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 February 2018


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Self-Driving Servicer Baselined for NASA's Restore-L Satellite Servicing Demonstration Officials with NASA's Satellite Servicing Projects Division (SSPD), have officially baselined the Kodiak system – formerly known as the Goddard Reconfigurable Solid-State Scanning Lidar...
Teledyne Brown Receives $46M U.S. Army Task Order Manufacturing solutions developer Teledyne Brown Engineering Inc., a subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies Inc., has been awarded a $45.7 million task order by the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense...
Kippenberg, Wolf Win Zeiss Research Award for Contributions to Photonics Tobias Kippenberg, professor at the Laboratory of Photonics and Quantum Measurements at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), and Jean-Pierre Wolf, professor at...
Marchionni Joins Lumitec Lumitec LLC, a designer and manufacturer of extreme environment LED lighting, has appointed Carmen Marchionni as its director of sales. Marchionni brings more than 25 years of experience in the...
RI Lieutenant Governor Visits Hexagon Manufacturing Metrology solutions developer Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence welcomed Rhode Island Lt. Gov. Dan McKee to its North American headquarters for his 39 Manufacturers Tour. The tour is taking McKee...
ESO’s VLT Becomes Single Telescope With the first light of the ESPRESSO spectrograph using the four-unit telescope mode of the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO’s) Very Large Telescope (VLT), the device has become a...
Dark Sky Association Hosts Events to Call Attention to Light Pollution The International Dark-Sky Association’s (IDA’s) 30th Annual General Meeting will be held Nov. 9 to 10, followed by the Artificial Light at Night’s (ALAN’s) 5th International...
Prior Scientific Acquires Queensgate Optical and mechanical instrumentation manufacturer Prior Scientific Ltd. has acquired nanopositioning systems developer Queensgate Instruments Ltd., a division of Elektron Technology....
Device-ALab Announces Second-Batch Order Device-ALab, a developer of low-noise IR cores, has delivered a second batch of SmartIR320 uncooled thermal camera modules to a key, unnamed account. Featuring a casing section of only 24 × 24...
Atom Photo Wins EPSRC Award An image of a single positively charged strontium atom, held near motionless by electric fields, has won the overall prize in a national science photography competition organized by the U.K.’s...
Kennedy Moves to CST Global’s Sales and Marketing Chip and component developer CST Global Ltd. has appointed Kyle Kennedy as staff engineer in the sales and marketing department. “Kyle started at CST Global three years ago as a process...
Arrow to Distribute Basler Cameras in EMEA Industrial digital camera manufacturer Basler AG and electronic component distributor Arrow Electronics have signed an agreement for Arrow to distribute Basler’s complete range of embedded...
Craic Makes Standard Microspectroscopy solutions developer Craic Technologies Inc. has announced certification under ISO 9001:2015. The International Organization for Standardization’s 9001:2015 Quality Management...
Optalysys, EL Complete Genetic Project With Innovate UK Grant Optical artificial intelligence systems developer Optalysys Ltd. and genomic research institute the Earlham Institute (EI) have announced the successful completion of the Genetic Search System...
Spectrolight Chooses Griot Group, Hass Technical Sales as Distributors Optical and optomechanical component producer Spectrolight Inc. has chosen Griot Group as its exclusive sales representative for the western U.S. and Hass Technical Sales as their exclusive...
Meadowlark’s Baur Awarded G.G. Stokes Award Tom Baur, chairman and founder of polarization solution manufacturer Meadowlark Optics has been awarded the 2018 G.G. Stokes Award from the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE). Baur...
Vrije Hosts Photonics Show for High School Students B-PHOT, the Brussels Photonics Team at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), is organizing its eighth VUB Science Show on Photonics to introduce 1500 students to science and engineering. A team of Ph.D....
Ocean Optics, Pyreos Partner for MIR Solutions Optical sensing technology developer Ocean Optics Inc. has expanded its spectroscopy capabilities by partnering with thin-film pyroelectric sensor developer Pyreos Ltd. to develop new MIR solutions....
NASA Moves Closer to Ultrastable Telescope Babak Saif and Lee Feinberg at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center have shown that they can dynamically detect subatomic distortions across a 5-ft segmented telescope mirror in their mission of...
LBP Optics Obtains ISO Certification Laser optics manufacturer LBP Optics has achieved certification to the internationally recognized ISO 9001:2015 standard. This independent assessment was conducted by the British Assessment Bureau, a...
