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 April 2012


BUSINESS
Webb Telescope Tech Spinning Off A stitching technique that improves large asphere measurement and wavefront sensing for the measurement of eye health are among four commercial applications to have spun off new technologies developed for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
Schott Defense Meets with Congressional Leaders Schott North America Inc. met with congressional leaders early last week to discuss the importance of the optics industry to the US and ways in which Congress can spur job creation in the industry...
UDC to Provide OLED Materials to Fraunhofer The display manufacturer will provide proprietary UniversalPholed phosphorescent OLED materials to Fraunhofer IPMS – COMEDD to drive energy efficiency in its white OLED lighting panels.
Advanced Photonix Receives $1.5M THz Contract The optoelectronic products supplier received a follow-on, 21-month, $1.5 million contract from the US Air Force to provide terahertz process control instrumentation to support F-35 joint strike...
JAI Acquires TVI Vision Oy To strengthen its position in the manufacture of prism-based-line scan cameras, the machine vision camera developer acquired Helsinki-based TVI Vision Oy. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
CLEO 2013 Moves to June, Stays in San Jose In 2013, the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) will take place June 9-14 to accommodate Messe Munich’s decision to change the event date for Laser: World of Photonics 2013. The locale,...
FDA OKs Spectranetics’ GlideLight Laser Sheath The single-use medical device developer’s GlideLight Laser Sheath for the removal of cardiac leads has received FDA approval.
Utah Students’ QDs Win Regional Cleantech Challenge Students at the University of Utah recently won $100,000 and first place in the regional CU Cleantech New Venture Challenge for their quantum dot technology.
Idex Sales, Profit Rise Sales in Idex Corp.'s Health and Science Technologies segment, which includes its Optics and Photonics Platform, rose 35 percent in the first quarter versus one year ago, the company announced...
Face-Tracking Technology Licensed to Camera Maker The wholly owned subsidiary of Tessera Technologies Inc. has licensed its Face Tracker technology to camera module maker Cammsys Co. Ltd.
Fluoptics Opens Massachusetts Office To market and sell its solutions for preclinical in vivo fluorescence imaging, the France-based fluorescence image-guided surgery equipment developer announced it has opened an office in Cambridge,...
OSA to Participate in Science Festival The Optical Society will be a partner and exhibitor at the USA Science and Engineering Festival from April 28-29 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
Carl Zeiss Meditec Laser Technique to Begin Clinical Trials The medical technology supplier has received conditional approval from the FDA to initiate a clinical trial for its ReLEx smile procedure to correct myopia.
Ophir-Spiricon Honored by Utah Chamber The laser measurement company was honored as the outstanding technology business of the year by the Cache Chamber of Commerce at the Chamber’s 2012 annual awards banquet at Utah State University....
Schneider Kreuznach Expands into LEDs The optics manufacturer has expanded into the LED market with the development of a state-of-the-art light engine.
Hamblin, Lavery Join Hologenix Board The Celliant technology manufacturer has appointed Drs. Michael R. Hamblin and Lawrence A. Lavery to its science advisory board and established a research and development laboratory.
Femtolaser OK’d for Cataract Surgery Abbott’s iFS advanced femtosecond laser has received FDA clearance for use in corneal and cataract surgeries to create bow-shaped or curved arcuate incisions.
Precision Optics Nabs $1M Endoscope Order The optical instruments manufacturer announced a $1,032,000 customer order for endoscopes based on its proprietary Microprecision technology.
Morgan Rejoins LightWorks Optics William Morgan has returned to the precision optical subassemblies manufacturer to lead its new business development efforts within the aerospace and defense market segments.
Excelitas Expands Harlid Capacity In response to the growing demand for protection against laser designation and ranging systems, the optoelectronics company expanded production capacity for its proprietary high angular resolution...
Modulight Receives Medical Laser Contract The laser manufacturer announced it designed, integrated and CE-certified an OEM medical laser system for PCI Biotech for a novel cancer therapy process.
Lee Named EPIC Director General Carlos Lee was appointed as the next director general of EPIC, the European Photonics Industry Consortium. He succeeds Thomas Pearsall, who has led the association since its founding in 2003.
Hamamatsu to Resell Visiopharm Products Visiopharm and Hamamatsu have announced a nonexclusive worldwide OEM agreement and reseller partnership for Visiopharm’s quantitative digital pathology (QDP) solutions.
