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Photonics.com - August 2013
Business
Basler Restructures Management Board
Basler AG, a maker of digital cameras for industrial and video surveillance applications, medical devices and traffic systems, will expand its management board from three to four members on Jan. 1;...
Semrock Receives ITAR Certification
Certification from the US Department of State for International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) has been given to Semrock Inc., a designer and manufacturer of spectrally complex optical filters....
CFO Fay Leaving NeoPhotonics
James D. Fay, senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer of NeoPhotonics, is resigning from the photonic integrated circuit maker after six years to pursue another career...
North American Machine Vision Sales Grow in Q2
Total machine vision sales in North America rose 6 percent in the second quarter of 2013 compared with the second quarter of 2012, according to new statistics from the Automated Imaging Association...
Flir Awarded $137M Navy Contract
A $136.6 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract has been awarded to Flir Systems Inc. by the US Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, to provide military-qualified Brite...
Palomar Display Wins $2M Army Contract
Palomar Display Products Inc. has been awarded a $2.2M firm fixed-price contract by the US Army Contracting Command to deliver military display systems for the M1A2 Abrams tank fire control system....
Class Action Suit Filed Against Biolase
A class action lawsuit filed on behalf of shareholders against Biolase Inc. alleges that the dental laser maker made materially false and misleading statements regarding its business and operations....
LightPath Expands IR Team
LightPath Technologies Inc. has expanded its IR business team with the appointment of Glenn Breeze as worldwide infrared sales manager in the company’s infrared optics department.
E2v Inks Contract with Russian Academy of Sciences
e2v Technologies Ltd. of Chelmsford, England, has signed a multimillion-pound contract with the Russian Academy of Sciences to supply an imaging subsystem for the World Space Observatory-Ultraviolet...
Michigan Aerospace Wins Icing Detection Contract
The Michigan Aerospace Corp. (MAC) has received a contract to work with NASA on developing Raman-based technology that detects conditions favorable to ice formation on an airplane before a problem...
Metrology Market Expected to Reach $720M by 2018
The global metrology services market will reach $720.3 million in five years, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 8.2 percent from 2012 to 2018, according to a new market report. The report,...
LME Keynote to Address Ultrafast Industrial Lasers
The increasing availability of industrial-grade ultrafast lasers and their use in machining will be the focus of a keynote address by Magnus Bengtsson at the Laser Institute of America’s third...
Tessera, Freescale Settle Litigation
Freescale Semiconductor Inc. and Tessera Technologies Inc. have reached a settlement in a previously pending patent infringement lawsuit against Freescale. Electronic packaging solutions provider...
Berk-Tek Hires New Fiber Optics Product Manager
Berk-Tek, a manufacturer of network copper and fiber optic cable products, has hired Ron Lindsay as its new fiber optics product business manager. Lindsay, who received his Bachelor of Science in...
Bachmann Named President of Bruker BioSpin Group
Bruker Corp., a provider of scientific instruments and solutions for molecular and materials research, has appointed Thomas Bachmann as president of its BioSpin Group. Bachmann, who previously served...
Optimax Completes Coating Facility Expansion
The third and final phase of a $10 million, 4000-sq-ft expansion of Optimax System Inc.’s optical coating facility is now complete, providing space for more than 50 additional employees.
Former IPG Photonics Consultant Sues over Fiber Invention
Armen Dallakian, a former consultant to IPG Photonics Corp., claims that he is the inventor of a simple, highly effective technique to align light beams as they pass from one fiber optic cable to...
Infraredx Receives $25M Investment from Nipro
Infraredx Inc. has received a $25 million equity investment from Nipro Corp. to support the commercialization and distribution of Infraredx’s TVC Imaging System in Japan. The TVC Imaging System...
Trojan Technologies Wins OSA’s ‘Enabled by Optics’ Contest
Trojan Technologies has won first place in the corporate division of Enabled by Optics, a new contest designed by the Optical Society (OSA) to raise public awareness of the importance of optics and...
Photronics Gets Venture Capital Backing
An investment and product development initiative has been announced between Photronics Inc. and Silicon Values BG Partners. BG Partners, a Silicon Valley venture capital fund, will support...
Lightwave Logic Makes First Optical Polymer Sale
Lightwave Logic Inc. will provide the University of Colorado’s Guided Wave Optics Laboratory with organic nonlinear optical polymers in support of a Boulder Nonlinear Systems’ (BNS)...
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t Expands Sales Force
u2t Photonics has increased its global sales force in response to growth in the optical components market. Already established in Europe, North America and Asia, u2t will broaden its reach with...
KIT Building PV Facility
The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) will build a photovoltaics facility to provide the solar cells used by the school for its research and energy needs. In cooperation with the module...
OSA System Tracks Government-Funded Research
A new service that enables easy reporting of funding sources for scholarly research articles has been launched by The Optical Society (OSA). The FundRef service from CrossRef enables authors to...
Murata Moves European HQ
Murata will move its European headquarters to Hoofddorp on Jan. 1, 2014. Located 15 km from the center of Amsterdam, the new building is 1 km from the Hoofddorp train station and one stop away from...
TÜV Rheinland Opens Testing Lab in California
A new laboratory offering local manufacturers, retailers and service providers a variety of testing and certification programs has been opened in Irvine by TÜV Rheinland. The programs include...
