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 February 2016


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Ushio, TNO partner for EUV Lithography Light source manufacturer Ushio Inc. has announced a strategic partnership with the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), aiming at the development of extreme UV lithography...
Acal BFi, Quantum Light Sign Distribution Deal Advanced electronic supplier Acal BFi Ltd. has signed a pan-European distribution agreement with laser developer Quantum Light Instruments Ltd., covering most of western Europe. Beam profile of the...
Gasera Sensor Imitates Sniffer Dogs Measurement equipment producer Gasera Ltd. has completed a three-year collaboration with the European Union, developing technology that imitates sniffer dog for border patrol and the police. The aim...
IPG Photonics Announces 2015 Revenues Increase Fiber laser manufacturer IPG Photonics Corp. has announced a 17 percent increase in 2015 revenues compared to 2014, reaching $901.3 million. Net income amounted to $242.2 million, up 21 percent....
Infinera Annual Revenues Increase by 32 Percent in 2015 Optical transmission equipment provider Infinera Corp. has announced 2015 generally accepted accounting principle (GAAP) revenues of $886.7 million, a 32 percent increase from 2014 revenues of $668.1...
Hamilton Thorne Announces 2015 Revenue Increase Laser provider Hamilton Thorne Ltd. has announced 2015 revenues of $9 million, a 4 percent increase over 2014. The company attributed the growth to sales in its CASA image analysis products, Lykos...
Zeon Lens Used in Award-Winning Glyph Device Avegant Corp.’s Glyph mediawear, housing Zeon Chemicals LP’s Zeonex cyclo olefin polymers, was awarded “Best of CES” honors at the Consumer Electronics Show. The Zeonex lenses...
Ulis Sales Show Double-Digit Increase Thermal image sensor manufacturer Ulis has ended 2015 with a 20 percent increase in volume sales over 2014. Continued sustainable growth in traditional surveillance, thermography and defense markets,...
Navitar to Acquire Hyperion Development Navitar Inc., a manufacturer of precision optics and imaging system components, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hyperion Development LLC, a design firm and manufacturer of custom optical...
Newport Corp. Announces $607M Net Sales in 2016, Acquisition by MKS for $980M Newport Corp. has announced an agreement with MKS Instruments Inc. in which MKS will acquire Newport for $23 per share in cash, for a total transaction value of about $980 million. The combined...
Framos Selected as e2v Distributor Image sensor developer e2v Technologies has selected camera supplier Framos GmbH as the distributor for its CMOS image sensor portfolio. Framos will focus on e2v’s Jade, Sapphire, Ruby and Onyx...
Bruker Revenues Decline, Earnings Per Share Increase Bruker Corp. has announced its financial numbers for 2015, with a revenue decline of 10.2 percent to $1.62 billion, compared to 2014’s $1.81 billion. However, its generally accepted accounting...
Necsel to Acquire PD-LD Laser developer Necsel IP Inc. said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire PD-LD Inc., a manufacturer of customized laser products. The merger is expected to close in March....
Panasonic to Mass Produce PBT Molding Compounds for Auto Industry Panasonic Corp. will begin mass production of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) molding compounds for laser welding in March, enhancing the design of automative switches and sensors. Current...
Tykma Electrox Rebrands, Appoints Rick Weisbarth Sales VP Industrial laser systems supplier Tykma Electrox has announced a unified brand following the 2015 merger of the Tykma and Electrox. The company’s online presence has been consolidated to...
Gigaphoton Expands with 2 Chinese Support Bases Lithography light source manufacturer Gigaphoton Inc. will set up new support bases in the Chinese cities of Dalian and Xiamen to support the region’s semiconductor market. “I believe...
Empire Acquires Orafol’s IR Lens Fab Equipment Passive IR lens fabrication equipment formerly owned by Orafol Display Optics Inc. has been acquired by Empire Precision Plastics to expand its optics offerings. Empire has in-house capability to...
Edinburgh Instruments Installs Spectrometers at VISTEC Edinburgh Instruments Ltd. has installed its FLS980 fluorescence spectrometer and LP980 transient absorption spectrometer at the new Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (Vistec). The...
EU Invests €35M in 3 Photonics Pilot Manufacturing Lines The European Commission’s Photonics Public Private Partnership (PPP) has launched three advanced pilot lines to help subject matter experts move photonics technologies from the lab into...
Bruker Promotes Anthony Mattacchione to CFO Bruker Corporation has appointed Anthony Mattacchione chief financial officer. Mattacchione has served as the company’s interim CFO since June 2015, and previously served as Bruker’s...
2016 Prism Awards Honor Nine Outstanding Photonics Innovations Nine innovations from across the globe took center stage last month at Prism Award ceremonies at SPIE Photonics West. While their applications ranged widely — from medical diagnostics to...
Ultratech Promotes Two Senior VPs Ultratech Inc., a supplier of lithography, laser processing and inspection systems, has appointed Tammy Landon and Dave Ghosh its executive officers. Landon joined the company in 2000. She was...
Rofin-Sinar Appoints Stefan Ruppik Director Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc. has appointed Stefan Ruppik an additional director of Rofin-Sinar Laser GmbH. Ruppik is responsible for the business areas of R&D, production and logistics at the...
UTA Engineer Tapped for $500K NSF Grant The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a University of Texas at Arlington electrical engineer with a five-year, $500,000 grant to develop an optofluidic laser for better disease detection....
Jeff Watson Named Opticonx Sales Manager Opticonx Inc. has appointed Jeff Watson as its sales manager for the Xtreme product line. A Holly Springs, N.C. native, Watson has over 22 years of experience in the telecommunications industry,...
