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EuroPhotonics: March 2009

EuroPhotonics
 March 2009


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Structural Monitoring with Fibre Optics Buildings, bridges, tunnels and dams require effective maintenance to keep them working safely, so engineers fit instruments to measure stress and strain, temperature and vibration. In the past...
The Entrepreneur and the Environment In the October/November issue of EuroPhotonics, we met four researchers-turned-entrepreneurs and explored the role that the environment played in fulfilling their goals. This time, we examine that...
Photonic Integration: Ready for Mass Adaptation? The idea of integrating several photonic functions – such as generating, guiding, modulating, filtering and detecting light – within single small-waveguide devices has been around for some time and...
Tips & Techniques: Image processing helps get it right Commercial image-processing systems employing standard components perform a variety of inspection tasks. When testing parts, only the function of the components – camera, illumination, computer and...
ECO Photonics: How Green Is Your Laser? Global Laser Technology Solutions Ltd. is a specialist designer and manufacturer of laser diode modules. Located in South Wales, UK, close to Brecon Beacons National Park, it offers a wide range of...
ECO Photonics: NDIR Spectroscopy - Keeping Tabs on the Environment Nondispersive infrared (NDIR) absorption spectroscopy detects and measures various gases by their characteristic IR absorption bands. The technique is not new, but its application to climate studies,...
EDITORIAL
You can run… In Britain, the Lords constitution committee is concerned that surveillance and collection of personal data are “pervasive” in British society and could undermine democracy, says a 6 February 2009 report from the BBC. “There can be no justification for this gradual but incessant creep towards every detail about us being recorded and pored over by the state,” committee chairman and Tory peer...
EURO NEWS
Lasers Need Greening, Too Each day we become more aware of our impact on the environment, which makes reducing greenhouse gases an imperative for any energy-consuming device. In science and industry, lasers play an essential role in environmental solutions. For instance, lasers from Coherent drill small holes in aircraft engine components, improving combustion processes and fuel efficiency in air travel. Fuel...
Grad Students Unsnarl Chinese Optics Tangle European buyers are rubbing their hands over the low prices that hundreds of Chinese optics manufacturers are charging for their products. But in contrast, many end users – having learned the hard...
Tax Climate Aids French Telecom Manufacturer Benefiting from what is considered one of the most research-friendly tax climates in Europe, telecom photonics components manufacturer 3S Photonics SA, once a spinoff of a French research laboratory,...
PICTURE THIS
Forgotten, but not forlorn, an Amazon maintains her beauty through the centuries Ash is a remarkable substance. You can use it to steady your footing on an icy path or to fertilize some of the plants in your yard. Quite unintentionally, it also has been used to preserve art. In ancient Herculaneum, ill-fated sister city of proud Pompeii, many of the citizens of the Roman empire who dwelt there were wealthy patrons of the arts. However, their taste in the finer things in...
PRODUCTS
Ultrafast laser The Mai Tai eHP DeepSee high-power laser for high-resolution biological imaging, which features full automation and computer control in a compact package, was introduced by Newport Corp.’s Spectra-Physics Lasers Div. According to the company, the instrument delivers 65 per cent higher peak power than its closest competitive system. Its built-in dispersion compensation capability, which...
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LED source Thorlabs GmbH has unveiled the LEDD3 series modulating LED source for frequency domain fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) and other microscopy applications. The high-brightness source comprises a...
Thorlabs GmbH
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Vision sensor Baumer Optronic GmbH has introduced the 1500 series VeriSens vision sensor with Ethernet interface for integration into machine control systems. The device, which is based on simple operation and...
Baumer Optronic GmbH
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Piezoceramic actuator PI (Physik Instrumente) LP has released the PICMA piezoceramic actuator based on stress reduction and encapsulation technologies. The actuator features high stiffness, temperature stability, low...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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LED Illuminator Chromasens GmbH has unveiled the Corona, an LED line-scan illuminator available in lengths of 340 and 680 mm. It can be equipped with white, red, IR, green or blue LEDs with intensities up to 140,000...
Chromasens GmbH
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Wide-Angle Lens The Distagon T* 3,5/18 ZF superwide-angle lens from Carl Zeiss AG is available for industrial imaging applications. Covering a wide image angle, the compact system features precise manual focusing...
Carl Zeiss AG, Camera Lenses
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CCD Spectrometers Labsphere Inc. has released the CDS 600 and 610 compact CCD array spectrometers for light-source measurement. The devices provide rapid spectroradiometric analysis of LEDs and other light sources...
Labsphere Inc.
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Halcon Software MVTec Software GmbH has announced version 9.0 of its Halcon software, offering faster algorithms and automatic operator parallelization (AOP), matching technologies and 3-D vision techniques. The...
MVTec Software GmbH
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Microbolometer Camera XenICs has introduced the Gobi-384, an uncooled microbolometer camera for thermal imaging, industrial, public service and security applications. The smart infrared camera combines a high-quality...
Xenics NV
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All-Erbium Fibres Large-mode-area all-erbium fibres have been unveiled by nLight Corp. Manufactured with proprietary direct nanoparticle deposition active fibre production technology, they are suitable for high-power,...
nLIGHT Inc.
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Interference Filters Edmund Optics Inc. has released narrow-laser-line interference filters and broadband diode interference filters. The narrow filters feature a bandwidth of 1 nm and are suitable for systems that...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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Board Camera Vision Components GmbH has extended its line of VC BoardCam intelligent cameras with the introduction of the 5-megapixel VCSBC4012 board camera for industrial applications. All components are...
Vision Components GmbH
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OCT Microscope The EX1301 optical coherence tomography microscope with four-beam technology from Michelson Diagnostics Ltd. has been introduced for commercial applications. Offering <10-μm lateral...
Michelson Diagnostics Ltd.
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Slide Loader The Prior Scientific Inc. PL-200 high-speed automated slide loading system was designed for a variety of high-throughput microscopy applications and is compatible with a range of microscopes. The...
Prior Scientific Inc.
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CCD Camera JAI Inc.’s 16-megapixel progressive-scan CCD camera has incorporated a Kodak dual-tap sensor that delivers full 4872 × 3248-pixel resolution at 3 fps. The AM-1600CL monochrome and AB-1600CL raw Bayer...
JAI Inc.
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Light Engine Visitech AS has introduced a series of light engine reference systems for industrial applications and for those based on Texas Instruments’ DLP microdisplay technology. The six new Luxbeam engine...
VIsitech AG
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Zoom Lens A line of FireWire cameras with an integrated zoom lens is now available from The Imaging Source. Offering resolutions of 640 × 480 and 1024 × 768, the cameras deliver a maximum frame rates of 30 and...
The Imaging Source LLC
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Optical Tweezers Elliot Scientific Ltd. has unveiled the E4100 QPD force measurement optical tweezer system, which uses a quadrant photodetector in conjunction with software to identify and measure the single trap...
Elliot Scientific Ltd.
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CCD Cameras SVS-Vistek GmbH has released the SVCam-ECO line of CCD cameras to support the industrial image transfer protocol of Gigabit Ethernet. Available in four resolutions and with both monochrome and colour...
SVS-Vistek GmbH
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EUROPHOTONICS 2009
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