RPO Officially Opens Expanded Facility RPO held a ribbon cutting ceremony April 11 to celebrate its newly expanded 107,500-sq-ft facility at its Henrietta, N.Y., headquarters.
Emcore to Make Solar Panels for New Spacecraft The radiation-hard solar cells manufacturer was awarded a $6 million, two-year contract by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. to design, manufacture, test and deliver solar panels for a new...
Open Source Integrated Photonics Software Launched Ghent University and imec have launched IPKISS, an open source software platform that enables the integrated photonics design community to design photonic components and complex photonic integrated...
Flir Appoints New VP Sales Loic Premartin was appointed vice president of sales for Flir Commercial Systems’ EMEA region.
Power Technology Appoints New Technology as Distributor in Israel To grow its business and to serve its growing customer base in Israel, the laser diode manufacturer appointed New Technology S.K. Ltd. of Ramat Gan, Israel, as its new distributor.
Newport Acquiring ILX Lightwave Photonics technology company Newport Corp. reported Wednesday that it will expand its capabilities in photonics test and measurement by acquiring ILX Lightwave Corp. of Bozeman, Mont., for $9.3...
EOS Files Patent Suit Against Phenix Systems The laser-sintering systems manufacturer filed a patent lawsuit on March 5 against Phenix Systems for infringing two US patents for its dental product lines.
Inspiration Award Honors Edmund Optics Founder The optical components manufacturer has launched the Norman Edmund Inspiration Award to honor the contributions made by founder Norman Edmund toward advancing the science of optics. The $5000 product...
Space Systems/Loral, NASA Partner on Laser Communications Project Space Systems/Loral will partner with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center to host a laser communications relay demonstration on a commercial satellite to be launched in 2016.
Illumitex Secures $9M in Funding, Hires New CEO The LED manufacturer has secured an additional $9.3 million in funding to develop its lighting fixture product lines and to provide ongoing support for the development of proprietary precision beam...
OSA Establishes Feld Biophotonics Award To honor professor Michael Feld’s fundamental contributions in the fields of laser science and applied physics for solving biomedical problems, The Optical Society and the OSA Foundation have...
Pioneer to Produce PicoP Display Engines for MicroVision The projection display technology company signed definitive agreements with Pioneer Corp. of Kanagawa, Japan, to manufacture, distribute, license and supply its HD PicoP Gen2 display engine...
Idex Adds Precision Photonics to O&P Platform Idex Corp. has acquired optical components maker Precision Photonics Corporation (PPC) for $20 million in cash, the company announced Wednesday.
WaveTec Vision Raises $16M The intraoperative wavefront measurement technology company announced it closed a $16.5 million financing round to commercialize its ORA System diagnostic device for cataract surgery.
Osaka University Buys Nanolithography Tool The NanoFabrication Systems Div. of NanoInk Inc. announced that Osaka University’s Photonics Advanced Research Center in Japan has purchased and installed its DPN 5000 system to fabricate nanoscale...
Shimadzu Center Opens at UTexas Shimadzu Scientific Instruments opened the Shimadzu Center for Advanced Analytical Chemistry at the University of Texas at Arlington to give researchers at the university access to enhanced...
LHZ Delivers Laser System to LIGO A new laser system that measures gravitational waves directly will be integrated into a gravitational-wave detector in the US at LIGO’s site in Hanford, Wash. The first direct measurements of these...
DCU, Tyndall Spinout Attracts Investment Pilot Photonics Ltd., a spinout company of Dublin City University and the Tyndall National Institute in Cork, has raised €300,000 (about $392,000) from Enterprise Ireland and AIB Seed Capital Fund to...
LightPath Targeting IR Market The optics maker said it will focus on products for the infrared market, including low-cost molded IR optics and laser optics and optical assemblies for industrial applications, under its new growth...
Hamamatsu Brings NanoZoomer Distribution In-House Hamamatsu Corp. announced that its NanoZoomer product line, which previously was distributed through third-party dealers, now will be available exclusively through the company.
DigitalOptics Partners with MMD on Posture Sensing DigitalOptics Corp. and MMD-Monitors and Displays Taiwan Ltd. have partnered to deliver the first monitor with a built-in ergonomic sensor to help correct posture.
