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Photonics.com - October 2017
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Spectrometer Uses Silicon Photonics to Efficiently Monitor Gas Leaks
; A chip-based spectrometer that is smaller than a dime has demonstrated the ability to detect methane in concentrations as low as 100 parts-per-million. The spectrometer leverages silicon photonics...
Sierra-Olympic to Distribute Leonardo DRS Camera Cores in the U.S.
Supplier of IR and thermal imaging components Sierra Olympic Technologies Inc. has signed an agreement with defense contractor Leonardo DRS Inc. to become its U.S. master distributor of commercial...
Husqvarna, Telit, Wireless System Integration Collaborate for Robotic Sensing Mowers in Cities
Outdoor power product developer Husqvarna is using a wireless sensor developer from Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity provider Telit Communications PLC and electronic design company Wireless...
Wagner Made MVTEc’s Product, Business Manager
MVTec Software GmbH has appointed Christoph Wagner as its product and business development manager. Wagner will work to further increase MVTec's presence in the international embedded vision market....
Strom Elected to MicroVision Board of Directors
MicroVision Inc., a developer of ultra-miniature projection display and sensing technology, has elected Bernee D.L. Strom to its board of directors. Strom holds 25 years of experience in executive...
Oxford Instruments Installs ITRI's Plasma Etch Equipment
Oxford Instruments Nanotechnology Tools Ltd. has installed plasma etch equipment in the applications laboratory of the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) in Taiwan. This installation...
Construction Begins on the UK’s National Centre for Healthcare Photonics
The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), the UK’s technology innovation provider for process manufacturing, has received funding to establish a new innovation center, the National Centre for...
ICFO Becomes Nanoscopy Imaging Reference Site for Leica
The Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) has become a new nanoscopy imaging reference site for microscope developer Leica Microsystems GmbH. ICFO’s experts in super-resolution will partner...
URMC, RIT Receive Grant for Video Monitoring Afib Detection
With a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), scientists from the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) and Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) will enroll up to...
UIUC, Penn to Lead Research in IoBT
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and the University of Pennsylvania have been selected by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) as lead research organizations for two...
Morpho, NSense Announce Business Collaboration
Image processing technology developer Morpho Inc. and video recognition technology developer NSense Corp. have begun a business collaboration to enhance competitiveness in the fields of artificial...
Pyreos Awarded Grant for Thin-Film Sensors
Thin-film pyroelectric sensor supplier Pyreos Ltd. has been awarded a grant of almost £950,000 ($1.1 million) to develop the next generation of thin-film pyroelectric IR sensors. The company,...
RMIT’s Kalantar-Zadeh Awarded Measurement Science Honor
RMIT University’s Distinguished Professor Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh has been recognized as making the largest impact in measurement science across the Asia-Pacific region in the last five years as...
Si-Ware Awarded SEMI European MEMS and Sensor Award
Integrated circuit and microelectromechanical systems-based solutions provider Si-Ware Systems was awarded the SEMI Technology Showcase Award at the 2017 SEMI European MEMS and Sensor Summit in...
EV Group, SwissLitho Create system to Produce 3D Structures down to Single-Nanometer Scale
Wafer bonding and lithography equipment supplier EV Group and novel nanolithography tools manufacturer SwissLitho AG have announced a joint solution to enable the production of 3D structures down to...
Huang Made GM of China for SPI Lasers
Fiber laser manufacturer SPI Lasers UK Ltd. has appointed Zack Huang as its general manager for China. Huang will focus on developing growth across the country while ensuring customer service and...
Trumpf Acquires Majority Stake in Access Laser Co.
Machine tool and laser systems developer Trumpf GmbH & Co. KG has acquired an 85 percent stake in CO2 laser developer Access Laser Co. With this acquisition, Trumps aims to integrate a part of...
Brimrose Receives Innovation Showcase Award
The Brimrose Corporation of America has been named a 2017 Innovations Showcase Winner at the Process Expo show held in Chicago. Brimrose received the award in the category of “Bakery, Grains,...
Hurely Appointed UK Sales Manager of Opto
Novel optomechanical solutions developer OptoGroup GmbH & Co. KG has appointed Grant Hurley as the UK sales manager for Opto UK Ltd. Hurley will be responsible for increasing sales of...
Solar-Tectic Awarded Patent for III-V Thin Film Solar Cell Manufacturing
Solar-Tectic LLC has been awarded a patent for its production of III-V thin-film tandem solar cells with high performance by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The patent, the first ever for a...
Ekinops Acquires OneAccess
Ekinops SA, a supplier of next-generation optical network equipment, has acquired network functions provider OneAccess Networks SA. The partnership provides transport, Ethernet and corporate routing...
CU Researchers win BRAIN Initiative Grant for Miniature Microscope
Researchers from the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus and the University of Colorado Boulder have won a $2 million grant to refine their unique microscope while expanding its...
Zeiss’ SMILE Laser Eye Procedure Reaches 1M Milestone
The number of laser vision correction surgeries using Carl Zeiss Meditec AG’s SMILE refractive technology has now surpassed one million procedures worldwide, according to the company’s...
Source Photonics Opens Manufacturing Facility in China
Communication solutions provider Source Photonics Inc. has established an optical laser facility in Jintan, China. Announced with the city’s Jintan Economic Development Zone, the new...
