testing of optomechanical assemblies. Services include design using Zemax and SolidWorks software,...
Photronics Promotes Kirlin to CEO
A new CEO will take over photomask manufacturer Photronics Inc. on May 4. Dr. Peter Kirlin, currently the company’s president, will succeed CEO Constantine “Deno” Macricostas, who...
Canadian Military Helicopters to Carry Northrop Grumman IR Countermeasures Systems
The Royal Canadian Air Force has chosen Northrop Grumman Corp. to provide IR missile protection on its fleet of CH-147F Chinook helicopters. The latest generation of the company’s directional...
UK Machine Vision Group Selects New Leadership
The U.K. Industrial Vision Association (UKIVA) has chosen a new leadership team and welcomed new committee members. Alrad Imaging Sales Director Ian Alderton was recently elected chairman, and...
LPKF Announces New Initiatives after Disappointing 2014
Closing the books on a disappointing 2014, LPKF Laser & Electronics AG has set its sights on new laser machining processes and new markets. Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) fell 45...
OFS Joint Venture Opens Fiber Optic Cable Factory in Russia
OFS and SviazStroy-1 have opened a new optical fiber cable factory in central Russia. “With the extra capacity of the new factory, we can better serve the growing demands of our customers...
Natcore, Eurotron Partner on HIT Solar Cells
Natcore Technology Inc. has teamed up with Eurotron B.V. to produce next-generation photovoltaic modules. The company recently announced that it had produced an all-back-contact silicon...
Marines Award Elbit $73.4M Contract for Laser Rangefinders
The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded Elbit Systems of America LLC a $73.4 million contract for laser rangefinder technology. The Common Laser Range Finder-Integrated Capability (CLRF-IC) replaces the...
Teledyne Judson Expands Lead Salt IR Detector Fabrication Facility
Teledyne Judson Technologies LLC has completed a major expansion of its cleanroom facilities for producing IR detectors based on the lead salts PbS and PbSe. The company offers lead salt detectors in...
Quantum Materials Breaks ‘Stokes Shift Barrier’ for QD Clarity
Quantum Materials Corp. said it has found the secret for mass producing clearer, brighter quantum dots (QDs) for displays and other applications. The company said a patented, continuous-flow process...
OLED Microdisplay Contracts Buoyed eMagin Revenues in 2014
Organic LED microdisplays firm eMagin Corp. decreased its losses in 2014 as it forged ahead with new products and contracts. The company reported a net loss of $5.3 million, or $0.22 per diluted...
ESI to Lay Off 45, Close Massachusetts Facility
Electro Scientific Industries Inc. (ESI) plans to close its facility in Chelmsford, Mass., and lay off about 45 workers. The developer of laser-based manufacturing systems for the microtechnology...
Compact Imaging, IPIC to Commercialize OCT Biosensor
Compact Imaging Inc. has teamed up with the Irish Photonic Integration Center (IPIC) to bring compact optical biosensor technology to the market. The company said its benchtop prototype MRO (multiple...
Modulation Scheme Dramatically Increases Capacity, Range of Next-Generation Fibers
A new phase-modulation (PM) scheme may have found the “sweet spot” for long-distance communications over next-generation optical fibers. Infinera Corp. of California and BICS SA/NV of...
Livermore Pushes Beyond Flashlamps to Boost Laser Repetition Rates
The world’s highest-peak-power laser diode arrays are now online at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The 3.2-MW arrays are destined to become part of the High-Repetition-Rate Advanced...
Norland Products Names COO for Fiber Optics Division
Carroll Foreman Jr. has been named chief operating officer for Norland Products Inc.’s fiber optics division. Foreman has 29 years of general and operational executive management experience,...
Quantum Imaging, SemiConductor Devices Secure Funding for SWIR Camera Development
Quantum Imaging Inc. of Colorado and SemiConductor Devices of Israel will develop a next-generation shortwave-infrared (SWIR) camera with funding from the Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research...
Kopin Losses Mount as Wearables Market Shifts
Completing a year in which it worked to reinvent itself, microdisplays firm Kopin Corp. reported a net loss of 28.2 million in 2014, compared to a net loss of $4.7 million the year before. Full-year...
Laser Glasses Aim to Counteract Low Vision
A new type of smart glasses that shine laser light directly onto the retinas could be a boon to people with poor eyesight. QD Laser Inc. is developing the device in collaboration with the Institute...
