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Photonics.com - September 2017
Business
FlyPulse Partners With FlytBase on Defibrillator Transport Drones
FlyPulse, an emergency drone developer, has partnered with FlytBase, a provider of drone software development platforms, to power its network of defibrillator transport drones. LifeDrone AED is a...
Innoviz Raises $65M for Lidar Production
Lidar sensing solutions developer Innoviz Technologies has raised $65 million in Series B funding as its product moves into mass production. Partners and developers of automated driving solutions,...
ULO Optics Acquires Laser Beam Optics
IR optics developer ULO Optics Ltd. has acquired laser cutting and welding technology developer Laser Beam Optics for an undisclosed sum. The purchase aims to complement ULO’s existing business...
Ericsson, Zenuity Partner for Assisted, Autonomous Driving
Communications technology provider Ericsson AB will collaborate with Zenuity, an automotive software development joint venture between Autoliv and Volvo Car Corp., to develop an end-to-end platform...
Panorama to Acquire Hydrix
Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensor developer Panorama Synergy Ltd. has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the business of Hydrix Group Pty Ltd. and its related corporate bodies....
Photonics Automation Specialties Commissioned for Life Test Rack
Photonics Automation Specialties has been commissioned by a leading manufacturer of diode laser devices for a fully automated 20-kW life test rack. The custom system is fully integrated into the...
TRI Partners with Luminar on Autonomous Vehicle Technology
The Toyota Research Institute (TRI) unveiled its newest autonomous test vehicle, Platform 2.1, featuring sensing technology from Luminar. “We moved swiftly and early to adopt the Luminar...
Artemis Vision, VAIA Technologies Become AIA Certified
The Automated Imaging Association (AIA), a global trade association for the vision and imaging industry, has announced that Artemis Vision of Denver and VAIA Technologies LLC of Boston have completed...
Cepton Technologies, Clearpath Partner for Lidar in Robotics
3D sensing technology provider Cepton Technologies Inc. has partnered with Clearpath Robotics Inc., a provider of mobile R&D robots to extend the availability of Cepton’s HR80 Series lidar...
Root Appointed Executive Director of Mi-Light Industry Cluster
The Michigan-based Mi-Light photonics industry cluster has appointed Ken Root as its executive director. Root holds 17 years of business experience predominantly focused on business-to-business...
NREL Collaboration Brings New Light to Silicon Solar
A collaboration between researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) and the École...
Ligentec, VLC Photonics Partner on Generic PIC Platform
Silicon nitride manufacturing foundry Ligentec SA and photonic circuit developer VLC Photonics of Valencia, Spain, have collaborated to offer a generic platform for the prototyping and production of...
SPIE Awards Best Paper Honors
Articles in interdisciplinary applications, theoretical innovation and photo-optical instrumentation design published in 2016 in SPIE’s Journal of Applied Remote Sensing (JARS) have received...
HRL Laboratories Receives NASA Award for 3D-Printed Rocket Development
HRL Laboratories LLC has received an award as part of NASA's Space Technology Research, Development, Demonstration and Infusion Program to develop 3D-printed ceramic rocket engine components. HRL...
Exact Metrology to Sell ProCon Products in North America
Metrology services provider Exact Metrology Inc. now represents focus x-ray technology developer ProCon X-Ray GmbH in North America. The company’s line of x-ray inspection equipment is designed...
Suttman Receives Prize for Laser Research
Oliver Suttmann, head of the production and systems department at the Laser Zentrum Hannover EV, received the Prize of the Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft Lasertechnik EV (WLT) for his contributions...
Hanson, Nam, Zeilinger Awarded Bell Prize
Ronald Hanson, Sae-Woo Nam and Anton Zeilinger, scientists who defied Einstein by proving the nonlocal nature of quantum entanglement, will be honored with the John Stewart Bell Prize from the...
PowerPhotonic Plans New Manufacturing Facility
Micro-optics developer PowerPhotonic Ltd. has announced plans to invest in a new facility that will triple its current manufacturing capacity. Scheduled to be completed by the end of 2018, the...
Ericsson, Qualcomm Work with MTN on IoT Project
Communication technology providers Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies Inc. have successfully completed a lab trial for a Cat-M1 solution with telecommunications company MTN Group in support of its...
