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 February 2011


BUSINESS
QLED Display Technology Developed Advanced materials provider NanoPhotonica announced the mass production commercialization for its breakthrough QLED display technology. NanoPhotonica’s S-QLED technology improves picture...
FDA Greenlights Kodak Laser Projection Technology The FDA announced the approval of a variance that allows the sale of Kodak laser projector systems using the company’s laser projection technology to cinema exhibitors without the need for...
Monocrystal Advances 8-inch Sapphire Substrates Monocrystal, a Russia-based manufacturer of electronic materials for LED and solar industries, has shipped its 8-inch C-plane epi-ready sapphire substrates to leading LED manufacturers. ...
JPK Expands Operations in Asia JPK Instruments announced the expansion of its operations in Asia with new staff in Singapore and distributors in Korea and Malaysia to increase its support to users. Dr. Philip Yj Lui was...
President Obama Views Atoms on Tour President Barack Obama got an opportunity to see some atoms, courtesy of Intel and FEI's Titan transmission electron microscope (TEM). The President visited Intel Hillsboro's Ronler Acres...
Bruker to Acquire Michrom Bruker Corp., a provider of scientific instruments for molecular and materials research, announced it will acquire Michrom Bioresources Inc. of Auburn, Calif. Financial details of the transaction...
Revenue Surge Sends Stock Soaring An 86 percent year-over-year increase in quarterly revenue and earnings for the fourth quarter that beat Wall Street expectations helped IPG Photonics Corp. spur a laser company stock surge of nearly...
OSA Foundation, Coherent Partner to Support Students The OSA Foundation and Coherent Inc. jointly announced the participating student chapters in the OSA Foundation’s new Adopt a Student Chapter Program, which provides financial sponsorship on...
Sensor Conference Advisory Board Named SENSORS Tech Forum, taking place October 10 to 12, 2011, at the Sheraton Boston Hotel, has announced that it has assembled its inaugural conference advisory board. “The board plays a very...
FEI, CEA-Leti Team on Semiconductor Tech Oregon-based scientific instruments maker FEI and CEA-Leti, a French government-funded technological research organization, signed a three-year agreement to characterize advanced semiconductor...
Wegner Named ‘2011 Young Investigator’ David Wegner has been named as the winner of the SPIE 2011 Young Investigator Award, which is sponsored by Ocean Optics of Dunedin, Fla. The Young Investigator Award is presented to the researcher...
SPM Workshop Announced The Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPI-P) and Asylum Research, a manufacturer of scanning probe/atomic force microscopy (SPM/AFM) equipment, are co-organizing the 2nd International...
OptoTest Growth Spurs Office Expansion With increased revenue and rapid growth, OptoTest announced it has purchased adjacent office space to double its workplace to roughly 11,000 sq. ft. The new space will comfortably incorporate...
Machine Vision Veteran Joins ISRA Isra Vision AG announced that Eric Ceyrolle, former executive vice president of worldwide sales and marketing at Cognex, joined its executive board. With the addition of Ceyrolle, the company...
NKT Photonics Nabs Large Volume Contract for Fiber Lasers Fiber laser manufacturer NKT Photonics A/S announced its entrance into a large volume contract with a non-disclosed party for the supply of its low noise Koheras fiber lasers. Under the...
IDS Opens Sales Office in France Industrial camera manufacturer IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH announced the expansion of its international presence with the opening of a sales office in France. The office, which is...
Crystal Grower Receives 59 Orders from Asia Thermal Technology announced it received 59 orders for its Model K1 90 kg sapphire crystal grower from customers in Taiwan, Korea and China. In total, the growers will produce 5.2 million...
Medical Imaging Patents Approved for RMD Dynasil Corp., a manufacturer of specialized sensors, precision instruments and optical products for the medical, industrial and homeland security and defense markets, announced that its subsidiary,...
OLED Inventor Wins Wolf Prize for Chemistry The inventor of the organic LED (OLED) — technology that is quickly becoming prevalent in devices like smartphones and TV and computer screens because of its energy efficiency and ability to make...