Photonics Pros Love Their Work, Survey Shows
The percentage of respondents reporting high job satisfaction surpasses last year’s 82 percent in a new salary survey of the global optics and photonics community conducted recently by SPIE.
JML Optical Launches Rapid Prototyping Service
JML Optical Industries has launched a rapid prototyping capability for custom optical assemblies and components. Named QuickTurn Optics, it allows the components to be delivered in three to four...
Photonics Firm a Finalist in Nokia Sensing Contest
A technology firm founded by University of California, Los Angeles, professor Aydogan Ozcan and his students has made it to the final round of a $2.25 million international competition for companies...
Coherent’s Dieburg Lab Achieves ISO-IEC Certification
Coherent Inc.’s laser power and energy calibration laboratory in Dieburg, Germany, has received ISO-IEC 17025:2005 accreditation. The scope of accreditation applies to the company’s...
Boeing’s Laser Beam Deemed Battle-Worthy
A new laser system integrating a series of high-power industrial lasers to generate one concentrated, high-energy beam has exceeded required thresholds for power and beam quality during a...
ZEISS Lens Garners EISA Award
The Zeiss Touit 2.8/12 camera lens for mirrorless system cameras has been named European Compact System Lens of the Year by The European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA). Presented for products...
Bonsai to Distribute Headwall Sensors in France, Switzerland
Headwall Photonics has appointed Bonsai Advanced Technologies of southern France as its distributor of hyperspectral sensors in France and Switzerland. "We are very impressed with the level of...
UArizona Presents Power of Optics to Congressman
The world of photonics was on display for Rep. Ron Barber at the University of Arizona College of Optical Sciences on Wednesday, providing an eye-opening showcase of technology made possible by...
Bhambhani Named LaserStar Sales Director
LaserStar Technologies Corporation, a manufacturer of laser welding and laser marking sources and integrated systems, has appointed Sam Bhambhani as sales director. "Sam brings a wealth of industry...
LightPath Signs Distributor for Southeast Asia
LightPath Technologies has signed an agreement with AceXon Technologies to distribute its optical products throughout Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. “LightPath is continuing its strategy of...
HoodTech Vision Demonstrates Dual Imaging Systems
HoodTech Vision can deliver stabilized imaging systems that operate simultaneously and independently on a single aircraft, the company announced recently. “Two four-axis, gyro-stabilized...
Raytheon Awarded Third Visible IR Imager Contract
Raytheon Co. has received a third NASA contract to develop a Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Joint Polar Satellite...
Agilent Technologies Opens Ariz. Calibration Center
Arizona is the latest home to Agilent Technologies’ calibration centers in the Americas for electronic measurement instruments. “We were excited by the outpouring of customer interest in...
Flir Acquires DigitalOptics’ Micro-Optics Assets
Sensor maker Flir Systems Inc. has acquired DigitalOptics Corp.’s Charlotte, N.C.-based micro-optics business for $14.9 million, the company announced Monday. Included in the purchase are...
Michigan Powers Up Photonics Program
Michigan’s first photonics and laser technology associate degree program will launch Sept. 30 at Baker College of Flint under a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
OP-TEC Receives NSF Funding for Photonics Education
The National Center for Optics and Photonics Education (OP-TEC) has been awarded a $3.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to increase the supply of well-educated photonics...
Pflueger to Give Keynote at LME 2013
Laser industry expert Silke Pflueger will be a keynote speaker at the Laser Institute of America’s (LIA) third annual Lasers for Manufacturing Event (LME 2013), which will be held Sept. 11-12...
Mitsubishi Electric Delivers Major Camera Component to Telescope
The prime focus unit, a major component of the Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC) prime focus camera newly installed in the Subaru Telescope on the Big Island of Hawaii, was delivered late last month by...
Congressman Tours UCF Laser Facility
Photonics was the focal point at the University of Central Florida (UCF) on Wednesday when Rep. John L. Mica paid a visit to the Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers (CREOL)....
Samsung to Acquire Novaled
Cheil Industries, a Samsung affiliate that supplies electronic materials to display makers, and Samsung Electronics will co-own Germany-based OLED maker Novaled AG under a deal announced Friday.
First Solar Acquires GE’s Thin-Film Solar IP
First Solar of Tempe has acquired General Electric Co.’s thin-film solar technology in exchange for 1.75 million shares of its common stock. The partnership is expected to accelerate cadmium...
IRSC to Establish Lasers and Fiber Optics Center
Under a $2.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation, Indian River State College (IRSC) will establish a regional center to meet a growing need for trained laser and fiber optics...
Nanotextured Solar Cells Provide Efficiency Boost
Bandgap Engineering Inc.’s nanotextured silicon solar cell has demonstrated a 0.3 percent efficiency boost over standard solar cells and is expected to be 1 percent more efficient when fully...
Growing Demand Prompts Lensar to Expand
Lensar Inc., a laser systems developer for refractive cataract surgery, is significantly expanding its sales force and global distribution to better handle demand, the company said Monday. ...
Hazmat Scare Closes UCF Optics and Photonics Building
A faulty sensor activated an alarm Sunday morning at the University of Central Florida (UCF), creating a hazmat scare in its College of Optics and Photonics, according to media reports. Sensors...
Dolby Licenses Max Planck Imaging Patents
Dolby Laboratories has acquired the rights to an innovative imaging patent portfolio from the Max Planck Institute for Informatics.