Blackbird Robotersysteme Launches Chinese Subsidiary
Laser welding firm Blackbird Robotersysteme GmbH has established a sales and service center in Shanghai. Blackbird Robotics Asia will be headed by Derek Wang, who has been named vice president for...
MicroVision Sets Sights on Revenue Growth in 2015
MicroVision Inc. is eyeing revenue growth in 2015 as it moves from development mode into product sales and licensing mode. The company earlier this month licensed its PicoP miniature laser projector...
Spectronics Promotes Four, Hires Foreign Sales Manager
Spectronics Corp., a manufacturer of UV equipment and fluorescent materials, recently promoted two employees. As general manager of operations, Daniel Cooper will oversee prototype design, R&D,...
Faro Acquires Kubit, Opens New Manufacturing Plant
Laser-scanning company Faro has acquired another softwave firm and opened a new manufacturing plant. For an undisclosed price, Faro acquired Kubit GmbH of Dresden, Germany, and U.S. distributor Kubit...
Writedown Saps GSI Earnings; Revenues Climb
Earnings at GSI Group Inc. took a hit in 2014 due to lowered expectations for the company’s NDS Surgical Imaging subsidiary. GSI reported a net loss of $24.3 million, compared to net income of...
Schumacher Named CFO at Jenoptik
The supervisory board of Jenoptik AG has appointed Hans-Dieter Schumacher chief financial officer effective April 1. Schumacher will succeed Rudiger Andreas Gunther, whose contract is expiring. CEO...
Kopin Names VP for Defense Business Development, Unveils New Manufacturing Process
Wearable technologies firm Kopin Corp. has named Bill Maffucci vice president of business development focusing on emerging applications in the defense market. Maffucci has more than 35 years of...
PCO Opens Sales Office in Singapore
Imaging firm PCO AG of Kelheim, Germany, has opened its first sales office in Asia. After a startup phase in 2014, Murad Karmali, president of PCO Imaging Asia Ltd., has assumed strategic and...
133-MP CMOS Image Sensor Eliminates Bulky Optics for 8K Broadcasting
An unprecedented 133-MP, 60-fps CMOS image sensor is being eyed for ultrahigh-definition TV broadcasting. Forza Silicon Corp. developed the sensor in collaboration with NHK Science & Technology...
Grants Will Boost Recruitment for Two-Year College Photonics Programs
Four colleges in Michigan, New Mexico and Puerto Rico will receive $15,000 grants from the National Center for Optics and Photonics Education (OP-TEC) to help entice high school students into...
Laser Weapon Stops Truck in Field Test
Operating at the highest power ever documented for a system of its type, a laser weapon under development by Lockheed Martin disabled the engine of a small truck during a recent field test. The 30-kW...
Large-Surface OLED Film Advances Advertising Displays
Printable organic LED technology could be used to enable large-scale patterned and flexible light-emitting surfaces for advertising displays, as well as transparent smart surfaces to be attached to...
MicroVision Licenses Picoprojector Technology for $8M
MicroVision Inc. has signed a multiyear license agreement involving its PicoP display technology with an unnamed Fortune Global 100 partner for an up-front fee of $8 million. The license grants the...
Biolase CEO Optimistic After Tumultuous Year
The head of Biolase Inc. said he is confident the dental laser firm will grow in the new year after enduring a tumultuous 2014. “The latter half of 2014 marked the beginning of the...
NeoPhotonics Cuts Losses with Strong Fourth Quarter
Network components firm NeoPhotonics Corp. reported a net loss of $19.7 million, an improvement from a net loss of $34.3 million in 2013. Revenue in 2014 was $306.2 million, an increase of $23.9...
Tyndall to Lead $6M Project on Photonic Circuits for Data Transmission
The Tyndall National Institute will lead a consortium of researchers in a three-year, €5.2 million (about $5.95 million) European Union-funded project to develop photonic circuits for faster,...
Research & Technology
Plasmonic Modulators Could Work as Submicron Switches
Nanomechanical plasmonic phase modulators could be used as optical switches with footprints smaller than one square micron, potentially allowing densely packed photonic chips. Researchers at Rutgers University and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) demonstrated that an optical signal can be modulated in a 200-nm-high waveguide. The signal’s phase is modulated as it...
