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 April 2013


BUSINESS
Jenoptik, Phoenix Team to Provide LED Machine Lighting Jenoptik Optical Systems and Phoenix Contact of Blomberg have partnered to develop intelligent glare-free LED machine lights. The collaboration is based on a long-term development and supply agreement concluded in 2012.
Pleora to Provide Photonis with Embedded Camera Interfaces Pleora Technologies has announced that Photonis USA has selected its iPort embedded camera interfaces to extend Photonis’ Nocturn family of digital low-light CMOS cameras.
London Roadshow Highlights Photonics Tomography, superresolution microscopy, and light-based diagnostics and treatment dominated the topics of discussion April 9 at the 2013 Photonex London Roadshow, held at University College London.
Fosun Pharma Acquires Alma Lasers Health care company Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co. Ltd. is acquiring a 95.6 percent stake in Israel-based Alma Lasers Ltd. for $240 million, the company announced Sunday.
SA Photonics Promotes Browne to Vision Products GM Dr. Michael Browne has been appointed general manager of SA Photonics’ Vision Products segment.
Sofradir to Provide IR Imager for Air Force Tanker Sofradir EC Inc. has been selected by Rockwell Collins of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to provide high-resolution IR cameras for an Air Force tanker program.
Edmund Optics to Distribute Kopin’s Microdisplays Kopin Corp. and Edmund Optics have partnered to distribute Kopin’s microdisplay modules, which are available through Edmund Optics’ 2013 catalog and website.
Escatec Appoints Micro-assembly Expert to Head MOEMS Facility Wolfgang Plank, the R&D project manager of electronics manufacturing services provider Escatec, was appointed head of the company’s MOEMS (micro-optic electronic manufacturing services) facility.
Sumitomo Exec Joins Visualant Board Ichiro Takesako, a Sumitomo Precision Products (SPP) Co. Ltd. executive, has joined the board of directors at Visualant Inc. His appointment fills one of the vacancies created by the recent...
Industrial Fiber Laser Sales Boost Coherent’s Q2 Record bookings for materials processing — including the first large order for its 1-kW industrial fiber laser — helped Coherent Inc. report a profit of $15 million (61 cents a share) for the second...
Applied Spectral Imaging, WaveSense Partner on Cell Imaging Applied Spectral Imaging (ASI) Inc. and WaveSense Inc. have partnered to deliver an integrated cell-capturing solution and computerized instrument to detect, image and analyze captured cells.
MicroVision Adds to Executive Team MicroVision Inc., a manufacturer of ultraminiature projection display technology, has appointed two industry veterans with a combined total of more than 50 years’ experience to its executive team.
Inrad Optics Installs Plasma-Assisted Deposition System Inrad Optics Inc. announced Tuesday that it has installed a new plasma-assisted e-beam vacuum deposition system to advance its thin-film coating capabilities.
Saudi Arabia Orders Dazer Lasers Saudi Arabia has placed an order for Laser Energetics Inc.’s Dazer Laser Guardian and accessories, marking the company’s 15th international order for the device.
Bridgelux Selling GaN-on-Si Tech to Toshiba LED lighting technologies manufacturer Bridgelux Inc. has announced that it will sell its gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN-on-Si) technology and related assets to Toshiba Corp. Terms of the agreement...
Samsung Licenses DigitalOptics Face Tracking Software Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has signed a multiyear license agreement with DigitalOptics Corp. (DOC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Tessera Technologies Inc., to use DOC’s Face Detection and Face...
Solar3D Files Patent Application in China Solar3D Inc. has filed a patent application in China to protect the design and fabrication of its next-generation 3-D solar cells.
Alphanov, NKT Photonics Collaborate on Photonic Crystal Fiber Interfacing Alphanov, the Optics and Laser Technology Center of the Route des Lasers cluster, and NKT Photonics of Birkerød, Denmark, have partnered to develop interfacing solutions for photonic crystal fibers...
Bausch + Lomb to Distribute Leica’s Surgical Microscopes Bausch + Lomb has announced that it will begin distributing Leica Microsystems’ ophthalmic surgical microscopes and accessories this month in select markets across the US, Europe, India and Latin...
Parent Joins Laser Light Engines as CFO David J. Parent was appointed vice president of finance and chief financial officer of Laser Light Engines Inc., a manufacturer of laser-driven illumination engines and color modules for digital...
Biolase Receives Patent, Royalties Dental laser manufacturer Biolase Inc. has received a US patent for a noncontact handpiece that cuts both hard and soft tissue using the company’s line of WaterLase all-tissue lasers.
BugLab Awarded Optical Monitoring Patent BugLab LLC has received a US patent for noninvasive optical monitoring technology that measures biomass in small fluid volumes, eliminating the time, labor, contamination risk and inaccuracy...
Cambrios, Novaled Create Large-Area OLED Tile Cambrios Technologies Corp. and Novaled AG have jointly developed a large-area OLED lighting tile using Cambrios’ ClearOhm transparent electrodes for flexible display applications.
Avago to Acquire CyOptics Semiconductor device manufacturer Avago Technologies Ltd. has announced that it will acquire privately held CyOptics Inc. of Breinigsville, Pa., for $400 million in cash.
Lumera Laser Becomes Coherent Kaiserslautern Lumera Laser GmbH has officially changed its name to Coherent Kaiserslautern GmbH, the company announced this week.
Skin Cancer Detector Launches in Canada Clarion Medical Technologies Inc., the exclusive distributor in Canada for Verisante Technology Inc.’s Aura skin cancer laser, will host an official product launch of the detector in Vancouver for...