Corning, Workshop of Photonics to Develop Laser Glass Processing Corning Inc. and Altechna R&D’s Workshop of Photonics have entered into a joint development agreement for new laser glass processing technologies. “The emerging opportunities for...
Ultratech Receives Lithography System Order Ultratech Inc., a supplier of lithography, laser-processing and inspection systems, has received a multiple-system order from a leading outsources semiconductor assembly and test company. Financial...
SCI Revenues Decrease SCI Engineered Materials Inc., a supplier and manufacturer of advanced materials for physical vapor deposition thin-film applications, has reported a decrease in total revenue for fiscal 2015....
Anova Acquires AOptix Division Anova Technologies Inc. has acquired the AOptix ULL3000 ultralow-latency telecommunication division, giving the company its own proprietary hardware platform, complete with all requisite intellectual...
SUNY Poly, GlobalFoundries Partner for Patterning Center The State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) and GlobalFoundries of Santa Clara, Calif., have announced a new Advanced Patterning and Productivity Center (APPC) located at SUNY...
Asahi Sales Decrease, Profits Increase Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. has announced a decrease in net sales for fiscal 2015. Net sales amounted to ‎¥‎1,326.3 billion (about $11.5 million), down ‎¥‎22 billion year over year...
Controp Secures NATO Contract for IR Observation Systems Controp Precision Technologies Ltd. will be supplying 90 of its advanced Shapo systems for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) army patrol vehicles. Shapo is an ultralightweight,...
Nightsea Accepting Submissions for Fluorescence Microscopy Award Nightsea has announced the opening of submissions for its 2nd annual Key Award in fluorescence microscopy. Designed for individuals entering their first faculty position at a U.S. non-profit college...
Melles Griot Acquires Trioptics Turning Station Melles Griot has expanded its high-precision lens assembly manufacturing with the acquisition of an ATS 200 alignment turning station from Trioptics GmbH. The machine has been successfully integrated...
Infinera Announces Government Advisory Board Appointees Infinera Corp. has announced the appointment of Roger Baker, Diana Gowen and Henry Sienkiewicz to its Government Advisory Board. The board was created to add expert perspective on the specific needs...
Idex Expands Optics, Fluidics Product Portfolio Moving towards its goal of becoming an intelligent technology company, fluidic and optic developer Idex Health & Science LLC has expanded its portfolio of fluidic, microfluidic and optical...
Heliatek OPV Cell Sets New World Record R&D teams from organic flexible solar film manufacturer Heliatek GmbH reached a record conversion efficiency of 13.2 percent for an organic photovoltaic (OPV) multi-injection cell, setting a new...
EssentOptics Provides Spectrophotometer to Toptec EssentOptics Ltd. has commissioned a PHOTON RT spectrophotometer to Toptec, the Regional Center for Special Optics and Optoelectronic Systems, in Turnov, Czech Republic. The Photon RT...
Basi Awards Three Sampling Systems for Full Animal Response Profiles Pharmaceutical development company Bioanalytical Systems Inc. (Basi) has awarded three of its Raturn Swivel-Free Sampling Systems to researchers who will integrate in vivo optogenetic techniques with...
Ultratech Sales Decline in FY2015 Sales at Ultratech Inc., a supplier of lithography, laser processing and inspection systems, have declined in FY2015, as the company cites a challenging year for the semiconductor industry. Net sales...
Rudolph Wins Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Camtek Rudolph Technologies Inc., a process control software manufacturer, has won a patent infringement lawsuit against process control metrology system manufacturer Camtek Ltd., upholding an infringement...
Berliner Glas Optical Systems Launched into Orbit Europe has launched the first satellite of its SpaceDataHighway data relay structure, housing optical components made by the Berliner Glas Group. EDRS-A, the first element of the European Data Relay...
UTA Receives $1.5M in Grants to Advance Lab-on-Chip Technology An ultrathin semiconductor laser under development at The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) can be integrated with mainstream electronics on the same silicon substrate with increased capacity...
Intevac Announces FY2015 Results Thin-film technology developer Intevac Corp. has announced its FY2015 revenue of $75.2 million, up 15 percent from FY2014. Thin-film equipment FY2015 revenue totaled $39.6 million compared to...
Eric Pelletier Joins CorActive as Sales Director Optical fiber manufacturer CorActive High-Tech Inc. has appointed Erick Pelletier as its director of sales. Pelletier will oversee sales operations and be responsible for the business development of...
Socionext, Fujitsu Develop Low-Power, High-Speed Transceiver Circuit System-on-chip manufacturer Socionext Inc. and network research facility Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. have developed the world’s lowest power-consuming transceiver circuit that achieves...
Baumer Appoints Christopher Gostebski Controller Sensor manufacturer Baumer Ltd. has appointed Christopher Gostebski its financial controller. Gostebski joins Baumer from Stanley Black & Decker. He has also held various positions in accounting,...
EpiWorks, II-VI Merge Semiconductor wafer manufacturer EpiWorks Inc. has merged with II-VI Inc., a crystal material growth manufacturer, operating as a business unit within the company and expanding its production...
Rudolph Receives Lithography Order Rudolph Technologies Inc. has announced an order for its JetStep lithography system from an outsourced assembly and test facility. The customer's name and financial terms of the order were not...
Amela Wilson Appointed Elbit Sensors Division VP Elbit Systems of America LLC has appointed Amela Wilson as the vice president of its sensors and fire control solutions division. Wilson comes to Elbit from New York City-based L-3 Aerospace Systems,...