ILX Products in Europe Available from Newport Following the acquisition of ILX Lightwave in late December, the photonics technology company announced that ILX Lightwave products will be available to European customers through its direct sales...
Plescia, Johnson Join FBGS To support its growth into Europe and North America, the fiber Bragg gratings manufacturer appointed Nick Plescia and David Johnson to coordinate and support commercial activities in these regions.
Nissho to Represent Kotura in Japan The silicon photonics manufacturer announced that Nissho Electronics will distribute its entire suite of integrated solutions throughout Japan.
ProPhotonix Appoints Distributors in US, Germany and Taiwan To further strengthen its international machine vision illumination sales operation, the laser module and LED system manufacturer has appointed three distribution partners based in Asia, Europe and...
Radiant Zemax Establishes China Subsidiary In a move to form local operations in key geographic markets, Radiant Zemax has established a China subsidiary with headquarters in Shanghai.
Vision Components Hires New Sales Director Sven Klette-Matzat has replaced Martin Scharfe as sales director of camera manufacturer Vision Components. He assumed the new role on March 31.
Advanced Photonix Adds ACT as Reseller The optoelectronics supplier signed a value-added reseller agreement with Automation and Control Technology Inc. for its T-Gauge industrial terahertz gauging system.
Northrop Grumman Laser Deemed Integration-Ready The company’s Laser Systems business unit announced that its All Semiconductor Airborne Laser Threat Terminator infrared countermeasure laser system has advanced to Technology Readiness Level 6, a...
Bruker Acquires SkyScan The scientific instruments and solution provider has acquired all the shares of SkyScan NV, which will continue to operate from its Belgium location under the name Bruker microCT NV. Financial terms...
AMOP Awards Dissertation Prize to De las Cuevas Dr. Gemma De las Cuevas received this year’s Dissertation Prize from the AMOP section of the German Physical Society for her work with classical statistical mechanics.
Applied Energetics Shifts Focus From Defense to Industry Citing decreased defense spending, Applied Energetics Inc. said it is suspending most of its government work to focus on making lasers for industrial applications. Revenue from contracts with...
Block MEMS to Provide LaserScan Analyzers to DoD The quantum cascade laser and FTIR spectrometer engineering and development company was awarded a chemical and biological defense contract to provide its LaserScan Analyzer for evaluation in the...
Samsung Display Launched Samsung Display Co. Ltd., a spinoff from Samsung Electronics, has launched as a new corporation. It will begin business operations April 3.
Basler: 2011 Best Year in Company History The digital camera manufacturer reported an 8 percent increase in revenue for fiscal year 2011, making it the best year in the company’s history.
EOIR Nabs Share of Army Sensor Contract As one of six prime contractors selected by the US Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, the system design and development company will share a $1.78 billion Warrior Enabling Broad...
RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY
Webb Telescope Tech Spinning Off A stitching technique that improves large asphere measurement and wavefront sensing for the measurement of eye health are among four commercial applications to have spun off new technologies developed for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
Portable Probe Aims to Speed Oral Cancer Diagnosis A new portable, miniature microscope could reduce the time it takes to diagnose oral cancer.
Liquid Solar Cells Could Be Painted on Surfaces An inexpensively producible, stable solar cell made from small nanocrystals suspended in a liquid solution can be printed or painted onto clear surfaces. The new technology holds potential for...
Mock Mars Mission Tests Camera Design The viability of a multiple-camera system designed for future NASA space vehicles was subject of a two-week simulated mission to Mars by five engineering students from the University of Arizona. As...
Material’s Structure Hints at More Efficient Solar Cell New details about the structure of one of the most efficient photovoltaic materials could inform the synthesis of new materials with even better properties.
3-D Tissue Imaging Improved via Adaptive Optics Real-time, 3-D microscopic tissue imaging could bring the future of medical imaging into focus through a new technique that computationally corrects for aberrations in optical tomography. Precision...
Conductive Nanofibers Self-Organize Under Light New flexible nanofibers that can self-assemble under a flash of light combine the best advantages of two materials currently used to conduct electric current: metals and plastic organic polymers. The...
Utah Students’ QDs Win Regional Cleantech Challenge Students at the University of Utah recently won $100,000 and first place in the regional CU Cleantech New Venture Challenge for their quantum dot technology.