Hamamatsu Photonics Orders Zecotek Crystals
Less than a month after announcing its strategic partnership with Zecotek Photonics, Hamamatsu Photonics has placed its first order for scintillation crystals, to be used in third-party positron...
Machine Vision System Measures Swimmer Biomechanics
Athletes competing in a world swimming championship this week will have their biomechanical data captured by an advanced machine vision system from Allied Vision Technologies GmbH.
New Center to Advance Freeform Optics
More than $4 million in federal, industry and academic funding aims to advance freeform optics through a new center led by the universities of Rochester and North Carolina.
Sydor Optics Receives ISO Certification
Precision optics manufacturer Sydor Optics has received ISO 9001:2008 certification quality management standards, affording its US and international customers a globally recognized standard of...
Kodak Names Leaders for Postbankruptcy
Eastman Kodak has named the leadership team it plans to put in charge after the company emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection later this year.
Teledyne Dalsa 4K Cameras Power Sunday Night Football Replay System
Every sports fan loves the slow-motion replay, and soon Sunday Night Football fans will get to experience these instant replays with never-before-seen views of action on the field.
Research & Technology
Conference to Explore Laser-based Weather Control
Ultrashort-pulse lasers as an emerging tool for controlling the weather will be the topic of interest at a gathering of atmospheric physicists, meteorologists and climatologists next month at the...
Spaghetti-like Surface Makes Stronger SERS Sensor
An innovative plasmonic sensor amplifies the signals of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) using a novel substrate based on carbon nanotubes with metal-coated tips. Scientists at ETH Zurich...
Light to the Heart to Restore Healthy Beats
When a person’s heart slows or stops, the current practice is to jump-start it with a blast of electricity from a pacemaker or defibrillator. But a multi-university team aims to put an optogenetic...
Existence of New Element Confirmed
Fresh evidence has been provided for the existence of a new, yet-to-be-named superheavy chemical element by measuring photons in connection with its decay. The experiment was conducted at the GSI...
For Phasing Nanocrystals, Size Really Matters
Size is of much greater importance than previously believed in metal nanocrystals undergoing phase transformations, a finding that has important implications for the future design of hydrogen storage...
Lab-Made Antennas Are Sun ‘Sponges’
The evolutionary chemical machinery of nature — and a dash of human ingenuity — have created synthetic light-harvesting antennas that convert sunlight into unprecedented amounts of usable energy.
Army Groups Collaborate on Stronger Laser Protection
More technologically advanced tools of warfare will put soldiers not only on the offense, but also on the defense, if the army’s Laser Protection Team achieves its mission. The team consists of...
Atomic Clocks Set Stability Record
At the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a pair of experimental atomic clocks based on ytterbium atoms has set a new record for stability. Acting like 21st-century pendulums, the...
X-rays Probe Structural Properties of Solids
A new method of using x-rays to probe the properties of solid materials has been created by scientists at the Helmholtz Center Berlin. X-ray free-election lasers combines the optical properties of...
Lab Combines Light, Electron Microscopy Devices
Nencki Institute’s new Neurobiology Centre has installed a combination of light and electron microscopy devices to help researchers better understand the structure, function and capabilities of...
KIT Building PV Facility
The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) will build a photovoltaics facility to provide the solar cells used by the school for its research and energy needs. In cooperation with the module...
OSA System Tracks Government-Funded Research
A new service that enables easy reporting of funding sources for scholarly research articles has been launched by The Optical Society (OSA). The FundRef service from CrossRef enables authors to...
Nanostructured Holograms Control Light’s Intensity, Phase, Polarization
By combining cutting-edge nanotechnology with holograms, applied physicists at Harvard demonstrated a novel way for changing the intensity, phase and polarization of light rays.
Grant Aims to Make Record-Short Laser Pulse Stronger
A University of California, Berkeley, researcher whose team generated a 67-attosecond pulse of extreme UV laser light last summer has received a $6.9 million grant from DARPA to make the pulse 1000...
Liquid Crystal Tied Into Knots to Advance Photonics
Using a miniature Möbius strip made from silica particles, scientists at the University of Warwick have shown how to tie liquid crystals in knots. Researchers hope to harness crystals in the...
Photonics Firm a Finalist in Nokia Sensing Contest
A technology firm founded by University of California, Los Angeles, professor Aydogan Ozcan and his students has made it to the final round of a $2.25 million international competition for companies...
‘Plasmofluidic’ Lens is Tunable, Reconfigurable
Laser-induced bubbles on a metal film are the first demonstration of a plasmonic lens in a microfluidic environment, report engineers at Pennsylvania State University. The unique integration of...
IR Camera a Valuable Tool for Protecting Whales
An IR camera has been turned into a tool for automatic whale detection onboard the research vessel Polarstern, designed to detect whales by their spouts during times of loud industrial noise....
Liquid Crystal Matrix Slows Light to 1 Billionth of its Speed
Light can be slowed to less than a billionth of its top speed by using embedded dye molecules in a liquid crystal matrix, which could lead to new technologies in remote sensing and measurement...
Michigan Powers Up Photonics Program
Michigan’s first photonics and laser technology associate degree program will launch Sept. 30 at Baker College of Flint under a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
OP-TEC Receives NSF Funding for Photonics Education
The National Center for Optics and Photonics Education (OP-TEC) has been awarded a $3.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to increase the supply of well-educated photonics...