Jordan Named Zygo CFO, Vice President Zygo Corp. announced the appointment of John P. Jordan to the position of chief financial officer and vice president, effective immediately. Prior to joining the company, Jordan served as vice...
Tessera Terminates Amkor License Tessera Technologies Inc. has officially terminated its license agreement with Amkor Technology Inc., effective immediately, it said. The two companies are currently in arbitration regarding multiple...
Lockheed Awarded $34M for Laser-guided Bomb Kits Global security company Lockheed Martin was awarded a $34.5 million contract from the US Air Force for the production of paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) GBU-12 kits. The majority share...
LEDs 2011 Returns to San Diego in October IntertechPira announced the LEDs 2011: Bringing Lighting to Life conference will be held at the Hilton San Diego Resort & Spa from Oct. 24 to 26, 2011 in San Diego, Calif. LEDs 2011 will provide...
HyperSolar Announces Thin Solar Concentrator Prototype HyperSolar Inc., a solar cell power output technology company, announced that it has successfully completed a prototype design of its thin solar concentrator. “Our ultimate goal is to...
Photonics HyperHighway Could Make Internet 100 Times Faster Broadband Internet in the UK could become 100 times faster under the University of Southampton's six-year Photonics HyperHighway project, which recently received a major infusion of government...
The Cost of Imaging for Defensive Purposes Nearly 35 percent of all the imaging costs ordered for 2,068 orthopedic patient encounters in Pennsylvania were ordered for defensive purposes, according to a new study presented here at the Annual...
BU Wins $1.5M to Develop Handheld UV Laser Boston University's professor Theodore Moustakas of the electrical and computer engineering department has received a $1.5 million, two-year subcontract from DARPA to help develop a handheld,...
NP Photonics Promotes Hannon to CEO Fiber laser manufacturer NP Photonics Inc. announced that its board of directors has named Terry Hannon as its new president and CEO. Before he was named president and CEO, Hannon served as the...
Energetiq Expands LDLS Distribution Energetiq Technology Inc. announced it appointed Optoprim as a distributor in Europe, and DMS Technologies and InstrumentsNE as representatives in the US for its laser-driven light source (LDLS)...
US Demand for Chemical Sensors Grows US demand for chemical sensors is projected to grow 8.9 percent per year to $6.1 billion in 2014. Biosensors will continue to be the largest type of chemical sensor, as the increasing number of...
Moser Baer Licenses Universal Display OLED Tech To help it develop white PHOLED (phosphorescent OLED) lighting, the US subsidiary of Moser Baer India Ltd. has signed a deal to license Universal Display Corp.’s PHOLED and other OLED...
Optical Components, Systems Stocks Bouncing Back Optical components and systems companies have reported solid revenues for most of 2010 and Q4 results have set new records, according to LightCounting LLC, a market research company focused on...
Schott Solar Expands Global Capacity Schott Solar will boost its global photovoltaic module production capacity to more than 800 MW in 2011, said the company. In order to improve economies of scale and better supply new growth markets,...
Imagine Optic’s US Subsidiaries Surpass Expectations Imagine Optic, manufacturer of Shack-Hartmann wavefront metrology and adaptive optics solutions, announced that sales of Imagine Optic Inc and Axiom Optics (both created in December 2009)...
LIA Announces Fall Laser Event The Laser Institute of America (LIA) will hold its inaugural Lasers for Manufacturing Event (LME) on Sept. 27 and 28 in Chicago. In order to help US manufacturers to modernize and upgrade their...
Irvine Sensors Reduces Work Force Vision systems company Irvine Sensors Corp. recently released more information on the operational streamlining discussed by CEO Bill Joll in a conference call on Jan. 27, 2011. Joll’s...
Townes Receives Honorary Doctorate of Science A Nobel prize-winning pioneer in laser technology has received an honorary degree from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. Professor Charles Townes, of the University of...