Ocean Optics Awards First Phase of Blue Ocean Grants Photonics researchers from America, England and China have been selected as winners of Ocean Optics’ Phase 1 Blue Ocean grants, the optical sensing products supplier announced recently.
QEOS Launches High-Speed Light-Emitting Products Quantum Electro Opto Systems Sdn. Bhd. (QEOS) has launched its first commercial OEM/ODM products based on its patented high-speed light-emitting technology known as tilted charge dynamics, the...
Kodak Selling Doc Imaging Biz to Brother for $210M Eastman Kodak Co. plans to sell certain assets of its Document Imaging business to Brother Industries Ltd. for $210 million in cash, subject to court approval. Brother also will assume deferred...
Tessera Names Interim CEO Richard S. Hill has been named interim CEO of Tessera Technologies Inc., replacing former President and CEO Dr. Robert A. Young, who decided to step down in the best interest of the company.
Michigan Launches Photonics Cluster IPG Photonics, Rigaku and Advanced Photonix Inc. are among the members of a newly established photonics industry cluster alliance in Michigan.
Evans to Lead Sensors, Communications at SA Photonics Dr. Michael Evans, former senior director at Elbit Systems of America, was appointed vice president of sensors and communications at SA Photonics.
Melles Griot Opens New Tokyo Office Melles Griot KK announced Friday that it has opened a new office in the Tokyo suburb of Minami-Ikebukuro, replacing its Shibuya office.
Biolase Soft Tissue Diode Laser Cleared by FDA Biolase Inc.’s EPIC 10S soft tissue diode laser has received FDA clearance for use as a surgical instrument in more than 80 applications in 19 medical markets.
Potomac Photonics, UMichigan Partner on Laser Micromarking Potomac Photonics has completed a micromarking project for the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor that supports research on how extreme conditions in nuclear power reactors affect various metal...
Otto Schott Research Award Now Open Schott is accepting submissions for the 13th Otto Schott Research Award, which grants €25,000 (approximately $32,500) for outstanding scientific achievement in glass research. The international...
Intevac Photonics Receives Follow-On Order for Camera Modules Intevac Photonics, a subsidiary of Intevac Inc., has received a follow-on order from an undisclosed NATO customer for digital night vision camera modules.
Point Grey Expands Canadian Headquarters Digital camera manufacturer Point Grey Research Inc. has expanded its Canadian headquarters to support an increased demand for its USB 3.0 and GigE camera and FireWire lines.
Pratt & Whitney Opens Additive Manufacturing Center at UConn One of the most advanced additive manufacturing laboratories in the nation has opened in the University of Connecticut’s technology park.
ESI to Acquire Semiconductor Systems from GSI Group Electro Scientific Industries Inc. is acquiring the Semiconductor Systems unit of precision photonics supplier GSI Group Inc., ESI announced Wednesday. The transaction will bring together two...
First Solar to Acquire TetraSun First Solar Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire solar photovoltaic technology startup TetraSun from JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp. and other investors, including TetraSun management, for...
MRI-Guided Laser Appears Promising in Study A minimally invasive, MRI-guided laser system appears promising for treating malignant brain tumors, a first-in-human study has found.
PI Names Culpi Engineering Chief of PI miCos Products PI (Physik Instrumente) USA has extended support for the PI miCos precision positioning product lines with the appointment of William Culpi as engineering chief.
GigOptix Names Sales Director in China Lake Qin has been appointed director of sales in China for GigOptix Inc., a fabless supplier of semiconductor and optical components for high-speed information streaming.
NTU Launches Optical and Laser Engineering Center A new optical and laser engineering research center launched by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) will help local small and medium enterprises to develop commercial applications in the...
Gooch & Housego Opens Sales Office in Japan, Names Director Gooch & Housego plc has opened a sales office in Nagoya, Japan, under the management of Masashi Wada.
Space Photonics Awarded SBIR Contract for FPGAs Space Photonics Inc., an optical networking systems manufacturer, has received a $1 million contract to develop an anti-tamper capability for field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs).
Cornea-Cutting Laser Cleared for Cataract Surgery Lensar Inc.’s cornea-cutting laser has received 510(k) FDA clearance for cataract surgery, the company announced Thursday.
Iridex Signs Distribution Deal with Peregrine Surgical Iridex Corp. has announced a partnership with the privately held Peregrine Surgical Ltd. of New Britain, Pa., that expands its ophthalmology product portfolio.
MicroVision Inks Development Deal with OEM MicroVision has entered into a development agreement with an undisclosed global electronics company to incorporate its PicoP display technology into a display engine that could enable a variety of...
Optics Community Hails Obama’s Brain Mapping Initiative Neuroscientists and bioengineers — including the inventor of a neuronal control technique involving gene therapy and lasers — voiced support this week for the BRAIN Initiative, unveiled by President...
Cognex Sues Microscan for Patent Infringement Cognex Corp. announced Tuesday that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Microscan Systems Inc. in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. Cognex alleges that...
Photonics Vet Joins PixelTeq Sales Team PixelTeq, formerly Ocean Thin Films, has named Marco Snikkers as director of sales and marketing in Europe.
Ophir Photonics Opens New Office in Germany Laser measurement equipment maker Ophir Photonics announced Tuesday that it has opened a new office in Darmstadt and has hired former Synrad executive Christian Dini to serve as its general manager.
Open Photonics, VTT to Commercialize Imaging Tech Photonic technology acceleration company Open Photonics Inc. and VTT Technical Research Center of Finland have partnered to commercialize VTT’s Fabry-Perot visible and infrared spectroscopy and...
