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Photonics Spectra: September 2006

Photonics Spectra
 September 2006


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Making Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy Flexible Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy helps to shed light on the behavior of molecules in aqueous solutions by measuring fluctuations in fluorescence intensity. Typically, data is collected from a...
Bright LEDs Made on Side Facets of GaN Stripes LEDs are fabricated by growing epitaxial layers along the direction of the crystal polar axis. However, the optical efficiency of these optoelectronic devices decreases with increasing wavelength,...
Circular Bragg Grating Boosts LED Output A team of scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder, Colo., has demonstrated that etching a circular Bragg grating into the surface of a semiconductor LED increases...
Lensless X-ray Microscopy Images Nanocrystals Scientists at the University of Illinois in Urbana have used coherent hard x-rays to produce 3-D images of 750-nm lead nanocrystals with a spatial resolution of 40 nm. With improved detectors and...
Images Reveal Shape, Orientation of Nanoparticles Using a variant of confocal microscopy that illuminates samples with higher-order laser modes, investigators at Universität Tübingen in Germany have produced images of gold nanospheres and nanorods...
Plasma Deposition Yields Thin Films of Optically Active Dyes Scientists in Europe have reported the development of a single-step, room-temperature plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition process that yields polymeric thin films incorporating isolated...
Suspended Nanotubes Imaged by Photoluminescence The luminescent response of optically pumped single-walled carbon nanotubes may be used to create images of the structures, report scientists from the Institute for Microstructural Sciences in Ottawa...
Enabling Subcellular pH Sensing A team of scientists at Rice University in Houston has reported that gold nanoshells — structures on the order of 100 nm in diameter comprising a nonconducting core and an outer layer of gold — can...
Advances in LED Automotive Forward-Lighting Providing Catalysts for Change Given the styling flexibility, unique brand-image possibilities and the increased performance levels that they offer, LEDs may represent the most significant advancement in automotive lighting...
UV-Shifted Silicon Devices for Imaging and Detection Ultraviolet and vacuum UV detection and imaging sensors are required for scientific instrumentation — UV spectrometers and camera systems — used to evaluate the uniformity of beams in vacuum UV...
Remote Laser Welding in Industrial Applications The market for industrial laser systems is very mature and has been growing steadily for almost 30 years. In 1979, the first two-dimensional laser-cutting systems were introduced as tools for the...
Improving Optical Free-Form Production Production of free-form optics is one of the most challenging areas in the precision optics industry, creating continuously increasing demands on the machine manufacturers. Free-form optics include...
Visionary Hookups The good thing about standards, it has been said, is that there are so many to choose from. That is certainly proving to be the case for the standards used to operate the interfaces of machine vision...
Robust Light Propagated in Ultralarge-Mode-Area Fibers In the past few years, ytterbium-doped fiber lasers have achieved diffraction-limited outputs at multiple kilowatt levels, and they now compete with or surpass their more complex counterparts: bulk,...
TECH PULSE
Fluorescence correlation helps resolve mystery over asphaltene From the well to the refinery, the flow of crude oil is impeded by asphaltene, a heavy, aromatic substance that separates out of the crude, then aggregates readily, causing pipe blockages, coke...
Reduced Symmetry Enhances Nanoparticles Plasmon resonance, a governing factor in optical properties of metallic nanoparticles, relies heavily on particle geometry. Researchers at Rice University in Houston altered the spherically symmetric...
Paint-on Photodetectors Are Devised Because of their use in digital cameras and in night-vision and security systems — all growing markets — and in fiber optic communications, photodetectors are in hot demand. It’s no wonder that...
Raman Amplifier in Silicon Generates Electrical Power In the quest to integrate photonics and electronics in monolithic devices, several laboratories have recently demonstrated silicon Raman lasers (Photonics Spectra, November 2005, p. 52). A...
IR Imaging Studies Solid-Phase Monolayers on Water Surfaces To promote a better understanding of the environmental effects of pollutants, researchers at Clemson University in South Carolina have developed an infrared imaging method that visualizes solid-phase...
