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Photonics Spectra - August 2007
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Tracking Cotton Trash via Fluorescence
Cotton producers are plagued with trash -- the bits of leaf, stem, hull, seed coat, bract and other unusable parts of the plant. Such debris determines cotton quality, and cleaner cotton is easier to...
NIST Develops Calibration Tools for Fluorescent Instruments
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Md., have developed two new standard reference materials to help correct and validate the performance of...
Tracking Nanoparticles the Easy Way
Visualizing single nanoparticles and following them in three dimensions is useful for scientific applications ranging from examining biological cells to studying mixing in microfluidics. However,...
Adding Depth to Spectroscopy Imaging
Conventional spectrometers examine just one location that scientists hope is representative of a whole sample. With spectroscopic imaging, a single point of information can be replaced by...
Efficient Semipolar Blue LEDs Created on Freestanding Substrate
Blue LEDs with high quantum efficiency and significantly reduced polarization-related internal electric fields have been successfully fabricated on freestanding semipolar substrates by researchers at...
Scattering Filter Improves Organic LED
Researchers at MIT in Cambridge, Mass., have created an efficient and saturated deep-blue color by coupling a strong microcavity organic LED with a scattering filter. The technique allowed...
Infrared Detection at Room Temperature with Single-Electron Resolution
Infrared signals with wavelengths longer than 1.2 μm often are excluded by the selectivity of silicon-based sensors. Sensors that use electron-hole pair generation require photons to have energy...
Electrified Liquid Crystals Make Nanorods Stand Up
Unlike spherical and otherwise-shaped nanostructures, semiconductor nanorods cause light to polarize along their axis. But without the ability to coordinate their orientation, the nanorods’ special...
Detecting Motion, No Matter How Small
A virus isn’t big. A few years ago, a nanomechanical sensor found that one tipped the scale at a few attograms. Such instruments now have the potential to sense mass an order of magnitude smaller, on...
Spectral Methods for Biological Analysis
An exciting development in light microscopy is the increasing availability of signal detection systems that record high-resolution emission spectra at each pixel in an image. These systems can be...
Wafer-Level Camera Technologies Shrink Camera Phone Handsets
Wafer-level optics is a novel technology that is designed to meet the demand for smaller form factors, higher resolution and cost-effective pricing in the next generation of camera phones. The...
Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers Light Up All-Optical Signal Processing
For many years, optics scientists have been looking for all-optical signal processing materials that enable one light beam to be controlled by another. However, most optical materials are linear and...
Helium-Ion Microscopy
When it comes to imaging at high magnifications, the traditional optical microscope has given way to a number of alternative technologies, each with its advantages and its shortcomings. One, the...
Glass Molding Makes Aspheric Lenses a Practical Choice
In the early 1970s, Eastman Kodak developed precision glass-molding technology to make 3- to 10-mm-diameter aspheric glass elements for lens systems being designed for cameras that contained film on...
Eye Safety in the Laser Lab
One of the most ubiquitous items on the optical table is the beam block. It gets moved around, sometimes to block a stray reflection, at other times to block a “what if” beam. (What if I miss the...
Supreme Court Decision Impacts High-Tech Patenting
The increasing prominence of intellectual property (IP) in society has prompted the US Supreme Court to take on more cases related to this topic, particularly those involving high-tech business. On...
Building a Telescope to Supplant Hubble
In 2013, the James Webb Space Telescope is scheduled for launch. Three months later, it will settle into a spot about 1 million miles from Earth, from which it will record light from nearly the...
Electron-Multiplying CCD Camera in X-ray Imaging
With the onset of improved, patient-specific treatments for vascular disease, along with advancing diagnostic techniques, there is an increasing need for high-resolution images obtainable in real...
Tech Pulse
Lasers Increasingly, if Indirectly, Used as Semiconductor Lithography Light Sources
Laser makers are being confronted with novel semiconductor lithography technology. Dubbed extreme-UV lithography for its photon wavelength of 13.5 nm, the technique is being pursued because it will...