Opton Laser to Distribute Quantum Light Instruments Products
Optics and laser distributor Opton Laser International SA and laser developer Quantum Light Instruments Inc. have signed an exclusive French distribution agreement. Opton now offers a full range of...
Optronics Slated to Distribute Ikegami Systems in the US
Microscope imaging developer Optronics has partnered with Ikegami Electronics Inc. for American distribution of their ultra-HD video camera systems and video accessories for use on microscopes and...
BioTek Granted Autofocus Imaging Patent
Life science instrumentation developer BioTek Instruments Inc. has been granted a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its “Autofocus for Imaging System” invention used in...
Indiana University Wins Grant to Advance Medical Nanotechnology
One year after establishing the intelligent systems engineering program in the Indiana University (IU) School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering, the university has been awarded a five-year,...
Espros, Benewake Partner for 3D Time-of-Flight Sensor Chips in Lidar
Espros Photonics AG and Benewake Co. Ltd. have signed a frame agreement for the supply of a 3D time-of-flight sensor chips for robotics and autopilot vehicles. This frame order concludes an...
Birrell Awarded Optics Innovator Award
Steve Birrell, CEO and founder of laser and photonics company Quantum Composters Inc., has been awarded the Optics Innovator Award from the Montana Photonics Industry Alliance. The award was given in...
The Optical Society Announces 2018 Fellows Class
One hundred and one (101) OSA members, representing 19 countries, have been elected to the 2018 OSA Fellows Class. Fellows are selected based on specific scientific, engineering, and technological...
Rosales Made COO of Gooch & Housego
Photonic technology developer Gooch & Housego PLC has appointed Yahvé Rosales as its chief commercial officer. Rosales will report to CEO Mark Webster and be part of the G&H executive...
BGN, Ram to Develop Diagnostic Sensor
BGN, the technology-transfer company of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), is collaborating with Singapore-based sensor developer Ram Group to develop a minimally invasive diagnostic sensor...
Messer Appointed CEO of Blackbird Robotersysteme
Remote laser welding technology developer Blackbird Robotersysteme GmbH has appointed Karl Christian Messer as CEO and a member of the executive board. Co-founder and current CEO Wolfgang Vogl will...
Montello to Manage Operations at Prima Power Laserdyne
Industrial laser system manufacturer Prima Power Laserdyne LLC has promoted Aaron Montello to the position of operations manager. Montello will be responsible for production, manufacturing...
Delphon Named One of Bay Area’s Best and Brightest
Polymer and adhesive solutions provider Delphon has been named one of the San Francisco Bay Area’s Best and Brightest Companies to work for. The Best and Brightest Companies to Work For...
Valeo Joins ISELED Alliance
ISELED, the open alliance formed to develop and market an innovative in-vehicle LED lighting concept within a full ecosystem, has made automotive supplier Valeo its newest member. Valeo will take...
3D-Micromac Celebrates 15 Years, Opens New Building
Laser micromachining technology developer 3D-Micromac AG has opened a new building in celebration of its 15th anniversary. "We owe our company’s growth and success to our customers and partners...
ULO Optics Acquires Laser Beam Optics
IR optics manufacturer ULO Optics Ltd. has purchased Laser Beam Products, a laser cutting and welding technology developer, for an undisclosed sum. ”Combining the expertise and manufacturing...
WPI’s Ji Awarded Two NIH Grants for Concussion Detection
With two grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Worcester Polytechnic Institute biomedical engineering professor Songbai Ji is using advanced neuroimaging to develop highly specific...
RIT’s Qiao, OSA Organizes Second Women in Optics and Photonics Symposium
Rochester Institute of Technology associate professor Jie Qiao collaborated with the Optical Society (OSA) Foundation to host the second annual symposium for women in optics and photonics. The free...
Kimmel Appointed General Manager of Trumpf Laser Technology Center
Machinery and industrial laser developer Trumpf has appointed Raif Kimmel as the general manager of the Trumpf Laser Technology Center in Township, Michigan. Kimmel has been with TRUMPF since 2000...
Balluff Acquires Matrix Vision, Manufacturer of Image Processing Components
Image processing component manufacturer Matrox Vision GmbH has been acquired by sensor and automation provider Balluff Inc. ”In the future, our product portfolio will complement the range of...
Asahi Glass Set for Use in Audi A8
Asahi Glass Co. Ltd’s cover glass for car-mounted displays will be installed in the new Audi A8, marking the world’s first mass-produced vehicle to incorporate curved cover glass. The...
Mulliner Made CFO of Alluxa
Optical filter and coating developer Alluxa Inc. has appointed Jason Mulliner as its chief financial officer. Mulliner will oversee finance, IT and human resources organizations. He will report to...
XFEL Inaugurated in Germany
The faster, more powerful European XFEL free-electron laser has been inaugurated, producing ultra-bright, trillion-photon X-ray flashes at a frequency 200× greater than the best preexisting...
ICFO, Max Planck Develop Photonic Crystal Fiber System
A European-based research collaboration between the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) in Spain and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) in Germany have reported the development...