Nanodiamonds Optically Levitated
A technique using two lasers — one to trap nanodiamonds in space and the other to cause them to emit light at given frequencies — could prove invaluable in high-sensitivity nanoscale...
Mechanical Pressure Converted to Light Signals
A new sensor device uses thousands of nanometer-scale wires to convert mechanical pressure into light signals that can be captured and processed optically. Developed at the Georgia Institute of...
Detecting Aircraft Turbulence with Laser Radar
A laser-based method of detecting unsteady airflow could provide a solution to sudden airplane turbulence.
Silicon QDs Could be Safe for Deep-Tissue Imaging
Monkeys injected with large doses of silicon nanocrystals displayed no adverse health effects three months later, a promising step forward in the potential development of human biomedical imaging...
Squeezed Light Created On-Chip
A microchip-based way to create squeezed light could assist a range of precision measurements and provide a viable route toward real-world on-chip sensor applications and technology.
Light Stopped for a Minute
At 186,000 miles per second, the speed of light is unparalleled, so slowing it down, let alone stopping it, is a formidable challenge. But physicists in Germany report using a glasslike crystal to...
Laser Inserts DNA into Cells with a Light Touch
A method that uses a femtosecond laser to poke a hole in the surface of a single cell and gently tug a piece of DNA through it with optical tweezers offers greater control of gene therapy and genetic...
Fujimoto Receives IEEE Photonics Award
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has awarded James Fujimoto, Elihu Thomson Professor of Electrical Engineering at MIT, the 2014 IEEE Photonics Award for his pioneering...
Light Alters Interaction of Organic Molecules
A new platform enables emissions from organic molecule to be manipulated when the molecules are suspended on top of a photonic crystal surface. The finding could have implications for bio-imaging and...
3-D Images Created From a Single Lens
A computational method called light-field moment imaging creates 3-D images using a single, stationary lens, a discovery that could have implications for medical imaging and even future 3-D displays.
IR Tomography Goes Full Color
Combining Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy with computed tomography creates a non-destructive, 3-D imaging technique providing full-color, molecular-level chemical information of...
Light Moves, Molds Gels
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh used light to reconfigure hydrogels and induce self-sustained motion. This biomimetic behavior in a non-living organism could have significance for a host...
Universal Light Absorption Law Discovered in 2-D Semiconductors
A simple law of light absorption observed in 2-D semiconductors could make exotic new optoelectronic and photonic technologies a reality.
acquisitions
Samsung to Acquire Novaled
Cheil Industries, a Samsung affiliate that supplies electronic materials to display makers, and Samsung Electronics will co-own Germany-based OLED maker Novaled AG under a deal announced Friday.
Products
ROD 1930 Rotary Encoder
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Aug. 31, 2013 — The ROD 1930 rotary encoder from Heidenhain Corp. has rugged bearings to withstand radial and axial shaft loads of 200 and 150 N, respectively, in mechanically demanding motion-control environments. The shaft load was determined at a maximal permissible speed of 4000 min rpm during a period of 20,000 h. Available with a high-threshold logic output, the encoder can be connected to many...
Heidenhain Corporation
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8-12 µm Planoconvex Lens Coatings
BARRINGTON, N.J., Aug. 30, 2013 — Edmund Optics is now offering antireflection coatings of 8-12 µm with its zinc selenide planoconvex lenses. They are suitable for high-power laser applications, thermal imaging, forward-looking...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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SPH Series Slimline Optical Post Holders
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 30, 2013 — Newport Corp.’s new slim optical post holders take up 25 percent less space on optical tables and breadboards than other standard holders. The knobless hex key post clamp on the SPH...
MKS/Newport
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PicoSpin 80 NMR Spectrometer
MADISON, Wis., Aug. 29, 2013 — Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.’s picoSpin 80 spectrometer provides nearly double the analytical power of its predecessor, picoSpin 45, making it easier for researchers in academic, industrial...
Thermo Fisher Scientific
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Rotary Electric Encoders
WOODBRIDGE, Ontario, Canada, Aug. 29, 2013 — Netzer Precision Motion Sensors Ltd.’s rotary Electric Encoders, available from Electromate Industrial Sales Ltd., are suited for applications in defense, homeland security, aerospace and...
Electromate Inc.
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Gen2 Polarization Stabilizers
CHINO, Calif., Aug. 29, 2013 — General Photonics’ Gen2 line of polarization stabilizers is twice as fast as previous generations and exhibits enhanced noise performance. In addition to optical feedback, the new...
General Photonics Corp.
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850-nm VCSELs
OLCHING, Germany, Aug. 29, 2013 — Laser Components GmbH has introduced Optowell Co. Ltd.’s 850-nm high-power vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs). The devices provide a threshold current of 5 mA and a...
Laser Components Germany GmbH
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CrossBeam 340, 540 Microscopes
JENA, Germany, Aug. 29, 2013 — Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH has introduced models 340 and 540 to its CrossBeam microscope series for use in 3-D nanotomography and nanofabrication applications in the materials and life sciences. ...
Carl Zeiss Spectroscopy GmbH
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Sapphire-to-Sapphire Welding Machine
TAMPERE, Finland, Aug. 28, 2013 — Primoceler’s sapphire-to-sapphire welding machine has applications in LED manufacturing for mobile handsets, televisions, automobile headlights and general lighting. Sapphire is highly...