A Groovy Optical Switch — with Plasmons A team from the Grenoble-based Laboratoire d’Études des Propriétés Electroniques des Solides, part of France’s Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, has devised a groovy subwavelength optical...
LIGHT SPEED
US Commitment Lags in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Sciences The US government must deepen its commitment to research in atomic, molecular and optical sciences to maintain a leadership role in these areas, according to a report released by the Washington-based National Research Council of the National Academies. The report, “Controlling the Quantum World,” identifies key areas of opportunity in these disciplines, among them x-ray free-electron lasers,...
Laser Use Grows in Japan The demand for CO2, YAG, THG YAG, and fiber and disk lasers is accelerating in Japan, according to the report “Laser Market in Japan 2006,” which was released by the Yano Research Institute Ltd. of...
Photonics Industry Workshop Invites Participation Presentations are invited for the workshop “Profitable Component Manufacturing in Europe,” which is organized by EPIC, the Paris-based European Photonics Industry Consortium. Representing part of the...
Frankfurt Laser Appoints Agent in Japan Frankfurt Laser Co. has appointed T.E.M. Inc. of Tokyo as its distribution partner for its operations in Japan. Based in Friedrichsdorf, Germany, the company supplies diode-pumped solid-state lasers,...
Asylum Research Forms Company in UK Asylum Research Corp., a Santa Barbara, Calif.-based supplier of atomic force microscopes and scanning probe microscopy equipment, has opened Asylum Research UK Ltd. in Oxford, UK, to distribute and...
RPMC to Represent Arctic Photonics Arctic Photonics of Espoo, Finland, has selected RPMC Lasers Inc. of O’Fallon, Mo., to represent its products in North America. The Finnish company designs ultracompact, monolithic, short-pulse...
Tessera Secures Digital Optics A supplier of miniaturization technologies for the electronics industry, Tessera Technologies Inc. of San Jose, Calif., has purchased micro-optical products developer Digital Optics Corp. The...
Powerlase Supplies DPSS Lasers Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. of Seoul, South Korea, has purchased volume orders of the Starlase series AO6 lasers from Powerlase Ltd. of Crawley, UK, for use in plasma display panel production. The 600-W,...
Breault to Fabricate Airborne Detector Under a contract from Synodon Inc. of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Breault Research Organization Inc. of Tucson, Ariz., will fabricate and test a proto-flight version of Synodon’s realSens radiometer....
Hyphenated Systems, Purdue Microfluidics Collaborate Hyphenated Systems LLC, a provider of hybrid microscopy products for 3-D imaging and metrology in micro- and nanotechnology, will partner in a project with Purdue University’s Microfluidics...
Universal Display Awarded Grants from the US Department of Energy Universal Display Corp. of Ewing, N.J., has been awarded two Phase I Small Business Innovative Research grants from the US Department of Energy. Each $100,000 grant will enable the company to focus...
Qioptic Group to Acquire Linos AG The Qioptic Group, a supplier of optical components and modules for military and commercial applications, intends to launch a public takeover to acquire the outstanding shares of Linos AG, a...
UK Company Acquires Atmel Grenoble A supplier of electronic tube and sensor components and subsystems, e2v technologies plc of Chelmsford, UK, has acquired Atmel Grenoble SAS of Saint-Egrève, France, for $140 million. The former...
Electrophysics Granted Contract by NAVAIR Weapons Division The Naval Air Warfare Center (NAVAIR) weapons division of China Lake, Calif., has purchased seven Emerald MWIR-InSb cameras from Electrophysics Corp. of Fairfield, N.J., with an option to purchase an...
Unaxis Optics Signs Agreement with 3M Precision Optics Unaxis Optics of Balzers, Liechtenstein, has signed a nonexclusive technology license agreement with 3M Precision Optics Inc. of Maplewood, Minn., to access the latter’s Vikuiti TIR prisms. The prism...