Lehigh’s Strandwitz Receives DoE Grant for Photovoltaic Research
Lehigh University materials scientist Nicholas Strandwitz has received grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's SunShot Initiative to explore a promising silicon fabrication technique. Strandwitz...
Beaver Named Biolase Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Biolase, Inc., a developer of dental lasers, has annouced that veteran financial executive John R. Beaver has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Beaver reports directly to...
Wu Named TruTag Technologies Senior Advisor
TruTag Technologies, a security and technology solution provider, has appointed Jesse Wu, former chairman of Johnson & Johnson China and former worldwide chairman of the Johnson & Johnson...
NJIT’s Cell Podium Develops Augmented Reality Hazard Training
Cell Podium, a technology company in the New Jersey Institute of Technology’s (NJIST) Enterprise Development Center, has developed an augmented reality system that trains emergency responders...
Espros, Taiwan Semiconductor Finalize Mass Production Contract
Semiconductor developer Espros Photonics Corp. Ltd. has finalized the manufacturing process for its new generation of time-of-flight and spectral sensing chips through a contract with Taiwan...
Yxlon Lends CT System to California Academy of Sciences
Yxlon International has partnered with the California Academy of Sciences to lend the institution a computed tomography (CT) system. The YXLON FF20 CT system will be in use at the institute until...
NIH Awards $15M in Human Disease Modeling Grants
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have announced 13 two-year awards totaling about $15 million per year to develop 3-D microphysiological system platforms that model human disease. These...
Purdue to Create Risk-On-A-Chip Device
Researchers at Purdue University are using nanosensors in a device that they hope will help identify risk factors that cause breast cancer. The device, known as risk-on-a-chip, is a small plastic...
Columbia Scientists Use Andor Camera to Develop 3D Microscope
A team of scientists at Columbia University have successfully developed the Swept Confocally Aligned Planar Excitation (SCAPE) 3D microscope, which eliminates the need to mount samples or other...
Research & Technology
Spectrometer Uses Silicon Photonics to Efficiently Monitor Gas Leaks
; A chip-based spectrometer that is smaller than a dime has demonstrated the ability to detect methane in concentrations as low as 100 parts-per-million. The spectrometer leverages silicon photonics technology to realize a compact, cost-effective design that provides IR tunable diode-laser absorption spectroscopy (IR-TDLAS) on a CMOS-compatible platform. Developed by scientists at IBM Thomas J....
Optical Fiber Used to Direct, Stabilize Random Laser
An advance in laser technology combines the broad spectral features of a random laser with the spectral stability and high directionality of a traditional laser. Such an advance could enable greater...
Single-Nanoparticle Maps Pave the Way for Better, Safer Nanotechnology
A method that combines electron microscopy and optical microscopy to map individual nanoparticle responses in different situations and contexts could pave the way for better nanomaterials and safer...
VR Opera Hits All the Right Notes
This fall, visitors to venues across England will have the opportunity to experience two classic operas in virtual reality (VR). ‘Magic Butterfly’ is an immersive VR experience that...
Ultrasmall Ink Droplets Trap Light on Photonic Crystal
A microscopic 'pen' has been developed that uses a commercially available printing technique to write structures on crystals that are small enough to trap and harness light. The use of inkjet...
Whispering Gallery Microcavities Control Momentum of Light
A method to control the momentum of broadband light using whispering gallery microcavities* (WGMs) could allow greater application of integrated photonic circuits. Optical devices typically require...
Label-Free Imaging Maps Brain Changes in Alzheimer's Mouse Model
An imaging system called cryo-micro-optical sectioning tomography (cryo-MOST) could help speed new drug development for Alzheimer’s disease by offering a better way to monitor the brain changes...
Broad Palette of Fluorescent Dyes May Advance Biological Imaging
To better illuminate the inner workings of cells, researchers have developed a way to adjust the properties of fluorescent dyes deliberately, resulting in an expanded palette of dyes that are bolder,...
Optical Systems Capture First Light From Colliding Neutron Stars
Scientists from the international LIGO and Virgo Scientific Collaborations have announced the detection of the bright spark of two neutron stars colliding. This event has been dubbed GW170817 because...
Photodetector Uses Ultrathin Materials to Increase Efficiency
A prototype developed using quantum mechanical processes could usher in a novel class of ultra-efficient photodetectors that would enable solar cells to turn the light they receive into multiple...
The Optical Society Announces 2018 Fellows Class
One hundred and one (101) OSA members, representing 19 countries, have been elected to the 2018 OSA Fellows Class. Fellows are selected based on specific scientific, engineering, and technological...
Single Photon Reveals Quantum Entanglement of 16 Million Atoms
Scientists have demonstrated entanglement between 16 million atoms in a crystal crossed by a single photon, reinforcing the quantum theory that entanglement can persist in macroscopic physical...
Camera Design Mimics Sophisticated Visual System
The bio-inspired design of an ultra-sensitive camera that is capable of sensing both color and polarization is based on the visual system of the mantis shrimp. The camera features a single-chip,...
Scientists Fine-Tune Process for Making Thin Films from DNA
In order to further investigate the optical properties of a DNA-based lipid complex that is widely used in current DNA thin film research, researchers developed a refinement process to minimize the...