Wen Joins CST Global
Optoelectronic semiconductor foundry Compound Semiconductor Technologies Global Ltd. (CST Global) has appointed Alex Wen as its China country manager. Wen will serve as the country’s exclusive...
Univ. of Arkansas Professors Awarded $250K NSF Grant for Microwave Photonics Chip
The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded a $250,000 grant to two professors at the University of Arkansas to develop a new integrated microwave photonics (IMWP) chip. Titled “EAGER:...
Kyocera, University of Tsukuba to Collaborate on Artificial Intelligence System for Skin Diseases
Electronic device and semiconductor systems developer Kyocera Corp. has announced that its subsidiary, Kyocera Communication Systems Co. Ltd. (KCCS) has started joint research with the University of...
US Army Research Helping the Development of Autonomous Sight Systems
The development of small autonomous robots through a 10-year effort led by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) is helping to inform the development of future swarms of collaborative,...
Scientific Digital Imaging Acquires Applied Thermal Control
Chiller, cooler and heat exchanger developer Applied Thermal Control Ltd.(ATC) has been acquired by the Scientific Digital Imaging Group. “ATC represents another exciting step in our Group...
UArizona’s Norwood Awarded $3.7M by DOE for Solar Technologies
Robert Norwood, a University of Arizona professor of optical sciences, has been awarded $3.7 million dollars in two separate programs by the Department of Energy's Advance Research Programs Agency...
Lasertools Cites Brazilian Research Foundation as Catalyst for Expansion
With support from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), laser welding service provider Lasertools Tecnologia Ltd. has extended the use of solid-state neodymium-doped lasers to raise...
German Federal Energy Initiative Launches FLEX-G Project
The FLEX-G Cooperative Research Project has launched under the Energiewendebauen German federal construction technology initiative. Funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and...
Specim Secures €3.5M from Bocap
Hyperspectral imaging technology provider Spectral Imaging Ltd. has secured a €3.5 million ($4.2 million) investment from Bocap SME Achievers Fund I Ky. “I am proud that as a high-tech...
B&W Tek Raman Analyzer Selected as R&D 100 Finalist
Mobile spectroscopy solutions developer B&W Tek Inc. has been selected as a 2017 R&D 100 finalist for its i-Raman Pro ST portable see-through Raman analyzer. The i-Raman Pro ST collects Raman...
STCC Develops Proposal for Cutting-Edge Photonics Factory
In partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s AIM Photonics Academy, Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) plans to create a state-of-the-art facility that would...
Artemis Vision Joins AIA Certified System Integrator Community
Artemis Vision, a machine-vision integration solutions provider based in Denver, Colo., and VAIA Technologies LLC, Boston, Mass. have completed the necessary requirements to receive accreditation as...
Finisar CEO Announces Intention to Retire
Finisar Corporation has announced that chairman and chief executive officer Jerry Rawls has informed the board of directors that he intends to retire as chief executive officer of the company by the...
Fiberguide Partners With Micron Optics
Optical fiber and assembly supplier Fiberguide Industries Inc. has partnered with sensing technology developer Micron Optics Inc. to manufacture its line of fiber Bragg grating optical sensors. The...
NASA Awardes Boston Micromachines Two Contracts for Deformable Mirror Technology
Boston Micromachines Corp., a provider of microelectromechanical (MEMS) system-based deformable mirror products, has been awarded two contracts through NASA’s Astrophysics Research and Analysis...
Research & Technology
All-Optical Polarization Control Could Allow Faster Data Transfer
A breakthrough in rapid polarization switching with an all-optical polarization control could allow faster data transfer and open new areas of nanoresearch, enabling researchers to learn more about unseen nanoscale worlds such as drug chemistry and quantum electronics. Illustration showing light polarization being changed by the metamaterial. Courtesy of King’s College London. Scientists at...
Light, Oxygen and Moisture Combine to Mend Defects in Industrial Perovskite Films
Exposure to light combined with exposure to humidity and oxygen has been shown to permanently correct defects in the molecular structure of perovskites, resulting in minimal non-radiative losses and...
Photorealistic 3D Renderings Accurately Digitize Transparent Objects
The ability to create detailed, 3D digital versions of clear objects and their surroundings has been difficult for researchers because of the different modalities required to digitize objects with...
