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 April 2018


BUSINESS
NACL Appoints Gatmaitan as Engineering and Technology Director North American Coating Laboratories (NACL) has appointed Gener Gatmaitan as director of engineering and technology. Within this role, Gatmaitan will lead NACL’s design of thin-film coatings,...
Bühler Leybold Appoints Runkel as Head of Optics Vacuum depositing systems developer Bühler Leybold Optics has appointed Steffen Runkel as director and head of its optics business unit. Runkel succeeds Klaus Herbig, who was appointed head of...
Lensar System Receives FDA Clearance Ocular laser developer Lensar Inc. has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. FDA for its LENSAR laser system with Streamline IV, expanding the platform’s capabilities to include the creation...
Kallonen Appointed CEO of Specim Hyperspectral imaging instrument developer Specim Spectral Imaging Ltd. Oy has appointed Tapio Kallonen as its CEO, succeeding Georg Meissner. Kallonen will lead Specim after significant investments...
Fractal Antenna Awarded Flat Lens Patent for Lens With Fractal Metamaterials Antenna and embedded component developer Fractal Antenna Systems Inc. has been awarded a U.S. patent for a flat lens with fractal metamaterials to bend electromagnetic waves. The flat lens technology...
II-VI to Acquire CoAdna Holdings Inc. Materials and optical solutions developer II-VI Inc. will acquire wavelength selective switch developer CoAdna Holdings Inc. for $85 million. The transaction price includes the acquisition of...
Bocher Named Microscopy Marketing Head at PI Nanopositioning systems developer Physik Instrumente GmbH & Co. KG (PI) has named Thomas Bocher as its marketing segment head for microscopy and life sciences. “I started work at PI in my...
Esco Moves Into New Manufacturing Facility Optical component manufacturer Esco Optics Inc. has moved into a new manufacturing facility after suffering debilitating damages from a 2014 fire and being forced into a temporary production...
CST Announces EU Data Transmission Feasibility Semiconductor technology developer CST Global Ltd. has displayed the feasibility of multi-Gb data transmission at a 1270-nm carrier wavelength as part of a European Union’s Horizon 2020...
Critical Link Awarded Design Award at 2018 Vision Show Electronic solutions developer Critical Link LLC has received the Innovators Award (Bronze Level) at the Vision Show’s 4th Annual Vision Systems Design Innovators Awards presentation in Boston....
Certara Acquires Analytica Laser Drug development consultant company Certara LP has acquired Analytica Laser, a consultancy for medicine and health technology. ”We are delighted to be joining Certara, a recognized leader in...
Blackbird, Intech Bolster Partnership in Japan Laser welding technology developer Blackbird Robotersysteme GmbH (Blackbird Robotics) will use Intech Co. Ltd. as its sales agent in Japan, providing customers with all-in-one welding solutions that...
SWIR Vision Systems Established to Commercialized Breakthrough IR Camera Technology Nonprofit research institute RTI International has launched SWIR Vision Systems Inc., a spinout venture company that aims to commercialize breakthrough IR camera technology developed for applications...
Russell Joins Adimec America Board Industrial camera developer Adimec Electronic Imaging Inc. has appointed Keith Russell to its board of directors. Russell is a senior director at General Dynamics Mission Systems and has served in...
Yee Joins NeoPhotonics as SVP of Global Sales Photonic integrated circuit developer NeoPhotonics Corp. has appointed Yang Chiah Yee as senior vice president of global sales, succeeding Ben Sitler. Yee brings more than 25 years of experience in...
Lundström Joins Raytelligence Health monitoring technology provider Raytelligence has added applied machine learning researcher Jens Lundström to its team. Lundström will work on the company’s eHealth offering. He...
Jensen to Succeed Ristau at LZH Research institute Laser Zentrum Hannover eV (LZH) has appointed Detlev Ristau to its Scientific Directorate, with Lars Jensen moving to lead its laser components department. Ristau has led the laser...
Leica, King Abdullah University Partner for Optical Microscopy Center Leica Microsystems and the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have inaugurated the Center of Excellence (CoE) for Optical Microscopy on the university's campus. "With the...
Pappas Joins SemiNex Semiconductor laser manufacturer SemiNex Corp. has appointed Seth Pappas as product engineer to drive product development in laser diode packaging and processing. “We are excited to have Seth...
Seica to Represent Aegis Software Digitalized factory manufacturing execution systems (MES) supplier Aegis Software Corp. has chosen Seica Italy, a supplier of intelligent automatic test equipment and selective soldering systems, as...
Solar-Powered Mobile Device For Severe Events When Hurricane Harvey made landfall last August, solar technology developer Sol Cuff Technologies fulfilled its first order: 33,600 portable chargers for the Texas Army National Guard. The...