Liquid Lenses Take Various Forms
Having the potential to allow compact adaptive optical features in many settings, liquid lenses have captured the interest of numerous researchers. In two published studies, scientists describe an...
Imaging a Spinning Star
To borrow from an old saying, four telescopes are better than one. Thanks to long-baseline optical interferometry, using a quartet of the devices provides 100 times better performance when it comes...
Lunar Telescope to Have Liquid Mirror
Thanks to out-of-this-world thinking and down-to-earth materials research, scientists — from Université Laval in Quebec City, from the University of Arizona in Tucson, from the University of British...
light speed
Lambda Research Names Distributor
Lambda Research Corp., a developer of optical design software in Littleton, Mass., has announced that Linos Photonics will be the exclusive distributor of its TracePro software products in Europe and...
Fujifilm Digital Camera to Use Kopin Viewfinder
Fujifilm Corp. of Tokyo will integrate the CyberEVF 230K-NF electronic viewfinder from Kopin Corp. of Taunton, Mass., into its FinePix S700 digital camera, designed primarily for amateur...
MilComm to Represent Miniflex on West Coast
Miniflex Ltd. of Framlingham, UK, has appointed MilComm Engineering & Technical Sales Inc. of Lakewood, Calif., as its sales representative for the US West Coast. Miniflex makes fiber optics...
Samsung and 3M Partner
Samsung Electronics America Inc. of Anaheim, Calif., and 3M of St. Paul, Minn., have collaborated to develop a digital signage system. The product combines the former’s SP-P310MEMX pocket imager with...
OCS Checkweighers and SICK Collaborate
SICK Inc. of Minneapolis and OCS Checkweighers GmbH of Schwäbisch Hall, Germany, have signed an agreement concerning dynamic weighing devices and in-motion scales for the logistics industry....
MIT Recognizes Novotech for ‘Green’ Innovation
In Massachusetts, Novotech Inc. of Acton has received recognition from MIT of Cambridge for its creation of a solar energy device that uses radiant heat from asphalt and other paved surfaces to...
Optimax Obtains Funding for Training Programs
Under the Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development initiative, the federal government has granted Optimax Systems Inc. of Ontario, N.Y., funding to support four employee training...
Companies Make Distribution Agreement
Test Equipment Connection Corp. of Lake Mary, Fla., will market in the US instruments from Rohde & Schwarz of Munich, Germany. Under the terms of the nonexclusive agreement, the American company...
Oerlikon Optics and Microvision Collaborate
Oerlikon Optics of Balzers, Liechtenstein, is collaborating with Microvision Inc. of Golden, Colo., to optimize production of that company’s PicoP projection display engines. The companies aim to...
Polatis Builds Production Facility in Poland
Polatis Inc. of Billerica, Mass., will open a production plant in Poland. The facility, designed for manufacturing, testing and qualification of optical switches, will produce the devices for the...
KVH Industries to Supply Gyros
A US military customer has placed a $1.1 million order with KVH Industries Inc. of Middletown, R.I., for the company’s DSP-3000 fiber optic gyros, which incorporate digital signal processing...
Sol Buys Advanced Science and Technology
In Florida, Advanced Science and Technology Inc. of Stuart has been bought out by Sol Inc. of Palm City. The former company manufactures drivers for DC lighting applications and controllers for solar...
MEV Elektronik Service and Firecomms Partner
MEV Elektronik Service GmbH of Hilter am Teutoburger Wald, Germany, will sell high-speed plastic optical fiber, transceivers and vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers developed by Firecomms Ltd. of...
Flir Awarded Contract
Flir Systems Inc. of Portland, Ore., has received a $6 million contract from the US Customs and Border Protection of Washington for its Ranger III multisensor systems. The devices, designed for...
JDSU Orders TeraXion Filters
TeraXion Inc. of Quebec City will supply JDSU Inc. of Milpitas, Calif., with telecommunications-grade fiber Bragg grating filters for incorporation into the American company’s 488-nm solid-state...