Scaled-Up Mirror-Coating Technology Could Improve Telescope Efficiency
Scientists are adapting atomic layer deposition (ALD), a technique widely used in the microelectronics industry, to develop protected silver coatings suitable for telescope mirrors. These coatings...
Light Pulses Quickly Drive Electronic Currents Through Graphene
Physicists have used light to control an electronic current through graphene within one femtosecond. According to the research team this speed could be more than a thousand times faster than the...
Ballistic Photon Imaging Locates Fiber Optic Instruments In Vivo
A camera that detects light sources inside the human body could be used at a patient’s bedside to track and guide the location of an endoscope, or other fiber-optic instrument, in the body...
Photosensitizer Enhances The Anticancer Properties of an Antimalarial Drug
Scientists have shown that the anti-cancer properties of artemisinin, an anti-malarial drug that is also a promising alternative cancer treatment, could be enhanced potentially ten-fold when used...
Quantum Repeater Could Speed, Secure Long-Distance Quantum Communication
Researchers have experimentally demonstrated photon entanglement swapping and teleportation for multiple orbital angular momentum (OAM) states of light. When OAM is used as an information carrier,...
Converting Light to Sound Waves Leads to Hybrid Chip for Data Transfer
Researchers have demonstrated a way to transfer optical information coherently to an acoustic hypersound wave on a photonic microchip. Optical information is extracted using a reverse process. A...
QD Lasers Epitaxially Grown on Silicon Could Be Smallest to Date
Record-small electrically pumped micro-lasers have been epitaxially grown on industry standard (001) silicon substrates. Continuous-wave lasing up to 100 degrees Celsius was demonstrated at 1.3 μm...
Underwater Video Achieves Quality by Improving Bandwidth
Underwater wireless optical communication (UWOC) systems could be a flexible and cost-effective technology for streaming high-quality underwater video images. Existing technologies like acoustic...
Physicists Identify Optimum Conditions for Laser Plasma Acceleration
Laser plasma acceleration, which has a smaller footprint and higher peak currents than conventional electron accelerators, could be the basis for the next generation of compact light sources. To make...
VLBI, Gaia Data Could Improve Our Understanding of Quasars
By analyzing unexpected discrepancies between high-precision observations conducted by an international network of radio telescopes and that of Gaia, the space observatory of the European Space...
Graphene-Based Absorbers Could Enable Ultrafast Lasers in THz Range
A terahertz (THz) saturable absorber has been created using printable graphene inks produced by liquid phase exfoliation (LPE) and deposited by transfer coating and ink jet printing. A THz saturable...
Device Allows Standard Cameras to Produce Hyperspectral Images
A miniaturized hyperspectral device has been developed as an add-on for a standard camera, and could be used to repurpose a camera for generating hyperspectral images and videos for a range of...
Cloaking Approach Prevents Light Scattering in Opaque Objects
In a novel approach to cloaking technology, researchers irradiated an opaque material from above, using a specific wave pattern that allowed light waves from the left to pass through the material...
Nicolaas Bloembergen, Winner of Nobel Prize in Physics, Dies at 97
Dutch-born optics pioneer and Nobel Prize winner Nicolaas Bloembergen died on Sept. 5 in Tucson, Ariz. He was 97. The cause of death was cardiorespiratory failure. Dr. Bloembergen, who spent more...
Doppler Lidar Could Aid Weather Forecasting, Aircraft Safety
A dual-frequency direct detection Doppler LiDAR system could offer a simplified yet robust way to accurately measure wind speed. The detailed, real-time wind measurements provided by the system could...
Photoacoustic Imaging Technique Measures Periodontal Health
Using squid ink as a contrast agent for a photoacoustic ultrasound, researchers have developed a dental imaging method for assessing gum health that is non-invasive, comprehensive and accurate. The...
3D Printing Technique Makes Degradable Biomaterials
A stereolithographic technique has been developed for making 3D printed biomaterials that can undergo controlled degradation. This technique uses non-covalent (ionic) crosslinking and could...
High-Speed Quantum Memory Retrieves Photons on Demand
A quantum memory that offers relatively fast and simple retrieval could someday be used for building a “quantum Internet.” The technology stores photons in a gas of rubidium (RB) atoms...