Green Lighting 2011 Expected to be a Major Draw China Solid State Lighting Alliance (CSA) and Reed Exhibitions will jointly host Green Lighting 2011, an event to provide a comprehensive overview of the LED lighting industry chain in China, held...
MW Laser Weapon Systems Advanced An injector capable of producing the electrons needed to generate megawatt-class laser beams for the Navy's next-generation weapon system has been demonstrated by scientists at Los Alamos National...
Office of Naval Research Achieves Milestone Scientists at Los Alamos National Lab in New Mexico have achieved a breakthrough with the Office of Naval Research’s Free Electron Laser (FEL) program, demonstrating an injector capable of...
Gelest Appoints Leonarduzzi Gelest Inc. announced the appointment of Gianni Leonarduzzi as its Western Region sales manager. Based in the San Francisco Bay area, Leonarduzzi will be responsible for managing all sales...
3D-Micromac Wins SPIE Green Photonics Award 3D-Micromac AG, a laser micromachining systems supplier, was honored with the SPIE 2011 Green Photonics Award at Photonics West in January in San Francisco, it said. Tino Petsch, CEO of the...
Imagine Optic Opens New Offices in Shanghai Imagine Optic announced it has opened new offices in the Pythagore optics-photonics cluster in Shanghai. The offices, which host other high-technology companies, were opened at the end of...
Ametek and SII NanoTechnology Partner Spectro Analytical Instruments GmbH, a unit of Ametek Materials Analysis Div., announced it formed a strategic marketing alliance with SII NanoTechnology Inc. to market its inductively coupled plasma...
SPIE Taps Cassarly as Fellow of the Society Synposys Inc., a software and IP provider for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, announced that William J. Cassarly was promoted to Fellow by the Society of Photographic...
IPG Photonics Taps Pilcher as Canadian Sales Manager IPG Photonics Corp. announced the appointment of Chris Pilcher as its sales manager for Canada. With more than 25 years of experience in the industrial laser industry, Pilcher has experience...
Hyland Joins SEMI Europe Advisory Board SEMI announced the recent appointment of Paul Hyland, Aixtron SE president and CEO, as a member of its SEMI Europe advisory board. Hyland has worked for Aixtron since 2000, serving as president...
Allied Vision Acquires VDS Vosskühler Digital industrial camera provider Allied Vision Technologies GmbH has acquired 100 percent of the shares of camera manufacturer VDS Vosskühler of Osnabrück, Germany. Effective immediately,...
FluxData Multispectral Camera Heading to Space Station A multispectral imager built by FluxData Inc. was launched into space aboard the Japanese HTV-2 mission on Jan. 22, 2011. Headed to the International Space Station (ISS), the imager will be...
Telemis Acquires Micromedica of Italy Medical imaging solutions provider Telemis announced it has further consolidated its position in Italy with the acquisition of Micromedica Ltd., a picture archiving and communication systems (PACS)...
RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY
Listening to Cells with Lasers and Holography A Purdue physicist has created technology to detect motion inside three-dimensional tumor spheroids, which may enhance the pharmaceutical industry's early drug discovery capabilities. Physics...
CMOS Sensors Get UV-Transparent Coating Image sensors, as used in cell phones, are partially color-blind. This is because of their coating, which prevents UV light from passing through. As a result, CMOS chips have not been suitable for...
FEI, CEA-Leti Team on Semiconductor Tech Oregon-based scientific instruments maker FEI and CEA-Leti, a French government-funded technological research organization, signed a three-year agreement to characterize advanced semiconductor...
Wegner Named ‘2011 Young Investigator’ David Wegner has been named as the winner of the SPIE 2011 Young Investigator Award, which is sponsored by Ocean Optics of Dunedin, Fla. The Young Investigator Award is presented to the researcher...
Laser-based Technique Diagnoses Melanoma High-resolution images from a laser-based tool developed at Duke University could help doctors better diagnose melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. The improved diagnoses could potentially...