OSA Announces 2016 Speaker Series The Optical Society (OSA) will be celebrating its 100th anniversary with a “Light the Future” speaker series throughout 2016. Beginning on Feb. 9 at OSA’s Leadership Conference in...
Photonics West 2016...Just around the corner! Sneak Preview Edition #3 (Video) Photonics West 2016 will be here before we know it! This annual event brings together industry players from around the world, and presents a week of learning, cool new products, new technologies, and...
Visotek Acquired by Laser Mechanisms Laser Mechanisms Inc. has acquired Visotek Inc., a developer of diode lasers and smart laser tools, complementing its own laser beam delivery solutions. "We are extremely confident that the addition...
Greg Matherly Appointed Baumer Sales Manager Sensor manufacturer Baumer Ltd. has appointed Greg Matherly as its western region sales manager for industrial cameras and vision sensors. Matherly comes to Baumer with over 25 years of technology...
Solar-Tectic Awarded Thin Film Patent Solar-Tectic LLC has been awarded a U.S. patent for hybrid organic/inorganic thin film solar cell growth on inexpensive substrates such as flexible and ordinary soda-line glass. The patent discloses...
Raytheon Awarded $564M NASA Contract Defense technology provider Raytheon Co. has received a $564 million contract modification award from NASA for two satellite sensors as part of the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration’s...
Transmitter Converts Electronic to Optical Signals A bandwidth variable transmitter (BVT) that converts electronic signals to optical signals and featuring works without service interruptions, an advantage known as being "hitless." The...
LZH Launches 3 Hybrid Numerical Optics Research Projects Nonprofit research institute Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) is working on three subprojects in the new research priority, Hybrid Numerical Optics, of the Hannover Centre for Optical Technologies...
Fonon Announces Growth Strategy Material processing developer Fonon Corp. has announced its market growth strategy through the targeting of three growth markets The company has announced its focus on the 3D additive manufacturing...
Luft Appointed to German Senate of Economy Armin Luft, founder and CEO of Laser 2000 GmbH, has been appointed to the Senate of Economy in Bonn, representing the photonics industry as a senator. The Senate of Economy is a German association of...
Jenoptik Announces Fiscal 2015 Earnings Jenoptik AG has announced its 2015 group revenue, with an increase of 13 percent to €670 million ($7.26 million). According to preliminary figures, income from operations (EBIT) rose at a faster...
Headwall Announces Global Sales Reps Spectral instrumentation manufacturer Headwall Photonics Inc. has named five new sales representative organizations. In Canada, Spectra Research Corp. will represent Headwall for remote sensing and...
San Francisco in Lights - Photonics West Sneak Preview Edition #2 (Video) The Moscone Center in San Francisco is the place to be this month, when Photonics West comes to town. But this isn’t the only exciting place to be in the city by the bay. In this issue of Sneak...
Mauna Kea Reports Decline in FY15 Sales Global medical device company Mauna Kea Technologies ended its 2015 fiscal year with a 22 percent decline from its 2014 sales. "Following our announcement on October 8 of the company's intent to...
RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY
Open-Source System 3D Prints from Custom Powders An open-source laser sintering printer has been used to print intricate 3D objects from powdered plastics and biomaterials. The system costs a fraction of equivalent commercial systems and could give researchers a DIY technique for working with their own specialized materials. "SLS technology has been around for more than 20 years, and it's one of the only technologies for 3D printing that has...
Super Multiview 3D Display Overcomes Viewer Discomfort A super multiview technique has produced a 3D display that reduces the physical viewer discomfort that currently limits the widespread application of the technology. The technique greatly decreases...
Laser Light Controls Qubits for Robust Quantum Info Processing A laser-based technique for controlling qubit vector direction could advance practical quantum technology. Researchers at the University of Chicago's Institute for Molecular Engineering and the...
2D Semiconductors Preserve Excitons, Explored for Integrated Nanophotonics Combining two different ultrathin semiconductors — each just one layer of atoms thick — creates a 2D heterostructure with potential uses in clean energy and optically active electronics....
Nanoscale Device Adapts Filtering Properties When Stretched A stretchable nanoscale device that can filter specific colors while remaining transparent may one day be used in smart contact lenses to filter harmful optical radiation, transmit data and gather...
NASA to Launch Wide-Field IR Survey Telescope NASA’s Agency Program Management Council has announced the decision to move forward with the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST), a six-year mission set to launch from Cape Canaveral,...
Plasmonic Interferometry Could Enable Compact Bio-, Environmental Sensors A nanoscale plasmonic interferometry system that eliminates the need for an external coherent light source could enable accurate and compact bio- and environmental sensors. In the device, fluorescent...
2016 Prism Awards Honor Nine Outstanding Photonics Innovations Nine innovations from across the globe took center stage last month at Prism Award ceremonies at SPIE Photonics West. While their applications ranged widely — from medical diagnostics to...
Optogenetic Immunomodulation Reduces Cancer Tumor Size, Metastasis in Animal Model Optogenetics has been modified for an immunotherapeutic approach that aims to kill cancerous tumor cells. Neuroscientists have used light to stimulate neurons for years, said professor Yubin Zhou of...
FS Lasers Explored for Presbyopia Treatment A femtosecond laser-based method for treating presbyopia — farsightedness caused by by loss of elasticity of the lens of the eye — eliminate patients’ need for reading glasses. A...
UTA Engineer Tapped for $500K NSF Grant The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a University of Texas at Arlington electrical engineer with a five-year, $500,000 grant to develop an optofluidic laser for better disease detection....
Plasmon Etching Technique Produces Ultrathin Flat Optics A simplified approach for producing flat, ultrathin optics foregoes acids and other hazardous chemical etching agents. The method could enable do-it-yourself (DIY) optics, particularly those related...