SCHOTT Primoceler Oy
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PCS100 UPS-I and PCS100 AVC Power-Protection Systems
NEW BERLIN, Wis., Aug. 28, 2013 — ABB’s PCS100 UPS-I and PCS100 AVC inverter-based power-protection systems guard sensitive industrial loads from sags and other voltage disturbances for industrial and manufacturing...
ABB Inc., Drives & Electrical Machines
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PCM4806E Stepper Motor Controller
WATERBURY, Conn., Aug. 28, 2013 — Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions, an Ametek Precision Motion Control brand, has added the PCM4806E to its IDEA Drive stepper motor controller line. Optimized to regulate a low-current power stage for...
Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions Inc.
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Purair BIO Safety Cabinet
FORT MYERS, Fla., Aug. 27, 2013 — Air Science USA designed its biological safety cabinet, the Purair BIO, to serve as a barrier in life sciences research and experimentation, protecting individuals, the environment and products from...
Air Science USA LLC
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Acrylic Viewing Windows
CHESHIRE, England, Aug. 27, 2013 — Kentek’s acrylic viewing windows, available from Laser Physics UK Ltd., are suited for use in window protection, workstation ports and optical tables. The 6NDY, BB2 and IR3 windows are...
Laser Physics UK Ltd.
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PR-HPIL-4800-W808 VCSEL Illuminator
PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 27, 2013 — Princeton Optronics Inc. has released the PR-HPIL-4800-W808, an 808-nm high-power illuminator that uses multiple vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) arrays connected in series to deliver a...
Princeton Optronics Inc.
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TruDiode 6006, TruDisk 6C Fiber Lasers
FARMINGTON, Conn., Aug. 27, 2013 — Trumpf Inc. is offering two new lasers, the TruDiode 6006 and the TruDisk 6C, to its North American customers. The compact solid-state fiber lasers offer power up to 6 kW for industrial...
TRUMPF Inc.
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FluoScout Microscopy Software
WETZLAR, Germany, Aug. 26, 2013 — Leica Microsystems has launched FluoScout, an online tool that allows users of fluorescence microscopes to determine the optimal filter cube or filter set for the imaging application. The...
Leica Microsystems GmbH
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EDAN-FCS Electro-Optical Fire-Control System
YOKNEAM, Israel, Aug. 26, 2013 — Senso Optics’ EDAN-FCS electro-optical day/night fire-control system is compatible with various gun diameters for target acquisition, direct aiming and firing in all weather conditions. ...
Senso-Optics Ltd.
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Sprint Line-Scan Cameras
AHRENSBURG, GERMANY, Aug. 26, 2013 — Basler’s Sprint series now offers monochrome and color line-scan cameras with 50 kHz at 2k and 4k resolution for applications including video surveillance, medical devices and traffic systems....
Basler AG
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IX3 Series Motorized Optical Modules
HAMBURG, Germany, Aug. 26, 2013 — Olympus Europa Holding GmbH has expanded its range of interchangeable motorized optical modules. The IX3 series now offers a right-side port with C-mount (IX3-RSPCA); a fast filter wheel...
Olympus Europa SE & Co. KG
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OD-669-850 IR LED Illuminator
NEWBURY PARK, Calif., Aug. 23, 2013 — Opto Diode has introduced the OD-669-850 high-power GaAlAs IR LED illuminator for night-vision illumination tasks. It features optical output from 800 to 1250 mW, typical, and a peak emission...
Opto Diode Corporation
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Littrow Dispersion Prisms
SANTA ANA, Calif., Aug. 23, 2013 — Precision Glass & Optics has released a line of Littrow dispersion prisms for laser cavities and other optical systems, suitable for applications where lasing must be limited to a specific...
Precision Glass & Optics (PG&O)
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waveScan USB Spectrometer
BERLIN, Aug. 23, 2013 — Applied Physics and Electronics Inc.’s waveScan USB spectrometer has a standard spectral resolution of 0.2 nm for spectral analysis of laser systems and applications requiring a wide spectral...
APE Applied Physics & Electronics Inc.
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Nexview 3-D Imaging and Surface Metrology System
MIDDLEFIELD, Conn., Aug. 23, 2013 — Zygo Corp.’s Nexview 3-D imaging and surface metrology system offers subnanometer vertical resolution independent of magnification for the production and scientific research markets. Able...
Zygo Corporation
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B Series AC/DC Converters
RONKONKOMA, N.Y., Aug. 22, 2013 — The B Series AC/DC converters from UltraVolt Inc. is suited for use with bias supplies, isolation testers, electrostatics, air ionization, air and oil precipitators, ozone generators, UV lamps,...
UltraVolt Inc.
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uEye XS Machine Vision Camera
WOBURN, Mass., Aug. 22, 2013 — IDS Imaging Development Systems’ uEye XS machine vision camera is suited for applications in interactive kiosks, embedded systems, medical technology, industrial quality control, microscopy,...
IDS Imaging Development Systems Inc.
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Rev3 Sensor Revision
PULLACH, Germany, Aug. 21, 2013 — Framos GmbH is distributing a line of USB 3.0 cameras from Lumenera equipped with rev3, a sensor revision that provides increased analog gain and elimination of the “black sun effect.” ...
FRAMOS GmbH
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1218B Brushless DC Servomotors
CLEARWATER, Fla., Aug. 21, 2013 — Micromo has introduced Faulhaber GmbH & Co. KG’s Series 1218B brushless DC servomotors, designed for applications where high power and overall motor size are key requirements, such as...