Plasmonic Platform Enhances Photocatalysis
Researchers have developed a way to build multifunctional nanoscale structures using aluminum nanocrystals. The structures have an aluminum core and are dotted with even smaller metallic islands. The...
Holography Helps Uniquely Identify Free-Flowing Particles in the Air
Researchers used overlapping lasers to create holographic images of free flowing air particles. A green laser was used to measure light deflection; a red laser to provide a 3D image that could...
Nanosensors Used to Track Progression of Obesity-Related Diseases
According to a New England Journal of Medicine study, more than one third of the world's population is overweight or obese. And, these weight issues can often lead to other health concerns....
Catheter Combines Ultrasound and Multispectral Fluorescence to Measure Arterial Plaque
A novel cardiac catheter probe combines intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIm) in a single device that can image the arteries of a living heart. The catheter can...
Uncharted Waters
As the saying goes, "difficult is done at once; the impossible takes a little longer." It took Xi-Cheng Zhang, an optics professor at the University of Rochester, nearly a decade to generate a...
Caltech Researchers Develop On-Chip Nanoscale Optical Quantum Memory
A computer chip with nanoscale optical quantum memory has been developed that is analogous to a traditional memory chip in a computer. An international team led by engineers at Caltech took advantage...
On-Chip Photonic Synapse Mimics Workings of Neural Synapse
Photonic computer chips that imitates the way the brain’s synapses work to store and process information — only at speeds a thousand times faster than those of the human brain —...
Laser-Based Method Could Detect Chemicals Remotely
Two techniques have been combined to develop a laser-based method that could be used to detect chemicals such as explosives and gases quickly and accurately. One technique, multi-dimensional coherent...
Advances in Aerial Thermography Could Transform Archeological Methods
Today's radiometric thermal cameras, coupled with small, inexpensive drones controlled by a smartphone or tablet, have made aerial thermography more accurate, comprehensive and accessible than...
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Sapphire Optical Domes
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Oct. 31, 2017 — Custom engineered sapphire optical domes from Meller Optics Inc. are ideal for subsea drone applications to extend the viewing angle of vision systems and resist algae growth. The devices are...
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sCMOS Camera
NEWTON, N.J., Oct. 31, 2017 — The 2.1-MP Quantalux sCMOS Camera from Thorlabs Inc. is based on a high-performance 1e− read-noise imager. Ideal for demanding imaging applications, the monochrome sensor can image the...
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Imaging Spectrometers
CHELMSFORD, Mass., Oct. 31, 2017 — Imaging spectrometers from McPherson Inc. measure vertical spatial profiles in addition to dispersed wavelengths. The devices operate in the vacuum UV range to view plasma impurity emission...
McPHERSON
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Arbitrary Waveform Generator
ZURICH, Oct. 30, 2017 — The HDAWG arbitrary waveform generator from Zurich Instruments AG features high channel density and a short trigger latency of <50 ns. The HDAWG comes in either a four- or eight-channel...
Zurich Instruments AG
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Multifiber Connector Inspection
NEW BEDFORD, Mass., Oct. 30, 2017 — The Viavi FiberChek Sidewinder from Fiber Optic Center Inc. is a fully autonomous handheld inspection and analysis solution for multifiber connectors. The FiberChek Sidewinder solution...
Fiber Optic Center Inc.
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Microscopy Video Software
AHRENSBURG, Germany, Oct. 30, 2017 — Video recording software designed for the Basler PowerPack for Microscopy has been announced by Basler AG. The software enables the capture of slow-motion videos. Such recordings are useful for...
Basler AG
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Radiation-Resistant Glasses
BRANCHBURG, N.J., Oct. 27, 2017 — Ohara Corp. introduces a new family of radiation-resistant glass types. Born from an optical glass requirement for robots entering the Fukushima nuclear power plant cleanup, new glasses include...
Ohara Corporation, Eastern Office
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Medical Robotic Microscopy Arm
TORONTO, Oct. 27, 2017 — The Modus V robotic arm from Synaptive Medical Inc. features a digital microscope for robot-assisted neurosurgery. Modus V provides high-quality, expansive views of patient anatomy to allow...
Synaptive Medical Inc.
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USB3.1 Gen 2 Support
Gloucester, OTTAWA, Oct. 27, 2017 — Pixelink has announced USB3.1 Gen 2 interface support on its machine vision and microscopy cameras. Pixelink’s M-Series and PL-D line of cameras will be built to integrate with USB 3.1...
Pixelink
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On-Axis Parabolic Mirrors
KENLEY, England, Oct. 27, 2017 — Fast-focusing on-axis parabolic mirrors from Optical Surfaces Ltd. are precisely manufactured to customer specifications and supplied with full surface quality test data. The effective f-number...
Optical Surfaces Ltd.
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Picomotor Actuators
ANDOVER, Mass., Oct. 27, 2017 — The New Focus 83xx-UHV-NM series of Picomotor Actuators from Newport feature Kapton wires and provide ½ or 1 in. of travel. The actuators can be used in ultrahigh-vacuum environments and...
Newport - New Focus
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Endoscope
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 26, 2017 — The Allegro USB3 endoscope/borescope from Imaging Solutions Group allows seamless application connection using the USB3 Vision standard. The scope has a very small-diameter distal end with a...