Robust Technique Demonstrated for Ghost-Imaging in the Time Domain A technique for producing ghost-imaging in the time domain offers promise for the dynamic imaging of ultrafast waveforms with applications in communications, remote sensing and ultrafast...
Interferometric Systems Detect Gravitational Waves The observation of gravitational waves — described as ripples in the fabric of spacetime — arriving at the earth confirms a major prediction of Albert Einstein’s 1915 general theory...
Basi Awards Three Sampling Systems for Full Animal Response Profiles Pharmaceutical development company Bioanalytical Systems Inc. (Basi) has awarded three of its Raturn Swivel-Free Sampling Systems to researchers who will integrate in vivo optogenetic techniques with...
Photon-Based Heat Transport May Advance Quantum Computing A thermal-transport method that uses photons as carriers has been demonstrated over 1-m distances. The fundamental advance in heat conduction could drive the development of quantum computers....
Far-Infrared Technique Noninvasively Measures Blood Glucose A light-based method for measuring blood glucose may give diabetes patients the daily monitoring they need without the pain and infection risk of conventional metering. Researchers from Tohoku...
Camera Overcomes Redshift for Astronomical Imaging Upgraded light sensors have enabled a camera to image outer space at red wavelengths that are too red for the human eye to see. Star trails take shape around Kitt Peak National Observatory in this...
Optical Nanomodulator Produces Truly Digital Signals Responding to the rapidly rising rate and volume of data, an optical modulator that operates at the individual-atom level could both reduce the size of and increase the efficiency of communication...
Wasp-Inspired Needle Could Advance Spectroscopy for Disease Detection A robotic surgical system inspired by the anatomy of wood-boring wasps could be used in Raman spectroscopy to detect cancerous and diseased tissue. The wasp-inspired robotic needle is bendable,...
Silicon Metamaterials Hold Promise for Photonic Circuits, Chips As data transmission technology seeks miniaturization, all-diaelectric, a silicon-based metamaterials may offer the necessary control of light through achievement of total internal reflectance....
Label-Free Virus Detection Method Integrates Optical Microscope, Fiber A label-free technique has demonstrated the ability to detect freely diffusing viruses smaller than 20 nm. Although existing methods for detecting viruses such as confocal or fluorescence microscopy...
Transmitter Converts Electronic to Optical Signals A bandwidth variable transmitter (BVT) that converts electronic signals to optical signals and featuring works without service interruptions, an advantage known as being "hitless." The...
LZH Launches 3 Hybrid Numerical Optics Research Projects Nonprofit research institute Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) is working on three subprojects in the new research priority, Hybrid Numerical Optics, of the Hannover Centre for Optical Technologies...
NASA to Build Integrated Photonics Modem for Laser Communications An integrated photonics modem will be tested aboard the International Space Station beginning in 2020 as part of NASA’s multiyear Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD). The cell...
Self-Assembling Fabrication Method Offers Alternative to Photolithography Block copolymers — molecules that spontaneously self-assemble into useful shapes — are a promising alternative to photolithography techniques for manufacturing nanoscale circuits....
Triplet Exciton Energy Transfer Extends Lifetime A demonstration of the transfer of triplet exciton energy from semiconductor nanocrystals to surface-bound molecular acceptors has extended the lifetime of the originally prepared excited state by...
ACQUISITIONS
Navitar to Acquire Hyperion Development Navitar Inc., a manufacturer of precision optics and imaging system components, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hyperion Development LLC, a design firm and manufacturer of custom optical assemblies and OEM solutions. The deal is expected to close by the end of the first quarter, with operation out of four engineering, design and production facilities in Sam Ramon, Calif., Woburn,...
Newport Corp. Announces $607M Net Sales in 2016, Acquisition by MKS for $980M Newport Corp. has announced an agreement with MKS Instruments Inc. in which MKS will acquire Newport for $23 per share in cash, for a total transaction value of about $980 million. The combined...
Necsel to Acquire PD-LD Laser developer Necsel IP Inc. said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire PD-LD Inc., a manufacturer of customized laser products. The merger is expected to close in March....
Empire Acquires Orafol’s IR Lens Fab Equipment Passive IR lens fabrication equipment formerly owned by Orafol Display Optics Inc. has been acquired by Empire Precision Plastics to expand its optics offerings. Empire has in-house capability to...
Anova Acquires AOptix Division Anova Technologies Inc. has acquired the AOptix ULL3000 ultralow-latency telecommunication division, giving the company its own proprietary hardware platform, complete with all requisite intellectual...
Idex Expands Optics, Fluidics Product Portfolio Moving towards its goal of becoming an intelligent technology company, fluidic and optic developer Idex Health & Science LLC has expanded its portfolio of fluidic, microfluidic and optical...
Visotek Acquired by Laser Mechanisms Laser Mechanisms Inc. has acquired Visotek Inc., a developer of diode lasers and smart laser tools, complementing its own laser beam delivery solutions. "We are extremely confident that the addition...
PRODUCTS
Illuminator NEW GENERATION LEDs CoolLED’s pE-300white offers intense, broad-spectrum LED illumination for imaging most common fluorescent stains. The pE-300whiteLight Source can be fitted directly to the...
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Spatial Light Modulators FREDERICK, Colo., Feb. 29, 2016 — Meadowlark Optics Inc. has announced two analog spatial light modulators to control incident light in amplitude or phase on a pixel-by-pixel basis for computer-generated holography. The 1920...