New Candidates Sought for Metamaterial Conductors A new method that evaluates different conductors for use in metamaterial structures could bring closer to reality super-efficient solar energy devices and superlenses that allow us to use visible...
Coupling Microlasers Leads to ’Blackout’ By coupling two microlasers together, one would expect more light to be emitted than from a single pumped laser alone. But coupling such lasers can, paradoxically, lead to a "blackout" where they...
Femtolaser ‘Scalpel’ Spares Surrounding Tissue A small, flexible endoscopic medical device fitted with a femtosecond laser “scalpel” can remove diseased or damaged tissue while leaving healthy cells untouched.
Single-Neuron Observations Reveal Alzheimer Stages Alzheimer-related changes in the visual cortex have been observed at the single-cell level using two-photon calcium imaging. These changes could reveal distinct stages in Alzheimer’s disease with a...
Protective Polymers Pave Way for Plastic Solar Cell What appears to be a new universal technique to decrease the work function of a conductor in printable electronics has led to the development of the first completely plastic solar cell.
LED-like Solar Cell Absorbs, Emits Light A solar cell designed to be more like an LED — able to emit light as well as absorb it — could achieve efficiencies close to 30 percent, engineers at UC Berkeley report.
Optical, Electronic Properties of Metal Oxides Tuned Tuning the optical and electronic properties of metal oxides at the atomic level by creating a superlattice “sandwich” now makes it possible to harness the sunlight's energy. The discovery could lead...
New X-ray Scope Reveals 3-D Nanostructures A new full field transmission x-ray microscope now makes it possible to rapidly capture and integrate thousands of two-dimensional images to create digital three-dimensional constructs with high...
Lasers Can Improve Hearing New technologies to improve the insertion techniques and exact fitting of cochlear implants in the inner ear could soon provide better-quality residual hearing for more than 200,000 hard-of-hearing...
Cell Phones that See Through Walls? Improvements in microchip technology and new scientific advances that let scientists tap into the terahertz range could lead to mobile phones that can be used to see through walls, wood, plastics,...
Single Entangled Photon Creation Unlocked A new technique can produce single photons with specific properties more efficiently and about 1000 times faster than the current methods, an important advance for several research areas, including...
Optical Technique Detects Malaria Early Rapid detection of malaria, particularly in remote parts of the world, is not always possible because current methods are slow and require precise instrumentation and highly skilled microscopic...
Release Process Could Broaden Uses of GaN SCs Nitride semiconductors grow only on certain surfaces, and their utility is limited by the substrate on which they are fabricated. But a new release process not only makes the process cheaper and...
Laser Creates Cheaper Free-Form Optics A new cost-effective process for fabricating small batches of nonspherical glass optical components will allow manufacturers to produce high-quality, customizable optical components of any geometry...
Hyperspectral Imaging Sheds Light on Wound Healing Hyperspectral imaging devices, calibrated to new National Institute of Standards and Technology standard reference spectra, could be used as noninvasive diagnostic tools for discriminating between...
Key to Understanding Photosynthesis Found in Spinach Using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology showed the importance of a hydrogen bonding water network in the photosynthesis substructure called...
Mode-Locked Laser Is Ultrafast, Ultrasmall The first laser to be mode-locked using a microcavity resonator is a giant leap forward in laser technology, allowing for highly compact, fast and precise lasers. A team led by David Moss of the...
First Light of Mosfire Celebrated The Mosfire instrument observed the universe with its near-infrared sensing eyes for the first time on April 4, capturing images of a pair of interacting galaxies known as The Antennae. The new...
Exploring Optics Underwater with an iPad A new rigid frame device that securely holds a high-speed camera and an iPad can obtain field measurements of optical turbulence structures and quantify their impact on underwater imaging and beam...
SERS Susses Out Salmonella In the future, even the smallest traces of salmonella and other foodborne pathogens may be easily detected using a technology known as surface-enhanced Raman scattering, or SERS.
One Step Closer to a Quantum Internet Communications networks are vital for our day-to-day lives, and now the first prototype of a quantum one has been developed based on interfaces between single atoms and photons. For a quantum...
Making Solar Cells Greener A dye-sensitized solar cell that uses a protein-producing bacteria and synthesized dye to generate energy from sunlight could provide greener solar cells that are friendlier to the environment and...