Aculight Receives Military Laser Subcontract
The Penn State Electro-Optics Center in Freeport will award Aculight Corp. of Bothell, Wash., a subcontract for $2.6 million over a three-year period. Aculight’s efforts will focus on thermal and...
Program Identifies Four Technology Areas of National Interest
The Advanced Technology Program (ATP) of the US Commerce Department is managed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) which, since 1990, has held competitions for funding of...
SPIE Changes Name
SPIE has retired The International Society for Optical Engineering as its official business name and will now be known simply as SPIE. The change was made to better represent the growing number of...
Carl Zeiss to Supply Tools for Photomask Metrology
A team of manufacturers led by Sematech of Austin, Texas, has selected Carl Zeiss SMT AG of Oberkochen, Germany, to supply advanced tools for photomask pattern placement metrology. The technology is...
Demand Prompts Expansion of TMC
Technical Manufacturing Corp. of Peabody, Mass., has expanded for the fourth time in 15 years in response to customer demand for its precision floor vibration isolation systems. The 9000-sq-ft...
Trumpf Opens Office in South Korea
Trumpf GmbH + Co. KG of Ditzingen, Germany, has established offices in Seoul for its Trumpf Korea subsidiary. Occupying four of the 12 stories of the Trutec building, the offices house a sales and...
Trumpf and Jenoptik Establish Joint Venture
Trumpf GmbH + Co. KG of Ditzingen and Jenoptik AG of Jena, both in Germany, have announced their intent to set up a joint venture. The company, JT Optical Engine GmbH + Co. KG, will be headquartered...
Companies Sign Definitive Merger Agreement
In California, Oplink Communications Inc. of Fremont will acquire Optical Communication Products Inc. of Woodland Hills, a designer and producer of fiber optic components for local area and other...
Heptagon Creates Base in Singapore
A supplier of wafer-scale micro-optics, Heptagon Oy of Espoo, Finland, has opened a 20,000-sq-ft manufacturing plant and regional headquarters in Singapore. The facility is part of the wholly owned...
Nexxus Lighting Plans LightWild Acquisition
Nexxus Lighting Inc. of Charlotte, N.C., has signed a nonbinding letter of intent to acquire LightWild of Overland Park, Kan., a manufacturer of software-controlled solid-state LED products for the...
Optical Society of America Bestows 17 Awards
The Washington-based Optical Society of America (OSA) has announced the names of the 17 scientists and engineers who will receive the society’s prestigious awards. The nominees have made a...
New Imaging Company Launched in the UK
Mark J. Riches has launched Invisible Vision Ltd., an imaging company in Norwich, UK. The company sells UVi camera intensifiers, add-ons to high-speed cameras that are designed to add low light and...
Corning Collaborates with Alcatel-Lucent
Corning Cable Systems of Hickory, N.C., part of Corning Inc.’s telecommunications segment, and Alcatel-Lucent of Paris have signed a memorandum of understanding under which Corning will supply its...
Head-Up Displays
ABI Research of Oyster Bay, N.Y., predicts that automotive head-up displays will be a $400 million market by 2012. Whereas conventional displays force drivers to look away from the road, head-up...
M Squared Moves Headquarters
M Squared Lasers Ltd. of Glasgow, UK, has moved to a 4500-sq-ft building in the West of Scotland Science Park to accommodate sales growth and to allow for expansion of design, engineering,...
FiberOptic.com, Artisan Sign Distributor Pact
In Pennsylvania, FiberOptic.com, The Fiber Optic Marketplace LLC, of Breinigsville will be the master distributor for Artisan Laboratories Corp.’s Sidelighter, a product that connects to...
AP Technologies to Distribute for Fox
The Fox Group Inc. of Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada, has appointed AP Technologies Ltd. of Bath, UK, to distribute its LEDs locally and in Ireland. The UK company will provide its customers with...
GSI Group Buys Thales Optronics’ Beryllium Unit
GSI Group Inc. of Assumption, Ill., has purchased a beryllium mirrors and structures business from Thales Optronics Ltd. of Glasgow, UK, for an undisclosed amount. The technology of the acquired...