Selective Laser Melting Used on Copper Technical problems preventing the use of selective laser melting (SLM) on copper alloys was solved by researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology, opening the field to new...
Liquid Lens Used for Subcutaneous High-Res Imaging An optical technology that provides unprecedented high-resolution, 3-D images of what lies below the skin’s surface by simply having the probe touch the skin was developed by University of...
Quantum Dots Give Boost to Solar Cells Adding a single layer of organic molecules to a solar cell can increase its efficiency threefold, leading to cheaper, more efficient solar panels, chemical engineers at Stanford University found.
First Light-absorbing Anti-laser Built The first light-absorbing anti-laser has been built at Yale University, a discovery that could pave the way for a number of novel technologies with applications ranging from optical computing to...
Ground-based Lasers Map Earth's Magnetic Field Mapping the Earth's magnetic field to find oil, track storms or probe the planet's interior typically requires expensive satellites. University of California, Berkeley, physicists have now come up...
Improving Microscopy by Using a Guide Star A corrective strategy used by astronomers to sharpen images of celestial bodies can now help scientists see with more depth and clarity into the living brain of a mouse. Eric Betzig, a group leader...
Study Finds 'Eco-friendly' LEDs Are Toxic Small LEDs found in holiday bulbs, traffic lights and car headlights and marketed as safe, environmentally preferable alternatives to traditional light bulbs actually contain lead, arsenic and a...
‘Hidden Treasure’ Reveals Reflected Glory Messier 78 is a fine example of a reflection nebula. The ultraviolet radiation from the stars that illuminate it is not intense enough to ionize the gas to make it glow — its dust particles...
Jewel-toned Organic Phosphorescent Crystals A new class of pure organic compounds that glow in jewel tones could potentially lead to cheaper, more efficient and flexible display screens, among other applications. University of Michigan...
Weighing the Benefits of New Imaging Tech A new article in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology provides a roadmap for imaging manufacturers to navigate the unique and increasingly complex US regulatory and...
It’s High ’Noon’ for Microwave Photons An important milestone toward the realization of a large-scale quantum computer — and further demonstration of a new level of the quantum control of light — was accomplished by a team of scientists...
Plasmonics to Yield Thinner, Cheaper Solar Cells A multidisciplinary team of Stanford engineers led by Mike McGehee, Yi Cui and Mark Brongersma, and joined by Michael Graetzel at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne...
Guide Star Sees Deep into Human Tissue Astronomers have a neat trick they sometimes use to compensate for the turbulence of the atmosphere that blurs images made by ground-based telescopes. They create an artificial star called a guide...
Luciferase Aids Blood Clot Detection The enzyme that makes fireflies glow is lighting up the scientific path toward a long-sought new medical imaging agent to better monitor treatment with heparin, the blood thinner that millions of...
NASA Extends LROC Contract NASA has extended Phase E of its contract with Arizona State University for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) instrument aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft. This...
Imaging, Genetics May Help ID Alzheimer's Risk A new study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has found evidence suggesting that a variation of a specific gene may play a role in late-onset Alzheimer's, the disease which...
High-efficiency PV Cells Developed in Spain The Micro- and Nanotechnology Research Group of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) has produced silicon photovoltaic cells with a conversion efficiency of 20.5 percent, the highest...
Breakthrough Reported in Visible Light-based ICs University of Maryland researchers have made a breakthrough in the use of visible light for making tiny integrated circuits. Though their advance is probably at least a decade from commercial use,...
Nanolasers Grown on Silicon Surface Nanolasers have been grown directly onto a silicon surface, an achievement that could lead to a new class of faster, more efficient microprocessors, as well as to powerful biochemical sensors that...
BC Receives Funding for Novel Microscope Boston College has been awarded a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to help develop a new microscope that uses a light-guiding "metamedium" to create images that reveal micro- and...
JDSU Optical Coating Improves Light Sensing in Consumer Electronics New microlithography, or patterning processes, were developed for JDSU’s optical coatings to improve light sensing intelligence in a variety of consumer electronic products, the company said....