Novel STEM for 3D Imaging Improves 3D Visualization of Curvilinear Nanostructures
Scientists have developed a scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) method that generates fast and reliable 3D images of curvilinear structures from a single sample orientation. This STEM...
Smartphone App Objectively Assesses Brain Injuries in The Field
A smartphone app that detects concussion and other traumatic brain injuries could be used to determine whether someone — whether a football player, a soldier in battle, or an elderly person who...
Ultrapure Green Light from Perovskite Could Enrich Next-Gen Displays
An ultra-thin LED, as bendable as a sheet of paper and able to emit pure green light, has been developed using nanomaterials and simple room-temperature processes. Until now high-temperature...
2D Material’s High Tunability Could Augment Optoelectronics Applications
Research into a 2D material has revealed information about its tunability and band gap, that could help scientists to isolate, enhance and manipulate its most desirable qualities. Potential...
Natural Branding, Laser Marking for Organics
The organic food business is experiencing a period of rapid economic growth as people around the globe seek natural food that’s better for them and for the environment. Eosta, an international...
Optogenetics Used to Control Interorganellar Communication
Researchers are using optogenetics to tune communication between organelles within living cells. The optogenetics tools are being used to control the proteins that form the bridge between organelles,...
Metasurface-Coated Waveguides Reduce Crosstalk
Engineers have developed a conformal metasurface coating that can simultaneously control diverse optical properties of dielectric waveguides, including mode confinement, polarization, scattering...
Subwavelength THz Could Improve Image Resolution, Accelerate Imaging Speed
A terahertz (THz) imaging technique that is compatible with adaptive and compressive sensing algorithms has been developed and has demonstrated image reconstruction at highly subwavelength...
Enhancing Sensitivity at Higher-Order Exceptional Points
A state of exceptional sensitivity, formed when a third nanoparticle is added to an optical microcavity already containing two light scatterers, is being studied by researchers as the potential basis...
Laser Cavity Reveals Fundamental Physics Driving Its Optical Responses
The optical response of an externally probed laser cavity was monitored before and after gain clamping to reveal the underlying mechanisms of the cavity’s response. The research provided a...
acquisitions
Scientific Digital Imaging Acquires Applied Thermal Control
Chiller, cooler and heat exchanger developer Applied Thermal Control Ltd.(ATC) has been acquired by the Scientific Digital Imaging Group. “ATC represents another exciting step in our Group growth strategy,” said Ken Ford, chairman of Scientific Digital Imaging. “ATC is a complementary fit to the group and provides potential areas for growth alongside a talented workforce. The...
Products
Electro-Optical Test Solution
HERRSCHING, Germany, Sept. 29, 2017 — The COLOSUS family of fully calibrated turnkey hardware and software solutions from SphereOptics GmbH offers models from 0.3 to 14 μm, including the wavelength range of UV, VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR...
SphereOptics GmbH
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LED Curable Mask
NEW BRITAIN, Conn., Sept. 29, 2017 — The Litemask 8177G LED curable mask from Incure Inc. is a 100 percent solid, high-strength, peelable, high-temperature mask for the electronics and aerospace industry. The system cures...
Incure Inc.
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Signal Quality Analyzer
KANAGAWA, Japan, Sept. 29, 2017 — The MP1900A Signal Quality Analyser-R from Anritsu Corp. is a high-performance bit error rate tester (BERT) that accurately measures communications equipment, next-generation high-speed electronic...
Anritsu Corp., Test & Measurement
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Ultrafast Framing Cameras
PITSTONE, England, Sept. 29, 2017 — The SIM range of ultrafast framing cameras from Specialised Imaging Ltd. is capable of capturing data at 1 billion fps. The cameras offer ultrahigh-speed imaging performance to scientists and...
Specialised Imaging Ltd.
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Fiber Optic Cable
NORCROSS, Ga., Sept. 28, 2017 — The AccuTube+ Rollable Ribbon Fiber Optic Cable from OFS Fitel LLC doubles fiber intensity. Available with 1728 and 3456 fibers, these cables can be installed in common 1 1/4- and 2-in. ducts,...