ACCENT ON APPLICATIONS
Designing Automotive Lighting with LEDs The LED is driving a fundamental technological change in the lighting industry, and automotive lighting is no exception. Using LEDs in exterior automotive lighting provides product differentiation, longer life and lower maintenance costs. The challenge lies in the design. Figure 1. This side view shows an LED concentrator with a reflector and an aspherical lens (a). An LED concentrator with...
Testing (and Tasting) Beer on Sight Kenneth S. Suslick was not under the influence, even though he was discussing an optical beer-testing technique that essentially tastes and smells a substance visually. Suslick, the Marvin T. Schmidt...
Measuring Oceanic Iron Content in a New Light Iron isn’t just the stuff of nails, girders or rusting cans. It also plays a role in climate and in the ocean’s food chain. In regions of water far removed from iron-bearing soil dust, dissolved...
PRESSTIME BULLETIN
Formulating Lenses that Focus on Their Own Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have devised some smart microlenses that change optical properties, such as focal length, on their own in response to varying environmental conditions. The devices, either singly or in arrays, could be used for direct optical readout of sensors, in microimaging systems for medical diagnostics and biological studies, or in an optical system...
LIGHTER SIDE
Lasers Serve the Muse Paula Dawson, a pioneer and reknowned exponent of using holographic images as a fine art form, has been exhibiting laser-based works in galleries and museums worldwide since the late 1970s. Her triptych, Eidola Suite, an installation on view in the permanent collection of Questacon — The National Science and Technology Centre in Canberra, Australia, illustrates the progress of technology in her...
PRODUCTS
OPTICAL PROFILER The automated Wyko NT3300 optical profiler has been launched by Veeco Instruments Inc. Its dynamic microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) measurement option nondestructively measures MEMS devices as they actuate. The system uses a proprietary stroboscopic illuminator and synchronization electronics to capture 3-D data and to generate a video of the sample device as it cycles through its range of...
Veeco Instruments Inc.
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LED LIGHT LINES High-intensity surface-mount-device LED light lines have been released by Volpi USA in standard lengths that range from 4 to 12 in. Custom sizes and lenses are available upon request. The series can...
Volpi USA
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DATA ACQUISITION Data acquisition software version 6.0 has been released by PicoQuant GmbH for its TimeHarp 200 time-correlated single-photon-counting board. The software includes a real-time correlator for...
PicoQuant GmbH
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IR CAMERA CORES BAE Systems has announced that the thermal imaging technology that it has developed for use on military weapon sights is available for commercial applications. The MIM500 series camera cores, based...
BAE Systems, Sensor Solutions
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EYE-ANALOG SENSOR The SFH 5711 ambient light sensor from Osram Opto Semiconductors Inc. precisely matches the sensitivity curve of the human eye, making it suitable for applications where automatic changes in display...
Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
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MACHINE VISION Cognex Corp. has announced that it has added new features to its VisionPro machine vision systems. Introduced are interactive tools for creating vision applications without programming. The...
Cognex Corp.
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VIBRATION ISOLATION Kinetic Systems Inc. can customize its vibration control mounts for virtually any application that requires isolation from ambient vibration. Available in a variety of sizes and configurations, the...
Kinetic Systems Inc.
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ROTATION STAGE Elliot Scientific Ltd. has launched the BTA050, a flexure rotation stage that produces three axes of independent rotation with angular travel of ±4° with a resolution of <5 arc sec. It can be...
Elliot Scientific Ltd.
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SKIN MODELING For use in its Advanced Systems Analysis Program (ASAP) software, Breault Research Organization (BRO) Inc. has developed a multilayered skin model. ASAP software is a tool for developing bio-optical...
Breault Research Organization Inc.
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PUMP PROBE Clark-MXR Inc. has introduced an ultraviolet transient absorption pump probe system with 100-fs temporal resolution and a supercontinuum probe extending to 320 nm. The UV-TAPPS system is configured...
Clark-MXR Inc.
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METROLOGY SOFTWARE Kotem Technologies Inc. has enhanced its SmartFit 3D precision metrology best-fitting and analysis software with improved visualization and data control, a redesigned graphical user interface and...