Nanolaser Uses Atomically Thin Gain Medium
With potential for on-chip optical communications applications, a tungsten-based nanoscale laser operates reliably on a tiny amount of electricity. Developed by researchers at Washington and Stanford...
Optogenetics Could Counteract Erectile Dysfunction
A gene construct that reacts to blue light could offer a drug-free alternative to men with erectile dysfunction. Researcher’s at ETH Zurich’s Department of Biosystems in Basel have tested...
Squid Skin Inspires IR Camouflage Tape (with video)
A protein derived from squid skin could be adapted into a kind of IR camouflage for soldiers. Researchers from the University of California, Irvine, have developed an adhesive film that, when...
Pairing of Silicon, Perovskite Promising for Solar Efficiency
A pairing of silicon and perovskite has the potential to achieve significantly higher solar energy conversion efficiencies than standard, single-junction silicon cells. A prototype tandem solar cell...
Honeycomb Steers Light around Sharp Curves
Microscale plastic honeycomb structures can make light beams turn on a dime, a development that could allow more optical relays to be packed onto photonic integrated chips. These spatially variant...
Higher-Order Modes Speed Up Fiber Conveyor Belt (with video)
Evanescent waves bleeding out of optical fibers can be used to trap and move microparticles like a conveyor belt, a phenomenon that could be useful in drug delivery, cell research and even quantum...
Melody Encoded onto Plasmonic Nanostructure
With data storage capacity 5600 times greater than magnetic film, a chip made of tiny gold bow ties could be the next best place to store all your MP3s. Researchers from the University of Illinois at...
Photoelectric Dye May Restore Some Sight to the Blind
Photoelectric dyes may be used to send images to the brains of the blind, potentially presenting a simpler alternative to artificial eyes based on image sensors. Blind patients with hereditary...
Livermore Pushes Beyond Flashlamps to Boost Laser Repetition Rates
The world’s highest-peak-power laser diode arrays are now online at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The 3.2-MW arrays are destined to become part of the High-Repetition-Rate Advanced...
Photothermal Nanoparticles Extend Range of Optogenetics
Targeted gold nanoparticles allow light to activate neurons, a finding that could enable the use of optogenetic techniques without genetic manipulation. “This is effectively optogenetics...
Narrower Lasers Could Yield Better Atomic Clocks
Atomic clocks lose 1 second every 300 million years, but that level of accuracy isn’t good enough for researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute. For even better precision, they’ve devised a...
Chalcogenide Fibers Mimic Brain Functions
Chalcogenide microfibers could be used to replicate the workings of the human brain, enabling optical computers capable of learning and evolving. A variety of broadband photoinduced effects allow...
Nanowire Optical Properties Tuned by Alloy Catalyst
A new growth catalyst gives greater control over the colors of light emitted by gallium nitride nanowires. Rather than using a single metal, researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory used...
Black Phosphorus Shows Promise in Optical Circuits
With a tunable bandgap, black phosphorus could be used to make better optical communications circuits than graphene and even germanium. Researchers at the University of Minnesota used black...
Phase Encoding, Photon Counting Yield Secure QR Codes
Microscale QR codes coupled with optical phase encoding and photon-counting encryption could be used to protect the integrity of microchips used in the most sensitive applications. QR, or Quick...
Light’s Wave-Particle Duality Visualized (with video)
A novel imaging approach has brought light’s split personalities together for the first time. The wave-particle duality of light is well known, though experiments to date have only been able to...
Tyndall to Lead $6M Project on Photonic Circuits for Data Transmission
The Tyndall National Institute will lead a consortium of researchers in a three-year, €5.2 million (about $5.95 million) European Union-funded project to develop photonic circuits for faster,...
Modified Genes Triggered by Blue Light
Crossing a bacterium’s viral defense system with a flower’s response to the sun yields a light-based trigger for genes. This type of control could enable deeper study of specific...
Products
FLIM Attachment
RODEN, Netherlands, March 30, 2015 — A new fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) system from Lambert Instruments BV is compatible with any wide-field fluorescence microscope. The LIFA-TD (Lambert Instruments FLIM attachment for time-domain imaging) includes a camera with a built-in image intensifier, which can reduce the exposure time to 3 ns and alter timing of the exposure in the subnanosecond range. A pulsed laser...