QPC Lasers Wins Contract for Industrial Lasers
QPC Lasers Inc. of Sylmar, Calif., has been awarded a follow-on contract from a European customer to deliver production prototype lasers for precision industrial measurement applications. The...
Accent on Applications
Measuring and Improving Mixing Times with Image Analysis
Industrial engineers and others often characterize the performance of agitating impellers using total mixing time — the amount of time that it takes for a solution to reach a degree of homogeneity after a change, such as that caused by stirring. Mixing time can be an important parameter in comparing one agitation-inducing setup with another. An indicator — bromocresol and water — is purple...
Optical Techniques Gauge Champagne Bubble Stability
The hallmark of a good glass of champagne is a stable ring of bubbles — called a collar — at the top of the glass. The formation and disappearance of these bubbles are delicate phenomena that are...
Studying Engines in Action
Although it was enough for a famous “little engine” to think it could, more than wishful thinking is needed to move things along in the real world. Motors produce movement by using an energy source,...
Presstime Bulletin
Ink-Jet Technique Yields Microlenses of Various Focal Lengths
Microlenses, which are used for technologies such as CCD cameras and laser beam collimators, can be difficult and, thus, expensive to produce. Some researchers have applied ink-jetting methods to...
Organic Solar Cell Achieves Higher Efficiency
Organic solar cells that convert 6.5 percent of incoming light into usable power have been created with a design approach that incorporates two multilayered parts that act together to boost...
Lighter Side
Carbon Nanotubes Outstick Gum-Footed Gecko
Sorry, gecko. Your reign as the undisputed climbing king may be over. But take comfort. Your fabled foot has benefited science. And, hey, you still have that spot with Geico. Shown are the...
Tweezers Pluck Top Science Award for Teenager
When you think of high school science projects, the inevitable volcano that puffs plumes of white smoke and spews forth a little make-believe lava probably comes to mind. Hamsa Sridhar of Kings...
Products
MICRODISPLAYS
The ASI 5200 and ASI 6200 series liquid-crystal-on-silicon microdisplays have been introduced by Holoeye Systems Inc. Both chip sets include digital micro LCDs with a 55-in. active area backplane...
HOLOEYE Systems Inc.
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LASER FILTERS
Semrock Inc. has announced a family of optical filters for the biotech and analytical instrumentation markets. The RazorEdge 45° dichroic beamsplitters are made with advanced ion beam sputtering, and...
IDEX Health & Science - Semrock Optical Filters
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HIGH-POWER SOLID-STATE LASERS
The DQ series high-power solid-state diode-pumped Nd:YAG lasers have been launched by Rofin-Sinar Laser GmbH for removal, cleaning and insulation of various materials. The Q-switched lasers are...
Rofin-Sinar Laser GmbH
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PHOTODIODE ARRAYS
GaAs photodiode arrays that support the QSFP standard have been released by Albis Optoelectronics AG. The standard defines an integrated four-channel optical transceiver that provides increased port...
Albis Optoelectronics AG
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SPUTTERING PROCESS
Omega Optical Inc. has added dual-magnetron reactive sputtering to its surface coating capabilities. Available for many applications, particularly those where every photon is critical, the technology...
Omega Optical LLC
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STEREO CAMERA
The Bumblebee XB3 stereo vision camera system from Point Grey Research Inc. provides high-resolution 3-D images and full stereo processing support. Incorporating three Sony 1/3-in. progressive-scan...
Teledyne FLIR Integrated Imaging Solutions
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AIR-BEARING STAGES
Aerotech Inc. has introduced a series of rotary air-bearing stages. The ABRT-150 model is 146 mm wide and 135 mm tall and has a 100-mm tabletop diameter and a 20-mm aperture. The ABRT-200 is 196 mm...
Aerotech Inc.
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INTERFEROMETER SOFTWARE
Norland Products Inc. has unveiled the Connect-Chek Version 3.1 software for its CC6000 automated interferometer, which evaluates physical contact or angled physical contact polished single-fiber...
Norland Products Inc.