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Multipass Cell ZÜRICH, Feb. 29, 2016 — IRsweep GmbH has announced the IRcell, a multipass cell consisting of one circular mirror for robust, compact and temperature-invariant use. The cell body is a mirror that reflects the optical...
IRsweep
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Single Photon Counting Module BESANÇON, France, Feb. 29, 2016 — Aurea Technology has announced the SPD-OEM-NIR single photon counting module, based on a Geiger-mode single-photon avalanche diode. The device performs asynchronous and synchronous, 900 to...
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Imaging Platform OTTAWA, Canada, Feb. 29, 2016 — Pleora Technologies Inc. has announced the NBASE-T interface platform for high-performance imaging. The devices transmit uncompressed, high-bandwidth, GigE Vision-compliant images at speeds up...
Pleora Technologies Inc.
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Universal Motion Controller IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 26, 2016 — Newport Corp. has announced the XPS-RL universal motion controller for up to four axes. Based on the XPS platform, the controller has a newly designed graphical user interface, single-click...
MKS/Newport
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Fluorescent Tumor Agent SEATTLE, Feb. 26, 2016 — Blaze Bioscience Inc. has announced the BLZ-100 tumor paint for real-time, high-resolution, intraoperative visualization of cancer cells. The product consists of an optimized peptide and a...
Blaze Bioscience Inc.
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Optical Parametric Amplifier BERLIN, Feb. 26, 2016 — APE GmbH has announced the AVUS femtosecond optical parametric amplifier, providing widely tunable high-energy pulses and high repetition rates. The amplifier is designed to be pumped by...
APE Angewandte Physik & Elektronik GmbH
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Fiber Coupled Diode Lasers VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 25, 2016 — NLight Corp. has announced two additions to its portfolio of element fiber-coupled diode lasers. For fiber laser pumping, lasers are available at 155 W from a 105-μm fiber with 0.15...
nLIGHT Inc.
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Optic-Fiber Connector LUOYANG, China, Feb. 25, 2016 — China Aviation Optical-Electrical Technology Co. Ltd., or Jonhon Optronic, has announced a new hermetic optic-fiber connector for aerospace applications. The connectors have eight insert... Request info >
Optical Management Engine MILPITAS, Calif., Feb. 25, 2016 — Wave2Wave Solution Corp. has announced its ROME (Robotic Optical Management Engine) platforms, enabling full control of physical fiber connections. The ROME 500, 1000 and 2000 allow changes to...
Fiber Smart Networks Inc.
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Motorized Microscope Stand FULBOURN, England, Feb. 25, 2016 — The Pro Z motorized microscope stand for Prior Scientific Ltd. offers an extensive travel range of 254 mm and fine resolution control of 0.25 µm. Designed for use with Nikon and Olympus...
Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd.
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OCT Retinal Disease Imaging OBERKOCHEN, Germany, Feb. 24, 2016 — Carl Zeiss AG has announced AngioPlex optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging technology for the diagnosis of retinal diseases. The technology uses amplitude and phase aspects of the OCT...
Carl Zeiss AG, Camera Lenses
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Laser Dichroic Beamsplitters ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 24, 2016 — Semrock has announced its line of BrightLine laser dichroic beamsplitters, offered on 3-mm-thick glass to reduce sensitivity to mounting stress in custom optical systems. Designed and...
IDEX Health & Science - Semrock Optical Filters
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Emergency LED Driver HAWTHORNE, Calif., Feb. 24, 2016 — Fulham Co. Inc. has announced the HotSpot Plus all-in-one LED driver and emergency system, combining a dimmable driver, emergency driver and replaceable backup battery for LEDs in one package. ...
Fulham Co. Inc.
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Adaptive Optics Kit BARRINGTON, N.J., Feb. 24, 2016 — Edmund Optics has announced the Iris AO (Adaptive Optics) Kit, an image-based AO kit that includes a MEMS-based deformable mirror, optics, optomechanics, camera and graphical user interface software....
Edmund Optics Inc.
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Surface Profiler BARCELONA, Feb. 23, 2016 — Sensofar Sensofar Metrology has announced the S lynx, a compact, high-resolution, noncontact 3D surface profiler. Confocal, interferometry and focus variation techniques are integrated into the same...
Sensofar Metrology
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Hybrid Polymers WÜRZBURG, Germany, Feb. 23, 2016 — The Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research has announced ORMOCER inorganic-organic hybrid polymers with adjustable properties. The polymers stem from underlying inorganic molecular... Request info >
Ultralow-Noise Cameras TRENTON, N.J., Feb. 23, 2016 — Princeton Instruments has introduced the SOPHIA series of ultralow-noise cameras for low-light-level scientific applications. The cameras feature proprietary ArcTec thermoelectric cooling technology,...
Teledyne Princeton Instruments
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Microscope Platforms ROCKLAND, Mass., Feb. 22, 2016 — Prior Scientific Inc. offers the ZDeck Quick Adjust Platform range for electrophysiology and neuroscience applications. Compatible with most commercially available vibration isolation tables, the...
Prior Scientific Inc.
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Gas Analysis Detectors DRESDEN, Germany, Feb. 22, 2016 — InfraTec GmbH has announced the LRM-254 miniaturized IR detector for gas analysis. The four-channel detector has an aperture of 5 mm and a central window in its detector cap. The sapphire...
InfraTec GmbH, Infrarotsensorik und Messtechnik
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Optical Pulse Shaping System EAST LANSING, Mich., Feb. 22, 2016 — BioPhotonic Solutions Inc. has announced the femtoJock-D optical pulse shaping system for ultrafast lasers. Using all-reflective optics, the system features a 2D liquid crystal on...