Lambert Instruments BV
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Thermography Camera
NORTHAMPTON, England, March 26, 2015 — Upgraded thermography cameras from InfraTec GmbH may be used in routine preventive maintenance and R&D. The new EverSharp algorithm now included with VarioCAM High Definition cameras...
Armstrong Optical Ltd.
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Custom Patterned Optics
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., March 26, 2015 — Reynard Corp. has begun offering custom photolithography services to manufacture patterned optics with geometries as small as 5 μm on substrates up to 18 in. in diameter. The process...
Reynard Corporation
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Fiber Inspection Probe
QUEBEC CITY, March 26, 2015 — Exfo Inc. has announced a fully automated wireless fiber inspection probe that allows standard wires to be swapped for a Wi-Fi connection to Android smart devices. The FIP-435B enables tower...
EXFO Inc.
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Fiber-Coupled Pump Module
TUCSON, Ariz., March 26, 2015 — Dilas Diode Laser Inc. has announced a fiber-coupled diode laser pump module, developed for fiber laser pumping with kilohertz modulation capabilities. The module is based on a single-emitter...
DILAS Diode Laser Inc.
Avalanche Photodiode
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., March 25, 2015 — Dynamic Photonics Inc. has announced a new avalanche photodiode. The Dynamic-Bias Enhanced Avalanche Photodiode (DBE-APD) is designed to increase the speed of fiber communications with less...
Dynamic Photonics Inc.
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Smart Scanning Sensor
PLYMOUTH, Michigan, March 25, 2015 — A new programmable laser scanning system from Perceptron Inc. provides 3-D polygonised models accurate to 50 μm for reverse engineering, 3-D printing or graphical Web content. It can also be used...
Perceptron Inc.
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Line-Scan Light
MUSKEGON, Mich., March 25, 2015 — The new Linear High Power (LHP) Line Scan Light from Smart Vision Lights LLC is designed for line-scan camera applications that require high-intensity illumination, such as web and print...
Smart Vision Lights
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Communications Lasers, Drivers
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 24, 2015 — NeoPhotonics Corp. has announced new low power-consumption 56-Gb/s externally modulated lasers (EMLs) and drivers for both 4 × 100-Gb PAM4 and 8 × 50-Gb NRZ client-side 400-Gb...
Lumentum
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Optical Transceivers
WEST HILLS, Calif., March 24, 2015 — Based on InP laser chips, new temperature-hardened transceivers from Source Photonics Inc. are designed for antenna front-haul in wireless infrastructure deployments. The new 90C 10G LR-Lite...
Source Photonics
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Wollaston Polarizing Prism
IRVINE, Calif., March 24, 2015 — A new Wollaston prism from Newport Corp. offers high-purity linear polarization of broadband sources or multiple laser wavelengths. Unlike many other polarizers, the 10WLP08 provides two output...
MKS/Newport
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Receiver Optical Sub-Assembly
MAINZ, Germany, March 24, 2015 — Huber+Suhner Cube Optics AG has announced its integrated multi-lambda 100-Gb/s Receiver Optical Sub Assembly (ROSA), compatible with CFP4 and QSPF28 form factors. With a size of 18 × 6.5...
H+S Cube Optics AG, Communication
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Fiber Optic Transceiver, Transponder, Link
SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 24, 2015 — Finisar Corp. has announced its CFP2-ACO coherent transceiver, supporting 100-G QPSK and 200-G 16QAM applications, as well as a flex-rate coherent transponder with internal digital signal processing...
II-VI Finisar
Optical Transceiver
MAYNARD, Mass., March 23, 2015 — Acacia Communications Inc. has announced a flex-rate coherent 400G transceiver module. The AC-400 is designed for long-haul, metro and data center interconnect networks. Powered by a...
Acacia Communications Inc.
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Optical Switch
NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan, March 23, 2015 — Integrating an IR emitter with a silicon phototransistor in plastic double-molding housing, the ITR1201SR10A/TR compact optical switch from Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd. is a reflective sensor for...
Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd.
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Photonic Integrated Circuits
SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 23, 2015 — Infinera Corp. has announced two new photonic integrated circuits (PICs) for new optical transport applications. The new ePIC-500 provides sliceable 500G capacity at the hub location, while the...