A Faster, Cheaper Way to Cool Lasers A “heat spreader” that cools electronics 25 percent faster than pure copper could end the hunt for a faster, cheaper way to cool computers and other electronic devices.
Nanoparticle-Laser Method Targets Chemo Drugs A potential treatment method for drug-resistant cancer uses gold nanoparticles to convert laser energy into “plasmonic nanobubbles,” which allow chemotherapy drugs to enter single cells. Delivering...
Navy Robocopters to Target Pirates Navy unmanned aircraft will be able to distinguish small pirate boats in congested coastal waters when a US Office of Naval Research-funded sensor starts airborne tests this summer.
Laser Creates First EUV Attosecond Pulses For the first time, incredibly fast laser pulses could make it possible to observe ultrarapid phenomena such as the motion of electrons in matter. Laboratoire d’Optique Appliquèe (LOA),...
Controlling Quantum Tunneling with Light For the first time, light was used to demonstrate quantum tunneling, pushing electrons through a classically impenetrable barrier.
Ultrathin Solar Cells for Stretchable Applications An ultrathin flexible organic solar cell less than 2 µm thick could have implications for the design of future flexible electronic devices.
Nearly Lightless Laser Has Bright Future A new “superradiant” laser design that traps 1 million rubidium atoms into a 2-cm space between two mirrors produces a deep-red laser beam that could boost the performance of most advanced atomic...
Laser Built on a Silicon Chip A laser with a novel mirror design was fabricated on a silicon chip using III-V semiconductor materials — a step toward forward for high-speed optical communications and interconnects on...
Silicon Optical Diode for Quantum Information Ring resonators can be used to develop micro-optical diodes to replace or be compatible with their electronic counterparts for quantum information.
ACQUISITIONS
Newport Acquiring ILX Lightwave Photonics technology company Newport Corp. reported Wednesday that it will expand its capabilities in photonics test and measurement by acquiring ILX Lightwave Corp. of Bozeman, Mont., for $9.3 million in cash. ILX offers a broad range of photonics instrumentation, including laser diode controllers and drivers, temperature controllers, current sources, optical power and wavelength meters,...
Corning Life Sciences to Acquire Labware Unit for $730M The specialty glass and ceramics manufacturer plans to buy the majority of Becton, Dickinson and Co.’s Billerica, Mass.-based Discovery Labware division later this year for approximately $730 million...
Idex Adds Precision Photonics to O&P Platform Idex Corp. has acquired optical components maker Precision Photonics Corporation (PPC) for $20 million in cash, the company announced Wednesday.
PRODUCTS
Mini CCD Spectrometer EDISON, N.J., April 29, 2012 — Horiba Scientific’s new VS-7000+ mini CCD spectrometer outperforms front-illuminated and back-illuminated CCDs, making it suitable for industrial low-light applications such as fluorescence, emission, absorbance and reflectance. It offers coverage for three spectral ranges: ultraviolet-visible (UV-VIS), visible (VIS) and ultraviolet-near-infrared (UV-NIR). It also provides the highest...
HORIBA Scientific
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New Heights in Lasers for Science Our newest ultrafast lasers – the Vitara and Legend Elite families of oscillators and amplifiers - will be on display a tour CLEO booth #1215. Stop by to discuss your advanced applications and...
Coherent Inc.
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Enhanced InGaAs NIR Spectrometer The Sol™ 1.7 NIR Spectrometer from B&W Tek, Inc. is a high performance linear InGaAs array spectrometer, featuring spectral range as wide as 900nm - 1700nm and resolution as fine as 0.35nm....
B&W Tek LLC
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Nano-Positioning Stages and Actuators PI’s precision positioners, flexure-guided stages, piezo actuators and capacitive sensors provide the highest stability and responsiveness. 1 to 6 axis positioning stages; high-speed ultrasonic...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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Diode Lasers for Demanding Applications Coherent offers high-power diode laser solutions addressing your most demanding applications, including kW-stacks, fiber coupled devices, and unmounted bars. Our MBE and MOCVD technologies, PulseLife...
Coherent Inc.
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Pockels Cells Inrad Optics offers a complete line of Pockels Cells, including KD*P, LiNbO3, BBO, single and double crystal models, for use in wavelengths from the UV - NIR. 100% vertically integrated from crystal...
Inrad Optics Inc.