FAULHABER MICROMO
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Model 2450 SourceMeter
CLEVELAND, Aug. 21, 2013 — Keithley Instruments Inc. has released its Model 2450 SourceMeter, a source measure unit (SMU) with an interactive touch-screen. The instrument provides the capabilities of I-V systems, curve tracers...
Keithley Instruments Inc.
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Xradia 810 Ultra X-ray Microscope
JENA, Germany, and PLEASANTON, Calif., Aug. 21, 2013 — The Xradia 810 Ultra x-ray microscope from Zeiss increases throughput for 3-D imaging at the nanoscale by up to 10 times, achieving better contrast and faster acquisition for scientific and...
Carl Zeiss Spectroscopy GmbH
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Metrios, Talos, Titan Themis TEM Systems
HILLSBORO, Ore., Aug. 20, 2013 — FEI Co. has introduced three new transmission electron microscopy (TEM) systems. The Metrios is for semiconductor manufacturing metrology, the Talos is for materials and life sciences applications,...
FEI Life Sciences (acquired by Thermo Fisher)
SR-1100-TE Spectroradiometer
LAWRENCE, Mass., Aug. 20, 2013 — Spectral Evolution’s SR-1100-TE spectroradiometer has a 320- to 1100-nm spectral range designed for radiometric calibration transfer involving satellite sensors and integrated spheres. ...
Spectral Evolution Inc.
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EasyMark CAD Suite
STARNBERG, Germany, Aug. 20, 2013 — Rofin-Baasel Lasertech GmbH & Co. AG’s compact laser marking system EasyMark now offers a full-fledged CAD (computer-aided design) suite for its Visual Laser Marker (VLM) software version...
Rofin-Baasel Lasertech
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3-D Micropositioner
JENA, Germany, Aug. 19, 2013 — A new complex 3-D micropositioning unit from piezosystem jena can be integrated into medical devices for use in multiphoton imaging. The device achieves a positioning accuracy of ±0.25...
piezosystem jena GmbH
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L56SS Laser Alignment System
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Aug. 19, 2013 — The L56SS bar-feeder laser alignment system from Laser Tools Co. Inc. can reduce maintenance costs, energy consumption and vibration by preventing misalignment in machining applications. The...
Laser Tools Co. Inc.
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Side-Fire Fibers for Medical Technology
OLCHING, Germany, Aug. 19, 2013 — Laser Components’ new side-fire fibers for medical laser technology transmit light that is coupled out at the fiber tip at an angle perpendicular to the fiber axis. The side-fire fibers...
Laser Components Germany GmbH
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4-Axis HD EO Imager
HOOD RIVER, Ore., Aug. 19, 2013 — HoodTech Vision has introduced a high-definition (HD) 4-axis stabilized electro-optical (EO) imager for use on unstable, moving platforms. The system delivers 720p image quality at 30-Hz frame...
HoodTech Vision, Stabilized Imaging Systems
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1470-nm and 1530-nm Fiber-Coupled Lasers
MAINZ, Germany, Aug. 16, 2013 — Dilas’ new conduction-cooled fiber-coupled 1470- and 1530-nm diode laser modules offer 12-W output power and are suited for surgical applications that demand high power with small fiber...
DILAS Diodenlaser GmbH
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New Flexible MTF Test Station
TRIOPTICS and Wells Research introduce the new ImageMaster® Compact, a modular and cost-effective MTF Test Station for use in prototype and small serial production. It is a motorized, horizontal...
TRIOPTICS GmbH
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Communication Protocols for Lexium MDrive Products
MARLBOROUGH, Conn., Aug. 16, 2013 — Schneider Electric Motion’s (SEM) Lexium MDrive (LMD) integrated motor products are now available with Ethernet and CANopen communication protocols, providing tools for industrial automation...
Novanta IMS
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Owl-IR Fixed-Focus Lenses
MURRIETA, Calif., Aug. 16, 2013 — LightWorks Optical Systems Inc. introduces the Owl-IR line, its first commercially available longwave IR F1.0 fixed-focus objective lenses. They are suitable for a range of IR technology...
II-VI Aerospace & Defense
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TAG Lens 2.0: Using Sound to Shape Light
Come see the world's fastest focusing lens in action: TAG Optics will be showcasing its award-winning TAG Lens line of products in several hands-on demonstrations. Visit our website and watch the...
Tag Optics Inc.
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SR-4500 UV-VIS-NIR Spectroradiometer
LAWRENCE, Mass., Aug. 15, 2013 — Spectral Evolution’s SR-4500 portable UV-VIS-NIR spectroradiometer offers three thermoelectrically cooled photodiode arrays for use in a variety of ambient temperatures and environments. ...
Spectral Evolution Inc.
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S neox Optical Profiler
TERRASSA, Spain, Aug. 15, 2013 — Sensofar-Tech SL’s S neox optical profiler achieves vertical and lateral resolutions of 0.01 nm and 0.1 µm, respectively, using 3-D confocal and interferometry (phase shifting and...
Sensofar Metrology
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Polaris i200 Laser
MARTINSRIED, Germany, Aug. 15, 2013 — AMS Technologies AG has introduced the Polaris i200, the first laser in Powerlase Photonics’ Polaris series. A high-power, high-energy picosecond device, it can machine most materials with...