OFS
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Multi-Camera Solution
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 28, 2017 — The e-CAM30_HEXCUTX2 multi-camera solution from E-Con Systems Inc. is designed for the NVIDIA Jetson TX1/X2 development kit. The e-CAM30_HEXCUTX2 is ideal for customer applications where...
e-con Systems Inc.
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Fiber Optic Cables
NORCROSS, Ga., Sept. 27, 2017 — OFS Fitel LLC has expanded the AccuRibbon DC Fiber Optic Cable product family to include fiber counts up to 864. The gel-free ribbon cables will be available in dielectric and metallic...
OFS
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Digital Flow Controllers
CHELMSFORD, Mass., Sept. 27, 2017 — Digital flow controllers from McPherson Inc. are designed to improve measurement accuracy in the specialized vacuum UV analytical spectrophotometer (VUVAS) systems and improve the lifetime of UV...
McPHERSON
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Digital Temperature Controller Module
NEWTON, N.J., Sept. 27, 2017 — The MTD1020T thermoelectric cooler (TEC) driver from Thorlabs Inc. is an OEM-grade system for stable temperature control. The completely integrated digital temperature controller module can...
Thorlabs Inc.
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Ethernet Reed Relay Matrices
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Sept. 27, 2017 — The 65-22x High-Density Modular LXI Ethernet Reed Relay Matrices from Pickering Interfaces Ltd. combines the LXI Modular Chassis with a new plug-in matrix module range — providing access to all...
Pickering Interfaces Inc.
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Uncooled Thermal Camera
HOOD RIVER, Ore., Sept. 26, 2017 — The Vayu HD uncooled thermal camera from Sierra-Olympic Technologies Inc. provides true high definition and 1080p output. The new thermal imager replaces the Viento HD and Viento HD IP67...
Sierra-Olympia Technologies Inc.
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Mechanical Sensors
VOUVRY, Switzerland, Sept. 26, 2017 — The MP600 series of mechanical sensors from Microprecision Electronics SA is designed to detect two positions within one single product. The distance between the two positions can be customized...
Microprecision Electronics SA
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Solder Paste Inspection System
TILBURG, Netherlands, Sept. 26, 2017 — The ISO-Spector S2 solder paste inspection system from Marantz Electronics Ltd. features patented third-generation sensor technology that enables unique, simultaneous 2D and 3D inspection. The...
MEK Europe BV
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Laser Alignment Tool
PEABODY, Mass., Sept. 26, 2017 — The 90-Line-D from Pinpoint Laser Systems is a laser alignment tool for monitoring and detecting misalignment and other errors in machinery and equipment. A highly accurate pentaprism bends the...
Pinpoint Laser Systems
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Q-Switched Laser
BURLINGTON, Mass., Sept. 25, 2017 — JGM Associates Inc. has announced a passively Q-switched 1064-nm laser for OEMs. The device features a pulse energy of 5 mJ at pulse rates to 100 Hz; a pulse duration of 2 ns; and beam quality...
JGM Associates Inc.
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Diffractive Optical Element Tuner
NESS ZIONA, Israel, Sept. 25, 2017 — The DOE Tuner from Holo/Or Ltd. is a variable 0.8 to 1.2× zoom module that can be used to fine-tune the beam, before or after the diffractive optical element. To facilitate the...
Holo/Or Ltd.
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Array Spectroradiometer
MUNICH, Sept. 25, 2017 — The CAS 140D array spectroradiometer from Instrument Systems Optische Messtechnik Gmbh is designed for testing larger SSL light sources and luminaires. Due to its improved optical and...
Instrument Systems GmbH
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Batch Measurement
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Sept. 25, 2017 — Edinburgh Instruments has announced a new batch measurement option for its Fluoracle software for the FS5 Spectrofluorometer and FLS1000 Fluorescence Spectrometer. Fluoracle now features a new...
Edinburgh Instruments Ltd.
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Microbolometer
WATERLOO, Ontario, Sept. 22, 2017 — The Wafer-Level-Packaged 320 × 240 Vanadium Oxide microbolometer from Teledyne Dalsa Inc. is available for OEMs. The device features 17-μm pixels and is fully configurable within the...
Teledyne DALSA, Machine Vision OEM Components
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Camera Series
WATERLOO, Ontario, Sept. 22, 2017 — The Genie Nano camera series from Teledyne Dalsa Inc. is low-cost with a small form factor. The Genie Nano models are available in a wide range of resolutions, from VGA to 25 MP, and with a...