SelfArray Receives NSF Award LED technology developer SelfArray Inc. has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research Phase II Award to continue its work toward direct-view LED display...
Resolve Optics Boosts Optical Assembly Facility Lens developer Resolve Optics Ltd. has purchased a fully automated modulation transfer function (MTF) and distortion test center, as well as a precision lens system centering station, for its U.K....
Unity Semiconductor SAS Acquires HSEB Advanced process control technology developer Unity Semiconductor SAS (UnitySC) acquired 100 percent of the shares of HSEB Dresden GmbH, a supplier of optical inspection, review, and metrology for...
Unity Scientific Wins Manufacturing Leadership Award NIR instrumentation developer Unity Scientific LLC has been announced as a Manufacturing Leadership Award winner by market research firm Frost & Sullivan for its engineering and production...
Teledyne DALSA, ASML to Collaborate on Semiconductor Manufacture High technology developer Teledyne DALSA Inc., in partnership with photolithography systems supplier ASML Holding NV, will produce pellicle membranes for use in extreme ultraviolet (EUV)...
NSF Awards Graduate Research Fellowship Sharon Truesdell has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. The program is the NSF's most highly regarded initiative and is designed to recruit high-potential,...
B&W Tek, Spinco Biotech Open Spectroscopy Center in India Spectroscopy solutions company B&W Tek has announced the inauguration of the Spinco-B&W Tek Center of Excellence Lab in India. The Spinco-B&W Tek lab will provide the South Asian...
FDA Approves Laser Phototherapy Device for Hair Restoration in Men Medical device maker Theradome has received U.S. FDA clearance to market its LH80 PRO laser phototherapy hair restoration device to men. Theradome's LH80 PRO Laser Helmet, which uses laser...
McPherson Appoints Titan Electro-Optics as Agent in China McPherson, a manufacturer and fabricator of research-grade spectrometers, has appointed Titan Electro-Optics Co., Ltd. as exclusive agent in China and Hong Kong. Titan EO will introduce new clients...
Swept-Source OCT Platform Targets Enhanced Ophthalmic Imaging OCTLIGHT ApS— a spinoff company from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) — has completed the product development phase of a new swept-source technology platform that could enhance...
Medtronic Launches Laser Ablation System in European Market Medtronic PLC announced the CE (Conformité Européenne) mark and European launch of the Visualase MRI-guided laser ablation system. The Visualase system provides advanced MRI-guided...
Renishaw Partners with Cardiff University to Develop Removable 3D-Printed Dentures Precision measurement technology developer Renishaw Inc. is working with Cardiff University Dental Hospital (CUDH) to develop 3D-printed Cobalt Chrome (CoCr) removable partial dentures (RPDs)....
RPI’s Shi Wins Air Force Young Investigator Award Jian Shi, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), has won a Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) award from the U.S. Air Force Office...
Sensor City Awarded £3.5M for 5G Health and Social Care Project Sensor City, the joint venture project between the University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University, has been awarded a £3.5m grant to investigate the opportunities of 5G community...
Van Gils Appointed as VTT Research Professor VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has appointed Mark van Gils as research professor in charge of artificial intelligence in wellness and health care. Van Gils has previously worked as a...
Camera Lens Developed by Startup K-Lens Startup company K-Lens has developed a lens, based on a research project from the Max Planck Institute for Informatics and Saarland University, that allows photographers to benefit from the...
SWIR Market to Grow 7.1 Percent Every Year The SWIR camera market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 7.1 percent from 2018 to 2025, according to Esticast Research and Consulting. The U.S. is the largest consumer of SWIR...
VTT, Hitachi to Collaborate on Silicon, Optics VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hitachi High-Technologies Corp. to collaborate on the development and commercialization of silicon photonics and...
Rockley Photonics Announces R&D Plans for Tyndall Rockley Photonics Ltd. plans to establish a R&D center at Tyndall National Institute in Cork, Ireland. The center will support Rockley’s growing global activities and, in particular, its...
Singer Joins Ruda Cardinal Optical systems developer Ruda Cardinal Inc. has named Stuart Singer as its senior technical director. Singer brings 38 years of optical manufacturing, lens design, program management, and technical...
Pixelink Cameras Find Home on NASA Orion Spacecraft Camera developer Pixelink has been chosen to supply camera technology to NASA in conjunction with systems engineering company Deep Space Systems Inc. Pixelink’s industrial camera technology...
SPIE Names Rochford New CEO SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, announced today that Kent Rochford will be the organization’s new CEO, taking over for Eugene Arthurs, who is set to retire June 2....
GlobalFoundries Announces Optics Strategy Semiconductor foundry GlobalFoundries Inc. has announced details of its “silicon photonics road map” that aims to enable the next generation of optical interconnects for data center and...