Infinera Corp.
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Silicon Photonics Chipset, Optical Transceiver
CARLSBAD, Calif., March 23, 2015 — Luxtera Inc. has announced the LUX22604 100G-PSM4 silicon photonics chipset and LUX42604 QSFP optical module. The devices offer a 100-Gb solution for cloud, hyperscale, financial services and...
Luxtera Inc.
Optical Transceiver
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 23, 2015 — NeoPhotonics Corp. has announced a new compact, dual-rate 100G CFP4 LR4 transceiver for optical communications applications. The 100G CFP4 LR4 requires less power and is half the size of the...
Lumentum
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Fiber Cleaning Tool
NEW BRITAIN, Conn., March 23, 2015 — MicroCare Corp. has introduced the newest addition to its Sticklers family of fiber optic cleaning tools, the CleanClicker push-to-clean tool. Containing more than 750 cleaning...
MicroCare Corp., Sticklers Fiber Optic Cleaners
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Optical Transceivers, Cables
SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 23, 2015 — Mellanox Technologies Ltd. has introduced three new LinkX products: the 100-Gb/s silicon photonics transceiver, 100-Gb/s vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) transceiver and 100-Gb/s...
Mellanox Technologies Inc.
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Tunable Laser Assembly
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 23, 2015 — A microintegrated tunable laser assembly (micro-ITLA) from Avago Technologies Ltd. is designed for use in coherent dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM) systems. The AFCU-UITLAXX is based on...
Broadcom Inc.
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Microintegrated Coherent Receiver
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 20, 2015 — NeoPhotonics Corp. has introduced a new microintegrated coherent receiver, the Micro-ICR, which is designed to fully support the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) implementation agreement...
Lumentum
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Swept Laser Test System
KOMAKI, Japan, March 20, 2015 — Santec Corp. has introduced the Swept Laser Test System for photonic testing. Its applications include optical component and module characterization, photonic materials characterization and optical...
Santec Corp.
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Network Design Software
NORWOOD, Mass., March 20, 2015 — VPIphotonics has introduced VPIlinkDesigner for link and network design. The software enables the placement of photonic items such as erbium-doped fiber amplifiers and dispersion-compensating...
VPIphotonics GmbH
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Nanopositioner Functions
JENA, Germany, March 20, 2015 — ASI and ASC are new functions for automatic sensor identification and system calibration, respectively, for piezoelectric nanopositioning controllers from Piezosystem Jena. The functions...
piezosystem jena GmbH
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CWDM Transceiver
YOKNE’AM, Israel, March 19, 2015 — A new optical transceiver from ColorChip is suitable for hyperscale data center, high-performance computer and enterprise applications. The 100-Gb/s coarse wavelength division multiplexing...
ColorChip Inc.
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Correlative Microscopy System
VIENNA, March 19, 2015 — A new system from Leica Microsystems facilitates correlative light and electron microscopy (CLEM). The EM Cryo CLEM system consists of the company’s DM6000 FS fluorescence light...
Leica Microsystems GmbH
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Laser Diode Packages
ELMSFORD, N.Y., March 19, 2015 — Transistor outline (TO) packages from Schott North America Inc. are suited for 10-Gb/s laser diodes in high-frequency, actively cooled communications applications. The TEC TO package features a...
SCHOTT North America Inc.
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CMOS Image Sensor
TOKYO, March 19, 2015 — A 13-MP backside-illumination CMOS image sensor from Toshiba enables smartphones and tablets to record full high-definition video at 240 fps equivalent and quarter video graphics array (QVGA) video...
CANON MEDICAL COMPONENTS U.S.A., Video Sensing Devices
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Variable Beamsplitters
HUDSON, N.H., March 19, 2015 — Variable beamsplitters from Laser Components USA Inc. have an inhomogeneous layer distribution on a square substrate. The components are used to incorporate two beams in an assembly with a...
Laser Components USA Inc.
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Thermal Imaging Sensor
VEUREY-VOROIZE, France, March 18, 2015 — A new thermal imaging sensor from Ulis uses less power at standard frame rates than similar products, making it suitable for integration into cameras for security night vision, as well as nature...
ULIS
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Fiber-Curing Oven
ROSWELL, Ga., March 18, 2015 — Connected Fibers LLC offers an intelligent oven for both horizontal and vertical heat curing of fiber optic termini. The 1Cure is suited for all production environments, and for all industry...
