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Photonics Spectra - June 2011


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Measuring the Earth from Above: 30 years (and Counting) of Hyperspectral Imaging Hyperspectral remote sensing, in which an entire spectrum is acquired at each pixel of an airborne or orbiting sensor, provides a more complete understanding of the Earth’s surface and is a tool for monitoring change. Unlike multispectral imaging, hyperspectral technology makes it possible to identify surface materials while removing the intervening atmospheric signal. Its technology,...
The Ones to Watch: Nanolasers Are Breaking New Ground – and Fast Rapid advances in nanolaser research are making this area of photonics a very hot topic. Whether tackling high optical losses in nanocavities or achieving room-temperature operation, scientific...
Optofluidics and the Real World: Technologies Evolve to Meet 21st Century Challenges “We are very good at developing novel optofluidic devices for research demonstrations; the challenges lie in transitioning these devices into commercially viable products.” – Arthur...
Sophisticated Software Allows Complex Optical Design Software has pushed the optics and photonics fields forward in myriad ways, sometimes with profound effects on business and culture. Would we have been able to take full advantage of the many...
Diode Laser-Based Sensors Improve Temperature Measurement in Energy Applications The power generation industry has to focus on several key factors to make its future products successful in the electrical power generation market. These factors include: Higher machine efficiency...
Editorial
Digital Imaging Sensor Pioneer - Willard S. Boyle As we were wrapping up this issue of Photonics Spectra, word reached us of the May 7 death in Canada of Willard S. Boyle, who shared the 2009 Nobel Prize in physics for his work on the first digital imaging sensor, which led to the digital photography revolution. Boyle shared the prize with George E. Smith, with whom he worked at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J. Their CCD used the...
Tech Pulse
Diamond aerogel could improve optics A nanocrystalline diamond aerogel could spell big improvements to optics for applications as large as telescopes or as small as eyeglass lenses. At Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), a...
Aircraft inspectors can turn off heaters Aircraft manufacturers soon may not need large heaters or traditional infrared thermography techniques to detect internal damage in planes and other objects, thanks to a simple handheld device and...
Synchrotron enables faster, better tissue imaging A synchrotron-based imaging technique delivers intensity a million times brighter than sunlight – and offers high-resolution pictures of the molecular composition of tissues with high speed and...
Ultrafast free-space communications achieved with lasers A new high-speed communications technology that is not limited by a physical conductor, such as fiber optics, uses laser light to transmit data through readily available open space. This optical...
Glowing nanopillars light up cells A novel cellular research platform uses nanopillars that glow in such a way as to allow a deeper and more precise look into living cells. A Stanford University team led by chemist Bianxiao Cui...
“Sighted” wheelchair successfully test-driven An electric wheelchair that uses a laser scanner to create a 3-D map of its surroundings and transfers the information to a haptic robot, enabling a visually impaired driver to navigate around...
Novel nanoparticles change color Tiny polymeric containers stuffed with red and green quantum dots promise to provide continuous light for biomedical imaging. Engineers at Ohio State University have invented nanoparticles that,...
Single sensor improves detection selectivity A sensor that combines electrochemistry, spectroscopy and selective partitioning capabilities into one device has been developed and tested for components in nuclear waste. Unusual in that it offers...
Simplified superlens captures IR light Superlenses that are ideal for capturing light in the mid-infrared range now can be fabricated more easily. Made from perovskite oxides rather than metamaterials, these new devices could open the...
Measuring wavefront aberrations of hard x-ray optics Wavefront aberrations produced by imperfect hard x-ray optics can distort and broaden the focused spot of high-brightness x-ray beams. But a new method enables optimized positioning of existing...
Bilayered nanocrystals could bring cleaner energy New bilayered nanocrystals made of metal-metal oxide that feature multiple catalytic sites on nanocrystal interfaces could mean big things for industrial catalysis and for clean green energy...
Genetic tags illuminate life A new type of genetic tag made by modifying a plant protein has the potential to illuminate life in never-before-seen detail. Scientists from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD),...
Maritime laser sets boat afire in test A solid-state high-energy laser (HEL) successfully disabled a small target vessel from a surface ship, an achievement that could offeradvanced self-defense to surface ships and personnel. The Office...
T-rays produced by quantum cascade laser For the first time, terahertz rays, or T-ray pulses, have been made to emit separate “packets” of terahertz radiation – rather than one continuous beam – from a quantum...
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Sensing Technology Keeps a Remote Eye over India In India and other developing nations, the interactions of people with the soil, water, and plant and animal life around them have taken on an urgency in recent years as the country’s population grows, its cities expand and its dependence on natural resources threatens to swallow the entire subcontinent. To study and react to rapid societal, economic and health-related changes within...