Optalysys Makes Deep Learning Breakthrough Optical computing technology developer Optalysys Ltd. has built a convolutional neural network using optical processing technology. Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are expanding areas of machine...
KPM Analytics Hires Janssen, Roehrig Maurice Janssen and Rainer Roehrig have joined scientific instrumentation manufacturer KPM Analytics Inc. Janssen brings more than 20 years of experience in analytical instruments and process control...
Industry Newcomer DustPhotonics Announces Offerings A new optical transceiver technology company, DustPhotonics Inc., has been formed to address optical communication with high bandwidth demand. The company will focus on lower-cost, higher-bandwidth...
IBM, EVG Partner for Laser Debonding Technology Tech company IBM and the EV Group (EVG), a supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology, and semiconductor markets, have signed a license agreement for laser...
DiiA, Zhaga Collaborate on IoT Lighting The Digital Illumination Interface Alliance (DiiA) and the Zhaga Consortium have begun a collaboration on Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for lighting. DiiA is developing specifications for an...
McGinty Appointed MES Technician for CST Global Chip and component developer CST Global Ltd. has appointed Jaimie McGinty as its management execution system (MES) technician for production and supply chain control. Jaimie manages the MES, which...
Kamper Appointed President and CEO of Leoni The supervisory board of wire, fiber, and cable system supplier Leoni AG has appointed Aldo Kamper as president and CEO. Kamper is the current CEO of Osram Opto Semiconductors and will fill his new...
Collaboration Lauded at Photonics21 Annual Meeting The European Commission’s new director of digital industry, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology Lucilla Sioli, described the Photonics Public-Private...
Lumentum to Acquire Oclaro Optical technology developer Lumentum Holdings Inc. has reached an agreement to buy fellow optical component and subsystem developer Oclaro Inc. for $1.8 billion in cash and stock. "Joining forces...
Delepau Made Chairman of Sofradir Board The Sofradir Group, a provider of imaging technologies, has appointed Jean-François Delepau as the new chairman of its board of directors. Delepau is the former managing director of ULIS, a...
RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY
Light-Based Approach Manages Chronic Neuropathic Pain Researchers have developed a light-based method that could be used to manage neuropathic pain. The technique was tested in mice. Researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) Rome...
New Fabrication Platform Brings Photonics to Bulk Silicon Microelectronic Chips A microchip technology that is capable of optically transferring data could alleviate bottlenecks in current devices by speeding data transfer and reducing energy consumption by orders of magnitude....
Squeezed Light Confined to Space of One Atom in Nanophotonics Advance Using graphene, researchers have found a way to confine light down to a space that is one atom thick. The ability to confine light to such a small space could pave the way for ultrasmall...
UV Light Exposure Causes Composite Material to Grow Stronger On Demand A technique has been developed that causes a composite material to become stiffer and stronger when exposed to UV light. The technique can be controlled, allowing the strength of the material to be...
AO-LLSM Microscope Achieves Aberration-Free Imaging Scientists have combined lattice light-sheet microscopy (LLSM) with adaptive optics (AO) to capture high-resolution 3D movies of cells deep within living systems. The AO-LLSM microscope enables cells...
Short, Strong Laser Pulses Advance Understanding of Strongly Correlated Materials In its search for materials and technologies that could help push the speed and storage limits of silicon-based computer technology, a team of researchers looked at a category of materials known as...
Seaweed Forms Dynamic Opal-Like Photonic Nanostructures Intracellular opal-like photonic crystals, formed from lipids within photosynthetic cells, have been observed to produce vivid structural color in the algae Cystoseira tamariscifolia. The bright blue...
Whispering Gallery for Light Boosts Solar Cell Absorption and Photocurrent Researchers have developed a nanoscale coating for solar cells that enables the cells to absorb about 20 percent more sunlight than uncoated devices. The coating, developed by trapping light using an...
New Bose-Einstein Condensate Couples Light with Metal Electrons Researchers created a new Bose-Einstein condensate, where the condensed particles were mixtures of light and metal electrons (so-called surface plasmon polaritons), in motion in gold nanorods...
New Book Addresses Issues, Offers Solutions for LOS Control In Stabilizing the Line of Sight, authors Peter J. Kennedy and Rhonda L. Kennedy provide a methodology and an example for executing a successful end-to-end LOS design. Comprehensive in scope, this...
Researchers Attain Largest Entangled Quantum Register to Date A research team at the Institute of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI) in Innsbruck, together with researchers from the University of Ulm and the Institute of Quantum Optics and Quantum...
Optofluidic Smart Glass System Is Cost-Efficient, High Performing Smart glass panels that can switch between allowing light in and blocking it out could one day be used in eco-friendly windows, windshields, roof panes and building envelopes to absorb light and heat...