BaySpec, Goodrich Deliver OCT Spectral Engine BaySpec Inc. and Goodrich Corp,'s ISR Systems' Princeton team (formerly Sensors Unlimited Inc.) have announced that their recent collaboration has delivered a new optical coherence tomography (OCT)...
Si Alternative is Better Than Graphene Smaller and more energy-efficient electronic chips could be made using molybdenite, a material developed in Switzerland. EPFL's Laboratory of Nanoscale Electronics and Structures (LANES) published a...
Packed Atoms Boost Atomic Clock Performance JILA scientists have eliminated collisions between atoms in an atomic clock by packing the atoms closer together. The discovery can boost the performance of experimental atomic clocks made of...
Sharp Images from a Tiny Cube Microscopically small nanostructured arrays of lenses that can record or project amazingly sharp images in brilliant colors are being demonstrated by Fraunhofer research scientists at the nano tech...
Laser Welding Process Fuses Plastics A new laser welding process that emits light at the specific wavelengths at which plastic absorbs laser radiation makes it possible to fuse two transparent plastic components together for the first...
X-ray Laser Lights Up Little Wonders Two new studies demonstrate how the unique capabilities of the world’s first hard X-ray free-electron laser — the Linac Coherent Light Source, located at the Department of Energy’s...
FluxData Camera Heads to Space On Jan. 22, 2011, a multispectral imager built by FluxData Inc. was launched into space aboard the Japanese HTV-2 mission heading to the International Space Station (ISS). In the upcoming months...
Physicist Play ‘Hide-and-Seek’ with Photons Inspired by a trick known as "shell game," researchers at UC Santa Barbara have demonstrated the ability to hide and shuffle "quantum-mechanical peas" — microwave single photons — under...
‘C Dots’ Head to Clinical Trial “Cornell Dots” — brightly glowing nanoparticles — may soon be used to illuminate cancer cells to aid in diagnosis and treatment. The FDA has approved the new technology for...
Gemini Shines First Sodium Laser ’Constellation’ A new era in high-resolution astronomy began with the successful propagation of a 5-star sodium laser guide star “constellation” in the skies over Cerro Pachón in Chile on Jan. 22,...
Smart Lasers Could Make Biopsies Painless Biopsies in the future may be painless and noninvasive, thanks to smart laser technology being developed at Michigan State University. To test for skin cancer, patients today must endure...
‘Air Laser’ Sniffs Bombs, Pollutants from Afar A new laser sensing technology that generates a laser beam out of thin air may allow soldiers to detect hidden bombs from a distance and scientists to better measure airborne environmental pollutants...
PRODUCTS
IR-Enhanced CCD Image Sensor BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Feb. 28, 2011 — For Raman spectroscopy and photometric applications, Hamamatsu Corp. has introduced the S11500-1007 back-thinned fast Fourier transform CCD. It has a wide spectral response range from 200 to...
Hamamatsu Corporation
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Chameleon Vision-S Laser SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 28, 2011 — The Chameleon Vision-S ultrafast laser from Coherent Inc. is used for multiphoton imaging and combines 80-fs pulse widths with high average power and a long wavelength tuning range. It delivers...
Coherent Inc.
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Quest Miniature Spectrometers NEWARK, Del., Feb. 28, 2011 — B&W Tek Inc. has announced the updated Quest series high-performance miniature fiber optic spectrometers that now feature an ultralow thermal drift spectrum and a faster readout speed of >2...
B&W Tek LLC
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TechSpec Silicon PCX Lenses BARRINGTON, N.J., Feb. 25, 2011 — TechSpec silicon planoconvex (PCX) lenses manufactured by Edmund Optics Inc. are suitable for use in weight-sensitive infrared applications from 3 to 5 µm, for near-infrared imaging and...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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Near-Infrared Spectrometers BURNABY, British Columbia, Feb. 24, 2011 — Photon Control Inc. has released the SPM-001-NIR1700S and SPM-001-NIR2500W spectrometers. The high-resolution 140-mm-focal-length optical bench spectrometers feature a thermoelectrically cooled...