Teledyne DALSA, Machine Vision OEM Components
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Two-Color Chip LED
KYOTO, Japan, Sept. 22, 2017 — The SML-D22MUW two-color chip LED from Rohm Co. Ltd. is a small-class device with a design that improves reliability along with a backside electrode configuration that supports high-resolution...
Rohm Co. Ltd.
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Fiber Optics Cleaning Wipes
NEW BRITAIN, Conn., Sept. 22, 2017 — The Sticklers CleanWipes 640 fiber optic cleaning products from MicroCare Corp. are optical-grade cleaning wipesfor use in cleaning LC, SC, ST, FC and MPO connectors. A fast and efficient way...
MicroCare Corp., Sticklers Fiber Optic Cleaners
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Research LED
SANT ADRIÀ DE BESOS, Spain, Sept. 21, 2017 — Ledmotive has announced an LED Tunable Light for research. The LED-based module is built up with multiple LEDs peaked at different wavelengths. Together with the electronics and the control...
LEDMOTIVE
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Plastic Optical Fiber Connections
MADRID, Sept. 21, 2017 — Plastic optical fiber (POF) connections for battery management systems (BMS) in vehicles have been announced by KDPOF SL. Optical connections with POF provide the optimal means to achieve...
KDPOF
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Linear Motor Stage
AUBURN, Mass., Sept. 21, 2017 — Physik Instrumente LP has announced the V-408 linear motor stage with magnetic direct drive. The V-408 stage is equipped with an incremental linear encoder for direct position measurement and a...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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Fiber Laser Cutting Systems
LAKE MARY, Fla., Sept. 21, 2017 — The Titan FX Series of high-power fiber laser cutting systems from Laser Photonics LLC is designed to consistently meet the high demands of the metal fabricating industry. The Titan FX Series...
Laser Photonics Corp.
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Optical Encoders
WILMINGTON, Mass., Sept. 20, 2017 — The H25 Optical Encoder from Heilind Electronics Inc. is designed for the industrial machine tool marketplace. The device combines the rugged design of dual preloaded bearing assembly and the...
Heilind Electronics Inc.
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Fiber Geometry Measurement
SOLIHULL, England, Sept. 19, 2017 — The FGC-G range of high-speed inspection systems from Arden Photonics Ltd. measures optical fiber geometry and delivers repeatable, operator-independent results in <10 s. The comprehensive...
Arden Photonics Ltd.
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IR LEDs
NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan, Sept. 19, 2017 — The NIR-C19M series of IR LEDs for iris recognition from Everlight Electronics Co Ltd. features a wavelength of 810 nm, which exert the clearest contrast effect to read the pattern of the iris. ...
Everlight Electronics Co. Ltd.
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Laser Diode Module
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Sept. 19, 2017 — The IQ1C250(473-300) laser from Power Technology Inc. is an instrument quality laser diode module for high-end OEM applications. The IQ1C250(473-300) features a collimated beam with diffraction...
Power Technology Inc.
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Blackbody Electronic Controller
IGNY, France, Sept. 19, 2017 — An electronic controller for blackbodies has been announced by HGH Infrared Systems. The device features improved ergonomics and a modern design with enhanced communication abilities. The...
HGH Infrared Systems
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HD and 4K Cameras
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, Sept. 18, 2017 — Enhancements to the TMX series of rugged full HD and 4K resolution cameras from Adimec Advanced Image Systems BV provide full-motion video in daylight on airborne payloads, long-range observations...
Adimec Advanced Image Systems BV
Image Sensors
KANAGAWA, Japan, Sept. 18, 2017 — The IMX420 and IMX428 image sensors from Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corp. have been announced by Framos GmbH, featuring its third-generation CMOS global shutter mode. Both models feature 7-MP...
FRAMOS GmbH
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Pulsed Power Module
JEFFERSON HILLS, Pa., Sept. 18, 2017 — The IMPULSE 2-2 pulsed power module from the Kurt J. Lesker Co. enables high-power impulse magnetron sputtering when coupled with a conventional direct current sputtering power supply. The new...
Kurt J. Lesker Co.
