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In-Place Machining (IPM), a provider of measurement and alignment services, has acquired East Coast Metrology (ECM), a contract measurement company. The acquisition is part of IPM’s long-term...

Empire State Development has named the 10 companies selected to participate in round seven of the Luminate NY accelerator program, investment fund, and competition. Each finalist will receive an...

Partners from aerospace manufacturer Pratt & Whitney and Virginia Tech have developed an optical technology to calculate engine thrust to allow high-fidelity measurements of gas turbine engine...

Various applications of pulsed laser sources rely on the ability to produce a series of pulse pairs with a stepwise increasing delay between them. Implementing such optical delay scanning with high...

The field calibration incOder® product from Celera Motion is designed for applications that require precise angle measurements in adverse conditions. Applications include field robotics, camera...

Displays continue to increase in resolution and pixel density. Microdisplays such as those used for AR/VR/MR devices and smart watches can have hundreds or even thousands of pixels per inch (PPI). At...

LDX-36000 Series High-Power Laser Diode Drivers are designed specifically for controlling and testing high-power laser diodes. They are CW/QCW laser diode drivers with current ranges from 40A to 220A...

The ImageMaster® HR 2 is the newly developed MTF test station by TRIOPTICS which takes the ImageMaster® R&D product line to the next level. The improvements achieved result in an extended...

Materials processing with lasers is actually a broad term for a diverse range of applications. The major categories of these uses, and the lasers that service them, are summarized Table 1. At one...

Early fiber lasers were inefficient and limited to low powers, until more effective methods emerged to deliver the pump light into the cladding. Valentin Gapontsev, founder and CEO of IPG Photonics,...

Over 60 years have passed since the first demonstration of a laser in 1960. After the initial spark of interest, lasers were for a while categorized as “a solution waiting for a problem,”...

When purchasing an industrial laser system, the astute buyer will look for a Class 1 laser product — a system where the laser beam hazard is completely enclosed and there is no potential laser...

This white paper will identify the specifications that can influence the scanner’s field of view and also highlight hardware and controller-oriented solutions for improving it. Key topics include:...

Answering some common questions new users of optical design and analysis software have are “How accurate are the results?” or “Can I trust the results I get?” and discussing the importance of...

Short wave pass and long wave pass filters are a specialty of ours. Learn more...

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

Thermography has become an indispensable tool for all types of R&D projects that require noncontact, accurate temperature measurement. Many IR camera options are available with different features...

Beam profiling describes the measurement of the spatial distribution of power of a laser beam. Laser users often wonder if they need to profile their lasers but may have nagging doubts as to why....

High-power diode lasers have progressed significantly since their first appearance in the market. Today, these lasers are able to utilize high power levels and high-percentage electro-optical...

Spectropolarimetry is a powerful remote sensing technique that enables the retrieval of air and water quality parameters that traditional spectroscopy cannot probe. iSPEX 2 is a smartphone...

A spectroradiometer is a device used to measure the intensity of light at different wavelengths across the electromagnetic spectrum. It provides a detailed spectral distribution of light, breaking...

For a single-mode fiber, the measurement of the irradiance distribution at the fiber's end face.

A lumen is a unit of measurement used to quantify the amount of luminous flux, which is the perceived power of light. In other words, the lumen measures the total amount of visible light emitted by a...

A measurement technique used to determine the spatial distribution profile of an electrical or optical quantity of interest which is provided by multiple scans within the near-field region of a...

Watch a quick demo to see how scientific imaging systems enable fully automated visual inspection of illuminated displays and display components. ProMetric Imaging Colorimeters and TrueTest™ Software...

Meet the XRE Lens — designed to evaluate the visual quality of XR (extended reality) displays. Eric Eisenberg, Optics Development Manager at Radiant Vision Systems, demonstrates this solution’s...

A DXOMARK score is an objective benchmark of a device’s performance under real user conditions. To score smartphone displays, DXOMARK evaluates display readability in scenarios from web browsing to...

Evaluating the visual quality of displays as viewed through augmented and virtual reality headsets requires testing from the vantage point of the user. Radiant Vision Systems provides a comprehensive...

A laser beam profiler is a device that measures the spatial distribution of energy perpendicular to the propagation path of a radiant beam. An energy or power meter is typically used to monitor the...

Spectrum analyzers are scanning devices used to cyclically tune through a given frequency range to determine the amplitude-frequency distribution of the signals present, usually by displaying output...

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

LaserPoint manufactures a wide portfolio of laser power and energy meters able to perform laser measurements with high accuracy. They developed the hard coatings to absorb the laser radiation which...

Specialized Products Yelo Laser Burn-In and Life-Test System: Qualification systems provide a modular tightly controlled environment in which to Burn-In and Life-Test photonics components such as...

Lambda Research Optics, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of laser optics with high power thin-film coatings and high precision fabrications. Lambda serves a wide range of industries, such as Biotech,...