LASYS Scheduled For June 5-7 at Messe Stuttgart LASYS, the International Trade Fair for Laser Material Processing, is scheduled for June 5 – 7 at the Messe Stuttgart trade fair center. LASYS displays the entire user spectrum of lasers, covering a...
Photonics21 Releases Industry Report for EU FP9 Funding European business organization Photonics21 has released an industry report that details what could be achieved by 2030 if the photonics sector continues to remain a key funding priority by the...
Dental Light Market Set to Reach $960M by 2026 A study from Persistence Market Research has found that the global dental light market is expected to reach $960 million by 2026. The global market for dental lights is estimated to show a compound...
LED-Based Headlight Meets US Safety Requirements, Reduces Energy Consumption Researchers have designed an LED-based train headlight that uses one-tenth of the energy required for headlights that use conventional light sources. If operated eight hours every day, the...
BAE to Supply UAE Armed Forces Aircraft with Head-Up Displays Head-up display (HUD) developer BAE Systems PLC has been selected by Lockheed Martin to modernize HUDs on F-16 aircraft for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces, replacing the fleet’s...
Aledia Completes Financing Round, Adds Intel as Investor Aledia, a developer and manufacturer of next-generation 3D LEDs for display applications based on a gallium-nitride-nanowires-on-silicon platform, has announced the closing of its Series C financing...
Researchers Receive $1M NSF Grant for STEM Outreach Geared Toward Girls Cathlyn Stylinski, a researcher at the University of Maryland’s Center for Environmental Science's (UMCES) Appalachian Laboratory, has received a $1 million, three-year National Science...
Freidrich Schiller's Gräfe Receives €1.9M ERC Grant Stefanie Gräfe from the Friedrich Schiller University has received a European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant. Gräfe is the first woman at the university to receive this research...
GCS, Intengent, VLC to Offer Photonic Integrated Circuit Productions Semiconductor wafer fabrication foundry Global Communication Semiconductors LLC, III-VI photonic consultant Intengent Inc. and photonic integrated circuit designer VLC Photonics SL will jointly offer...
NTU, Volvo Buses Testing Self-Driving Electric Buses in Singapore Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Volvo Buses will begin testing autonomous electric passenger buses in Singapore in 2019. For Volvo, this will be its first autonomous...
FAU Researchers Receive $500K NSF Grant for Underwater Communication Development Researchers from Florida Atlantic University's College of Engineering and Computer Science have received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to design, deploy and evaluate a...
Army Research Lab, Stony Brook Develop Nighttime Imaging Material The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and New York’s Stony Brook University have developed a new synthesis process for low-cost fabrication of a material previously discounted in literature...
Malvern Names 2018 Goetz Award Winners Analysis instrument developer Malvern Panalytical has announced the recipients of the 2018 Alexander Goetz Instrument Support Program award. The Goetz Instrument Program allows master's and/or Ph.D....
NASA’s SPARCS Mission to Prepare for Small Star Analysis In 2021, the NASA-funded Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS) spacecraft will carry a small telescope into Earth orbit on a mission to monitor the flares and sunspots of small stars to...
iX Cameras Distributed by Acal BFi Advanced technology distributor Acal BFi France will distribute iX Cameras’ imaging products in France. "The partnership with iX Cameras enables us to bring unique and sophisticated imaging...
SemiConductor Devices Acquires Quantum Imaging SemiConductor Devices (SCD) has acquired Colorado-based imaging solutions company Quantum Imaging (QI) Inc. SCD is a global leader in the development and manufacturing of a wide range of cooled and...
Robotic Vision Awarded Robotic Automation Software Patents Machine vision software developer Robotic Vision Technologies Inc. (RVT) and its partners have been awarded four new patents for its vision-guided robotic automation software by the U.S. Patent &...
Edmund to Distribute Etaluma Microscopes Optical component supplier Edmund Optics Inc. and microscopy developer Etaluma have entered into a sales channel partnership to distribute Etaluma next-generation inverted LS microscopes to...
Metrohm Acquires Innovative Photonic Solutions Chemical analysis instrument manufacturer Metrohm AG has acquired Innovative Photonic Solutions (IPS) Inc. With this acquisition, Metrohm aims to develop a portfolio of industry-leading Raman...
