MSH Systems to Distribute Raptor Cameras in Japan

Sensing perception system developer Aeva has partnered with SICK AG, a provider of industrial sensing solutions and cameras, in a multiyear collaboration to bring Aeva’s frequency-modulated...

MUNICH — TOPTICA Photonics’ TOPTICA Projects has successfully tested an experimental laser, jointly developed with the European Southern Observatory (ESO), MPB Communications (MPBC), and...

Pickit3D and Zivid have established a strategic partnership to jointly address the growing automation needs of the automotive industry. The partnership aims to leverage the companies’ combined...

In cell biology and medical imaging, the targeted manipulation of cells under controlled conditions is a major challenge in understanding processes and causal relationships. Researchers are dependent...

The Kestrel 1000 Electron Multiplying Charge Coupled Device (EMCCD) Camera from Raptor Photonics Ltd. offers ultralow readout noise while running at 1,000 fps in full frame and up to 1,800 fps with...

The Eagle 1-MP C-mount CCD camera from Raptor Photonics Ltd. is air-cooled to -80 °C. Using a back-illuminated CCD with 1056 × 1027 pixels and a 13 × 13-μm pixel pitch, the...

The Hawk Indigo UV-optimized camera from Raptor Photonics Ltd. uses a 2/3-in. CMOS sensor, enabling sensitivity and high-quantum efficiency of 36% at 250 nm. With a pixel size of 2.74 µm,...

The Xenon-Jade series of lenses from Jos. Schneider Optische Werke GmbH (Schneider-Kreuznach) is designed for 1.2-in. sensors. The five lenses feature speeds of f/2.8 and focal lengths of 12,...

The term fluorescence is often applied as a synonym for photoluminescence, although luminescence actually covers fluorescence and phosphorescence. Both of these terms describe the process of...

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...

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...

The digital camera represents an integration of optics, mechanics and electronics consisting of three layers (Figures 1a, b and c). The top and the middle layers are printed circuit boards (PCBs),...

This application note demonstrates the use of ATR-FTIR spectroscopy for the analysis of human serum albumin. An IR5 FTIR spectrometer was used, equipped with a heated ATR accessory, to help tackle...

How Right Angle Prisms Work? Mainly used in various optical instruments and optical imaging fields, for bending image paths or 90° turning rays. Right-angle prisms can produce left-handed images that...

Spectrometer optics is the process of measuring light intensity by separating light by wavelength using a spectrometer. Spectrometers have a wide range of applications, from studying distant galaxies...

The term 'diffraction grating' often brings to mind a surface relief grating, with ruled lines and a delicate surface. A transmission grating, however, opens up many new options for the optical...

Free Webinar Additional Questions & Answers from the Webinar below: Speakers: Dr. Robert R. McLeod Associate Professor and Graduate Director Electrical, Computer and Energy...

In this webinar, Edmund Optics’ asphere experts will discuss the benefits of using aspheres in optical system design and the factors to take into account during the design process. You will...

Raman imaging microscopy is a highly versatile and effective tool for the label-free, nondestructive chemical characterization of materials. Based on the Raman effect, which describes a distinct...

An increasingly wide range of applications need to be able to function in harsh environments, not only on space missions but also here on Earth, in particle detectors, for example. It is important to...

In optics, the double refraction that is produced when stress is applied to a transparent material. Plastics, which are especially photoelastic, can be formed into models of structures that are...

A technique for creating optimal performance in a system by producing a specific beam irradiance distribution, usually through the use of geometric optics. A common design involves the use of ray...

Photon flow created by imaging of light into a detector array; IPD is the electrical signal used by the image processor in a laser radar angular tracking system.

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...

Instrument Systems presents a special highlight: The preview of the new LumiTop X20, upcoming in autumn 2021. Building on the established 2700 and 4000 models, the LumiTop X20 will offer a high...

Technology Transfer Programs are often a concerted effort to share skills, knowledge, technologies, methods of manufacturing, samples of manufacturing, and facilities among governments or...

On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you on a brief tour of the Higgins Laboratories at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Quinsigamond Community College and WPI received a $4M grant...

Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have developed a single flat lens that can focus the entire visible spectrum of light in the same spot and in...

A lenticular screen is a rear or front projection screen composed of minute optical surfaces that introduce a spread to the light beam that conforms approximately to the light distribution...

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...

Reynard Corporation has been a premier supplier of custom optics and thin-film coatings to a global customer base since 1984. Reynard focuses on manufacturing the highest quality products with...

FOCtek provides customers with all types of custom manufactured lenses, Precision Optical Components, Polarizing Optics, Prisms, Filters, Coatings, Optical Systems, Crystals, Nonlinear Crystals,...

Optics that Defend, Build, Cure and Discover The LaCroix name is synonymous with quality precision optics. Since 1947, three generations of family leadership have placed LaCroix Precision Optics...

Ohara manufactures precision optical glasses: strip/slab, cut/molded blanks, pressings, high homogeneity blanks, fine gobs, polished ball lenses, near-UV transmitting i-Line glass, ceramic...