Tiny Fiber Optic Probe Senses Body Temps, Performs OCT Imaging A miniaturized fiber optic probe has been invented that can simultaneously measure body temperature and take images deep inside the body. The single-fiber-based image and sensing probe uses an OCT...
Plant Protein Powers Red Light-Activated Switch for Animal Cells An optogenetic switch activated by red and far-red light has been designed and tested in animal cells. The light-activated switch, which does not require the addition of sensing molecules from...
Technique to Suppress Photobleaching Increases Imaging Window To better understand how proteins move and interact within the cell membrane, an imaging method called live-cell single fluorescent-molecule imaging (SFMI) can be used to tag each protein in the...
Van Gils Appointed as VTT Research Professor VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has appointed Mark van Gils as research professor in charge of artificial intelligence in wellness and health care. Van Gils has previously worked as a...
Gaining Nanoscale Control over Quantum Systems Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Vanderbilt University have developed methods to help control the “leaky,” dissipative behavior inherent in quantum systems and...
Microsensor Could Help Individualize Dialysis Treatment A new microsensor could make it possible to directly monitor and adjust the composition of kidney dialysis fluid (dialysate) — an important step toward customizing dialysis to the individual...
Optically Heated Nanotweezers Manipulate Materials at Nanoscale Opto-thermoelectric nanotweezers (OTENTs) have been developed that use light at the nanoscale to manipulate metal nanoparticles in a wide range of materials, sizes, and shapes, with single-particle...
Cosmic Lens Helps Hubble Capture Image of Most Distant Star Ever Seen Gravitational lensing — the bending of light by massive galaxy clusters in the line of sight — has occurred during a rare cosmic alignment, magnifying a star more than 2,000 times. The...
NIR Chemical Imaging Can Help Ensure Safety in Pharma Manufacturing Researchers evaluated the ability of NIR chemical imaging (NIR CI) to monitor the concentration of pharmaceutical ingredients in tableting powder over a wide area. Results showed that NIR CI-based...
Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy Uncovers Previously Unknown Organ Using novel imaging technology called probe-based confocal laser endomicroscopy, researchers have identified a previously unknown feature of human anatomy which could have implications for the...
PRODUCTS
SPIM Microscope HEIDELBERG, Germany, April 30, 2018 — Luxendo GmbH has extended the InVi-SPIM microscope to include full incubation capabilities, flexible illumination, and detection optics. The single-plane illumination microscopy (SPIM)...
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Two-Die Midpower LED SAN JOSE, Calif., April 30, 2018 — The LUXEON 3030 2D two-die midpower LED from Lumileds features a square light-emitting surface (LES) and is optimized for high flux and maximum reliability in a variety of general lighting...
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GigE Camera RICHMOND, British Columbia, April 30, 2018 — The 2.3-MP Phoenix GigE camera featuring Sony’s Pregius IMX392 image sensor has been announced by LUCID Vision Labs Inc. The IMX392 is the latest addition to Sony’s lineup of...
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Photonics Circuit Process Design Kit GRENOBLE, France, April 30, 2018 — A silicon photonics process design kit (PDK) designed for photonics circuits is now available in the Synopsys PhoeniX OptoDesigner suite from Leti. Leti’s integrated silicon photonics...
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Lifetime Contrast Microscope MANNHEIM, Germany, April 27, 2018 — The SP8 FALCON lifetime contrast microscope from Leica Microsystems GmbH can record lifetime contrast 10× faster than previous solutions. This lifetime information lets researchers...
Leica Microsystems GmbH
Line Laser Module BEDFORD, N.H., April 27, 2018 — The FLEXPOINT MV18 line laser module from Laser Components USA Inc. can easily be integrated into standardized systems. The module is designed to deliver homogeneous power distribution along...
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Carbon-Filtered Workstation INDEPENDENCE, Mo., April 27, 2018 — The MicroFlow III from Hemco Corp. is a Class I ductless carbon-filtered workstation equipped with activated carbon filtration for fumes, odors, and nonhazardous chemical vapors. The 24-...
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Explosion-Proof LED KEMP, Texas, April 27, 2018 — The EPL-HHB-150W-LED-TRN explosion-proof, marine-approved LED light from Larson Electronics LLC is a powerful fixture that features one 150-W LED lamp producing 5,735 lm with high chromaticity for...
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Camera System OBERSULM, Germany, April 26, 2018 — The Ensenso X 3D camera system from IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH is offered with high-resolution 5-MP industrial cameras and features the IMX264 CMOS Sony sensor. The system allows for...
IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH
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CMOS Cameras COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 26, 2018 — The AP-3200T-PGE and AP-3200T-PMCL from JAI A/S are 3.2-MP, multisensor 3-CMOS cameras. The AP-3200T-PGE with GigE Vision interface delivers an output of 3 × 3.2 MP at 12 fps, and the...