Education Grants Go Global Optical components supplier Edmund Optics of Barrington, N.J., has expanded its annual Higher Education Grant Program to include university optics programs in Europe, Asia and the Americas. The...
GigOptix to Acquire Endwave In California, electronic and electro-optic components provider GigOptix Inc. of Palo Alto has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Endwave Corp. of San Jose, a provider of radio-frequency...
Instruments Donated ILX Lightwave Corp. of Bozeman, Mont., has awarded $10,000 worth of ultralow-noise laser diode instrumentation to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to enhance experimental research...
J-fiber Utilizes Schott Technology The acquisition of Schott Lithotec’s fused-silica technology last fall has enabled 7375%%j-fiber Group to provide optics and laser markets with high-purity synthetic silica. The transaction...
Failure-Free PICs Two California makers of photonic integrated circuits (PICs) have reported failure-free operation of their products. NeoPhotonics Corp. of San Jose, a designer and manufacturer of PIC-based modules...
Direct Green Diode Lasers Mass-Produced Omicron Laserage Laserprodukte GmbH of Rodgau, Germany, has begun volume production of direct green (515 nm) diode lasers specifically for biotechnology applications. The devices offer numerous...
Proximion Opens New Plant In Sweden, Proximion Fiber Systems AB, based in Stockholm, has opened a production facility in Kista in response to increased demand for its dispersion compensation modules based on fiber Bragg...
Semrock Relaunches Website Semrock Inc., a unit of Idex Corp. based in Rochester, N.Y., has introduced a new website to accommodate online shopping and to facilitate filter and set selection. The portal offers updated customer...
Samsung Licenses Tech from Tessera The System LSI Div. of South Korea-based Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has licensed from Tessera Technologies Inc. the OptiML zoom image enhancement solution for miniature cameras. The technology from...
Trumpf Reports High Earnings Trumpf Ltd. of Luton, UK, reported more than 300 attendees at its In-Tech open house in March and receipt of £5 million (~$8 million) in orders for its machines. The company said that March...
Vision Engineering Opens Division Vision Engineering Ltd. of Woking, UK, has set up a manufacturing services division for optical, mechanical and electronic instrument design. Employing 120 staff in two sites in Surrey, and with...
Company Revenue Surges Universal Display Corp., a maker of organic LED technology for the display and lighting markets, has announced its fourth-quarter and full year 2010 financial results. Fourth-quarter 2010 revenue was...
Digital Pathology Patent Affirmed Hamamatsu Photonics KK was awarded Reissue Patent No. 42,220, confirming the patentability of its original patent No. 6,847,729 for slide scanning with remote viewing. Affirmed by the US Patent and...
PI Begins Plant Expansion In Germany, motion control company PI (Physik Instrumente) LP of Karlsruhe and its piezo ceramics division, 11820%%PI Ceramic GmbH of Lederhose, will invest ~$13 million over the next three years to...
Program Supports Innovation B&W Tek Inc. of Newark, Del., has launched the “New Horizons” academic partnership program designed to support innovation in scientific research within academic institutions. For this...
Tactical Laser System Demo BAE Systems Inc. of Arlington, Va., has received a $2.8 million contract from the US Navy to demonstrate a tactical laser system that can be integrated with existing US Navy gun mounts. The system...
Optical Fiber Deal Extended Corning Inc. and DSM have signed a multiyear contract that extends their more than 30-year relationship in supplying optical fiber products to telecommunications operators. The DeSolite coatings that...
Radiant Imaging, Zemax Merge Radiant Imaging Inc., which specializes in light and color measurement, and 16338%%Zemax Development Corp., an optical systems provider, have merged to focus on global growth and the expansion of...
Jenoptik Nabs Laser Order An optoelectronics group based in Jena, Germany, Jenoptik has received a $4.4 million order for diode-pumped green thin-disk lasers suitable for medical use. This year and next, Jenoptik’s...
Laser Welding System Unveiled GE Global Research of Niskayuna, N.Y., has unveiled a 20-kW high-power hybrid laser arc welding (HLAW) system, one of the largest in North America. The system wields enough power to weld steel nearly...
GreenLight
Solar cell electrodes could turn market to gold A university spinout company wants to put the Midas touch on the organic solar cell market through the use of gold-coated electrodes. Molecular Solar, the commercializing force behind the University of Warwick’s endeavors in solar cell development, believes that gold is the ideal material to replace the traditional indium tin oxide (ITO) for electrode coating and that it may enable mass...