Connected Fibers
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Visual Field Analyzer
DUBLIN, Calif., March 18, 2015 — Carl Zeiss Meditec Inc. has introduced a new version of its Humphrey Field Analyzer, the HFA3, for glaucoma diagnostics. In perimetry, a trial lens provides the refractive correction needed so...
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
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Optical Transceivers
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 17, 2015 — Avago Technologies Ltd. has announced two new 100-Gigabit-Ethernet transceiver module devices. The AFBR-89CDDZ QSFP28 transceiver is designed for short-range data center interconnects,...
Broadcom Inc.
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Raman Imaging Module
EDISON, N.J., March 17, 2015 — A new ultrafast confocal Raman imaging module from Horiba Scientific is aimed at making Raman imaging a realistic alternative to optical imaging techniques in materials analysis. Available for...
HORIBA
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Voice Coil Stages
VAN NUYS, Calif., March 17, 2015 — A new series of linear motion stages from MotiCont may be used in optical and electrical inspection, pick-and-place robotics, measuring, assembly, packaging, semiconductor handling, scanning and...
Moticont
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Industrial Microscope
HAMBURG, Germany, March 17, 2015 — Olympus has expanded its DSX digital microscope series to enable faster measurement in manufacturing, quality assurance and application development applications. The series includes the...
Olympus Europa SE & Co. KG
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Beam-Handling Systems
STAUFEN, Germany, March 17, 2015 — Three OWISets PRAK beam-handling systems from Owis are designed for experimental setups at institutes, universities and colleges. Each is based on standard components from the company’s...
OWIS GmbH
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Pump Lasers, Ultrafast Amplifiers
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 17, 2015 — Spectra-Physics has introduced a new line of ultrafast regenerative amplifiers and high-power kilohertz diode-pumped solid state (DPSS) green pump lasers. The new Ascend pump lasers (pictured)...
MKS/Spectra-Physics
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3-D Smart Sensor
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, March 16, 2015, — LMI Technologies Inc. has released a new version of its Gocator structured-light 3-D profile sensors, as well as an update to Gocator’s firmware. The Gocator 2320 features high resolution...
LMI Technologies Inc.
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Industrial Microscope
WETZLAR, Germany, March 16, 2015 — Leica Microsystems’ new modular DMi8 inverted microscope platform is designed for industrial applications. The inverted design makes sample placement and change between samples faster...
Leica Microsystems GmbH
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Piezo Nanopositioners
AUBURN, Mass., March 16, 2015 — A new series of miniaturized, piezo-driven linear positioners from Physik Instrumente (PI) enable precision positioning and alignment of compact optomechanical components both in research and OEM...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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Laser Diode Dummy Loads
ST. LOUIS, March 16, 2015 — Dummy loads from Portable Power Systems allow the user to simulate a laser diode, laser diode bar or laser diode array while configuring their laser diode driver and any test equipment before...
Portable Power Systems Inc.
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Circular-Polarization Spectroscopy Upgrade
SAN DIMAS, Calif., March 13, 2015 — Craic Technologies Inc. has added circular-polarization spectroscopy capabilities to its microspectrophotometers. The circular-polarization package consists of optics and hardware, and enables...
CRAIC Technologies
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UV Optical Fibers
OLCHING, Germany, March 13, 2015 — Polymicro Technologies LLC has developed the FDP line of solarization-resistant optical fibers for UV applications. The stabilization of the fiber material’s 214- and 265-nm absorption...
Laser Components Germany GmbH
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Dynamic-Focus Lenses
BARRINGTON, N.J., March 12, 2015 — The new Dynamic Focus VZM Lenses from Edmund Optics use an internal liquid lens to seamlessly adjust focus over a 7× range, from 0.65× to 4.6×. At the same time, the lens...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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Pulsed Laser Diode Module
EDISON, N.J., March 12, 2015 — OSI Laser Diode Inc. has introduced the SCW 1632-350R, a high-power, pulsed laser diode module for optical testing applications. Housed in a 14-pin butterfly package, the new ridge waveguide...
OSI Laser Diode Inc.