Lantos 3-D Ear Scanner Cleared by FDA MIT spinout Lantos Technologies Inc. has received FDA clearance for a 3-D ear-scanning system that streamlines the topology measurement process for custom-fit ear devices. The system could drive...
Moshar Joins Asylum Research Sales Team Asylum Research has appointed Amir Moshar to its West Coast technical sales team.
Edmund Optics Promotes Mulliner to CFO Optical components manufacturer Edmund Optics has promoted executive vice president of finance Jason Mulliner to chief financial officer.
AIA Appoints Global Ambassadors Industry trade group AIA has appointed Kyle Voosen and Steve Mott as global ambassadors for its program to educate and support the growth of the vision and imaging industry.
RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY
London Roadshow Highlights Photonics Tomography, superresolution microscopy, and light-based diagnostics and treatment dominated the topics of discussion April 9 at the 2013 Photonex London Roadshow, held at University College London.
LED Streetlight Design Curbs Light Pollution Some of the shortcomings of a traditional streetlight — light pollution, glare, wasted energy, and uneven illumination — could be eliminated under a new LED-based system that shines only where needed.
Ovarian Cancer Detected Using Neighboring Cells A minimally invasive technique that examines cells swabbed from the cervix or uterus has the potential to detect the early presence of ovarian cancer.
‘Meta-Atoms’ Could Advance Optical Devices Specially designed “meta-atoms” capable of stretching lightwaves and accelerating them to a speed faster than light could advance optical devices, a US group has theorized.
Industrial Fiber Laser Sales Boost Coherent’s Q2 Record bookings for materials processing — including the first large order for its 1-kW industrial fiber laser — helped Coherent Inc. report a profit of $15 million (61 cents a share) for the second...
Zinc Oxide Lasers and LEDs on Horizon By adding three elements to zinc oxide, researchers have solved a longstanding materials science puzzle: whether it is possible to create semiconductor devices from the compound. Finding the answer...
Lasers Bring New Urgency to Electric Power Research The upcoming deployment of a shipboard laser weapon has brought to the forefront the need for reliable, high-voltage power management systems for national security, officials said this week at the...
Light Bursts from a Flying Mirror A dense sheet of electrons accelerated to close to the speed of light can act as a tunable mirror that generates bursts of laserlike radiation in the extreme ultraviolet range via reflection. The...
New Photocatalyst Enhances VIS Light Absorption A high-performance solar photocatalyst based on TiO2 and other “metallic” oxides has been shown to greatly enhance visible light absorption, enabling more efficient use of the solar spectrum for...
Intricate Experiment Reveals Cause of LED Droop The future looks bright for alternative lighting now that scientists have solved the mystery that causes LEDs to “droop” in efficiency at high currents.
Waveguides Contain Spinning Photons Electromagnetic waves in waveguides can now be guided in one direction by forcing photons to interact with circulating plasmon polaritons in the near field, or very close to the surface of a small...
Cancer Cell Killers Revealed by Laser Microscopy A laser-based microscope video imaging technique has revealed why a particular cancer drug is so effective at killing cells. The findings could revolutionize the design of future cancer treatments.
Germanium Made Laser-Compatible A manufacturing technique that alters the optical properties of germanium — an element incompatible with lasers — has rendered the semiconductor laser-compatible through high tensile strain. The...
‘Beautiful Idea’ Eliminates Middleman in Quantum Communication Information can now be exchanged between two parties without any physical particles traveling between them, essentially eliminating the middleman in quantum communication, a new study has found.
Plasmon Waves Control Light A nanoscale device that converts optical signals into surface plasmon polaritons can distinguish between different movements of polarized light and precisely manipulate the signals in one direction...
System Aims to Concentrate Power of 2000 Suns A photovoltaic system capable of harnessing the power of 2000 suns and converting 80 percent of incoming light into useful energy could provide sunny, remote locations with electricity, fresh water...
Thermal Imaging Helps Nab Bombing Suspect The photonic technology of thermal imaging was literally in the spotlight on the evening of April 19 as law enforcement officials used it to monitor and capture suspected Boston Marathon bomber...
Space Telescope Finds 3 Super Earths Three super-Earth-size planets in two newly discovered planetary systems are in a “habitable zone” — a distance from their star suitable for supporting liquid water — and potentially could support...
Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics Officially Opens The UK headquarters for Europe’s largest contract research organization has officially opened its doors at the University of Strathclyde.
Optical Fiber Design Uses Anderson Localization The first practical application of “Anderson localization” — a Nobel Prize-winning phenomenon proposed in 1958 — has yielded a new method for transmitting light through optical fibers.
ReadingMate Lets You Read on the Treadmill Do you ever get bored running endless miles on a treadmill and wish that you could read while working out? Well, now you can, thanks to a new system that steadies text on a display so you can read it...
Light Cast on Sleeping Brain Rhythmic “slow wave” signals that pulse through the brain during deep sleep have been proved to originate in the cerebral cortex. Using light to stimulate and observe these waves in unprecedented...
Dover Named President of American Laser Society Dr. Jeffrey S. Dover has been appointed president of the American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery (ASLMS) Inc. He will serve in the position for one year.
Photonic Topological Insulator Demonstrated A device protecting the transport of light through a unique honeycomblike lattice structure of helical waveguides has demonstrated the photonic equivalent of a topological insulator. The discovery...
2 Spacecraft to Fly in Formation with Millimeter Precision The European Space Agency (ESA) plans to launch two satellites in 2017 that can move as a single object with submillimeter precision. The configuration could enable the creation of large space...