Lighter Side
A bicycle built for … you! If yours won’t be a stylish marriage, and you can’t afford a carriage, you could possibly commission a bicycle built for two – just for you – thanks to a new laser-sintering-based manufacturing process. A prototype bicycle dubbed “Airbike” was created using additive layer manufacturing, a 3-D printing process that begins with a design on a computer. A press of...
Products
660-nm, 300-mW Laser Cobolt AB has released a new wavelength on the single-frequency diode-pumped solid-state 05-01 series platform. The Cobolt Flamenco operates at 660 nm with up to 300 mW of continuous-wave output power and is suited for use in DNA sequencing, Raman spectroscopy and interferometry. The laser produces a TEM00 beam with M2 <1.1. A new proprietary cavity design provides ultralow-noise performance...
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X-ray TDI Cameras Hamamatsu Corp. has added Model C10650-461 to its line of x-ray time delay integration (TDI) cameras for nondestructive inspection and testing. While maintaining high sensitivity, the “no...
Hamamatsu Corporation
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1210- and 1320-nm Diode Laser Bars Dilas has enhanced its line of diode laser bars with its 1210- and 1320-nm models. The fiber-coupled diode laser modules generate output powers of 12, 25, 40 and 100 W, using a standard single-core...
DILAS Diodenlaser GmbH
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Sapphire Wafer Carriers Custom-fabricated sapphire wafer carriers that are uniform, parallel, durable and impervious to solvents and etchants are available from Meller Optics Inc. They feature ±1.2-μm thickness...
Meller Optics Inc.
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Large-Camera Enclosures Enclosures from the IP67-protected Orca large-camera line are available from autoVimation for all cameras with a cross section of up to 62 x 62 mm, including line-scan models from Toshiba Teli, SVS...
autoVimation GmbH
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Laser-Line Right-Angle Prisms Edmund Optics has introduced its TechSpec laser-line right-angle prisms. The versatile optics feature <0.25% reflection at the design wavelength and are suitable for industrial and low-power laser...
Edmund Optics
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Spectrophotometer B&W Tek Inc. has updated its i-Spec portable spectrophotometer. The system is equipped with silicon and InGaAs array detectors, allowing it to measure from 350 to 2600 nm. It provides optimized...
B&W Tek LLC
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Compact 532-nm DPSS Lasers Available through RPMC Lasers Inc., Bright Solutions srl’s BLM series diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) Q-switched lasers emit at 532 nm with factory-adjustable output pulse energy from 10 to 50...
Bright Solutions srl
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Pulse-on-Demand Modules Alphanov – Optical and Laser Technological Center has released its PDM series pulse-on-demand OEM modules, which produce optical pulses with controlled temporal shape. From single shot to...
ALPhANOV
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Handheld Raman Analyzer BaySpec Inc. has launched the Xantus handheld 1064-nm Raman analyzer. Designed to accommodate difficult-to-measure real-world samples and to reduce fluorescence interference, it features ultrahigh...
BaySpec Inc.
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Diesel Fuel Analyzer Bruker Optics Inc. has announced the FUELex, a dedicated portable fuel analyzer for rapid and simultaneous analysis of multiple jet and diesel fuel properties. It uses an extensive fuel library built...
Bruker Optics Inc.
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Surface Imaging Software Digital Surf SARL has released MountainsMap 6.1, a new version of its surface imaging and analysis software for all types of surface metrology instruments, including confocal microscopes, white-light...
Digital Surf
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Optically Clear Epoxy For demanding applications where highly flexible, impact-resistant bonds are required, Master Bond Inc. has developed Polymer System EP37-3FLF. This optically clear, two-component epoxy exhibits good...
Master Bond Inc.
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Optical Modulation Analysis Exfo Inc. has added tools to its PSO-200 optical modulation analyzer, providing flexibility to manufacturers looking to adapt their testing protocols to future compliance procedures and allowing...
EXFO Inc.
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Industrial Cameras Featuring laser line extraction for 3-D scanning, Matrox Imaging’s GatorEye GigE Vision industrial cameras have an IP67 rating and are designed for operation in harsh environments. For...
Matrox Imaging
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Focus Module Imaging Diagnostics Ltd. has integrated New Scale Technologies Inc.’s M3-F focus module into its Camelot USB 2.0 smart cameras to deliver higher performance in the same compact format as...
New Scale Technologies Inc.
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Fiber-Coupled Lasers High-power 1908-nm fiber-coupled laser modules are available from Laser Operations LLC, manufacturer of the QPC Laser line. With continuous-wave power up to 40 W and on-chip Brightlock wavelength...