Imaging Solutions Group
Digital Medical Scope
GAMAGORI, Japan, Oct. 26, 2017 — The VersaCam α digital medical scope from Nidek Co. Ltd. is a versatile and portable fundus imaging unit, providing high-quality images with simple functionality. The newly added auto...
NIDEK CO. LTD.
Raman Spectrometer
ANDOVER, Mass., Oct. 26, 2017 — The Newport Femtosecond Stimulated Raman Spectrometer (FSRS) from MKS Instruments Inc. is designed for the scientific research market as a commercially available turn-key spectrometer for femtosecond...
MKS Instruments Inc.
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Reference Design Kit
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 25, 2017 — The Tania USB 3.1 Gen-1 UVC reference design kit with dual camera from E-con Systems Inc. is a single-board, plug-and-play device with a Cypress’ EZ-USB CX3 USB 3.1 Gen-1 camera controller,...
e-con Systems Inc.
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Prism Assembly
WOBURN, Mass., Oct. 25, 2017 — The 3300P-100 TIR Prism Assembly from Innovations in Optics Inc. enables on-axis illumination and compact optical system designs. The 3300P mounts to the LumiBright 3300B series of UV-LED...
Innovations in Optics Inc.
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Flat Top Beam Shapers
BARRINGTON, N.J., Oct. 25, 2017 — Flat Top Beam Shapers from Edmund Optics are refractive field mapping optical systems that convert a Gaussian beam profile to a flat top profile with near 100 percent efficiency. The devices...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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LED Flood-Curing System
TORRINGTON, Conn., Oct. 25, 2017 — The BlueWave MX-250 LED flood-curing system from Dymax Corp. offers curing flexibility and expansion capabilities in a small unit. Designed with a user-friendly touchscreen interface, the...
Dymax, Headquarters
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InGaAs Photodiodes
EWING, N.J., Oct. 24, 2017 — High-speed, extended InGaAs 2-μm photodiodes from Discovery Semiconductors Inc. feature high-current handling. The devices can be used for characterizing ultra-fast, mode-locked fiber lasers...
Discovery Semiconductors Inc.
Laser Diode Mount
BOZEMAN, Mont., Oct. 24, 2017 — The LDMOUNT laser diode mount from Wavelength Electronics Inc. is designed for optoelectronic modules in a 14-pin butterfly package that requires up to 5 A. Users can safely produce consistent,...
Wavelength Electronics Inc.
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CMOS Cameras
AHRENSBURG, Germany, Oct. 24, 2017 — Eight new ace U camera models from Basler AG feature resolutions of 6 or 12 MP and are equipped with the IMX178 and IMX226 Sony STARVIS CMOS sensors, delivering up to 59 fps. The cameras...
Basler AG
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Linear Guide Positioning Stages
VAN NUYS, Calif., Oct. 23, 2017 — The AQ140 and AQ150 series of low-cost, low-profile, motorized ball bearing linear guide positioning stages from Optimal Engineering Systems Inc. are profile rail devices available in travel lengths...
Optimal Engineering Systems Inc.
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Laser Lenses
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Oct. 23, 2017 — CO2 laser lenses from Laser Research Optics are offered in a variety of focal lengths to optimize the cutting and etching of acrylic plastic signs. The lenses come in short focal lengths for...
Laser Research Optics
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Laser Tracking Bundle
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I., Oct. 23, 2017 — The Leica Absolute Tracker AT960-SR from Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence is a low-budget addition to the company’s AT960 range of laser trackers, available as part of a bundle offer with a...
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
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High-Dynamic-Range USB 3.1 Camera
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 23, 2017 — The See3CAM_CU20 High Dynamic Range USB 3.1 Gen 1 Camera from e-con Systems Inc. is based on the 1/2.7-in. AR0230AT CMOS image sensor from ON Semiconductor. The See3CAM_CU20 is provided with...
e-con Systems Inc.
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Fiber-Coupled Diode Laser Modules
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 20, 2017 — Coherent Inc. has expanded its DILAS family of continuous wave, fiber-coupled diode laser modules with two new visible wavelengths delivering 2 W at 520 nm and 1.4 W at 638 nm. Because these...
Coherent Inc.
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Single-Link Frame Grabber
WOBURN, Mass., Oct. 20, 2017 — The Aon-CXP CoaXPress single-link frame grabber from BitFlow Inc. delivers up to 6.25 Gb/s worth of data over the link. The CoaXPress vision system can be developed using only a desktop PC...
BitFlow Inc.
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High-Speed Cameras
FRAUNFELD, Switzerland, Oct. 20, 2017 — The QX series of cameras from the Baumer Group features 12 MP at 335 fps and a 10 GigE interface. The cameras capture fine details and defects extremely precisely in high-dynamic processes. The...
Baumer Electric AG
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Modular Laboratory Construction Kit
RHEINSTETTEN, Germany, Oct. 20, 2017 — A modular construction kit for flexible laboratory setups has been announced by autoVimation GmbH. With just a few reusable components, it is possible to assemble complex image processing...
autoVimation GmbH
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Fiber Optic Cable
NORCROSS, Ga., Oct. 19, 2017 — The FlightLinx PLUS Fiber Optic Cable from OFS Fitel LLC is designed for in-flight entertainment, internet access, networking and display systems used in commercial aircraft. The new cable...