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Night Vision Goggle Tester
IGNY, France, Sept. 18, 2017 — The NV-2500 night vision goggle tester from HGH Infrared Systems is designed for monocular or binocular systems. The NV-2500 provides automated testing of all standard night vision goggle tests...
HGH Infrared Systems
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Virtual Reality Streaming Solution
OBERKOCHEN, Germany, Sept. 15, 2017 — The ZEISS VR ONE Connect virtual reality (VR) streaming solution from Carl Zeiss AG holds all the features of a mobile VR headset with the performance of a gaming computer. The solution...
Carl Zeiss AG, Camera Lenses
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Raman Imaging and Scanning Electron Microscopy Solution
ULM, Germany, Sept. 15, 2017 — WiTec GmbH’s Raman Imaging and Scanning Electron Microscopy Solution (RISE) is now available for the ZEISS Sigma 300 field- emission scanning electron microscope. WITec and ZEISS are...
WITec GmbH
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Digital Micrometer
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Sept. 15, 2017 — The Micromar 40 EWRi digital micrometer from Mahr Inc. allows users to measure faster, more easily and more reliably. Measurement data is transferred to an i-Stick on a computer without any...
Mahr Inc.
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Piezoelectric Microtubes
AUBURN, Mass., Sept. 14, 2017 — A new line of ultra-compact piezoelectric microtubes from Physik Instrumente LP feature inner diameters down to 200 μm. The new ultrasmall piezo tube transducers come in two standard sizes:...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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Wavelength Combiner
LANNION, France, Sept. 14, 2017 — The L6Cc Wavelength Combiner from Oxxius SA combines up to six laser sources in a compact package. The all-in-one combiner integrates LaserBoxx modules from Oxxius as well as lasers from other...
Oxxius SA
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Parabolic Mirrors
BARRINGTON, N.J., Sept. 13, 2017 — The Techspec 100Å Off-Axis Parabolic Mirrors from Edmund Optics are used in broadband UV, visible and IR applications. Each precision-manufactured, interferometer-tested mirror features a...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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External Rotor Motor
FELDKIRCHEN, Germany, Sept. 13, 2017 — The DF32 compact external rotor motor from Nanotec Electronic GmbH & Co. KG is designed for series applications. The eight-pole brushless DC motor with a diameter of 32 mm and a height of...
Nanotec Electronic GmbH & Co. KG
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C-Mount Lenses
SAITAMA, Japan, Sept. 12, 2017 — The GOYO GMTHR4 line of high-resolution, compact, 1-in. format C-mount lenses from Goyo Optical Inc. comes in a variety of fixed focal lengths. The lenses feature a durable metal body and come...
Goyo Optical Inc.
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Linear Positioning Stages
VAN NUYS, Calif., Sept. 12, 2017 — Optimal Engineering Systems Inc. has announced 10 high-precision, low-cost, linear positioning stages that can be easily integrated into new and existing applications. The five AQ120 and five...
Optimal Engineering Systems Inc.
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RS-485 Transceivers
MILPITAS, Calif., Sept. 12, 2017 — The ISL32741E and ISL32740E high-speed RS-485 transceivers from Intersil provide 40 Mbps of bidirectional data communication for industrial Internet of Things networks. The ISL32741E offers...
Intersil Corp. (See Renesas)
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Mini Spectrometer
BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Sept. 11, 2017 — The C13555MA mini spectrometer from Hamamatsu Corp. is designed for color measurements and the testing of light sources. The thin, flat spectrometer measures 80 × 60 × 12 mm and...
Hamamatsu Corporation
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SWIR InGaAs Camera
LEUVEN, Belgium, Sept. 11, 2017 — The Bobcat-320-Gated SWIR InGaAs camera series from Xenics NV is designed for applications where very short exposure times are required. The Bobcat-320-Gated features trigger-in and jitter-free...
Xenics
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Beam Expanders
BARRINGTON, N.J., Sept. 11, 2017 — TECHSPEC Divergence Adjustable Fixed YAG Beam Expanders from Edmund Optics are designed for demanding laser applications. The compact beam expanders are optimized at Nd:YAG wavelengths for...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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Dispensing and Inspection System
CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 8, 2017 — The Spectrum II Premier automated fluid dispensing system from Nordson Asymtek features a built-in automated optical inspection system. The two-in-one dispensing system and inspection kit...