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Network-Attached Reader NORTH SYRACUSE, N.Y., April 26, 2018 — The ThingMagic IZAR from JADAK is a compact, programmable, four-port RAIN ultrahigh-frequency RFID network-attached reader with read and write capability. Designed for medical, retail, and...
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Cube Element REHOVOT, Israel, April 26, 2018 — The Top Hat Cube from Holo/Or Ltd. is a 25-mm cube element that can shape any 3-mm input beam into a collimated square or round top-hat beam. This single element shapes a single-mode beam into...
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Laser Scanner CINCINNATI, April 25, 2018 — The Artec Ray laser scanner from Exact Metrology Inc. is ideal for scanning large objects such as wind turbines, ship propellers, airplanes, and buildings. With the ability to scan up to 110 m...
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Hazardous Area Colored LED Light Fixture KEMP, Texas, April 25, 2018 — The HALP-48-2L-LED-C hazardous area colored LED light fixture from Larson Electronics LLC is a 56-W, 4-ft-long, two-lamp LED fixture that produces 7,000 lm of top-quality hazardous location light...
Larson Electronics LLC
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Sensor TAUFKIRCHEN, Germany, April 25, 2018 — Framos GmbH has announced the Pregius IMX250 sensor from Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corp., with a four-directional polarization square pixel array, providing higher contrast for more detailed...
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Travel Stage EUGENE, Ore., April 24, 2018 — The AV-2500 XY Flat-Top Extended Travel Stage from Applied Scientific Instrumentation Inc. is designed to fit the Zeiss Axio Observer microscope. The stage travels 250 mm in the X axis and 110...
Applied Scientific Instrumentation Inc.
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Beam Expanders BARRINGTON, N.J., April 24, 2018 — TECHSPEC Monolithic Reflective Beam Expanders from Edmund Optics Inc. are ideal for applications that require broadband or achromatic beam expansion. The expanders feature an all-reflective...
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Syntactic Foam Epoxy WOONSOCKET, R.I., April 24, 2018 — The EC-1190 low-viscosity, syntactic foam epoxy potting compound from EpoxySet Inc. features a specific gravity of 0.74, making it lighter than water. The low-density formula also offers...
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High-Temperature Coatings SANTA ROSA, Calif., April 24, 2018 — High-temperature coatings from Electro Optical Components Inc. are biocompatible, internal stress coatings with high-temperature stability. The nanoamorphous carbon coatings can also be made...
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Avalanche Photodiodes OLCHING, Germany, April 23, 2018 — The SAH series of avalanche photodiodes from Laser Components GmbH are now available in an M1 package. The small surface-mounted device housing measures 2 × 1.4 mm. Depending on the...
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Inverter UNTERHACHING, Germany, April 23, 2018 — The flowSOL 1 BI (TL) high-efficiency H6.5 inverter with dual booster from Vinctotech is designed to ease the development of single-phase solar applications up to 10 kW. Efficient, reliable,...
Vincotech GmbH
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Fire-Detecting IR Thermal Camera FAIRPORT, N.Y., April 23, 2018 — The Fotric 123 infrared thermal camera from Saelig Co. Inc. is a cloud-based smart IR camera designed for visual early fire detection that offers real-time data transmission. The Fotric 123 can...
Saelig Co. Inc.
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Daylight HD Camera EINDHOVEN, Netherlands, April 23, 2018 — The TMX55 rugged daylight HD camera from Adimec Advanced Imaging Systems BV provides the ability to image from low- to high-light scenes with optimal contrast reproduction. The cameras are...
Adimec Advanced Image Systems BV
CMOS Camera WATERLOO, Ontario, April 20, 2018 — A new CMOS camera from Teledyne DALSA is a multiline device that offers options for monochrome, color, and NIR imaging. The device features a fiber optic interface to an Xtium CLHS frame...
Teledyne DALSA, Machine Vision OEM Components
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Uncooled Thermal Imaging Engine HOOD RIVER, Ore., April 20, 2018 — The Vinden 75 uncooled thermal imaging engine from Sierra-Olympic Technologies Inc. utilizes an LWIR vanadium oxide (VOx) microbolometer sensor and zoom optics to offer high imaging performance. ...
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Alignment Stage VAN NUYS, Calif., April 20, 2018 — The XYR-03-01 alignment stage from Optimal Engineering Systems Inc. is a high-resolution, high-repeatability XY-theta stage. The linear resolution of the X and Y axis is 5 μ (non-micro-step)...
Optimal Engineering Systems Inc.
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Automatic Intrusion Detection and Tracking Software IGNY, France, April 20, 2018 — The Cyclope 5.0 from HGH Infrared Systems is an automatic intrusion detection and tracking software, tailor-made to suit the reported needs of Spynel sensors users. Cyclope is the integrated...