KOTEM
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CLEANROOM WIPES The Synergy line from High-Tech Conversions Inc. introduces Class 1000 cleanroom wipes that the company says are tough, abrasion- and solvent-resistant, highly absorbent and virtually free of...
High-Tech Conversions Inc.
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CW LASER DIODE A single-mode CW laser diode suitable for target designation, fiber laser pumping, spectroscopy and medical applications has been released by Frankfurt Laser Co. The 200-mW 850-nm laser diode is...
Frankfurt Laser Company
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DRIFT DETECTOR SiriusSD, an electrically cooled solid-state silicon drift detector, has been unveiled by e2v technologies plc’s Scientific Instruments Div. The device includes designs for integration with scanning...
EV Group (EVG)
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INFRARED CAMERA Flir Systems Inc. has announced a high-definition scientific-grade thermal imaging camera with a 640 × 480-pixel focal plane array. The ThermaCam SC640 has an uncooled detector, is supplied with a...
FLIR Systems
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INTERFEROMETRY SYSTEM Fisba Optik AG has announced the μPhase FS 10 M vertical interferometry system with a motorized Z-axis for precise positioning of test samples. The Z-axis of the stage can be moved manually via...
FISBA AG
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POLYIMIDE-COATED FIBERS FiberLogix Ltd. has launched a line of polyimide-coated fibers for oil and gas, aerospace, sensors, defense, medical and security applications. The fibers operate from –65 to 400 °C, with long-term...
FiberLogix International Ltd.
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EPOXY ADHESIVE Developed by Master Bond Inc., EP62-1MED is a two-component epoxy adhesive system that offers high chemical and temperature resistance and that withstands repeated cycles of steam, ethylene oxide,...
Master Bond Inc.
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TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER Arroyo Instruments has released the 5230 TECSource temperature controller, which offers 0.004 °C stability when used with the company’s LaserMount or other mounts. The controller provides...
Arroyo Instruments LLC
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SOLAR CELL MANUFACTURING Newport Corp.’s Integrated Solutions Business division has announced a complete system for micromachining photovoltaic devices, or solar cells. Comprising several submodules, the apparatus includes...
MKS/Newport
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DIGITAL CAMERA EXTENSION Logical Solutions/Thinklogical has released two models of its Camera Fiber-Link digital camera extender line. The CFL-3 high-speed base and the CFL-4 base, medium and full models operate at speeds...
Thinklogical
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IMAGE SENSOR The CCD 3041 full-frame image sensor from Fairchild Imaging replaces the CCD 442A and 447 models. The device is suitable for scientific, medical and industrial digital imaging applications. Its focal...
BAE Systems Sensor Solutions
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COLOR/ILLUMINANCE METER Gigahertz-Optik GmbH has introduced the HCT-99-D, a portable luminous color and illuminance meter that measures absolute color values as well as differences in color coordinates and temperature....
Gigahertz-Optik GmbH
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INDENTERS Asylum Research has released the NanoIndenter module to complement its MFP-3D atomic force microscope. Unlike cantilever-based indenters, the device drives the tip perpendicular to the sample. It...
Oxford Instruments Asylum Research
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EXCIMER LASERS Coherent Inc. has expanded its Lambda SX industrial excimer laser series with the addition of three models, each operating at up to 300 Hz. The LSX 200C delivers 200 W at 308 nm (XeCl); the LSX 200K,...
Coherent Inc.
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CO2 LASER OPTICS Laser Research Optics, a division of Meller Optics Inc., has announced a line of precision cavity optics for CO2 lasers. The series includes zinc-selenide output couplers that feature up to 65 ±1%...
Laser Research Optics
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CONFOCAL MICROSCOPE Providing spectral detection across the full emission range, the compact Leica TCS SPE high-resolution confocal microscope is designed for daily research in laboratories. Available from Leica...
Leica Microsystems Inc.