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Microscope Illuminator
ROCKLAND, Mass., March 12, 2015 — The Lumen 100-LED from Prior Scientific provides illumination for a range of fluorescence microscopy applications with no vibration and minimal heat production. The system covers wavelengths...
Prior Scientific Inc.
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LED Videoscope
BUFFALO, N.Y., March 11, 2015 — The FreedomView LED videoscope by Optim LLC is designed to conduct and record inspections quickly and safely. It features an integrated LED with variable intensity control. It can capture still...
Titan Tool Supply Inc.
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Slide Scanner
HAMBURG, Germany, March 11, 2015 — The latest versions of Olympus’ VS120 virtual slide scanning system provide whole-slide scanning at high resolution using a new scanning stage and scientific CMOS camera. The system can...
Olympus Europa SE & Co. KG
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Blue Diode Laser System
MAINZ, Germany, March 10, 2015 — Dilas offers a diode laser system emitting visible blue light at 450 nm, suitable for a range of applications in illumination and materials processing. The Compact series delivers output power...
DILAS Diodenlaser GmbH
Dual-Source Laser
GOLDEN, Colo., March 10, 2015 — A dual-source fiber and CO2 laser system from Epilog Laser is designed for cutting pre-printed or processed graphics on a variety of substrates. The Fusion M2 features dedicated optics and a...
Epilog Laser
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Linear Focus Actuator
SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 10, 2015 — For optical applications requiring both high precision and high speed positioning over a short to medium stroke, Equipment Solutions Inc. provides the LFA-2010 linear focus actuator. This...
Equipment Solutions Inc.
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Optical Processor
SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 10, 2015 — Finisar has released a new optical processor and spectrum analyzer of communications applications. The WaveShaper 16000S optical processor features reprogrammable M × N port...
II-VI Finisar
LED Modules
RODGAU, Germany, March 10, 2015 — New LED modules from Omicron offer greater functionality and flexibility than previous models for applications in industry and research. With more than 40 wavelengths from the deep UV to the...
Omicron-Laserage Laserprodukte GmbH
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Light Measurement System
NORTH LOGAN, Utah, March 10, 2015 — A calibrated irradiance and dosage sensor, the PD300RM from Ophir Photonics measures narrowband LED and laser sources between 200 and 850 nm. The sensor automatically adjusts to provide correct...
MKS Ophir, Light & Measurement
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Spectrometers
FARUM, Denmark, March 9, 2015 — A new high-resolution spectrometer platform for integrators of compact analytical and process-control instruments from Ibsen Photonics can operate under demanding environmental conditions. The...
Ibsen Photonics A/S
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Holey Waveplates
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla., March 9, 2015 — Tower Optical Corp. offers precision waveplates with user-specified holes and hole location. New optical systems with smaller overall size require changes to the beam path. One way to do this...
Tower Optical Corp.
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Photodetector Array
KOMAKI, Aichi, Japan, March 9, 2015 — A rack-mountable pigtailed photodetector array from Santec is useful for many 40- and 100-Gigabit Ethernet applications. The highly integrated MPA-100 is available with up to 80 channels. It...
Santec Corp.
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Spectral Sensor
DUNEDIN, Fla., March 6, 2015 — Delivering high-resolution measurements over the visible wavelength range of 380 to 700 nm, the Spark-VIS spectral sensor from Ocean Optics uses optical technology advances to shrink instrument size,...
Ocean Optics - Part of Ocean Insight
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UV LED Curing System
WALTHAM, Mass., March 6, 2015 — New UV LED curing systems from Excelitas Technologies Corp. are small enough to be included in applications where space constraints restrict access to the substrate. OmniCure AC2 Series modules...
Excelitas Technologies Corp.
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Laser Interferometer
TUCSON, Ariz., March 5, 2015 — The AccuFiz Fizeau compact laser interferometer from 4D Technology Corp. allows accurate, repeatable measurement of surface shape and transmitted wavefront quality. Designed for use in...
4D Technology Corporation
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Portable Raman Microscopes
JUPITER, Fla., March 5, 2015 — BioTools’ new family of portable Raman microscopes bridges the gap between microscopy and spectroscopy. The Mobile μRaman (pictured) is designed for examining particles, liquids,...
BioTools Inc.
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Microscope Cameras
RICHMOND, British Columbia, Canada, March 5, 2015 — New tablet camera systems from Motic provide a dynamic imaging station that will preview, acquire, store, measure and communicate microscope images. Built on Android technology, the new line...