Telescope Receivers to Turn into High-Speed Cameras Receivers on the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope will become high-speed cameras, expanding the instrument’s field of view by more than a factor of 30 and increasing its frame rate to 10,000 per...
3-D Laser Mapping System to Preserve Australian Heritage A mobile 3-D laser mapping system that collects detailed images of historic sites could help preserve some of Australia’s oldest and most culturally significant heritage sites.
Technique Precisely Predicts Color from White OLED A technique that precisely calculates the color of light produced from white OLEDs could significantly improve OLED design processes and reduce the cost.
Injectable microLEDs Turn Light On in Brain Microscopic LEDs injected deep inside the brain are the latest probe for triggering targeted neurons, providing insight into the brain’s structure, function and complex connections.
Polycrystalline Diamond Used to Fabricate Optical Circuits Optical circuits manufactured from polycrystalline diamond create new possibilities for all-optical sensor technology platforms.
Optogeneticist Creates Transparent Brain A hydrogel process that renders a postmortem mouse brain transparent to light while keeping it intact has provided a highly detailed glimpse of its inner structure.
Components Developed to Transmit Data via LEDs New components developed as part of ongoing visible light communications research have attained high-speed data throughput rates of up to 3 Gb/s using LED ceiling lamps.
QDs Form New Platform for Optical Logic A new way of controlling light with quantum dots provides a platform for optical logic that could replace electronic transistors with optical ones.
System Images as Mice Scurry A system that acquires functional images of the brains of mice while they scamper about could provide unprecedented insight into diseases such as Alzheimer’s, autism and drug addiction.
Navy to Put Craft-Zapping Laser on a Ship in 2014 The Navy will deploy an onboard solid-state laser capable of shooting at swarming small boats or downing unmanned aircraft, officials announced Monday. The move marks the first time such a device has...
Nanowires Could Revolutionize Solar Energy A single nanowire that uses 10,000 times less material can capture 15 times more light and produce energy with incredible efficiency at a much lower cost. The technology could provide the basis for a...
With Laser Zap, Cocaine Addiction Vaporizes Laser light stimulation to a portion of the brain can wipe away addictive behaviors — or conversely turn on a drug addiction, a new US study on rats has demonstrated.
NTU Launches Optical and Laser Engineering Center A new optical and laser engineering research center launched by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) will help local small and medium enterprises to develop commercial applications in the...
Photonics Researchers Among Young Investigator Recipients Five photonics researchers working in areas from nonlinear materials to undersea wireless optical communications to solar power are among the 16 recipients of Young Investigator awards, given by the...
All-Optical Switching Promises THz Hard Drives Magnetic memory technology could become at least 1000 times faster with an ultrashort laser pulse technique that switches magnetism — a method used to encode information in hard drives, magnetic...
Telerobotics Treats Bladder Cancer Better Removing tumors from the lining of the bladder, a procedure called transurethral resection, could become more tolerable for the patient and easier for the surgeon using a telerobotic platform that is...
Camera Captures 3-D Images from 1 km Away A time-of-flight imaging system can now gather high-resolution 3-D information from up to a kilometer away from an object that typically is very difficult to image.
Optics Community Hails Obama’s Brain Mapping Initiative Neuroscientists and bioengineers — including the inventor of a neuronal control technique involving gene therapy and lasers — voiced support this week for the BRAIN Initiative, unveiled by President...
Imaging Tech Could Lower Heart Disease Deaths Patients undergoing angioplasty or other heart-related medical procedures could benefit from a new optical imaging technology that creates detailed images of coronary artery walls in vivo.
Quantum Code Sent from Aircraft to Ground Station The first secure quantum code transmitted using quantum cryptography from a plane in flight to a ground station has provided an important step toward creating a secure laser-based global...
Rogers Honored by MRS for Flexible Electronics Work John A. Rogers, the director of the Seitz Materials Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will receive the 2013 Mid-Career Researcher Award for his contributions to...
Solid-State Qubit Photon Logic Gate Realized A solid-state qubit photon logic gate could harness the quantum nature of light and semiconductors, expanding the capabilities of computers in extraordinary ways.
Solar Cells Derived from Trees Just as leaves capture sunlight and convert it to energy, so do solar cells, and now recyclable, sustainable and renewable photovoltaics can be made using natural substrates derived from trees.
Atoms Hollowed by Laser Form Novel Plasma A highly unusual plasma composed of hollow atoms has been created using one of the world’s most powerful lasers. The surprising result shows that a little-explored region of physics is now accessible...
ACQUISITIONS
Fosun Pharma Acquires Alma Lasers Health care company Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co. Ltd. is acquiring a 95.6 percent stake in Israel-based Alma Lasers Ltd. for $240 million, the company announced Sunday.
PRODUCTS
DILAS - High-Brightness, High-Power Product highlights presented by DILAS at the Laser World of Photonics 2013 in Munich, Germany include: high-brightness fiber-coupled modules, blue and red fiber-coupled modules, single emitter...
DILAS Diodenlaser GmbH
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QExtra Technology Antireflection Coating EDISON, N.J., April 30, 2013 — Horiba Scientific’s QExtra Technology is an antireflection multilayer coating designed to improve quantum efficiency of back-illuminated CCDs over a broad spectral range while suppressing...
HORIBA Scientific
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Optical Chopper/Shutter RIDGEWOOD, N.J., April 30, 2013 — Electro-Optical Products Corp. has introduced the SH-62, a variable low-frequency optical chopper/shutter with a blade mounted on a motor with a limited rotation angle. It is suitable for OEMs and...
Electro-Optical Products Corp.