QPC Lasers Inc.
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Surgical Lighting Philips Burton offers the Apex line of surgical lighting for reliable operation and ease of use. The products have a 4200 K color temperature and a color rendering index of 95, creating the...
Philips Burton
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Microchannel Plates Photonis USA’s Stripline microchannel plates enable the capture of sequential images of charged particle events at very high speeds, making them a useful diagnostic component for documenting...
Photonis Technologies
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Multichannel Spectrometers Multichannel spectrometers are used to monitor or measure multiple samples or sources simultaneously. Mightex Systems has combined advanced optical and CCD camera technology to create compact...
Mightex Systems
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NIR Spectrometer Ocean Optics Inc. has increased the capabilities of its compact near-infrared spectrometers with the NIRQuest512-2.5. A high-resolution device with response from 900 to 2500 nm, it is suitable for...
Ocean Optics
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Aluminum Breadboards Newport Corp. has expanded its solid aluminum breadboard product line for basic photonics research and OEM optical assemblies. The SA2 series includes more sizes and vertical bracket accessories to...
MKS/Newport
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Fixed-Focus IR Lenses For thermal imaging applications, Resolve Optics Ltd. has unveiled a range of fixed-focus germanium lenses with antireflection coatings that provide high performance throughout the infrared waveband...
Resolve Optics Ltd.
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High-Power Test Meter Keithley Instruments Inc. has designed its Model 2651A System SourceMeter for characterizing high-power electronics. The instrument provides a wide current range suited for a variety of R&D,...
Keithley Instruments Inc.
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Six-Axis Parallel Positioner PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. has launched a miniature hexapod. Two versions, for standard conditions and for vacuum applications, are available. The M-811 hexapod measures 130 mm in diameter and 115...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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Broadband AR Coatings Xtreme high-durability broadband antireflection precision coatings from ISP Optics are efficient and nonradioactive, with high-durability characteristics for the mid-wavelength infrared 3- to 5-μm...
ISP Optics Corporation
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IR Spherical Lenses For military applications, REO has introduced a range of infrared spherical lenses. These include forward-looking infrared imagers that also incorporate laser lines as well as other IR laser-based...
Research Electro-Optics Inc. (REO)
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Four-Axis Alignment Gage A new four-axis microgage receiver from Pinpoint Laser Systems Inc. provides information for evaluating and correcting machinery alignment problems. The 4-D microgage receiver measures two linear...
Pinpoint Laser Systems
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Direct Detection Cameras Princeton Instruments’ Pixis-XB series direct detection cameras are designed for extremely low flux imaging and spectroscopy applications in the x-ray energy range between ~3 and 20 keV. The...
Teledyne Princeton Instruments
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Underwater Laser Scanner Efficient surveys and precise measurements of underwater facilities, including bridge and pier substructures, and piping and valve assemblies, now are possible with the M300UW underwater laser...
Newton Labs
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Electron Microscope Decontaminator XEI Scientific Inc., manufacturer of the Evactron plasma cleaning system for electron microscopes and other vacuum chambers, has announced that the product can be used to clean carbon decontamination...
XEI Scientific Inc.
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Scan System For high performance over a large 2-D processing area, Scanlab AG has introduced the digital-encoder-based intelliScande 30 scan system. A completely digital scan head, it features an encoder for...
SCANLAB GmbH
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High-Frequency Amplifier Delivering high-frequency, high-speed and wide-bandwidth performance for use in microelectromechanical systems as well as in electro-optics, materials research, metrology, and piezoelectric and...
TREK Inc.
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Stereoscopic Microscope For use in industrial and biomedical applications, Nikon Metrology Inc. has introduced the SMZ-745 stereoscopic microscope. The airtight, antielectrostatic and antimold design prevents samples from...
Nikon Metrology NV
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Optical Emission Spectrometer Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has released the enhanced iCAP 6200 inductively coupled optical emission spectrometer, which now incorporates a wider wavelength range of 175 to 847 nm, enabling users...
Thermo Fisher Scientific
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Three-CCD and CMOS Cameras Toshiba Imaging Systems Div. has introduced its IK-HD1 and IK-HR1H cameras. The IK-HD1 is a compact three-CCD camera with a remote head that measures 1.6 in. and weighs 2.3 oz. It delivers clear...
CANON MEDICAL COMPONENTS U.S.A., Video Sensing Devices
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Software for Stereomicroscope Vision Engineering Ltd. has unveiled two software options, ViFox and ViAxos, for its Mantis Elite-Cam stereomicroscope with instant digital image capture. The Mantis Elite-Cam comprises a...
Vision Engineering Ltd.
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