Motic Instruments Inc.
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Air Bearing Stage
AUBURN, Mass., March 4, 2015 — PI (Physik Instrumente) has announced a new line of linear, planar X-Y and rotary air bearing stages for the research and industrial markets. As opposed to mechanical bearings, air-bearing...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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Biomechanical Camera System
MONTREAL, March 4, 2015 — A portable four-camera high-speed recording system from NorPix Inc. is suited for biomechanical applications. Based on the company’s StreamPix software, the recording system can record...
NorPix Inc.
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Automated Raman Imaging System
ULM, Germany, March 4, 2015 — A fully automated microscope system from Witec offers 3-D confocal Raman imaging with high spectral resolution and sensitive laser power determination. Apyron includes laser wavelength...
WITec GmbH
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Spectroscopic Sensors
TUSTIN, Calif., March 3, 2015 — Symbion Systems has announced its MA-5000 Series application-specific spectroscopic sensors, combining capabilities for spectral analysis, sample interfacing, robust packaging, chemometrics and...
Symbion Systems Inc.
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Press Inspection System
DRESDEN, Germany, March 4, 2015 — Developed for the control of sheet metal parts in press hardening, the Press-Check automated thermographic inspection system from InfraTec allows for high stability and rigidity of the components...
InfraTec GmbH, Infrarotsensorik und Messtechnik
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Machine Vision Cameras
OBERSULM, Germany, March 3, 2015 — Two new board-level cameras from IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH offer a USB 2.0 interface. Measuring 36 × 36 mm, the UV-1551LE and UV-1552LE feature 1/3-in. 2-MP CMOS sensors from...
IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH
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Fabry-Perot MEMS Sensors
WESSLING, Germany, March 3, 2015 — Two new IR spectral sensors from Spectral Engines use Fabry-Perot tunable filter technology based on microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) for detection and analysis of gases, solids and liquids. ...
Laser 2000 GmbH
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16-MP Sensor
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 3, 2015 — A new 16-MP image sensor from OmniVision Technologies Inc. captures 4672 × 3504-pixel images at 30 fps, allowing burst photography and zero shutter lag at full resolution. The OV16880 is...
OMNIVISION
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Transilluminators
WESTBURY, N.Y., March 3, 2015 — Featuring two workstations and producing both 312-nm UV and white light, the Spectroline Bi-O-Vision transilluminators from Spectronics Corp. enable life sciences researchers to select...
Spectronics Corp., Spectroline
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Tunable UV Raman Filter
CHELMSFORD, Mass., March 3, 2015 — McPherson’s compact double monochromator Model 275D is suited for deployment in UV Raman spectroscopy systems for detecting chemical, biological and explosive activity. It works as a...
McPHERSON
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Phosphor-Converted LED Chips
CHUNAN, Taiwan, March 3, 2015 — SemiLEDs Corp. has announced its phosphor-converted LED chip series in amber, green and red colors. Utilizing the company’s ReadyWhite phosphor technology to minimize blue passthrough,...
SemiLEDs Corp.
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Sapphire Dome
PROVIDENCE, R.I., March 3, 2015 — The Sapphire Truncated Hyper-Hemisphere Dome from Meller Optics provides 360° viewing with an enhanced 65° field of view. The dome permits IR and shortwave-infrared (SWIR) viewing, and...
Meller Optics Inc.
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Cryogenic Optical Measurement
BOZEMAN, Mont., March 2, 2015 — The updated Cryostation C2 from Montana Instruments Corp. is an optical measurement platform that operates at 3.2 to 350 K. A redesigned sample-support structure improves stiffness for better...
Montana Instruments
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Thermal Imaging Lenses
MEER, Belgium, March 2, 2015 — An expanded range of Ultrasonic Smart Lenses from Flir Systems complement the company’s research-grade X6000sc Series thermal imaging cameras. Available with focal lengths of 12, 25, 50,...
Teledyne FLIR
OEM Camera
MANNHEIM, Germany, March 2, 2015 — A new intelligent OEM camera from VRmagic is available as single-sensor or remote-sensor system. The VRmIC3 OEM features a range of interfaces and an industry-compliant 12- to 48-V DC...
VRmagic Imaging GmbH
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