OFS
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Fizeau Interferometer Measuring Tower
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Oct. 19, 2017 — The MarOpto MT 100 Fizeau Interferometer Measuring Tower from Mahr Inc. is a high-precision, low-cost interferometer for measuring spherical and plano optics on the shop floor. MarOpto MT 100...
Mahr Inc.
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Large-Format Laser System
WADENA, Minn., Oct. 19, 2017 — The OptiFlex from Kern Laser Systems is a redesigned large-format laser system equipped with Kern’s new HyperDual motion package. This improved, next-generation motion package features a...
Kern Laser Systems
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Optical Subsystem Platform
SAXONBURG, Pa., Oct. 19, 2017 — The Optical Line Subsystem platform from II-VI Inc. is designed for datacenter interconnects (DCI) and optimized for direct-detect dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) transceivers. ...
Coherent Corp.
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Laser Cutting System
WADENA, Minn., Oct., 18, 2017 — The FiberCELL laser cutting system from Kern Laser Systems is a compact sheet metal fabricating system capable of cutting a variety of metals. A Class-1 safety enclosure allows the system to be...
Kern Laser Systems
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Laser Bars
SAXONBURG, Pa., Oct. 18, 2017 — Actively cooled laser bars, emitting 200-W continuous wave power with >60 percent efficiency, have been announced by II-VI Inc., enabling multi-kW vertical stacks to optically pump neodymium-doped...
Coherent Corp.
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Smart Camera
KARLSRUHE, Germany, Oct. 18, 2017 — The EyeCheck ZQ smart camera from EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH is an intelligent camera with four integrated LEDs. Hardly bigger than an index finger, the camera provides real-time evaluation...
EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH
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VIS-NIR Coated Achromatic Lenses
BARRINGTON, N.J., Oct. 18, 2017 — TECHSPEC VIS-NIR Coated Achromatic Lenses from Edmund Optics Inc. consist of two optical components cemented together to form a doublet and provide a low-cost alternative to air-spaced focusing...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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NIR Laser Diode
OLCHING, Germany, Oct. 17, 2017 — The ADL-83Y51TL high-power NIR laser diode from Laser Components GmbH is designed for camera-supported gesture control. The ADL-83Y51TL emits in the NIR range at 830 nm and has a continuous...
Laser Components Germany GmbH
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Multi-Axis Robotic Controller
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Oct. 17, 2017 — The HEX RC Multi-Axis Robotic Controller from Aerotech Inc. is a six-axis motion controller ideal for controlling robotic systems like hexapods. The HEX RC is 4U rack-mountable and compatible...
Aerotech Inc.
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Fiber Pump Combiners
NORCROSS, Ga., Oct. 17, 2017 — High-power, all-fiber pump combiners and pump signal combiners from OFS Fitel LLC are key components of highly integrated fiber laser and fiber amplifier systems. The combiners couple the power...
OFS
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Optical Probe and Analysis Software
BEAVERTON, Ore., Oct. 16, 2017 — The DPO7OE1 calibrated optical probe and analysis software from Tektronix is designed for use with real-time oscilloscopes. The software is optical reference receiver compliant for 28-GBaud...
Tektronix Inc.
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Zoom Lens System
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 16, 2017 — The Resolv4K Zoom Lens System from Navitar Inc. is designed for users who require a large field of view with high magnification. The patent-pending optical design of the Resolv4K offers a 400...
Navitar Inc.
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Optical Transceiver
CHENGDU, China, Oct. 16, 2017 — The 200G QSFP-DD Optical Transceiver from Eoptolink Technology Inc. Ltd. is an optical module designed for high-volume and low-cost production for today’s 100-G products, as well as scalability...
Eoptolink Technology Inc. Ltd.
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Night Vision Focus and Alignment
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Oct. 16, 2017 — The NV-2020 compact, portable night vision device infinity focus and optical alignment system from Electro Optical Industries Inc. allows users to accurately adjust goggles just before a mission. ...
HGH USA
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Data Acquisition Board
BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 13, 2017 — The AD12-2000x2K7US ultrafast 4-GSPS dual-channel 12-bit PCIe Gen3 data acquisition board from Ultraview Corp. allows concurrent acquisition of two 12-bit A/D channels at up to 2 GSPS. The...
Ultraview Corp.
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Non-Contact Measurement Systems
NEW MILFORD, Conn., Oct. 13, 2017 — The Swift PRO series of non-contact measurement systems from Vision Engineering Inc. is designed to deliver fast and accurate two- and three-axis measurements. The Swift PRO series includes the...
Vision Engineering Inc.
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Microscope Camera
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 13, 2017 — The IL5 High-Speed 5-MP Camera from Fastec Imaging is easily mounted on a microscope, enabling users to record high-speed video of microscopic events. Both spatial and temporal magnification...
Fastec Imaging Corp.
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Frameless Direct Drive Torque Motors
AMHERST, N.Y., Oct. 13, 2017 — Megaflux Frameless Direct Drive Torque Motors from Allied Motion Technologies are available in sizes ranging from 60 to 792 mm in outside diameter, with multiple stack lengths for each diameter. ...