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Optical Spectrum Analyzer NEWTON, N.J., April 23, 2012 — Thorlabs has released the first product in a planned line of optical spectrum analyzers (OSAs). While many commonly available models are grating-based monochromators, this version uses a Fourier...
Thorlabs Inc.
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Recirculating Coolers / Chillers JULABO Recirculating Coolers and Chillers: >25 models for heat removal from 250 W to 20 kW. Instruments feature easy operation and high-quality components for years of trouble-free operation....
Julabo USA Inc.
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Laser Optics for Biomedical Navitar and its Special Optics division design and manufacture precision imaging and laser optics for biomedical applications. Our femtosecond laser beam focusing objectives, beam aligners, and beam...
Navitar Inc.
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Ultrafast Laser Pulse Measurement Mesa Photonics has expanded its easy to use, high-accuracy ultrafast laser pulse measurement product line to include X-FROG systems, high-dynamic range FROG systems, and even autocorrelators that can...
Mesa Photonics LLC
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FIFO Isolators BEDFORD, Mass., April 22, 2012 — Gooch & Housego has launched a line of high-power fiber-in, fiber-out (FIFO) isolators for the pulsed fiber laser market. It complements the company’s existing portfolio of high-power...
Optronic Laboratories LLC
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High-sensitivity NIR Streak Camera Hamamatsu’s new C11293 offers high-sensitivity to NIR wavelengths (1000 to 1650 nm) thanks to its deep-cooled InP/InGaAs photocathode. In addition, it provides various repetition rates up to 20...
Hamamatsu Corporation
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Vibration Isolation Workstations IRVINE, Calif., April 20, 2012 — Newport Corp. has expanded the scientific-grade (SG) series Vision IsoStation vibration isolation workstations. The Vision IsoStation includes user-friendly features and accessories designed to...
MKS/Newport
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Genesis CX 355 STM Ultraviolet Laser SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 19, 2012 — The newest addition to the Genesis family of lasers for life sciences from Coherent Inc. is a streamlined model targeted at space-restricted OEM instrumentation applications. The Genesis CX 355...
Coherent Inc.
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CMOS Sensor LANCASTER, Pa., April 19, 2012 — Photonis USA’s new Lynx low-light digital CMOS image sensor performs under both daylight and low-light-level conditions, making it suitable for use in applications where high-resolution...
Photonis Technologies
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Pulsed IR Laser Wavelength Meter Bristol Instruments now offers the 821B-IR which measures absolute wavelength, to an accuracy of ± 600 MHz, of pulsed and CW lasers that operate from 1.5 to 5.0 µm. Automatic calibration...
Bristol Instruments Inc.
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Laser Spectrum Analyzers The model 721 is a unique instrument that operates as both a high-accuracy wavelength meter and a high-resolution spectrum analyzer. It is for researchers who need to know the spectral properties of...
Bristol Instruments Inc.
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TechSpec SWIR Fixed-Focal-Length Imaging Lenses BARRINGTON, N.J., April 18, 2012 — Edmund Optics’ TechSpec SWIR (short-wavelength infrared) fixed-focal-length imaging lenses are designed, coated and tested for the 0.9- to 1.7-μm-wavelength range. Selecting components...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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Silicon Polarizing Beamsplitter Cubes BOULDER, Colo., April 18, 2012 — REO has introduced a line of silicon polarizing beamsplitter cubes for operation in the mid-infrared spectral range. The optics offer a mix of 2- to 6-µm-bandwidth operation, a high laser...
Research Electro-Optics Inc. (REO)
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Precision Machined Components Wordingham Technologies has provided precision machined components 30+ years and is committed to providing our customers worry-free quality and the most dependable service in our industry. Our motto...
Wordingham Technologies (see Syntec Optics)
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OD-250 IR Emitter NEWBURY PARK, Calif., April 16, 2012 — Opto Diode, a division of ITW, has introduced the third in its family of three super-high-power infrared emitters. Based on gallium aluminum arsenide (GaAlAs) technology, the OD-250 features a...
Opto Diode Corporation
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Hyperspectral Imager NEWTON, Mass., April 13, 2012 — Bodkin Design & Engineering LLC has launched the VNIR-90 snapshot hyperspectral imager. Developed during five years of military research, the company is now offering its patented HyperPixel...
