Request InfoGeneral Photonics Corp.The POD-101D high-speed DSP in-line polarimeter from General Photonics Corp. monitors and analyses fast polarization changes with a sampling rate of up to 625 kS/s, high power sensitivity and low insertion loss. The PolaView software enables real-time graphic display of polarization state and related parameters, either on a Poincaré sphere window for viewing state-of-polarization traces or on an oscilloscope window for tracking polarization changes over time. A USB interface enables direct data transfer to a computer without additional hardware.See full productRelated content from Photonics MediaPRODUCTSPhotonics.com 4/17/2024Zoom-Enabled 3D ScannerThe SmartScan VR800 from Hexagon AB is an optical 3D scanner with a motorized zoom lens that enables users to adjust data resolution and measurement volume entirely through software settings. 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