Optical Filters OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, April 30, 2013 — Iridian Spectral Technologies Ltd. has enhanced its line of optical filters with 405-nm laser line and long-pass filters that enable users to see more signal with less background in applications...
Iridian Spectral Technologies
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EMCCD Camera LARNE, Northern Ireland, April 30, 2013 — Raptor Photonics Ltd. has extended its line of EMCCD cameras with the Falcon Blue, an imaging device that delivers UV transmission using a MgF2 window to pick up signals from 180 to 1100 nm. ...
Raptor Photonics Ltd.
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SFH 7776 Digital Sensors SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 29, 2013 — Osram Opto Semiconductors’ new compact SFH 7776 digital sensor registers the ambient brightness in smartphones and prevents unintentional responses from the touch screen during calls, enabling...
Osram Opto Semiconductors Inc.
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End-Caps for Longer Life Fiber Optic Cables End-Caps for single-mode and PM fiber (125µm to 400μm OD clad) provide reduced power density where laser light enters or exits the fiber. The result is a “free space” optical...
Coastal Connections
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Benchtop Spectrometer SAN JOSE, Calif., April 29, 2013 — BaySpec Inc.’s SuperGamut series benchtop spectrometers incorporate multiple spectrographs and detectors, an optional light source(s) and sampling optics into one turnkey system to deliver...
BaySpec Inc.
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CCD Cameras RICHMOND, British Columbia, Canada, April 29, 2013 — Point Grey Research Inc.’s two new Blackfly cameras feature global shutter CCD sensors that provide low read noise, quantum efficiency near 70 percent and improved near-IR response. The...
Teledyne FLIR Integrated Imaging Solutions
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Fiber Laser HAMBURG, Germany, April 29, 2013 — The Rofin Macro Group has enhanced its FL series fiber lasers with the compact 2-kW FL 020. Suitable for cutting, welding, surface-modification and scanner-based applications, the system can be...
Rofin-Sinar Laser GmbH
Laser Rangefinder Receivers BEAVERTON, Ore., April 29, 2013 — Voxtel Inc.’s new line of laser rangefinder receivers (LRFR) are suited for compact, low-power, weapon-mounted man-portable and unmanned aircraft applications. The ROX LRFR reduces laser pulse...
Voxtel Inc.
World's First emICCD Cameras New, emICCD technology available exclusively in PI-MAX®4 cameras. One camera combines the advantages of intensifiers (ultrashort, subnanosecond exposure times) AND the benefits of EMCCDs (linear...
Teledyne Princeton Instruments
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Pulsed Fiber Lasers SOUTHAMPTON, England, April 25, 2013 — SPI Lasers has released the EP series, pulsed fiber lasers designed for industrial marking and micromachining applications. The 20-W series features 40 optimized pulse waveforms in the 3- to...
SPI Lasers UK Ltd.
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Ti:Sapphire Amplifier BOULDER, Colo., April 25, 2013 — Kapteyn-Murnane Laboratories (KMLabs) has added the Wyvern-HE to its Dragon/Wyvern series Ti:sapphire ultrafast amplifiers. The device delivers >9-mJ pulse energy specification with...
KMLabs Inc (Kapteyn-Murnane Laboratories)
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Single-Frequency Lasers SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 24, 2013 — The Mephisto family of single-frequency lasers from Coherent Inc. features linewidths of ~1 kHz over 100 ms, suitable for atom trapping and cooling, optical heterodyning, and injection locking and...
Coherent Inc.
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XploRA One Raman Microscope EDISON, N.J., April 24, 2013 — Horiba Scientific’s XploRA One Raman microscope offers “one shot” spectral analysis and programmable measurement templates for quality assurance/quality control chemists and...
HORIBA Scientific
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Microscopy Imaging STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich., April 24, 2013 — Scientific camera manufacturer SPOT Imaging Solutions has launched the high-speed Insight Gigabit camera for live microscopy imaging. It is suitable for presentations at conferences and in the...
SPOT Imaging
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ZFSM - Fiber-Coupled Lasers Z-LASER presents newly developed “ZFSM” laser systems that utilize the superior optical properties of fibers. Various projection patterns such as micro-lines or multi-lines are available....
Z-LASER GmbH
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Board-Level Camera SOUTHINGTON, Conn., April 23, 2013 — Baumer Ltd. has released the MXG03, a board-level camera equipped with Cmosis NV’s CMV300 VGA sensor. The camera delivers 250 fps for applications including packaging, industrial automation,...
Baumer USA
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DC Motor and Gearhead FALL RIVER, Mass., April 23, 2013 — The EC4 from maxon motor is a 4-mm-diameter brushless DC motor and gearhead for miniature pumps, surgical robots, diagnostic devices, endoscopes and other miniaturization applications. To...
maxon
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Surveyor Thermal Imaging Cameras MILFORD, Mass., April 23, 2013 — Process Sensors Corp.’s enhanced Surveyor online thermal imaging camera series provides 125-Hz speed with a 384 × 288-pixel focal-plane-array detector. The cameras measure 45 × 45...
Process Sensors Corp., IR Temperature Div.
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Compact USB 3.0 Cameras BREMEN, Germany, April 22, 2013 — The Imaging Source, a manufacturer of industrial cameras for machine vision, has announced a new series of compact USB 3.0 cameras with CCD and CMOS sensors. The cameras ship in industrial...
The Imaging Source Europe GmbH
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Cee X-Pro Workstation ROLLA, Mo., April 22, 2013 — Brewer Science, a developer and manufacturer of materials, processes and equipment for the fabrication of microdevices used in electronics, has released Cee X-Pro, a stand-alone workstation with an...