Bodkin Design & Engineering LLC
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TDM-L Adjustable Tablet Computer Mount IRVINE, Calif., April 13, 2012 — Newport Corp.’s fully adjustable TDM-L optical table mount for iPads, TouchPads and Android tablets, such as the Galaxy Tab, is suitable for mounting tablet computers measuring from 8.5 to 10.7...
MKS/Newport
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1350-nm Lasers PEABODY, Mass., April 13, 2012 — SemiNex Corp. has announced the availability of high-power 1350-nm lasers. The company is offering this wavelength in raw bars, chips, submounts and fiber-coupled packages. The new technology...
SemiNex Corporation
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Replacement Laser Optics PHOENIX, April 12, 2012 — LaserBits Inc. offers replacement laser optics for Epilog, Universal Laser Systems, Xenetech, Vitek, Trotec, GCC and other manufacturers of laser engraving systems. Lenses and mirrors are ground to...
Laserbits
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High-Power Diode Lasers for Defense & Security Coherent offers high-power diode laser solutions addressing your most demanding defense and security applications, including diode stacks and fiber coupled devices. Our MBE and MOCVD technologies,...
Coherent Inc.
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Image Stabilization, Tip/Tilt & Hexapod Systems 6-Axis Hexapods: for optical alignment, directed energy sources: Advantages: 6D, High Force, self-locking, any orientation. PI's piezo mirrors and scanners for pixel sub-stepping and image...
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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Sapphire Optics for Submersible and AUV Apps PROVIDENCE, R.I., April 11, 2012 — Custom-fabricated sapphire optics that can withstand salt water and high pressure for military and commercial submersible applications are being introduced by Meller Optics Inc. They can be...
Meller Optics Inc.
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Debris Shields KENLEY, England, April 11, 2012 — Debris shields from Optical Surfaces Ltd. are designed to protect target-facing optics located in high-power laser facilities. Using debris shields to protect final reflective or refractive focusing...
Optical Surfaces Ltd.
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Linear Amplifier IC WATERLOO, Ontario, Canada, April 11, 2012 — Teledyne Dalsa Semiconductor has launched the DH9665A sample and hold precision linear amplifier integrated circuit (IC). Using proprietary high-voltage CMOS/diffusion metal oxide semiconductor...
Teledyne DALSA Semiconductor
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Tamarisk™320 With camera modules weighing as little as 30 grams, occupying less than 30 cubic centimeters, and drawing as little as 750 mW of power, the Tamarisk™320 is the ideal solution for applications...
Leonardo DRS, Electro-Optical Infrared Systems
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Machine Vision Lighting PETERSFIELD, England, April 10, 2012 — For machine vision automation applications, Multipix Imaging Ltd. has launched the Microscan NERLITE Smart Series lighting with a built-in controller to adjust intensity continuous mode and...
Multipix Imaging Components Ltd.
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VCT Vector Cutting Table PHOENIX, April 10, 2012 — Eliminate reflection burns and improve laser cutting quality with the VCT vector cutting table from LaserBits Inc. It sits directly on top of the smooth metal engraving bed and creates more...
Laserbits
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Special Optics, A Navitar Company Navitar and Special Optics specialize in design, prototype and manufacture of standard and custom optics for homeland security, surveillance, low-light applications, and laser defense. We offer...
Special Optics Inc.
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Metal Optics Material Expertise Inrad Optics produces fast radii parabolic reflectors for a variety of defense, industrial and scientific applications. Diamond turning of bare aluminum surfaces to ~50 Å RMS and 1/8 wave P-V...
Inrad Optics Inc.
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Laser Remote SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 9, 2012 — Coherent Inc. has expanded its OBIS family of plug-and-play smart laser modules and accessories with the OBIS 6-Laser Remote. The new accessory integrates the power supply and control of up to six...
Coherent Inc.
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Filter Wheels LIMA, N.Y., April 9, 2012 — Finger Lakes Instrumentation has introduced its latest generation of six- and 10-position high-speed filter wheel systems for microscopy applications. The HS-625, HS-1025 and HS-1032 deliver...
Finger Lakes Instrumentation
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High-Purity RD Series Pumps HOLLISTON, Mass., April 9, 2012 — Iwaki America Inc. has announced its high-purity RD series pumps designed for extending the life of thermal management systems. Equipped with the latest fluoropolymer (polytetrafluoroethylene)...
Iwaki America Inc.