Photon Control Inc.
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D2plus Deuterium Lamps HANAU, Germany, Feb. 24, 2011 — Heraeus Noblelight GmbH has unveiled the D2plus deuterium lamps that produce high stability and low optical noise due to a combination of a new advanced design and proprietary enhanced lifetime...
Heraeus Noblelight GmbH
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PI Thermal Imager BERLIN, Feb. 24, 2011 — Optris GmbH has introduced the second generation of its PI thermal imager. The stationary camera is now equipped with a new detector to improve measurement accuracy. The new generation of...
Optris Infrared Sensing LLC
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VITOM HDT GOLETA, Calif., Feb. 23, 2011 — Optronics has released the VITOM HD system, a new paradigm in extracorporeal visualization, imaging and documentation, designed for research and experimental microsurgery and microdissection. ...
Optronics
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FLEX Microspectrophotometer SAN DIMAS, Calif., Feb. 23, 2011 — Craic Technologies Inc. has introduced the FLEX UV-visible-NIR microspectrophotometer designed to be flexible in configuration, capabilities and pricing. Tailored for cost-effective spectroscopic...
CRAIC Technologies
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MINI Diode Laser System MAINZ, Germany, Feb. 22, 2011 — Dilas Industrial Laser Systems has released an integrated diode laser system based on fiber-coupled modules. Measuring 336 × 144 mm, this high-power diode laser system delivers optical...
DILAS Diodenlaser GmbH
Plano-Convex Axicons BARRINGTON, N.J., Feb. 18, 2011 — For medical research, measurement and alignment applications, Edmund Optics has unveiled its new planoconvex (PCX) axicons. The lenses feature one conical surface and one plano surface and are...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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STS Microspectrometers DUNEDIN, Fla., Feb. 18, 2011 — Ocean Optics has introduced a family of low-cost, high-performance CMOS detector-based spectrometers that can be embedded into OEM devices. Measuring 40 × 42 × 24 mm, the...
Ocean Insight
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Flex-Relief Plastic Fibers MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 17, 2011 — Banner Engineering Corp. has introduced overmolded flex-relief plastic fibers to its line of fiber optic sensors. The new plastic fiber assemblies provide additional resistance to fiber damage...
Banner Engineering Corp.
785-nm LaserBoxx Laser WESSLING, Germany, Feb. 17, 2011 — The LaserBoxx laser diode module from Oxxius is now available in single frequency at 785 nm with output power of up to 100 mW in a circular diffraction-limited beam. Its unique stabilization...
Laser 2000 GmbH
Oxxius SA
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Nonpolarizing Beamsplitters BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 17, 2011 — A new series of cube beamsplitters from REO are intended for demanding dense wavelength division multiplexing applications in telecommunications. Optimized for use in Gires-Tournois...
Research Electro-Optics Inc. (REO)
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Optical Isolation Amplifiers BÖBLINGEN, Germany, Feb. 16, 2011 — Avago Technologies has announced new precision optical isolation amplifiers for motor control and current sensing applications. The ACPL-790B, ACPL-790A and ACPL-7900 devices improve the accuracy and...
Broadcom Inc.
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Shock Absorber LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 16, 2011 — Ophir Photonics has unveiled its Shock Absorber, a mounting post designed to allow the operation of sensitive pyroelectric laser power/energy sensors in an environment with vibration. This special...
MKS Ophir, Light & Measurement
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PicoFlash 355-nm UV Laser MEYLAN, France, Feb. 16, 2011 — The new 150-kHz PicoFlash 355-nm ultraviolet laser from Teem Photonics SA is designed for use in eye surgery and based on a master oscillator fiber amplifier (MOFA) architecture that enables users to...