Brewer Science Inc.
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PR-G Metal Photoeye ITASCA, Ill., April 22, 2013 — Keyence Corp. has introduced the PR-G series self-contained metal photoeye, a general-purpose sensor for industrial automation environments. The sensor’s heavy-duty body was designed to...
Keyence Corp. of America
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UV-VIS-NIR Spectrometer TAMPA, Fla., April 22, 2013 — The Silver-Nova spectrometer from StellarNet Inc. has a ruggedized metal enclosure with a fiber optic input for spectroscopy applications in the 190- to 1110-nm wavelength range. The...
StellarNet Inc.
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Imaging Software BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., April 22, 2013 — Epix Inc. has released V3.8 software products for Windows 8 and Linux with 3.x kernels. The XCAP imaging programs, which support more than 1000 camera models, now support Raptor...
EPIX Inc.
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Bar-Code Readers NATICK, Mass., April 22, 2013 — Cognex Corporation has upgraded its line of DataMan 8000 series industrial handheld bar-code readers, which now come with Hotbars image-analysis technology and the 2DMax+ algorithm for decoding of...
Cognex Corp.
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Infrared Radiation Shields Electroformed with multi-layer walls of copper, NiColoy®, and gold, sometimes containing internal baffles, the shields have tight dimensional and weight tolerances. Their internal and external...
NiCoForm Inc.
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iDus 416 Deep-Depletion CCD Technology BELFAST, Northern Ireland, April 19, 2013 — Andor Technology plc has launched its iDus 416 low-dark-current, deep-depletion CCD technology on an industry-standard platform. This technology offers sensitivity in the near-IR, opening...
Andor Technology
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120-W Tailored Bar MAINZ, Germany, April 18, 2013 — Dilas has released a fiber-coupled tailored bar (T-Bar) that produces 120 W of output power at 976 nm from a 100-µm, 0.22-numerical-aperture fiber. The device is suitable for R&D use in...
DILAS Diodenlaser GmbH
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Bigeye – CCD Cameras with Active Cooling AVT introduces the Bigeye G-283 Cool camera. It features an active Peltier cooling enabling particularly low-noise images with long exposure times and a highly sensitive 2.8 megapixel SonyICX674...
Allied Vision Technologies GmbH
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Raman Spectrometer NEWARK, Del., April 18, 2013 — B&W Tek Inc. has enhanced its NanoRam Raman spectrometer with an embedded 2-D bar-code scanner, batch scanning capabilities, IP-64 rated (dust-tight and splashproof) housing and Ethernet...
B&W Tek LLC
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Tunable Light Sources STRATFORD, Conn., April 17, 2013 — Oriel Instruments, a Newport Corp. brand, has released the fully integrated TLS series tunable light sources, which deliver up to 0.6-nm resolution monochromatic light in a broad tunable range from...
Newport - Oriel Instruments
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Laser Safety Shutters NEW YORK, April 17, 2013 — Electro-Optical Products Corp.’s SH-10-PI x-ray and laser safety shutters feature an integrated return spring that jumps to the “off” position in the event of a power failure. ...
Electro-Optical Products Corp.
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Mini Zoom Lens CHESHAM, England, April 17, 2013 — Resolve Optics has unveiled the ultracompact Z10 HD, a 10× C-mount mini zoom lens for small-profile cameras for applications including broadcast TV, space-restricted machine vision and CCTV...
Resolve Optics Ltd.
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Raman NIR Spectrometers TAMPA, Fla., April 16, 2013 — StellarNet Inc. has released a series of portable Raman spectrometers that use InGaAs detectors to capture NIR spectra induced by 1064-nm lasers. Sample fluorescence is avoided, while the SpectraWiz...
StellarNet Inc.
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4-Channel Scanner Card COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 16, 2013 — Lake Shore Cryotronics Inc. has released a four-channel scanner card for its models 336 and 350 temperature controllers, which are used in low-temperature physics research. The card, Model 3062, adds...
Lake Shore Cryotronics
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emICCD Camera TRENTON, N.J., April 16, 2013 — Princeton Instruments has launched emICCD technology for its PI-MAX4 camera platform, combining the advantages of intensifiers and EMCCDs to provide single-photon sensitivity and quantitative...
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Non-Descanned Detection BERLIN, April 12, 2013 — PicoQuant has released a new type of non-descanned detection (NDD) for its fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) laser scanning microscope...
PicoQuant GmbH
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Achromatic Camera COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 15, 2013 — Phase One Industrial’s iXA 160 Achromatic camera system comprises a 60-megapixel black-and-white sensor optimized for aerial photogrammetric applications. The camera offers high sensitivity to...
Phase One A/S
SFH 47165 Infrared LED MUNICH, April 15, 2013 — Osram Opto Semiconductors has introduced the Oslon black SFH 4716S, an infrared LED with a beam angle of 150° and an illumination range of a few meters. It is suitable for gesture detection...
Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH
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TiM310 Laser Scanner MINNEAPOLIS, April 15, 2013 — Sick has released the TiM310 field detection laser scanner, a small device with 3-W power consumption and 270° scanning range suitable for simple, discrete input/output and field detection...
SICK Inc.
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Miniature Spectrometer DUNEDIN, Fla., April 14, 2013 — The Embed miniature spectrometer from Ocean Optics is a small-footprint optical bench with minimal electronics for industrial process control and OEM optical measurement systems. The...
Ocean Insight
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Precision Polymer Optics G-S PLASTIC OPTICS manufactures optics for imaging, scanning, detection, and illumination applications. GSPO provides diamond turned and injection molded prototypes, production injection molding,...