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AQUA GREEN LED
The LD200-0AG-15D is a discrete 5-mm standard dome aqua green LED that has been released by Ledtronics Inc. The water-clear lens, 525-nm LED has a narrow 15° viewing angle and an InGaN diode with...
LEDtronics Inc.
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FRAME GRABBER
BitFlow Inc. has unveiled the RoHS-compliant Neon-CL, a Power over Camera Link (PoCL) frame grabber that operates at data rates of up to 255 MB/s and acquires up to 24 bits at 85 MHz. It can acquire...
BitFlow Inc.
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LAB NOTEBOOK
The Personal/Q1 is an electronic lab notebook launched by LabTrack LLC. It combines proprietary software with the portability of a mobile PC. Based upon the Samsung Q1 tablet PC, the system has a...
LABTrack LLC
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FIBER LASER
Menlo Systems GmbH has unveiled M-Comb, a turnkey femtosecond fiber laser that operates at 1560 ±20 nm with a repetition rate of 250 MHz. The instrument is coarsely tunable by 2.5 MHz and can be...
Menlo Systems GmbH
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MICROPOSITIONERS
Alio Industries has released tripod micropositioners for use in nanopositioning applications. It offers backlash-free resolution to 5 nm, speeds up to 200 mm/s, and an effective positioning envelope...
ALIO Industries LLC
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LENS COATING
VeLo15 is an antireflection coating produced by Lambda Research Optics Inc. and available in all standard focal length and edge thickness configurations of 1.5- and 2.0-in.-diameter ZnSe focusing...
Lambda Research Optics Inc. (USA)
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DIGITAL CAMERAS
Allied Vision Technologies GmbH has expanded its Guppy digital camera range with models that have sensors to provide a link between analog-only interlaced technologies and digital FireWire interfaces...
Allied Vision Technologies GmbH
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SLED MODULES
The DL-CS series superluminescent light-emitting diodes (SLEDs) manufactured by DenseLight Semiconductors are available in 14-pin butterfly or 14-pin dual-in-line (DIL) packages, with 8-pin mini DIL...
DenseLight Semiconductors Pte. Ltd.
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EXTENSION KIT
Thorlabs Inc. has introduced the BP1M2 series, an extension set for the company’s BP100 series beam profiler for automated M2 analysis of beam quality. The system allows the measurement of the...
Thorlabs Inc.
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LASER MODULE
An uncooled fiber-coupled laser module that offers up to 8 W of output power at the 915-nm pump wavelength has been unveiled by Lumics GmbH. The LU0915T080 features a 105/125-μm multimode fiber....
Lumics GmbH
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UV CURING SYSTEM
Xenon Corp.’s CoolCureXL InterWeave is a UV-curing system that uses pulsed UV light to provide cool curing in continuous processes such as wood- and powder-coating and digital- and narrow-web...
XENON Corporation
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FIREWIRE CAMERAS
The TX series FireWire cameras have been introduced by Baumer Optronic GmbH. Their modular setup supports the IEEE-1394b interface with data transfer rates of up to 80 MB/s. The TXF and TXD lines...
Baumer Optronic GmbH
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POLYMER LASER
The Acryline acrylic polymer solid-state laser manufactured by Elk Industries LLC produces either broadband or narrow-wavelength-tunable laser pulse outputs, with either inline linear or angle...
Elk Industries, R-K Manufacturing
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MICROSTRUCTURES
Nanometer-scale surface relief structures that can be designed to provide ultrahigh broadband antireflection performance, with structures etched or replicated directly into the surface of the bulk...
TelAztec LLC
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SPECTROMETER SOFTWARE
Operating through a USB connection, the Specsoft 2.2.7 spectrometer software from Photon Control Inc. displays and analyzes data collected by the company’s SPM-001 and SPM-002 spectrometers. The...
Photon Control Inc.
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11-MEGAPIXEL CAMERA
The Lw11059 series 11-megapixel CCD cameras have been announced by Lumenera Corp. The cameras offer 4008 × 2672-pixel resolution and onboard processing and do not require a frame grabber....