Biophotonic Solutions Inc.
Combiner Manufacturer System FRANKLIN, Tenn., Feb. 22, 2016 — 3SAE Technologies Inc. has announced the Combiner Manufacturing System, capable of tapering, cleaving, splicing and end-capping optical fibers in one machine. The system produces high-quality...
3SAE Technologies Inc.
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Coordinate Measuring Machine PLYMOUTH, Mich., Feb. 19, 2016 — Perceptron Inc. has announced the Expert coordinate measuring machine (CMM), integrating touch-probe and laser scanning functionality into a single measuring station, operated exclusively by touch...
Perceptron Inc.
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808-nm Emitters JENA, Germany, Feb. 19, 2016 — Jenoptik AG has announced single emitters radiating at 808 nm for use as solid-state laser pump sources with lower power. The power-scaled emitter chips have a cavity length of 2 and 4 mm with...
Jenoptik Automatisierungstechnik GmbH, Lasers & Material Processing
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Board-Level Camera OBERSULM, Germany, Feb. 19, 2016 — IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH has announced the UI-359xLE USB3 board-level camera with Aptina’s 18-MP AR1820HS sensor, designed for narrow installation situations. A rolling...
IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH
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FS Laser Micromachining DEXTER, Mich., Feb. 19, 2016 — Clark-MXR Inc. has announced femtosecond laser micromachining through its Micromachining Job Shop. The technology can analyze biomatter without contaminating adjacent material. Ablation occurs...
Clark-MXR Inc.
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Amplifier System SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 18, 2016 — Spitfire Ace ultrafast amplifer systems from Spectra-Physics, a Newport Company, utilize an ultrashort pulse oscillator. The amplifiers deliver >15 mJ of energy and can be synchronized with low...
MKS Spectra-Physics
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NIR Spectrometer DUNEDIN, Fla., Feb. 18, 2015 — Ocean Optics Inc. offers the Flame-NIR, an spectrometer designed for OEM, lab, industrial and field integration. The device pairs a high-performance, uncooled InGaAs aray detector with a small...
Ocean Insight
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Air Quality Sensor TOKYO, Feb. 18, 2016 — Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has prototyped a high-precision air-quality sensor to detect fine particles measuring no more than 2.5 μm (called PM2.5), as well as pollen and dust. Scattered...
Compensation Unit MUNICH, Feb. 18, 2016 — Attocube Systems AG has announced the Environmental Compensation Unit (ECU), an automated device for ultraprecise distance measurements. The ECU provides fully automated air refractive index...
attocube systems AG
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Hybrid Fiber Laser SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 17 — Spectra Physics Inc. has announced the Quasar 532-95, a high-power, high-energy, green wavelength addition to the Quasar line of hybrid fiber lasers. The 532-95 delivers >95-W green average...
MKS Spectra-Physics
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Delay Line Kits IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 17, 2016 — Newport Corp. has announced its DL series of delay line kits, providing scientists and researchers with the necessary components to build a complete optical delay line. The DL100 and DL200 kits...
MKS/Newport
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UV Laser Drilling System HANNOVER, Germany, Feb. 17, 2016 — LPKF Laser & Electronics AG has announced the MicroLine 5000 UV laser-based flex drilling system. The system drills blind bias and through holes at high speeds, and contour cuts flexible...
LPKF Laser & Electronics AG
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Scanning Laser Micrometer FAIRBORN, Ohio, Feb. 17, 2016 — LaserLinc Inc. has announced the TLAser103 scanning laser micrometer, a single-axis laser gauge for the inspection of small diameters. The device can gauge small products such as fine wire or...
LaserLinc Inc.
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Panamorph Camera HANGZHOU, China, Feb. 16, 2016 — The 6-MP, 360° IPC-EBW8600 panamorph camera from Dahua Technology Co. Ltd. has been certified ImmerVision Enables. The certification recognizes integration of 360° Video Standard, which gives...
Dahua Technology Co. Ltd.
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Input Current Photocouplers IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 16, 2016 — Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc. has announced the TLP2745 and TLP2748 input current photocouplers for applications with intelligent power module drivers, communications interfaces,...
Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc.
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Laser Gratings NEWBURY, England, Feb. 16, 2016 — Alrad Photonics, a division of Instruments Ltd., has announced high-power laser gratings from Bach Research Corp., featuring a 95 percent absolute efficiency guaranteed at 10.6 μm (up to 99...
Alrad Instruments Ltd.
Bach Research Corp.
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Linear Bandpass Filters HØRSHOLM, Denmark, Feb. 15, 2016 — Delta Optical Thin Film A/S has announced its linear variable bandpass filter (LVBPF) for midsize and full-frame CCD/CMOS sensors. The filters offer high transmission and are fully blocked in...
Delta Optical Thin Film A/S
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Fluorescence Bandpass Filters BARRINGTON, N.J., Feb. 15, 2016 — Edmund Optics has added 18 fluorescence bandpass filters with six wavelength options to its TECHSPEC series. The precision filters are matched to common fluorophores used in fluorescence...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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UV LED Curing System WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 15, 2016 — Excelitas Technologies Corp. has announced the OmniCure AC9 UV LED Curing System for inks, adhesives and coatings. The AC9150, AC9150P, AC9225, AC9225P, AC9300 and AC9300P systems are small...
Excelitas Technologies Corp.
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LED Drivers STOUGHTON, Mass., Feb. 15, 2016 — MicroPower Direct LLC has announced the LDC-120 series of compact, AC/DC LED drivers, designed to provide the constant current output, high efficiency, wide AC input range and rugged packaging...