Allied Motion Technologies Inc.
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Voice Coil Stage
VAN NUYS, Calif., Oct. 12, 2017 — The compact HCDS-025-038-02-B1-01 Voice Coil Stage from Moticont has a footprint of just 2 × 5 in., a positioning resolution of 1 μm and a 0.125-in. open aperture. This precision cross...
Moticont
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LED Holder
HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 12, 2017 — The LUMAWISE Drive LED Holder Type Z50 for chip-on-board LEDs from TE Connectivity is used in track and spot lighting, integrating a direct current/direct current driver and holder into a single...
TE Connectivity
Sapphire Optical Domes
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Oct. 12, 2017 — Custom fabricated sapphire optical domes from Meller Optics Inc. are ideal for protecting cameras, guidance systems, sensors and other devices in weapons systems. Meller Sapphire Optical Domes...
Meller Optics Inc.
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Imaging Software
KARLSRUHE, Germany, Oct. 12, 2017 — The EyeVision 3D software from EVT Eye Vision Technology now features a 3D-Unrolling command which straightens images of tilt scans or respectively unrolls them. EyeVision is an image...
EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH
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Light Aligner
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 11, 2017 — The Light Aligner from Spectrolight Inc. aligns a light beam through an optical system constructed on a breadboard or optical table. The Light Aligner is an anodized metal ruler with...
SPECTROLIGHT Inc.
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Distance Measurement Module
SARGANS, Switzerland, Oct. 11, 2017 — The TOF > range 600 distance measurement module from Espros Photonics Corp. is a powerful distance measurement module in a robust, 11-g package. Easy to integrate into automation projects,...
Espros Photonics AG
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Fiber-Coupled Laser Modules
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Oct. 11, 2017 — Electro Optical Components Inc. has announced fiber-coupled laser diode modules for medical applications. The modules are designed for medical applications, biophotonics and fluorescence...
Electro Optical Components Inc.
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Electronic Blackbody Controller
GOLETA, Calif., Oct. 11, 2017 — An electronic controller for blackbodies that meets the needs of the IR sensors market has been announced by Electro Optical Industries. Features include improved ergonomics and a modern...
HGH USA
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Oscilloscope
BEAVERTON, Ore., Oct. 10, 2017 — The DS2000E Series Oscilloscope, a 200-MHz, two-channel scope from Rigol Technologies is available at 100- or 200-MHz bandwidths. All models provide two analog channels with 50 O input...
Rigol Technologies
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Optical Power Meters
CAMARILLO, Calif., Oct. 10, 2017 — OP740 multi-channel high-speed optical power meters from OptoTest Corp. feature sampling rates of up to 10,000 samples/s and will be available with up to 24 channels/unit. The OP740 retains...
Santec California Corp.
Flame-Retardant Optical Fibers
LISLE, Ill., Oct. 10, 2017 — Polymicro Flame-Retardant Optical Fibers from Molex LLC meet the UL 94 V-0 flammability standard for component materials used in telecommunications and industrial applications where a low...
Molex, Fiber Optics
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C-Mount Lenses
AHRENSBURG, Germany, Oct. 10, 2017 — In addition to the Basler Original Equipment lenses with a resolution of 5-MP for sensors smaller than 1/2 in., Basler AG now also offers lenses for sensors up to 2/3 in. The Basler Lenses are...
Basler AG
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Fiber Optic Connector Inspection System
DUNCAN, S.C., Oct. 9, 2017 — The aeRos-connected FOCIS WiFi2 from AFL is a next-generation fiber optic connector inspection system that uses an Android or iOS wireless connection for live-image video streaming, auto-focus and...
AFL
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LED Calibration Standard
ANDOVER, Mass., Oct. 9, 2017 — The FGC100 NIST-traceable LED calibration standard from Ophir Optics LLC has been announced by MKS Instruments Inc. It is designed to calibrate the Ophir FluxGage system. FluxGage is a compact,...
Ophir Optics, IR Optics
Inspection System
WILMINGTON, Mass., Oct. 9, 2017 — Truebump Technology in the Dragonfly Inspection System from Rudolph Technologies Inc. provides fast, accurate and repeatable 3D metrology for all advanced packaging bumping applications, from copper...
Onto Innovation
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3D Lidar Sensor
OSAKA, Japan, Oct. 6, 2017 — Panasonic Corp. has announced a 3D lidar sensor, enabling 3D detection of distances with a wide angle of view. Employing propriety laser-scanning technology, the 3D lidar is capable of scanning...
Panasonic Corp.
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Glass Refractive Standards Set
SAN DIMAS, Calif., Oct. 6, 2017 — The Glass Refractive Standards set from Craic Technologies Inc. is used to calibrate instruments that are designed to measure the refractive index of microscopic fragments of glass and glass-like...
CRAIC Technologies
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Industrial Cameras
OBERSULM, Germany, Oct. 6, 2017 — A new generation of the uEye SE industrial camera has been announced by IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH, available as both a GigE and USB 3.1 Type C connection. The cameras are available...
IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH
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Liquid Crystal Displays
WESTBOROUGH, Mass., Oct. 6, 2017 — The Brillian product line of liquid crystal displays from Kopin Corp. incorporates an advanced pixel structure, newly formulated liquid crystal materials and enhanced manufacturing processes to...
Kopin Corp.
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3D Surface Metrology System
BARCELONA, Spain, Oct. 5, 2017 — The Five Axis 3D noncontact 3D surface metrology system from Sensofar Metrology is a 3D optical profiler that combines a high-accuracy rotational module and a high-resolution translation platform...
Sensofar Metrology
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Mask Tuning System
JENA, Germany, Oct. 5, 2017 — The ZEISS ForTune EUV, a novel, state-of-the-art mask tuning system for extreme UV lithography (EUV) technology from Zeiss, uses ultrashort pulse laser technology for use in both mask shops and wafer...
Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH, Microscopy
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UV LED Curing Systems
SALEM, N.H., Oct. 5, 2017 — The COBRA Cure FX series of UV LED curing systems from ProPhotonix Ltd. is designed specifically for the UV curing of inks, coatings and adhesives, making it an ideal solution for UV LED curing in...
ProPhotonix Ltd.
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Fast Steering Mirror Platforms
AUBURN, Mass., Oct. 5, 2017 — The S-335 fast steering mirror platforms from Physik Instrumente LP are piezo-based and designed for laser beam control. With ms-response, settling time and high dynamic linearity, the new...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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Field-Programmable Gate Array
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Oct. 4, 2017 — The PolarFire field-programmable gate array (FPGA) from Microsemi Corp. is now interoperable with Analog Devices Inc.’s AD9371 wideband integrated radio frequency transceiver via a JESD204B...
Microsemi Corp.
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3D Laser Cutting Machine
JENA, Germany, Oct. 4, 2017 — The JENOPTIK-VOTAN BIM 3D laser cutting machine from Jenoptik Automatisierungstechnik GmbH is a virtually wear-free tool for metal working applications. With a repeat accuracy of up to 50 μm...
Jenoptik Automatisierungstechnik GmbH, Lasers & Material Processing
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Light -Curing Adhesives
NEW BRITAIN, Conn., Oct. 4, 2017 — The Cyro-Weld 5000 series of UV, VIS and LED light curing adhesives from Incure Inc. are medical bonders designed for use in medical device manufacturing. The 5040F (115cP), 5021F (150cP) and...
Incure Inc.
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Gain Current Amplifier
SANTA ROSA, Calif., Oct. 4, 2017 — The DDPCA-300 ultralow, noise-variable, gain current amplifier from Femto has been announced by Electro Optical Components Inc. Designed for sensitive current and charge measurements, the...
Electro Optical Components Inc.
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Electronic Control Module
OLCHING, Germany, Oct. 3, 2017 — The Tempe Electronics and Software Set (TEESS) from Laser Components GmbH is an electronic control module for its own IG series of complex IR sensor arrays. The OEM solution is a modular kit...
Laser Components Germany GmbH
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Microscope Eyepieces
BARRINGTON, N.J., Oct. 3, 2017 — Microscope Eyepieces from Edmund Optics Inc., sold separately for convenience, attach to a wide variety of microscope systems. The eyepieces feature designs made up of an achromatic doublet and...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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Laser Drilling Tool
CHAMPLIN, Minn., Oct. 3, 2017 — The SmartPerf laser drilling tool from Prima Power Laserdyne provides simple to complex patterns of holes in linear and cylindrical paths in 2D and 3D parts. SmartPerf ensures higher-quality...
Prima Power Laserdyne LLC
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High-Speed Sintering Process
FRIEDBERG, Germany, Oct. 3, 2017 — Voxeljet AG has announced a high-speed sintering (HSS) process, a new 3D printing technology for the production of end-use parts. The new HSS process enables printing of parts with properties...
Voxeljet AG
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Gel and Blot Imaging System
FREDERICK, Md., Oct. 3, 2017 — The G:BOX Mini from Syngene is a compact, upgradeable, multi-application system for all types of gel and Western blot imaging. Featuring a motorized stage, high-performance camera and the...
Syngene USA
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3D Printer
FELDKIRCHEN, Germany, Oct. 2, 2017 — The X400 v4 3D printer from RepRap GmbH additively manufactures large objects as well as limited industrial-grade production runs. The printer’s high-end design, speed and accuracy...
German RepRap GmbH
Custom UV Lenses
CHESHAM, England, Oct. 2, 2017 — Custom UV lenses from Resolve Optics Ltd. include conceptual design consultancy, prototyping and manufacturing of production quantities to provide customers with a unique solution optimized for their...
Resolve Optics Ltd.
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Photometer
MUNICH, Oct. 2, 2017 — The DSP 200 photometer from Instrument Systems GmbH provides on-the-fly scanning for automotive exterior and traffic lighting applications. Part of the Optronik product portfolio, the DSP 200...
Instrument Systems GmbH
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IR Temperature Sensor
NEUHAUSEN AUF DEN FILDERN, Germany, Oct. 2, 2017 — A BTS infrared temperature sensor with IO-Link interface and two switching outputs from Balluff GmbH is designed for hot surroundings. The device can monitor temperatures between 250 and 1250...
Balluff GmbH
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