Nordson Asymtek
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Lasers
MILPITAS, Calif., Sept. 8, 2017 — Necsel IP Inc. has announced lasers for use in movie projectors, illumination and medical technology. The product range includes lasers with single wavelengths, multicolor lasers in which up to...
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Retail and Food Lighting
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 8, 2017 — The LUXEON Stylist Series from Lumileds is designed for retail and fresh food market lighting. The portfolio includes new midpower packages in addition to the existing chip-on-board products,...
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Smart Cameras
ETTLINGEN, Germany, Sept. 7, 2017 — Vision Components GmbH now supplies its small VC Z series of smart cameras with Sony’s IMX252 CMOS sensors, providing a 3.2-MP resolution and capturing 88 fps. At lower resolutions, even...
Vision Components GmbH
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Conductive Extraction, Filtration
LÖBAU, Germany, Sept. 7, 2017 — ULT AG has announced a new conductive version of its LAS 260 extraction and filtration system, which is ideal for tasks in processing materials that may generate easily inflammable or explosive...
ULT AG
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Single-Rail Positioning Stage
SANTA CLARITA, Calif., Sept. 7, 2017 — A single-rail positioning stage H-gantry design from H2W Technologies Inc. is an open-frame XY positioning system. The stage features two bottom parallel axes with one cross axis. Each linear...
H2W Technologies Inc.
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Optical Cleaning Kit
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Sept. 6, 2017 — The Advanced Optical Cleaning Kit from Meller Optics Inc. removes splatter and blow-back in the field from CO2 lasers and extends their working life. The advanced optical cleaning kit features...
Laser Research Optics
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Microscope Cameras
OBERKOCHEN, Germany, Sept. 6, 2017 — The Axiocam 702 mono and Axiocam 512 color microscope cameras from Carl Zeiss AG complement the current portfolio of high-speed USB 3.0 microscope cameras. The Axiocam 702 mono features...
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Thick-Film Resist Materials
SUDBURY, Mass., Sept. 5, 2017 — The SUEX and ADEX dry, thick-film resist materials from DJ MicroLaminates Inc. feature high resolution and high aspect ratios. The easy-to-apply materials feature ideal uniformity...
DJ MicroLaminates Inc.
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sCMOS Camera
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich., Sept. 5, 2017 — The SPOT RT sCMOS camera from Spot Imaging features Sony’s Pregius CMOS sensor. Deep cooling of the image sensor to −20 °C allows dim images to be seen without becoming obscured...
SPOT Imaging
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Optical Shaft Measurement System
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Sept. 5, 2017 — The MarShaft SCOPE 250 plus from Mahr Inc. is an optical shaft measurement system. Competitively priced and designed to provide fast, accurate, fully automatic measurement of smaller shafts and...
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Stepper Motor Technology
BIRKERØD, Denmark, Sept. 4, 2017 — JVL Industri Elektronik A/S has announced QuickStep closed-loop stepper motor technology for its NEMA 23 and 24 integrated stepper motor range from 0.1 to 12 nm. The motor technology provides...
JVL Industri Elektronik A/S
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Imaging Software
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich., Sept. 4, 2017 — SPOT 5.3 imaging software from Spot Imaging adheres to Microsoft standards for the prevention of malicious boot operation. In order to meet the new standard in computer security, SPOT 5.3 comes...
SPOT Imaging
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3D Printers
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 1, 2017 — The X3 and X5 models of Markforged 3D printers from Markforged Inc. make it possible to replace aluminum parts with carbon fiber parts that are up to 20× stronger and cost 20× less. ...
Markforged Inc.
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Large-Diameter Mirror Mounts
KENLEY, England, Sept. 1, 2017 — The OS 300-600 series of large-diameter mirror mounts from Optical Surfaces Ltd. are designed to provide a secure platform for larger, high-precision flat, spherical and off-axis mirrors in...
Optical Surfaces Ltd.
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Optical Isolators
BARRINGTON, N.J., Sept. 1, 2017 — Free Space Optical Isolators from Edmund Optics are designed and manufactured to provide superior performance with high isolation, transmission and power densities. Each option effectively...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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