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Robotic Software BUDAPEST, Hungary, April 19, 2018 — OptoForce Ltd. has rewritten its core software, Universal Robots 3.0 and 3.1, adding new capabilities and automation tasks not previously available for industrial robots. The software offers...
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Custom Wavelength Selectors IRVINE, Calif., April 19, 2018 — A new series of Custom Wavelength Selectors (CWS) from Spectrolight Inc. offers a cost-effective, off-the-shelf option for those needing narrowband transmission filters with custom bandwidth and...
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HD Thick-Film Etchable Gold Process NORWOOD, Mass., April 19, 2018 — A high-definition etchable thick-film (HDTF) gold process on ceramic has been announced by Remtec Inc., offering advancement in miniaturization, circuit density, and performance. Remtec’s...
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Machine Vision Software MUNICH, April 19, 2018 — The MERLIC 4 Preview from MVTec Software GmbH is a piece of user-friendly machine vision software featuring parallelization, making it possible to implement multicamera systems more effectively and...
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Camera Software Development Kit RICHMOND, British Columbia, April 18, 2018 — The Arena Software Development Kit (SDK) from LUCID Vision Labs Inc. has been designed to maximize the performance of LUCID cameras and is based on the latest GenICam3 and GigE Vision image...
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Scientific Imaging Detection Concept MANNHEIM, Germany, April 18, 2018 — The LIGHTNING scientific imaging detection concept from Leica Microsystems GmbH is available for all TCS SP8 confocal laser scanning microscope systems. Operating in real time, LIGHTNING...
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Nanolenses HUSINEC, Czech Republic, April 18, 2018 — NANOPTIQS lenses from IQ Structures SRO are suitable for all types of luminaires and can be designed for linear lighting, down lights, spotlights, wall wash, automobiles, and other applications. ...
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Objective Focusing Stage BOXBOROUGH, Mass., April 18, 2018 — The DOF-5 from Dover Motion is a low-cost objective focusing stage for automated imaging applications. The device features optical position feedback and servo drive controls integrated directly...
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Transistor Outline Can Packages MAINZ, Germany, April 17, 2018 — 50-G Transistor Outline (TO) can packages from Schott AG provide high speed for datacom applications. 50-G TO will deliver 50-GBd single-channel data transmission, enabling 100 Gb/s...
SCHOTT AG, Lighting and Imaging
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App-Based Sensors, Cameras OBERSULM, Germany, April 17, 2018 — IDS NXT novel vision application-based sensors and cameras from IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH allow users to assign their required image processing task to the technology according to their...
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Faraday Rotators and Isolators TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., April 17, 2018 — The Pavos Ultra Series of Faraday rotators and isolators from Electro-Optics Technology Inc. feature up to 10× less thermal lens focal shift than TGG-based isolators. The devices also...
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High-Speed Camera DRESDEN, Germany, April 17, 2018 — The PYROLINE HS 512N camera from DIAS Infrared GmbH is a high-speed camera designed for the measurement of high-speed temperature profiled between 650 and 3000 °C. The PYROLINE HS 512N...
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Wide-Angle Lens OBERKOCHEN, Germany, April 16, 2018 — The Interlock Compact 2.4/25 wide-angle lens from Zeiss AG is a compact industrial lens featuring a M42 × 1 mount with an 18-mm flange focal distance. The lens is ideal for cameras with...
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Medical Cameras AHRENSBURG, Germany, April 16, 2018 — The MED ace series of cameras from Basler AG features CMOS sensor technology for the medical and life sciences. The series provides a speed of up to 164 fps and will be enhanced with cameras...
Basler AG
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Thermal Traffic Sensor WILSONVILLE, Ore., April 16, 2018 — The ThermiCam V2X from FLIR Systems Inc. is a thermal traffic sensor for the emerging vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology market. The FLIR V2X-enabled traffic sensor for urban traffic will...
Teledyne FLIR Systems Inc.
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Diffractive Optical Elements BEDFORD, N.H., April 16, 2018 — Laser Components USA Inc. has announced diffractive optical elements (DOEs) that allow laser beams to be split, bundled, or formed into almost any shape for multiple applications. The food...
Laser Components Detector Group Inc.
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3D Optical Profiling Instruments MIDDLEFIELD, Conn., April 13, 2018 — The Nexview NX2 and NewView 9000 3D optical profiling instruments from Zygo Corp. precisely measure surface area topography quickly and with ease for enhanced productivity and versatility, addressing...
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Multidevice Synchronization ZURICH, April 13, 2018 — LabOne 17.06 multidevice synchronization technology from Zurich Instruments Ltd. allows users to operate several Zurich Instruments devices simultaneously, synchronize their instruments, and use the...