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COLOR WHEEL The SilentWheel GL from Unaxis Optics is suitable for low-cost front projector applications. Part of the company’s ColorWheel series, the device requires no adhesive on the color ring, eliminating...
Materion Balzers Optics
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DIGITAL CAMERA With both monochrome and color capability, the Spot RT3 Slider digital camera system offered by Diagnostic Instruments Inc. is suitable for core laboratory use. The 14-bit CCD camera is...
SPOT Imaging
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25-mW LASER MODULE Photonic Products Ltd. has added a 25-mW version to its line of 405-nm laser diode modules with TTL modulation. The module produces a stable 2 × 3.5-mm beam and has an antireflection-coated...
Photonic Products Ltd.
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SHUTTERS The Melles Griot Optics Group has announced the availability of the ExtremeService shutter family for operation in environmental conditions involving large variations in temperature. Operating...
IDEX Health & Science
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TRANSLATION STAGES PI (Physik Instrumente) LP has introduced its M-403/M-414 series precision linear translation stages with integrated low-friction ball screws that combine high duty cycles and velocities with minimum...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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DIGITAL CAMERAS Kappa opto-electronics GmbH’s DX 4/40 S 12-bit, megapixel-resolution digital cameras include an internal signature function to provide tamperproof data and to prevent image manipulation. The function...
Kappa optronics GmbH
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LASER CUTTING Laser Photonics Corp. has released a high-power fiber laser cutting system for materials processing. The SBM-1200M multipurpose flat-bed fiber and laser cutting and engraving system can be equipped...
Laser Photonics Corp.
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CCD DETECTOR Rigaku Americas Corp. has launched the Saturn 210 large-area CCD detector that has a 2 × 2-pixel array of Kodak chips, a 210 × 210-mm active area and a readout speed of 4 × 2 MHz. The detector...
Rigaku Americas Corp.
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MEASUREMENT SOFTWARE Based on computer-aided design techniques, Calypso version 4.4 measurement software has been released by Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology. The Vast navigator function optimizes scanning measurements...
Carl Zeiss Microscopy LLC
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SILICONE GEL A silicone gel for LED encapsulation and other photonic applications has been released by NuSil Technology. The developmental product, Gel-9617-30, resists optical degradation when exposed to UV...
NuSil Technology LLC
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FRAME GRABBER INTERFACE MVTec Software GmbH has launched the Halcon 7.1 LuCam frame grabber interface for Lumenera Corp.’s USB 2.0 cameras. The Halcon software library for machine vision provides such functions as blob...
MVTec Software GmbH
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CAMERA ADAPTER A camera adapter that integrates into new or existing systems has been introduced by Scanlab AG. Mechanically compatible interfaces facilitate quick mounting between the scan head and the laser...
SCANLAB GmbH
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DIODE LASER Because the Deepstar analog and digitally modulated laser diode manufactured by Omicron Laserage Laserprodukte GmbH does not indicate residual fluorescence content in the “off” moment during...
Omicron-Laserage Laserprodukte GmbH
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CMOS CAMERAS Mightex Systems has unveiled USB 2.0 monochrome and color cameras, which are available with 1.3M and either 1.3M or 3.0M CMOS sensors, respectively. Suitable for applications such as digital...
Mightex Systems
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OPTICAL COMPONENTS A line of off-the-shelf precision-polished optical components has been launched by asphericon GmbH. The standard precision axicons, also known as rotationally symmetric prisms, create long regions of...
asphericon GmbH
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INJECTION SEEDER Pavilion Integration Corp. (PIC) has announced that it is expanding its WhisperIT line with the introduction of an injection-seeder laser source. The Λcontrol stabilizes high-power, pulsed...
Pavilion Integration Corp.
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MOTION CONTROLLERS Precise Automation LLC has unveiled the Guidance 2400 series compact vision-guided motion controllers based on a distributed network architecture that locates the controller at the point of use. The...
Precise Automation Inc.