MicroPower Direct LLC
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Green Laser Diode SALEM, N.H., Feb. 12, 2016 — ProPhotonix Ltd. has announced the Osram PL520B green laser diode, a 520-nm device with an output power of 80 mW. Brilliant Beam Technology improves the far-field beam profile, enhancing image...
ProPhotonix Ltd.
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Benchtop Spectrophotometer LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J., Feb. 12, 2016 — Datacolor has announced its 550 and 850 spectrophotometers, benchtop units that offer color professionals in the paint, plastics and textile industries high-performance for both reflectance and...
Datacolor Inc.
Hot-Pluggable Transceivers BEACHWOOD, Ohio, Feb. 12, 2016 — Champion Optical Network Engineering LLC offers 100G QSFP28 hot-pluggable transceivers. The compact size and low power consumption of the QSFP28 optics make them ideal for customers looking to...
Champion ONE
Image Optimization AHRENSBURG, Germany, Feb. 12, 2016 — Basler AG offers an in-camera image optimization feature, PGI, for its ace, dart and pulse cameras series. The feature includes improved sharpness, denoising, color-antialiasing and 5×5...
Basler AG
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Femtosecond Laser SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 11, 2015 — Spectra-Physics has announced the Spirit One 1040-8, a compact, industrial femtosecond laser that combines the power supply and laser head in a single package. The device can be integrated into...
MKS Spectra-Physics
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High-Energy Laser SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 11, 2016 — The Spirit HE line of industrial femtosecond lasers from Spectra-Physics, a Newport Company, offers pulse energies of >120 μJ and average output powers >16 W. The lasers provide pulse...
MKS Spectra-Physics
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Micropatterned Filters LARGO, Fla., Feb. 11, 2016 — Pixelteq offers micropatterned optical filters for multispectral imaging, combining microlithography with coating technology. The technology enables patternings of multiple dielectric, metal...
Pixelteq
OPF CMOS Sensors OSAKA, Japan, Feb. 11, 2016 — Panasonic Corp. has announced the development of image sensors that deliver a 100× wider simultaneous-capture wide dynamic range than conventional means using an organic photoconductive film...
Panasonic Corp.
Camera Housing KARLSRUHE, Germany, Feb. 10, 2015 — Eye Vision Technology GmbH (EVT) has announced the availability of class IP65 and IP67 protection housing for industrial use of its EyeCheck Thermo intelligent thermal imaging camera. Within...
EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH
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LED Knock-Down Kit NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan, Feb. 10, 2015 — GlacialTech Inc. has announced the Igloo SS60 LED flood light knock-down kit for 60- to 80-W LEDs. The kit features a thermally efficient heatsink with a thermal resistance of 0.59 °C/W, a...
GlacialTech Inc.
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Machine Vision Software Support MUNICH, Feb. 10, 2015 — MVTec Software GmbH has announced the availability of its Halcon machine vision software embedded for DragonBoard using the board’s native 64-bit instruction set. A quad-core ARM Cortex...
MVTec Software GmbH
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MROI Feature MONTREAL, Feb. 10, 2016 — Nüvü Caméras Inc. now offers a multiple regions of interest (mROI) feature for faster electron multiplying CCD acquisition (EMCCD). The mROI for EMCCD offers adaption of the...
Nuvu Cameras
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Vision Sensor ITASCA, Ill., Feb. 9, 2016 — The IV-H vision sensor from Keyence Corp. of America increases the stability and functionality of visual inspection with an expanded toolset. The device replaces multiple sensors for an...
Keyence Corp. of America
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Photoelectric Sensors TWINSBURG, Ohio, Feb. 9, 2016 — The ML6 series of subminiature photoelectric sensors from Peppel+Fuchs Inc. feature dual sensor redundant detection and independent outputs. The devices are available in long-range background...
Pepperl+Fuchs Inc.
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Ball Lens Coatings SANTA ROSA, Calif., Feb. 9, 2016 — Deposition Science Inc. offers low-pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) coatings on ball lenses. The technique produces conformal, uniform coatings on ball lenses, from extremely small...
Deposition Sciences Inc. (DSI)
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Sensor Database TOKYO, Feb. 9, 2016 — Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has developed a high-performance sensor database for fast storage, searches and aggregation of sensor data used in the Internet-of-Things era. The database enables...
PCB Laser GARBSEN, Germany, Feb. 8, 2016 — LPKF Laser & Electronics AG has announced the ProtoLaser S4, a laboratory laser for PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl) processing. The laser system is equipped with a laser source in the green...
LPKF Laser & Electronics AG
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Fiber Splice Trays NEW BEDFORD, Mass., Feb. 8, 2016 — Fiber Optic Center Inc. has announced fiber splice trays, designed to provide complete protection to fusion and mechanical type splices. The trays are equipped with two mounting holes for...
Fiber Optic Center Inc.
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Polishing Lapping Film NEW BEDFORD, Mass., Feb. 8, 2016 — The ÅngströmLap Ultimas-Pro Final Polishing Lapping Film from Fiber Optic Center Inc. is a cost-effective protrusion-producing film, meeting Telcordia specifications. The films offer...
Fiber Optic Center Inc.
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Modular Surface Mount Machines KIRKCALDY, Scotland, Feb. 8, 2016 — Key-Tech Electronic Systems Ltd. has announced availability of manufacturing services using two Yamaha Z:LEXYSM20 modular surface mount machines with an operating speed of 90,000 chips/hour. A...
Key-Tech Electronic Systems Ltd.