Zurich Instruments AG
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Magnifier Luminaire WHEELING, Ill., April 12, 2018 — The MLD magnifier luminaire from Waldmann Lighting Co. features glare- and distortion-free, 3.5-diopter magnification with a large, wide, 6.3-in.-diameter lens. Delivering bright, clear light...
Waldmann Lighting Co. USA
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Electronically Controlled Aperture ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 12, 2018 — The Uniblitz AI25 Auto Iris from Vincent Associates is an electronically controlled aperture ideal for remote light attenuation or depth-of-field control. The system provides an operating range...
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Optical Loss Test Set OLCHING, Germany, April 12, 2018 — An optical loss test set for MPO and MTP fiber connections from VIAVI Solutions Inc. is offered by Laser Components GmbH. The test set needs <6 s to measure fiber length, optical loss, and...
VIAVI Solutions Inc.
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Rotary Stages AUBURN, Mass., April 12, 2018 — The PIglide RL rotary stages from Physik Instrumente LP feature three-phase, low-cogging, slotless torque motors with velocity to 500 rpm. The stages feature optical encoders and provide...
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Lens and Camera Coupling ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 11, 2018 — Navitar Inc. has announced a lens and camera coupling program to offer seamlessly integrated, high-quality imaging systems. The Resolv4K, 12× Zoom, and Zoom 6000 are matched with Pixelink...
Navitar Inc.
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Color LEDs SAN JOSE, Calif., April 11, 2018 — The LUXEON CZ Color Line of LEDs from Lumileds consists of 21 LED color options, including 13 color and eight white LEDs. The LUXEON CZ Color Line makes fixture designs with narrow beam angles...
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High-Bay LED Light Fixture KEMP, Texas, April 11, 2018 — Larson Electronics LLC has announced the EPLX-HB-2X140W-RD3-LED-TRC, a 280-W, explosion-proof dimmable high-bay light fixture that can be wired to a dimmer switch for brightness adjustment. The...
Larson Electronics LLC
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Direct Diode Laser Engine PITTSBURGH, April 11, 2018 — The DirectProcess 900 direct diode laser engine from II-VI Inc. is now available with 1-kW continuous output power and network interfaces for Industry 4.0. II-VI’s DirectProcess 900...
Coherent Corp.
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Nanodiamond-Enhanced 3D Printing Filaments HELSINKI, April 10, 2018 — Nanodiamond-enhanced filaments for 3D printing have been announced by Carbodeon Ltd. Oy and Tiamet 3D. The 3D filaments are based on a jointly patented technology that significantly improves...
Carbodeon Ltd. Oy
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Fiber Laser UTRECHT, Netherlands, April 10, 2018 — The Coherent|Rofin HighLight FL3000C is a fiber laser with 3 kW of output power generated from a single fiber laser module. The compact laser can be equipped with either a 50- or 100-μm...
Coherent Inc.
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Compact Objective Assemblies BARRINGTON, N.J., April 10, 2018 — The TECHSPEC Ultra Compact Objective Assemblies from Edmund Optics Inc. are microscope assemblies with a small objective and compact form factor. Objectives can be easily customized for...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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White Epoxy WOONSOCKET, R.I., April 10, 2018 — The EB-135LP from EpoxySet Inc. is a water white epoxy that resists yellowing. The high-strength, structural adhesive can be used for encapsulating and sealing LEDs. It is ideal for...
EpoxySet Inc.
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Cable Aligner BEAVERTON, Ore., April 9, 2018 — The 1050C cable aligner from Photon Kinetics Inc. is a next-generation automated multifiber handler that takes advantage of mass fiber preparation tools and cassette loading of multiple ribbon or...
Photon Kinetics Inc.
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Cleaning Technology CHEMNITZ, Germany, April 9, 2018 — Clean Scribe technology from 3D-Micromac AG is a feature for its microDICE laser micromachining system that enables particle-free scribing of silicon carbide (SiC) wafers without the need for...
3D-Micromac AG
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DFB Laser Diodes SAXONBURG, Pa., April 9, 2018 — Edge-emmiting distributed feedback (DFB) laser diodes from II-VI Inc. are designed for 3D sensing applications. The diodes operate at 940 nm and emit powers of more than 500 mW, enabling...
Coherent Corp.
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Blue-Violet Laser Diodes HENHAM, England, April 9, 2018 — The Optoelectronics Co. has announced three 405-nm blue-violet laser diodes from Ushio Opto Semiconductors Inc. that are designed for direct imaging applications. The USHIO HL40071MG offers...
The Optoelectronics Co. Ltd.
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Pulse Characterization LE BARP, France, April 6, 2018 — Biprism-based optical autocorrelation with retrieval (BOAR) is a technique of ultrashort-pulses characterization from Femto Easy SAS that relies on interferometric single-shot autocorrelation and...