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DIODE LASERS Lissotschenko Mikrooptik (Limo) GmbH has released a 25-W fiber-coupled diode laser that emits a 10 × 10-mm beam with divergence of 2 × 2 mrad. The passively cooled Limo25-C10×10-DL980’s power is...
LIMO GmbH
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STEERING MIRROR Axsys Technologies Inc. has released the FSM model 2217-100 dual-axis fast-steering mirror. The device features a single-mirror flexure mechanism, a closed-loop position-feedback sensor, large...
General Dynamics, Global Imaging Technologies
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CAMERA SERIES Three versions of LEM interferometric cameras have been released by Horiba Jobin Yvon Ltd. The LEM, for use by OEMs, offers simple analog output. The LEM CT, for use by OEMs and for process...
HORIBA Scientific
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LASER MARKING The Ulys line of laser marking machines has been unveiled by Laselec SA. Designed for marking and cutting aeronautical cables, the machines are equipped with a multispool cabinet with automatic...
LASELEC Inc.
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DIGITAL DELAY GENERATOR The compact T560 four-channel micro digital delay generator released by Highland Technology Inc. accepts a trigger pulse and generates up to four output pulses, each independently programmable for...
Highland Technology Inc.
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LASER METROLOGY Version 5.0 of the XD laser measurement software made by Automated Precision Inc. is designed for use with the company’s XD and 5/6D systems. It offers a more intuitive user interface, image...
Automated Precision Inc. (API)
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CONTROL CARDS Two control cards for lasers and deflection units have been developed by Raylase AG. The RLC-USB and RLC-PCI can be integrated into existing systems, allowing precise synchronization of scanner...
RAYLASE GmbH
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MASK ALIGNMENT EV Group has developed an LED light source for mask-alignment systems, eliminating the environmental, health and safety risks involved with the use of mercury arc lamps and offering reduced cost of...
EV Group (EVG)
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WAVELENGTH METER Bristol Instruments Inc. has expanded the operational wavelength range of the infrared version of its 621 laser wavelength meter. Originally 1.5 to 4.0 μm, the device’s range now covers up...
Bristol Instruments Inc.
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OSCILLATORS Arctic Photonics has introduced miniature Q-switched oscillators. The ultracompact, monolithic, short-pulsed solid-state lasers output at 946, 1030, 1047, 1053 or 1064 nm with peak powers of up to 50...
Arctic Photonics
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FIREWIRE CCD CAMERA The FWX401D released by Baumer Optronic GmbH is a 4 million pixel matrix FireWire CCD camera that achieves 2048 × 2048-pixel resolution and that transmits up to 10 fps at full resolution. Functions...
Baumer Optronic GmbH
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SOFTWARE UPGRADE Scientific Volume Imaging bv has expanded its Huygens software to include a variety of deconvolution, visualization and analysis tools for light microscopy imaging. Available for Macintosh, Linux and...
Scientific Volume Imaging
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STEREO VISION CAMERA The Bumblebee2, a stereo vision camera from Point Grey Research Inc., is designed as a drop-in replacement for the original Bumblebee camera. It operates at higher frame rates and has a GPIO...
Teledyne FLIR Integrated Imaging Solutions
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INSPECTION TECHNOLOGY Available from The Value Engineering Alliance is HueView inspection technology for color analysis of multicolored, patterned and textured items. It measures color and texture, monitors product...
Value Engineering Alliance
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HYBRID STAGE Newport Corp. has added a single-plane X-Y hybrid stage to its DynamYX line of air-bearing systems. Suitable for such semiconductor applications as front-end wafer inspection and lithography, the...
MKS/Newport
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OEM LASER Toptica Photonics AG announces the dfTune OEM laser module, based on near-infrared distributed feedback diode technology. It offers a diffraction-limited beam profile, a linewidth of <5 MHz and...
Toptica Photonics AG
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CCD CAMERAS Princeton Instruments/Acton has expanded its Pixis line of CCD cameras with the introduction of the Pixis: 2048 series front- and back-illuminated models. They are based on e2v technologies’ CCD...
Teledyne Princeton Instruments
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