AMS Technologies AG
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Libra-HE+ Ultrafast Laser Amplifier
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 15, 2013 — Coherent Inc. has expanded its ultrafast laser amplifier family with the addition of the Libra-HE+, a one-box, single-stage device. In combination with optical parametric amplifiers such as the...
Coherent Inc.
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DT130-DC Rotary Stage
BURLINGTON, Mass., Aug. 14, 2013 — The DT130-DC precision rotary stage from Steinmeyer Inc. is worm-gear driven and features a rotary encoder for applications in laser machining, precision wafer inspection, fiber optics and cell...
Steinmeyer Inc.
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GS3-U3-91S6 Grasshopper3 Camera
RICHMOND, British Columbia, Canada, Aug. 14, 2013 — Point Grey Research Inc. has added the GS3-U3-91S6 to its Grasshopper3 camera line. It is based on color and monochrome versions of the Sony ICX814, a 1-in. CCD featuring 3.69-μm² pixels and...
Teledyne FLIR Integrated Imaging Solutions
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Copper Laser Mirrors
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Aug. 14, 2013 — Laser Research Optics, a division of Meller Optics Inc., has released a line of gold-plated copper mirrors designed for high-power Mitsubishi lasers. The mirrors are suitable for beam bending...
Laser Research Optics
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Elite 2.8-MP CCD Cameras
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 14, 2013 — The EL-2800M-PMCL and EL-2800C-PMCL industrial cameras are the first two models in JAI Inc.'s Elite series. The 2.8-MP CCD cameras are for monochrome and color applications, respectively. ...
JAI Inc.
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New MPPC modules
Hamamatsu’s new MPPC modules can measure light from the photon-counting region up to the nanowatt region. Analog output modules, digital output modules, and starter kits for initial MPPC...
Hamamatsu Corporation
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Field-Replaceable Slits
DUNEDIN, Fla., Aug. 13, 2013 — Ocean Optics has introduced field-replaceable slits for its proprietary Jaz, Torus and QE65 Pro miniature spectrometers. The laser-cut slit and aperture assemblies allow the user to switch...
Ocean Optics - Part of Ocean Insight
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Zemax 13 Release 2 Software
REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 13, 2013 — Radiant Zemax LLC’s Zemax 13 Release 2 software for optical and illumination design offers more than 70 new features, enhancements and performance improvements. The software’s Stock...
Zemax, Optical Product Design Software
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Holo/OR Square Vortex DOE
HUDSON, N.H., Aug. 13, 2013 — Holo/OR Ltd.’s new diffractive optical vortex element makes it possible to achieve homogeneous material removal in laser materials processing, said its distributor, Laser Components. With...
Laser Components USA Inc.
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MIC-2500 Manual X-Y Stage
EUGENE, Ore., Aug. 13, 2013 — Applied Scientific Instrumentation’s MIC-2500 manual spring-loaded X-Y stage features micrometer positioners that push under tension for precise and repeatable positioning. The Mitutoyo...
Applied Scientific Instrumentation Inc.
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T40B and T40FM Torque Transducers
MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Aug. 12, 2013 — HBM Inc.’s T40B and T40FM torque transducers include an integrated speed measurement system for work in harsh environments, such as those containing humidity, condensation, dust, oil and...
HBM Inc.
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IR Camera
QUEBEC CITY, Aug. 12, 2013 — INO (National Optics Institute) has released the HRXCAM-2048, a high-resolution IR 2048 × 1536-pixel camera core with 8.5-μm pixel pitch for use in surveillance. The camera uses an...
INO
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Optical Polishing Pitch
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Aug. 12, 2013 — Meller Optics Inc.’s Gugolz optical polishing pitch is available in five hardness grades for blocking, lapping and polishing of hard to soft optics. Made from all-natural wood resin to...
Meller Optics Inc.
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Newport Ultrafast Broadband Turning Mirrors
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 9, 2013 — The Newport Corp.’s two new turning mirrors cover the entire bandwidth range of the Insight laser by Spectra-Physics and are compatible with various other tunable ultrafast lasers. The...
MKS/Newport
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N-725 Z-Axis Positioner
AUBURN, Mass., Aug. 9, 2013 — PI (Physik Instrumente) is offering the N-725 optical axis nanopositioning system for high-resolution microscopes. It is compatible with applications such as surface metrology, superresolution and...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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RTLA-30-100-SMART Rotary Stage
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 8, 2013 — The RTLA-30-100-SMART rotary stage by Intellidrives Inc., a member of the compact positioning stages family of linear, rotary, X-Y and vertical lift stages, is suitable for various applications...
IntelLiDrives Inc.
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Telecentric Lens System
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 8, 2013 — The miniMML telecentric lens system from Schott features a 15-mm low-profile body for machine vision applications including microelectronics and nanoelectronics manufacturing. The system...
MORITEX North America Inc.
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RealLight Spatial Light Modulators
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Aug. 8, 2013 — A new line of spatial light modulators by RealLight uses both translucent and reflective liquid crystal microdisplay technology to modify the amplitude and phase of incident light to manipulate each...
Electro Optical Components Inc.