Femto Easy
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Thermal Imaging Camera MEER, Belgium, April 6, 2018 — The Flir A6262sc high-performance SWIR camera from Flir Systems GmbH features a proprietary VisGaAs detector that provides extended spectral coverage down into the visible range and enables the FLIR...
Teledyne FLIR
Optical Wavelength Meter VICTOR, N.Y., April 6, 2018 — The 828A Optical Wavelength Meter from Bristol Instruments Inc. features a Fizeau etalon design to measure the absolute wavelength of continuous-wave and modulated optical signals to an accuracy as...
Bristol Instruments Inc.
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Distributed Feedback Lasers GLASGOW, Scotland, April 6, 2018 — CST Global Ltd. has announced the 1490-nm, 2.5-Gb/s distributed feedback (DFB) lasers for Gigabit passive optical network (GPON) applications. The 1490-nm laser transmits data downstream from...
Sivers Photonics
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Raman Spectral Database Software ULM, Germany, April 5, 2018 — The TrueMatch integrated Raman spectral database software from WITec GmbH can search existing libraries of Raman spectra to identify sample components and allow users to create their own catalog of...
WITec GmbH
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Picosecond Laser REGENSDORF, Switzerland, April 5, 2018 — The GENKI XP high-energy picosecond laser from Onefive GmbH is a 100-W system designed for cost-effective workstation integration. The system is based on the Genki seed laser and provides clean...
Onefive GmbH
High-Bay LED Light KEMP, Texas, April 5, 2018 — The EPL-HB-50LED-RT-WLM explosion-proof high-bay LED light from Larson Electronics LLC provides users with 4333 lm of powerful, energy-efficient illumination, drawing 50 W. The LED lamp has a...
Larson Electronics LLC
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Data Center Subsystem Platform SAXONBURG, Pa., April 5, 2018 — The Bi-Directional Optical Line Subsystem (Bi-Di OLS) platform for data center interconnects from II-VI Inc. is optimized for direct-detect dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) transceivers....
Coherent Corp.
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Integrated L-Band Modules SAN JOSE, Calif., April 4, 2018 — A suite of integrated optical components and modules in the L-band have been developed by Oclaro Inc. to allow data center customers to expand capacity on interconnects between data centers on...
Oclaro Inc., Advanced Photonics Solutions
Femtosecond Lasers BIRKERØD, Denmark, April 4, 2018 — The aeroPULSE FS high-power femtosecond lasers from NKT Photonics A/S are industrial-grade devices based on a crystal fiber platform. Mode-locking technology delivers ultrashort femtosecond...
NKT Photonics A/S
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Combiner VILNIUS, Lithuania, April 4, 2018 — The MatchBox combiner from Integrated Optics UAB features four independent, precision laser diode drivers that can be adjusted through dedicated TTL modulation pins independent of each other, as...
Integrated Optics UAB
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Microcompact Cameras RICHMOND, British Columbia, April 3, 2018 — The Phoenix line of cameras from Lucid Vision Labs Inc. are microcompact, measuring 24 × 24 mm. The first two models available feature the second-generation Sony Pregius IMX265 3.2-MP and...
LUCID Vision Labs Inc.
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Low-Profile Luminaires TORRANCE, Calif., April 3, 2018 — The 300- and 500-W low-profile HBL005 luminaires from LEDtronics Inc. offer high light output in a compact, lightweight body that delivers the longevity, premium performance, reliability, and energy...
LEDtronics Inc.
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Benchtop Optical Spectrum Analyzer AMERSFOORT, Netherlands, April 2, 2018 — The AQ6360 benchtop optical spectrum analyzer from Yokogawa Europe BV is optimized for testing telecommunication devices during and after production. The AQ6360 is a benchtop optical spectrum...
Yokogawa Europe BV
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Large Scan Field Lens WALTHAM, Mass., April 2, 2018 — The LINOS F-Theta-Ronar 265-mm lens from Qioptiq features a wavelength of 1900 to 2000 nm. The small, fused silica lens for scanning areas up to 177 × 177 mm² at a detailed...
Qioptiq
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Communication Chips SAN JOSE, Calif., April 2, 2018 — The 100G PAM4 EA-DFB EML chips from Oclaro Inc. are designed for next-generation transceiver applications. Oclaro's EML chips, operating at 53 Gbaud with up to 40-Ghz bandwidth and a 6-dB...
Oclaro Inc., Advanced Photonics Solutions
High-Precision Alignment Lasers BEDFORD, N.H., April 2, 2018 — The LT-PLM-635-01-C1 and LT-PLM-IRB-635-01-C1 high-precision alignments lasers from Laser Components USA Inc. feature a small beam diameter. At the exit point, their beams feature diameters of...
Laser Components USA Inc.
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