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Large Diamond-Turned Optics Diamond turning of large optics (up to 24" diameter), plastic molded optics and optical assemblies for the medical, defense and biometric industries, make Syntec Optics the largest independent custom...
Syntec Optics
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Weatherproof Hyperspectral Imager QUEBEC CITY, April 6, 2012 — Telops Inc. has introduced the improved Hyper-Cam Weatherproof, which provides the same hyperspectral imaging capabilities but benefits from an upgraded weatherproof enclosure. It operates over...
Telops Inc.
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Laser Beam Analysis System NORTH LOGAN, Utah, April 6, 2012 — Ophir-Spiricon LLC has announced BeamMic, a laser beam analyzer that combines the essentials for beam analysis in an entry-level system. It includes software that measures a beam’s size, shape,...
MKS Ophir, Light & Measurement
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Camera Software OBERSULM, Germany, April 6, 2012 — IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH has released its new software package version 4.0, which supports the USB 3 uEye CP camera series. A new streaming function allows transfer of compressed...
IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH
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Automation Machine Controller PITTSBURGH, April 5, 2012 — Aerotech has introduced a motion control industrial computer option for its Automation 3200 multiaxis automation machine controller. The controller provides a rugged, compact panel- or rack-mount (1U...
Aerotech Inc.
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Small Laser Modules OLCHING, Germany, April 5, 2012 — Laser Components GmbH’s LC-LMD series small laser modules measure 7 mm in length. Laser modules designed for the consumer market are often, for lack of space and finances, self-assembled. Laser...
Laser Components GmbH
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High-Speed Camera SAN DIEGO, April 5, 2012 — Photron Inc. has announced the high-speed Fastcam SA-X camera, which delivers up to 12,500 fps at full 1024 × 1024-pixel resolution and meets the requirements of complex and demanding imaging...
Photron USA Inc.
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NIR Streak Camera WELWYN GARDEN CITY, England, April 4, 2012 — Hamamatsu Photonics UK Ltd. has unveiled a streak camera with sensitivity in the near-infrared region up to 1650 nm, which the company says is many orders of magnitude higher than previously...
Hamamatsu Photonics UK Ltd.
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6300 ComboSource Laser Controller The 6300 ComboSource is a laser driver and temperature controller in a single, compact enclosure. It combines a 60 Watt temperature controller and up to 4 Amps of current drive to provide a stable,...
Arroyo Instruments LLC
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Stop by CLEO #1736 for Your Free Gift! BaySpec’s SuperGamut™ dispersive spectrometers feature ultra-high throughput volume phase gratings. Designs can be customized for any wavelength range from 400-2600nm. Ideal for light...
BaySpec Inc.
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Dedicated Digital Reproduction Camera COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 3, 2012 — Phase One has announced the iXR, a fully integrated medium-format dedicated digital reproduction camera system. Designed for high-quality digitization, including fine-art-reproduction and...
Phase One A/S
LightWorks Optics - Problem Solved. LightWorks Optics delivers precision optical solutions for mission-critical defense and space applications across all spectral bands. Our premier design, engineering, testing and volume production...
II-VI Aerospace & Defense Inc.
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Ballistic Imaging System Sydor Instruments' Ballistic Imaging System enables accurate, measurable and repeatable image capture & analysis of projectiles, including: trajectory, velocity and yaw. Visit our web site or...
Sydor Technologies
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Image Analysis Software WETZLAR, Germany, April 2, 2012 — Leica Microsystems has released its Tissue 1A 2.0, high-performance image analysis software for discovery research applications, and for capture, management and analysis of digital pathology images....
Leica Microsystems GmbH
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High Resolution Uncooled IR Camera The ATOM 1024 incorporates a 1024 x 768 microbolometer detector (17µm pitch) to deliver extremely high resolution infrared images in a compact housing. The camera is ideal for military and COTS...
Lynred USA
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High Performance Cooled IR Cameras A range of cooled infrared imaging cameras are now available for demanding scientific thermal imaging applications. Features include detection in SWIR, MWIR, LWIR spectral bands, high frame rates...
Lynred USA
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High Reliability InGaAs Photodiode GPD Optoelectronics Corp. announces the availability of high-rel fiber pigtailed InGaAs pin photodiodes in TO and surface-mount packages. These parts have been qualified for satellite/space...
GPD Optoelectronics Corp.
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