Teem Photonics
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Model 2061 Spectrometer CHELMSFORD, Mass., Feb. 15, 2011 — McPherson Inc.’s high-resolution spectrometer for emission, luminescence, Raman (strained silicon) and high-temperature plasmas easily measures better than 0.02 nm full width half maximum...
McPHERSON
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Nuclear Laser Scanner SEATTLE, Feb. 15, 2011 — A new tool for use by nuclear power utility operators for precisely measuring the internals of a nuclear reactor underwater has been released by Newton Research Labs Inc. Delivering precise...
Newton Labs
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B617 Liquid Lenses LYON, France, Feb. 15, 2011 — Varioptic SA has announced its second-generation liquid lens family. The B617 programmable liquid lenses are the first offering in the “Baltic” family of products that integrate optical...
Corning Varioptic Lenses
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Perfectly Clean Fiber Connectors Sticklers™ CleanWipes™ deliver perfectly clean fiber optic connectors each time, every time. Speedy, convenient, and incredibly cost-effective, CleanWipes™ even clean tiny LC...
MicroCare Corp., Sticklers Fiber Optic Cleaners
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Apollo XLT SDD Series for TEMS MAHWAH, N.J., Feb. 14, 2011 — Edax Inc. has released the Apollo silicon drift detector (SDD) series for transmission electron microscopes (TEMs). The series includes the Apollo XLT with a super-ultrathin window and the Apollo...
EDAX Inc., Corporate Headquarters
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Portable FTIR Spectrometers TORAVERE, Estonia, Feb. 14, 2011 — Interspectrum OU has released the Interspec 310 series compact and portable Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometers. The quality control and safety analyzers are suitable for performing...
Interspectrum OU
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Multispectral Imaging TRING, England, Feb. 14, 2011 — Specialised Imaging has recently supplied its SIM-D ultrafast framing camera in a new multispectral imaging configuration. It can fit up to 16 filters with wavelengths from 400 to 850 nm within...
Specialised Imaging Inc.
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IR Thermometer BERLIN, Feb. 11, 2011 — For use in medical engineering applications, Optris GmbH has introduced a compact infrared thermometer, the CSmed LT. It has applications in small medical devices and products due to its length...
Optris Infrared Sensing LLC
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NS200 Nanoparticle System SALISBURY, England, Feb. 11, 2011 — NanoSight Ltd. has released the latest version of its NS200 nanoparticle characterization system based on the LM20 model and using the particle-by-particle visualization and counting method,...
NanoSight Ltd.
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Single-mode Ytterbium Fiber BIRKERØD, Denmark, Feb. 10, 2011 — The DC-200-40-PZ-YB-03 manufactured by NKT Photonics A/S is a rare-earth-doped ytterbium fiber. The patented polarizing double-clad fiber with coil control features a mode area of more than 650...
NKT Photonics A/S
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Maestro Power/Energy Monitor QUEBEC CITY, Feb. 10, 2011 — Gentec Electro-Optics has announced the Maestro laser power and energy monitor with fully touch-screen controls based on a 5.6-in. color LCD screen with 640 × 480-pixel resolution and 18-bit...
Gentec Electro-Optics Inc.
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Nonhermetic Fiber Q-Switch ILMINSTER, England, Feb. 9, 2011 — Gooch & Housego UK Ltd. has announced the release of a new addition to its fiber-coupled acousto-optic modulator product line. The company has developed a nonhermetic version of its fully...
G&H
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TruMicro Lasers LUTON, England, Feb. 9, 2011 — Lasers in the TruMicro Series 7000 manufactured by Trumpf Ltd. offer high productivity in microprocessing, with an average power of up to 750 W. Applications include cutting, structuring, ablation,...
TRUMPF Ltd.
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OBIS Smart Lasers SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 8, 2011 — Coherent Inc. has launched the Obis family of integrated lasers featuring true plug-and-play simplicity for continuous-wave applications. Based on direct diode and optically pumped...
Coherent Inc.