Teledyne Lumenera
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FIBER TRANSMISSION
The 81- and 82SL series 1310-nm eight- and 16-channel, respectively, contact closure systems manufactured by American Fibertek Inc. are available in single- and multimode configurations and do not...
American Fibertek Inc.
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HEAT SINKS
LEW Techniques Ltd. is offering laser diode heat sinks with supersharp edges, flat and smooth die bonding surfaces, and optional predeposited gold/tin solder to enable positioning of high-power laser...
LEW Techniques Ltd.
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LED LIGHT SOURCE
CoolLED Ltd. has unveiled interchangeable LED array modules for its precisExcite fluorescence excitation system. Each one has specific wavelengths of excitation, is fitted easily into the...
CoolLED Ltd.
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OXYGEN SENSOR
For applications including water analysis, concentration monitoring in slurries, and monitoring of fermentation and of processes of oxidation, Sentronic GmbH has announced the getOtwo optical oxygen...
getAMO
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DPSS LASERS
Oxxius Inc. has increased the power of its yellow Slim-561 diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) lasers to 100 mW. Based on proprietary alignment-free monolithic resonator technology, the lasers offer...
Oxxius SA
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PIEZO AMPLIFIER
A compact piezo amplifier with an integrated measurement system for low-voltage piezo actuators has been developed by piezosystem jena GmbH. The single-channel 12V40 CLE produces 40 mA of output...
piezosystem jena GmbH
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CMOS CAMERAS
JAI Inc. has revealed two cameras for machine vision applications. Both the monochrome CV-A20CL and the color CV-A80CL use 2/3-in., 2.5-megapixel, high-definition CMOS imaging system-on-chip sensors...
JAI Inc.
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ANALYSIS TOOL
To enable lighting designers to determine the lifetime performance of LEDs under various operating conditions, Philips Lumileds Lighting Co. has released a reliability analysis tool. Through...
Lumileds
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LIGHT MEASUREMENT
Labsphere Inc. has unveiled the Starter and Choice packages for LED and light source characterization. They incorporate spectrometers, intensity heads, a spectral irradiance receiver, a calibration...
Labsphere Inc.
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FBG ANALYZER
For fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor system measurements, BaySpec Inc. has announced its WaveCapture FBGA interrogation analyzer, an integrated spectral engine that covers multiple wavelengths...
BaySpec Inc.
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SERVO CONTROLLER
The modular and RoHS-compliant MC-CQ-4XB motion control system, bundled with the Motion Console software, is a fully integrated motion control solution manufactured by National Aperture Inc. to drive...
National Aperture Inc.
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LENS DESIGN
Jacobsen Lenticular Tool & Cylinder Engraving Technologies Co. (JacoTech) offers custom optical research, consultation and development services for creating new optical lens designs, extrusion...
Jacobsen Lenticular Tool & Cylinder Engraving Technologies Co. (JacoTech)
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FILTER EXCHANGERS
The M12-EXM-IRC21 and CCS-EXM-IRC21 from Sunex Inc. are infrared cutoff filter exchangers that allow true day/night operation of C-/CS-mount cameras based on Pixim Inc.’s chipsets. An absorptive...
Sunex Inc.
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FTIR SYSTEM
Unveiled by Jasco Inc., the VIR-9000 series compact, lightweight, flexible Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) systems have collimated entrance and exit ports. The standard instrument comprises a...
JASCO Inc.
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Nd:YVO4 LASER
Advanced Optical Technology Ltd. has unveiled the AOT:YVO:25QI, a short-pulse 1064-nm laser for laboratory equipment suppliers and users. Repetition rate is from 0 to 25 kHz, nominal pulse length is...
Advanced Optical Technology Ltd.
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ILLUMINATION
Volpi USA has released its Power Lightline, an LED-based scalable illumination source for web inspection that is available with 5600 K white, 617-nm red or 525-nm green surface-mount LEDs. Lengths...
Volpi USA
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SOFTWARE
Wolfram Research Inc. has released Mathematica 6.0 for technical computing applications. It takes models, simulations, computations and concepts and turns them into fully interactive applications,...