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Coaxial Focusing Block CAMBRIDGE, England, Feb. 5, 2016 — Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd. has announced the FB201 coaxial coarse- and fine-focusing block designed for OEM microscopy applications. Rack and pinion mounting allows the device to produce...
Prior Scientific Instruments Ltd.
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Waterproof Touchscreen ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Feb. 5, 2016 — Tru-Vu Monitors Inc. has announced the VMWTRPM-17C-SS waterproof panel-mount touchscreen, designed for wash-down environments or anywhere a flush-mount touch screen must function in a wet...
Tru-Vu Monitors Inc.
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USB3 Cameras CARROLLTON, Texas, Feb. 5, 2016 — Sentech America Inc. has announced USB3 Vision cameras using the Sony IMX250 and IMX252 Pregius sensors. The cameras feature 3.2- and 5.1-MP global shutter CMOS sensors in both monochrome and...
Sensor Technologies America Inc. (Sentech)
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Outdoor Lighting Module SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 5, 2016 — Lumileds has announced the Luxeon XR-TX module, incorporating 12 Luxeon TX high-efficiency LEDs to produce 3300 lm and 140 lm/W at nominal drive conditions. In a rigid form factor, the modules...
Lumileds
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Image Processing Software KARLSRUHE, Germany, Feb. 4, 2016 — EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH has announced the use of its EyeVision image processing software for the inspection of glass vials in the pharmaceutical industry. Using a mounted smart camera...
EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH
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Coordinate Measuring Machine PLYMOUTH, Mich., Feb. 4, 2016 — Perceptron Inc. has announced the 5-axis COORD3 universal 5-axis coordinate measuring machine (CMM), featuring Renishaw's REVO-2 universal scanning probe, which offers simultaneous control of the...
Perceptron Inc.
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Vision Sensors WATERLOO, Canada, Feb. 4, 2016 — Teledyne Dalsa Inc. has announced BOA Spot vision sensors for quality inspections on the factory floor. The sensors combine a vision system with integrated LED lighting to deliver high value...
Teledyne DALSA, Machine Vision OEM Components
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Vibration Isolation Station IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 4, 2016 — The Vision IsoStation Ergo from Newport Corp. is an ergonomic vibration isolation optical workstation designed for seated users. With an open-front design, hip guard and arm rests, the...
MKS/Newport
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Full-HD Video Camera IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 3, 2016 — The IK-HD5UM video camera from Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. is rated for medical use, meeting the IEC 60601-1 medical design standards requirements for medical and surgical imaging...
Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc.
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Acousto-Optic Modules SPARKS GLENCOE, Md., Feb. 3, 2016 — The Brimrose Corp. of America has expanded its line of acousto-optic (AO) components. A new line of fiber-coupled AO modules are available, able to withstand up to 5 W of CW optical power for...
Brimrose Corp. of America
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Atomic Force Microscope BILLERICA, Mass, Feb. 3, 2016 — The MultiMode 8 atomic force microscope (AFM) from Bruker Corp. enables researchers to create high-resolution images and perform nanoscale, electrical and mechanical property mapping. PeakForce...
Bruker Optics Inc.
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Achromatic Lenses BARRINGTON, N.J., Feb. 3, 2016 — Edmund Optics Inc. has announced its TECHSPEC YAG-BBAR-coated achromatic lenses to correct on-axis spherical and chromatic aberrations. The lenses feature a broadband antireflective coating...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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PCIe Frame Grabber DORVAL, Canada, Feb. 2, 2016 — Matrox Imaging has announced the Matrox Clarity UHD, a single-slot peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) frame grabber. It provides Mini DisplayPort, high-definition Bayonet...
Matrox Imaging
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LED Fiber Optic Illuminator BUFFALO, N.Y., Feb. 2, 2016 — Titan Tool Supply Inc. has announced the LuxPro LED Fiber Optic Light System, a fiber optic illuminator for illuminated borescopes and microscopes. The system has a guaranteed bulb life of...
Titan Tool Supply Inc.
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Piezo Nanopositioning Stage PITTSBURGH, Feb. 2, 2016 — Aerotech Inc. has announced the QFocus QF1 single-axis, microscope objective, piezo nanopositioning stage, offering optics positioning with μm-level precision at high speeds. The stage is...
Aerotech Inc.
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Polygon Scanner SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 2, 2016 — Precision Laser Scanning LLC offers a 70,000-RPM polygon scanner with a sealed optical window for noise isolation. Sealing the mirror housing keeps out contamination, prolonging the service...
Precision Laser Scanning LLC
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Photocoupler IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 1, 2016 — Toshiba America Electronics Components Inc. has announced the TLP2768A, a high-speed photocoupler that offers protection against extreme operating temperatures. The device is capable of...
Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc.
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SWIR Video Camera HOOD RIVER, Ore., Feb. 1, 2016 — Sierra-Olympic Technologies Inc. has announced the QI-SCD15-M1 visible shortwave-infrared (SWIR) video camera from Quantum Imaging Ltd., able to operate in conventional SWIR imaging mode or...
Sierra-Olympic Technologies Inc. (SOTI)
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Frame Grabber GPU Support HAIFA, Israel, Feb. 1, 2016 — Kaya Instruments has announced the support of Advanced Micro Devices Inc.’s workstation graphics processor units (GPUs) in its frame grabbers. Integration of GPU and frame grabber cards...
KAYA Instruments Ltd.
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Carbon Monoxide Components SAXONBURG, Penn., Feb. 1, 2016 — II-VI Inc. offers carbon monoxide optics and components. The CO optics and components are designed for 5- to 6-µm CO lasers. The portfolio includes both internal and external cavity...
II-VI Inc. (see Coherent Corp), II-VI Infrared
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