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Polymer Wave Plates
BARRINGTON, N.J., Aug. 8, 2013 — Edmund Optics’ polymer wave plates (retarders) transmit light while modifying its optical polarization state and do not attenuate, deviate or displace the beam. Available in λ/4...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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SPiiPlusCMhp/ba Control Module
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., Aug. 7, 2013 — ACS Motion Control’s SPiiPlusCMhp/ba control module and EtherCAT master provides 2- or 3-axes motion stage and flexible configurations with additional axes and I/O’s. The device is suited...
ACS Motion Control Inc.
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X-Y Linear Motor Stages
PITTSBURGH, Pa. Aug. 7, 2013 — Aerotech’s PlanarDL series integrated X-Y linear motor stages incorporate proprietary direct-drive motor technology and an integrated cable management system. The PlanarDL-200XY and...
Aerotech Inc.
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NSX 320 Metrology System
FLANDERS, N.J., Aug. 7, 2013 — Rudolph Technologies Inc. has released three application-specific configurations of its NSX 320 automated macro-defect inspection system for wafer-level packaging, 2.5D interposers and 3DICs (3-D...
Rudolph Technologies Inc.
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FL591FL Evaluation Board
MILTON GREEN, England, Aug. 7, 2013 — The FL591FL evaluation board by Wavelength Electronics characterizes the proprietary FL500 laser diode driver and various prototyping laser electronics systems. It is suitable for airborne and...
Laser Physics UK Ltd.
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Hollow-Core Fiber
AVON, Conn., Aug. 6, 2013 — OFS, a Furukawa company, has developed a new hollow-core fiber that it says will enable next-generation sensors. Employing an air-filled core surrounded by glass webbing, it is suitable for...
OFS
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1.3-, 2-MP GigE Cameras
AHRENSBURG, Germany, Aug. 6, 2013 — Basler’s nine new models in its GigE camera series feature 1.3- and 2-megapixel CMOS sensors from e2v and Aptina and can capture up to 60 fps. The 1.3-megapixel models are available...
Basler AG
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Silicon Photon Counters
GENEVA, Aug. 5, 2013 — id Quantique is offering two new detectors in its id120 series of high-quantum-efficiency photon counters. Based on a silicon avalanche photodiode that is sensitive in the visible spectral range, the...
ID Quantique
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Fiber Optic Transceivers
NORTHAMPTON, England, Aug. 5, 2013 — Harting Ltd. has released a range of fiber optic transceivers that integrate electro-optical converters in small form-factor (SFF) and small form-factor pluggable (SFP) packages with PushPull...
Harting Ltd.
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20/20C-HS Power Amplifier
LOCKPORT, N.Y., Aug. 5, 2013 — Trek Inc.’s high-voltage amplifier, model 20/20C-HS, provides high-speed response with a slew rate >800 V/μs, output current to ±60-mA peak AC, and large-signal bandwidth of DC to...
TREK Inc.
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20/30 Perfect Vision Microspectrophotometer
SAN DIMAS, Calif., Aug. 5, 2013 — The 20/30 Perfect Vision microspectrophotometer from Craic Technologies is programmable with touch-screen controls to automatically analyze samples with UV-VIS-NIR spectroscopy and microscopy. ...
CRAIC Technologies
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Blackfly 1.3-MP CCD Camera
RICHMOND, British Columbia, Canada, Aug. 5, 2013 — Point Grey has added 1.3-megapixel CCD camera models to its Blackfly line of GigE Vision cameras. They support Power over Ethernet and are suitable for applications including machine vision;...
Teledyne FLIR Integrated Imaging Solutions
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STF2818 Stepper Motor
MEDFORD, Mass., Aug. 4, 2013 — Nanotec Electronic US Inc. has expanded its ultraflat stepper motor line with the release of the STF2818. The drive is suitable for feeder applications and stirrers. The 9.4-mm-high model has a...
Nanotec Electronic U.S. Inc.
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X-Y Scanning Stage
HEERBRUGG, Switzerland, Aug. 2, 2013 — The LMT260 X-Y scanning stage from Leica Microsystems is compatible with stereo microscopes and macroscopes for use in time-lapse experiments such as mark and find, or for multiwall screenings. ...
Leica Microsystems AG, Microscopy Div.
Materials Characterization Systems
Helping researchers around the world develop tomorrow’s photonic technologies. From cryogenic probe stations to Hall measurement and future terahertz-based systems, Lake Shore offers a suite of...
Lake Shore Cryotronics
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TechSpec Cage System Components Kit
BARRINGTON, N.J., Aug. 1, 2013 — The TechSpec Cage System Components kit from Edmund Optics contains plates, rods, mounts and accessories such as screws and tools that are necessary to construct basic optomechanical systems. ...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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Pyroelectric Energy Sensors
NORTH LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 1, 2013 — Models PE50BB-DIF-C and PE50-DIF-ER-C pyroelectric pulsed laser sensors from Ophir Photonics, a Newport Corp. brand, complete its PE-C line. The sensor family is designed for a broad range of...
MKS Ophir, Light & Measurement
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PLu neox Forensic Metrology System
TERRASSA, Spain, August 1, 2013 — The PLu neox noncontact optical forensic metrology system from Sensofar features a dual-technology sensor head that combines confocal and interferometric techniques to obtain fast and noninvasive...
Sensofar Metrology
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PTFE Ball Valves
ORANGEBURG, N.Y., Aug. 1, 2013 — Aalborg Instruments’ two-way manually operated on/off PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) ball valves target corrosive and ultrapure fluid applications in laboratories and industrial processing...
Aalborg Instruments & Controls Inc.
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