Wolfram Research Inc.
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POWER METER
Newport Corp. has unveiled the 842-PE handheld optical power and energy meter, an upgraded version of its 841-PE. It features a newly designed enclosure, a 100 percent larger display, power...
MKS/Newport
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PULSED GREEN DISK LASER
The JenLas Asama 100-W pulsed green thin-disk laser has been announced by Innovavent GmbH for annealing and crystallization of thin layers in liquid crystal displays and in organic LED flat panel...
InnoAvent GmbH
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3-D GIGABIT CAMERA
Sick Inc. has announced a camera that provides real-world calibrated data for 3-D in-line vision scanning inspections. The Ruler E has a built-in laser and optics for a predefined field of view, and...
SICK Inc.
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SWIR VIDEO CAMERA
The SU640KTSX-1.7RT is a short-wave infrared (SWIR) video camera manufactured by Sensors Unlimited Inc. for use in low-light applications, including covert surveillance with passive 24/7 operation,...
Sensors Unlimited Inc.
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DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
Vertilon Corp. has announced that it has added the SDS232 multichannel distribution system to its PhotoniQ data acquisition product line. Compatible with the IQSP480, the device allows up to 32...
Vertilon Corp.
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LED SYSTEM
The MLED, a modular system for testing and measuring LEDs, has been revealed by Edmund Optics Inc. The device is available in three configurations for discrete LEDs, arrays and assemblies. Data...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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SINGLE-FIBER ADAPTER
Phrontier Technologies LLC has released a single-fiber version of its fiber optic adapters. The Phire-S series comes in a slim metal housing and plugs directly into any Camera Link camera or frame...
Phrontier Technologies LLC
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MOUNTING FIXTURE
ILX Lightwave Corp. has unveiled the LDM-4415 CS Bar package mounting fixture for conductively cooled laser diode bars. Heat sink technology allows the device to dissipate up to 100 W of heat...
Newport - ILX Lightwave, Photonics
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LOW-NOISE CAMERA
SVS-Vistek GmbH has introduced a high-sensitivity, low-noise progressive-scan camera with 640 × 480-pixel resolution and a Camera Link interface. The svs414 has a 1/2-in. CCD sensor, and its output...
SVS-Vistek GmbH
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WORKSTATION
Kinetic Systems Inc. has released the MK26, an ultralow-natural-frequency vibration isolation workstation. The device achieves low net vertical stiffness without affecting the static load-supporting...
Kinetic Systems Inc.
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COLOR SENSOR
The S9706 digital color sensor for various color detection applications has been launched by Hamamatsu Corp. The device is a monolithic CMOS photointegrated circuit that is sensitive to red (615 nm),...
Hamamatsu Corporation
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3-D INSPECTION
Micro Photonics Inc. has announced the SPM ProberStation 150, a vision inspection system that combines 3-D inspection and optical microscopy to perform fast and repeatable atomic force and scanning...
Micro Photonics Inc.
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EMCCD CAMERA
Andor Technology plc has expanded its line of electron-multiplying CCD cameras with the release of the Luca R. The electron-multiplying gain can be turned on when photons are scarce and turned off...
Andor Technology
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NEAR-IR LENSES
Navitar Inc. has announced that its high-magnification Zoom 6000, 12× and Precise Eye lens systems now are available with near-infrared coatings and are optimized for imaging in the 700- to...
Navitar Inc.
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LASER COMBINER
A multilaser combiner has been introduced by Olympus Life and Material Science Europa GmbH for use with its FluoView FV1000 confocal laser scanning microscope in high-resolution live-cell imaging....
Olympus Europa SE & Co. KG
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MOTION CONTROLLER
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP has revealed the E-755 ultrahigh-resolution motion controller for driving its Nexline linear motor actuators. The device combines sophisticated control algorithms, 32-bit...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE
Veeco Instruments Inc. has announced a series of enhancements to its Dimension X3D automated atomic force microscope. The upgrades include improvements to critical-dimension precision, 3-D profile...
Veeco Instruments Inc.
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