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SPD_A_M2 Single Photon Counter BESANÇON, France, Feb. 8, 2011 — The SPD_A_M2 manufactured by Aurea Technology is a family of ultralow-noise, high-quantum-efficiency near-infrared (900 to 1700 nm) single photon detectors. Their Geiger-mode InGaAs avalanche...
Aurea Technology
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Map Surface Imaging/Metrology WETZLAR, Germany, Feb. 8, 2011 — Leica Microsystems and Digital Surf have signed an agreement whereby Leica Map surface imaging and metrology software based upon Digital Surf's Mountains Technology will be used with the Leica...
Leica Microsystems GmbH
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Microspectrophotometer SAN DIMAS, Calif., Feb. 7, 2011 — The 20/20 Perfect Vision microspectrophotometer unveiled by Craic Technologies Inc. enables automatic imaging and measurement of spectra by absorbance, reflectance, fluorescence and emission, from...
CRAIC Technologies
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TechSpec IR Achromatic Lenses BARRINGTON, N.J., Feb. 7, 2011 — Providing near-diffraction-limited focusing over their full spectral range, Edmund Optics Inc.’s TechSpec infrared achromatic lenses are color-corrected for 3 to 5 µm (mid-wavelength...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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Integrating Spheres NEWBURYPORT, Mass., Feb. 7, 2011 — To measure luminous flux (lumens), color and spectral distribution of large-area LED solid-state and traditional type light sources, a large-diameter integrating sphere is commonly used....
Gigahertz-Optik Inc.
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Hegoa Picosecond Laser PESSAC, France, Feb. 3, 2011 — Eolite Systems has added a new picosecond laser, the Hegoa, to its rod-type fiber laser family. The high-power pulsed fiber laser is suitable for use in a wide range of fine micromachining...
Eolite Lasers (part of ESI)
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Photon Counting Modules OLCHING, Germany, Feb. 3, 2011 — Laser Components GmbH has expanded its COUNT series of single-photon-counting modules to include the new COUNTblue devices. These combine the low count rates of the existing modules with higher...
Laser Components GmbH
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Spitfire Ace Amplifier Platform SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 3, 2011 — Spectra-Physics, a Newport Corp. brand, has launched the Spitfire Ace, a technically advanced, ultrafast regenerative amplifier that provides long-term performance and delivers average power of >5...
MKS Spectra-Physics
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Fiber Preparation Products SPARTANBURG, S.C., Feb. 2, 2011 — AFL has introduced three fiber optic tools: a polyimide fiber coating stripper, an optical fiber automatic preparation machine and an optical fiber cleaver. With polyimide-coated optical fiber...
AFL
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Camera Heating and Cooling KARLSRUHE, Germany, Feb. 2, 2011 — A multistage climate control concept from autoVimation makes camera systems suitable for use in adverse environments. Heating and cooling modules that can be easily mounted to the outside of the...
autoVimation GmbH
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IR and Broadband Optics PROVIDENCE, R.I., Feb. 2, 2011 — Infrared and broadband optics that can be custom fabricated and ready for OEM assembly as windows, lenses, mirrors, and prisms made from many materials are available from Meller Optics Inc. The...
Meller Optics Inc.
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Quantum Efficiency System LONDON, Ontario, Feb. 1, 2011 — Sciencetech Inc.’s SKU: SS-QE-150 quantum efficiency (QE) system comprises a 150-W tunable wavelength monochromatic light source and a separate solar simulator for use as the white light bias....
Sciencetech Inc.
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Femtolite FX-100i Laser ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 1, 2011 — The Femtolite FX-100i introduced by IMRA America Inc. is a compact femtosecond fiber laser that produces >100 mW at 805 nm. Measuring 14 × 10 × 8 cm and weighing 1.4 kg, the laser head...
IMRA America Inc.
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RHM5K-CH Temperature Controller BOZEMAN, Mont., Feb. 1, 2011 — The RHM5K-CH from Wavelength Electronics is a unipolar device that achieves precision control at off-ambient temperatures. The proportional-integral-derivative control loop drives resistive heaters...
Wavelength Electronics Inc.
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