GS Plastic Optics
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Infinity-Corrected Objectives BARRINGTON, N.J., April 12, 2013 — Edmund Optics is offering Mitutoyo glass thickness-compensated infinity-corrected objectives for bright-field microscopy applications including inspecting LCDs, semiconductor or flat screen...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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Laser Module ST. GALLEN, Switzerland, April 12, 2013 — Fisba Optik AG has released the RGBeam laser module, a light engine that precisely couples three wavelengths together for life sciences, automotive, metrology and production technology applications....
FISBA AG
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PQW30A-S 30-GHz Photodetector ZURICH, April 12, 2013 — Albis Optoelectronics AG’s PQW30A-S is a short-wavelength, high-speed microwave photodiode module designed for direct optical-to-electrical conversion of radio frequency (RF)-modulated optical...
Albis Optoelectronics AG
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MD 1901-M LED-Curable Coating TORRINGTON, Conn., April 11, 2013 — The MD 1901-M from Dymax Corp. is a flexible LED-curable coating for medical microcircuits used in medical pumps, wound-care devices and hearing aids. The low-durometer coating, developed to be...
Dymax, Headquarters
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Cooled Scientific Cameras NORWICH, England, April 11, 2013 — Artemis CCD Ltd.’s VS line of thermoelectrically cooled scientific cameras is aimed at OEMs of integrated imaging, spectroscopy and other low-light-detection systems. The line now includes a...
Artemis CCD Ltd. (See Atik Cameras)
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Miniature Spectrometer APELDOORN, Netherlands, April 11, 2013 — Avantes has announced the AvaSpec-Micro, a spectrometer measuring only 38.5 ml. The newest addition to the CompactLine is 30 percent the size of its predecessor, the AvaSpec-Mini. It offers a...
Avantes BV
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UGS/SWIR AOTF Hyperspectral Imager Manufacturer of LWIR - Silhouette Profiling Optical Tripwire Unattended Ground Sensor (UGS) for day/night Identification of Human vs. Animal or Vehicle and SWIR Hyperspectral AOTF Imaging systems...
Brimrose Corp. of America
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Cosite Interference Mitigation System HANOVER, Md., April 10, 2013 — Pharad LLC has released an all-optical cosite interference mitigation system that can be directly integrated with a fiber optic radio frequency signal distribution architecture. The module...
Octane Wireless
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New Laser Rangefinder from FLIR FLIR’s MLR-10K incorporates a 1mJ solid-state laser and proprietary APD receiver into a lightweight (250g) range finder optimized for SWAP+C. Able to range continuously at 1Hz, the MLR-10K...
Teledyne FLIR Systems Inc.
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Optical Wavelength Meters AMERSFOORT, Netherlands, April 10, 2013 — Yokogawa Europe has enhanced its line of optical test instruments with the AQ6150 and AQ6151 optical wavelength meters, which measure in the 1270- to 1650-nm range. The devices have many...
Yokogawa Europe BV
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Enhance Your Hyperspectral Experience The pco.edge with its perfect combination of high resolution at 5.5 megapixels; low readout noise of <1.1 e¯; high dynamic range of >27,000:1; and high speed frame rate of 100 fps is well...
PCO-TECH Inc.
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High performance IR Interferometer The M-Wave 339 is a state of the art LUPI (Laser Unequal Path Interferometer) operating at 3.39 micrometers. It is the ideal instrument for testing mid-wave infrared imaging components/systems and...
M3 Measurement Solutions Inc.
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Linear Motor Stages IRVINE, Calif., April 9, 2013 — The XM series of linear stages from Newport Corp. is now available with a minimum incremental motion of 1 nm for nanopositioning applications, including laser machining, semiconductor wafer...
MKS/Newport
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Motorized Focus Stage SANTA BARBARA, Calif., April 9, 2013 — Santa Barbara Imaging has introduced the FS50X motorized focus stage. Featuring submicron positioning, a cross-roller stage, stepper motor drive and integrated stepper motor controller in a compact...
Santa Barbara Imaging LLC
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Infrared Cores/Engines for OEMs Sofradir EC has introduced a range of high-performance infrared cores/engines for OEM applications. Models are available that cover the SW, MW and LW infrared spectral bands and also in small or...
Lynred USA
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Piezoelectric Actuators JENA, Germany, April 8, 2013 — The PU 100 CAP piezoelectric actuator series from piezosystem jena enables new positions and position readjustments to be implemented within a few milliseconds. The piezo-driven positioning solution...
piezosystem jena GmbH
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New Ballistic Image Capture System Sydor’s new small arms multi-plane imaging system provides a low cost option to image and measure the absolute position, velocity, pitch, and yaw of projectiles. Our Streak Cameras, Photek...
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Excimer Laser MINNEAPOLIS, April 8, 2013 — Microtrace LLC has released a 193-nm tabletop excimer laser for micromarking, micromachining and microdrilling. The modified laser system is suitable for a variety of substrates, including...
Microtrace LLC
AFS60/AFM60 Absolute Encoders MINNEAPOLIS, April, 8, 2013 — Sick has launched the AFS60 and AFM60, absolute encoders that provide EtherNet/IP, PROFINET RT and EtherCAT connectivity. The single-turn AFS60 and the multiturn AFM60 feature an embedded...
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Cameras for Inspection WATERLOO, Ontario, Canada, April 8, 2013 — Teledyne Dalsa, which manufactures digital imaging components for the machine vision market, has expanded its Genie TS camera series with the 2M and 4M monochrome models. Reaching speeds of up to 76...
