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The AS7331 CMOS sensor from ams-OSRAM AG provides separate sensor channels for UV-A, UV-B, and UV-C. A small device in a radiation-hardened surface-mount package, the AS7331 enables...

The LIFA vTAU from Lambert Instruments is a camera-based system designed to transform fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) for live cell applications. Featuring a single-photon avalanche...

Evident’s FLUOVIEW™ FV4000 confocal laser scanning microscope and FV4000MPE multiphoton laser scanning microscope, feature advancements in imaging technology that empower researchers to...

Hermetically sealed, surface-mount device-packaged 1.7- and 2.6-μm InGaAs PIN ATLAS photodiodes from Marktech Optoelectronics Inc. are designed for spacecraft, aerospace, medical, defense,...

Rockley Photonics has signed a supply agreement — outlining the customer’s initial purchase commitment for 2023 — and received the first commercial purchase order for its...

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF (Fraunhofer IOF) have developed a portable sensor-scanner for building comprehensive 3D models of complex...

Abnormalities in white blood cell count are indicative of a blood disorder. Measuring these abnormalities is imperative. However, the use of flow cytometry and other conventional methods to assess...

Scientists from Brookhaven National Laboratory showed that ionic liquids provide an efficient means to convert one color of laser light into another. The discovery could lead to a way to create...

Aspheric surfaces are powerful tools that combine the optical corrections of multiple lenses into a single element (Figure 1) and affect performance in ways that spherical optics cannot. For example,...

Since their invention in the late 1960s, charge-coupled devices, also called CCDs, have found widespread use in imaging applications. Electronic cameras based on CCD technology are used in...

The wavelength range of commercially available LEDs with single-element output power of at least 5 mW is 275 to 950 nm. Each wavelength range is made from a specific semiconductor material family,...

Laser development for the microscopy market continues to be driven by key trends in applications, which currently include superresolution techniques, multiphoton applications in optogenetics and...

An overview of the Single-Objective Light Sheet.

For some advanced microscopy and nanoscopy techniques it becomes necessary to modify existing instrumentation or build an instrument from scratch. This article helps readers determine whether a...

An overview of diSPIM

Producing optics for medical devices has its own unique set of difficulties and challenges including cost, turnaround time, performance, and standards. This paper talks about those challenges and...

For applications such as security and surveillance, achieving true image scene pixel information is vital. This has led to an increasing demand for a smart camera that can achieve true vision through...

There is hardly any technology that is not constantly evolving. This is especially true for vision technology in the medical and life sciences sectors. CCD sensors have largely been discontinued, but...

The ever-increasing adoption of machine vision and greater sensor deployment creates extensive opportunities for emerging image sensor technologies with enhanced or additional capabilities relative...

The main goal of Barroso and her colleagues’ research is to accelerate preclinical drug discovery by developing novel imaging assays to screen and optimize the delivery of targeted anti-cancer...

A CCD camera, or charge-coupled device camera, is a type of digital camera that utilizes a CCD image sensor to capture and record images. CCD cameras are widely used in various applications,...

Area scan, in the context of imaging and cameras, refers to a method of capturing an entire two-dimensional image in a single snapshot or exposure. Unlike line scan, which captures images one line at...

CID, or charge injection device, camera refers to a type of imaging device that utilizes a specific kind of solid-state image sensor technology. CID cameras are capable of capturing images in a...

A linear image sensor is a type of solid-state electronic device used to capture and convert light into electrical signals. Unlike area image sensors (such as CCD or CMOS sensors), which capture an...

At Andor, it matters to us that the products we develop make a real difference to our customers and contribute significantly to their research across Immunology, Microbiology, Neuroscience, Cells &...

Objective lenses are used in microscopy systems for a range of scientific research, industrial, and general lab applications. A microscope objective is typically composed of multiple lens elements...

Fluorescent filter is a key component of biomedical and life science instruments, and its main function is to separate and select the characteristic band spectra of excitation light and emission...

This hands-on session about FD-FLIM by Gerhard Holst from PCO AG was given as part of the FLIM Symposium "Beginners Guide to Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging in Life Sciences".

An endoscope is a medical device used for visualizing and examining the interior of hollow organs, body cavities, or confined spaces within the body. It consists of a flexible or rigid tube equipped...

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),...

Baumer Group is a manufacturer of sensors, encoders, measuring instruments, and components for automated image processing. Baumer combines innovative technologies and customer-oriented service into...

CASTECH is a recognized leading supplier of nonlinear optical crystals, laser crystals and precision optical components for laser, telecom, medical, analysis and detector markets. Products...

The Optical Engineering Experts® Optikos designs and manufactures metrology products for measuring and assuring optical image quality; and provides optical engineering design, development,...