Teledyne DALSA, Machine Vision OEM Components
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FG-400CL Camera Link Frame Grabber RENO, Nev., April 5, 2013 — The FG-400CL from Sundance Digital Signal Processing Inc. is a camera link frame grabber designed for use as a stand-alone and as PCIe and PCIe104 form factors to deliver a fully user-controllable...
Sundance Digital Signal Processing Inc.
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High Voltage Opto-couplers 2.5kV, 10kV, 15kV, and 25kV opto-couplers are standard products now available from VMI. Opto-couplers are useful where electrical isolation is needed between system and control circuits, in the...
Voltage Multipliers Inc.
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Lowest Cost, Best Performance Laser Rangefinder (LRF) Receiver Voxtel’s ROX™ LRF receiver reduces laser pulse energy requirements by five times, so integrators can use low-power lasers to reduce system costs dramatically. ROX achieves...
Voxtel Inc.
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SiC MOSFET DURHAM, N.C., April 5, 2013 — Cree Inc.’s second-generation silicon carbide metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) delivers higher efficiency in a smaller size. The 1200-V MOSFETs enable system...
Wolfspeed Inc.
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Laser Diode Components ORLANDO, Fla., April 5, 2013 — Pangolin Laser Systems Inc., a maker of laser display software and control hardware, has expanded its Lasorb line with a series of components designed to protect 515- and 520-nm green laser diodes...
Pangolin Laser Systems Inc.
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GT64A ArF Excimer Laser OYAMA, Japan, April 4, 2013 — Lithography light source manufacturer Gigaphoton Inc. has enhanced its ArF platform with the GT64A, an excimer laser that achieves power levels of up to 120 W for multipatterning in 450-mm wafer...
Gigaphoton Inc.
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Color Vision System NATICK, Mass., April 4, 2013 — Cognex Corp. has introduced the In-Sight 7010C, an entry-level color vision system that can distinguish parts by color. It features 24-bit color resolution that accurately identifies 16 million...
Cognex Corp.
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UV Laser SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 4, 2013 — Coherent Inc. has expanded its family of ultraviolet micromachining lasers with the Avia 355-33. Delivering 33 W of output at 355 nm (110 kHz), the laser is suitable for a variety of demanding,...
Coherent Inc.
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High-Content Screening Station HAMBURG, Germany, April 3, 2013 — Olympus Europa Holding GmbH has added the scan^R 2.4 high-content screening station to its collection of microscopy systems based on the IX83 inverted microscope frame. The screening station provides...
Olympus Europa SE & Co. KG
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Fastcam SA-X2 High-Speed Camera SAN DIEGO, April 3, 2013 — Photron Inc. has announced the Fastcam SA-X2, a high-speed camera system with a 20-μm² pixel CMOS sensor and with direct download to onboard SD cards. Applications include combustion...
Photron USA Inc.
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Ensenso N10 Stereo 3-D Camera WOBURN, Mass., April 3, 2013 — IDS Imaging Development Systems has released the Ensenso N10, a 3-D machine vision camera with a pattern projector that projects a high-contrast texture onto the object being captured, adding...
IDS Imaging Development Systems Inc.
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Design Cube from Protomold Our Design Cube illustrates important considerations when designing plastic injection molded parts. It showcases a range of surface finishes, examples of bosses, gussets, and ribs as well as ways to...
Protolabs
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Precision-Grade Optical Breadboards IRVINE, Calif., April 2, 2013 — Newport Corp. has released the precision-grade (PG) series of optical breadboards with patented constrained layer modal damping to minimize torsional and bending modes for critical laboratory and...
MKS/Newport
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Microscopy Spectrometer ROCKLAND, Mass., April 2, 2013 — Prior Scientific has introduced the LumaSpec 800, a compact microscope illumination spectrometer that provides quantitative spectral data for any microscopy light source. Using an illumination...
Prior Scientific Inc.
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MSL-100 Multiport Laser System KOMAKI, Japan, April 2, 2013 — Santec Corp. has launched the MSL-100, a multiport wavelength-selectable laser system for dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) transmission system and component testing. With up to 100...
Santec Corp.
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Epoxy Gel HACKENSACK, N.J., April 1, 2013 — Master Bond’s Super Gel 9, an optically clear, two-component urethane-modified epoxy gel, offers dimensional stability, softness and resilience for applications including the encapsulation of...
Master Bond Inc.
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Precision Glass Ball Lenses ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 1, 2013 — Applied Image Inc. has released precision glass ball lenses for applications including fiber optic couplers, laser focus lens devices, LED lighting collectors, microscopy and endoscopy, and sensors....
Applied Image Inc.
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SD3000 Direct Multibar Diode Laser System MAINZ, Germany, April 1, 2013 — The SD3000, a direct multibar diode laser system from Dilas, delivers up to 3-kW output at 980 nm to the workpiece for surface treatment applications such as hardening and for applications that need...
DILAS Diodenlaser GmbH
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MD 1193-M-SV05 Adhesive TORRINGTON, Conn., April 1, 2013 — Dymax Corp.’s MD 1193-M-SV05, a multipurpose medical-device adhesive, cures tack free upon exposure to UV and/or visible light, eliminating the need for heat or secondary moisture cure on...
Dymax, Headquarters
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Single-Mode Laser Diode A 1550-nm fiber-coupled laser diode with a 50-kHz linewidth and output power of 100 mW with fiber Bragg grating stabilization has been unveiled by Frankfurt Laser Co. It is supplied in a...
Frankfurt Laser Company
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