Framos Joins Embedded Vision Alliance Imaging technology developer Framos Technologies Inc. has joined the Embedded Vision Alliance as a corporate member. The Embedded Vision Alliance is a worldwide industry partnership that brings...
KIT's Koos, Greiner Receive €4M in ERC Grants Professors Christian Koos and Christian Greiner at the at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology’s (KIT’s) Institute of Photonics and Quantum Electronics (IPQ) have received European Research...
Artemis, Plessey Partner for Head-Up Display Bespoke optical thin-film coating manufacturer Artemis Optical Ltd. has partnered with Plessey Semiconductors Ltd. to provide next-generation augmented reality head-up displays (HUDs). The project...
Ulis Thermal Sensor Selected For Irlynx Smart Building Device The Thermal Activity Sensor (TAS) from thermal sensor manufacturer Ulis has been selected by Irlynx SA for integration in its People Sense advanced smart building device. Irlynx will field test...
Partnership Forged to Develop Hybrid Coating Bespoke optical thin-film coating developer Artemis Optical Ltd. has signed a three-year business development and technology partnership with Metamaterial Technologies Inc., a smart materials and...
ISO Certifies II-VI for Biomedica Design, Assembly Engineered material and optoelectronic component developer II-VI Inc. has received ISO 13485 certification for its product development center in Dallas, Texas, to support the design and manufacture...
Dynasil Develops Thin-Film Coatings for Military Optics developer Dynasil Corp. of America has completed the development of its first IR high-efficiency anti-reflective (HEAR) thin-film coatings for the 8- to 12-μm spectral region. "We are very...
Strathclyde Orders Mirrors From Optical Surfaces Optical Surfaces Ltd. has received an order from the Strathclyde Intense Laser Interaction Studies (SILIS) Group at the University of Strathclyde for three ultra-high-performance off-axis parabolic...
Pro-Lite to Distribute Luminit Diffusers The Pro-Lite Group Ltd., a photonics technology developer, has been appointed as pan-European distributor for the holographic, light shaping optical diffusers (LSDs) made by Luminit LLC. Luminit...
Metrohm Opens Florida Headquarters Chemical analysis technology developer Metrohm AG has opened its new North American headquarters in Riverview, Florida. Since breaking ground in February 2017, the 90,000-sq-ft facility has evolved...
Qbic Laser System Representing Bristol Instruments in Asia Optical interferometer-based instrumentation developer Bristol Instruments Inc. will be represented by Qbic Laser System Inc. in Asia. The company will represent Bristol's laster spectral...
Kuehnle Made Managing Director at Trumpf Canada Tobias Kuehnle has been appointed the managing director of Trumpf Canada, succeeding Stefan Fickenscher who is now the sales director of the machine tool division in Trumpf’s U.S. facility....
Osram Opto Semiconductors' IR Lasers Deployed for Assisted Driving High-power IR pulse lasers from Osram Opto Semiconductors GmbH are helping speed the adoption of autonomous vehicles and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). A long-range IR 4D camera concept...
Precision Eye Services’ Laser Unit Acquired by Lensar Femtosecond laser developer Lensar Inc. has acquired the laser business unit of Precision Eye Services (PES) Inc. Lensar and PES originally formed a commercial alliance in 2014, launching the mobile...
England’s NPL Uses Arden Conditioners for PhotInd Metrology Project As part of PhotInd, the European project for metrology for the photonics industry, the UK’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is developing new metrology techniques for embedded waveguides on...
Remote System Uses Video, Algorithms to Monitor Baby’s Heart Rate and Breathing A technology that estimates heart rate using a video camera and software could lead to new applications in the medical equipment and consumer markets. But first, the technology will be used to help...
Jenoptik Opens California Facility Integrated photonics company Jenoptik AG has opened a new application center in Fremont, California. The new office will serve the engineering and product development needs of the region. Personnel...
RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY
Nanophotonic Sensors Monitor Processes in Living Cells A large-scale biosensor developed using nanoplasmonic material is able to accommodate a large number of cells on a single substrate and monitor cell proliferation in real time. The nanoplasmonic material allows for long-term cell survival and unaltered cellular responses. The nanoplasmonic sensor resembles a piece of glass; however, its surface is coated with tiny mushroom-like structures, called...
A New Use for Deep Learning — Hologram Reconstruction Researchers have used a deep learning-based, computational approach to reconstruct a hologram and form a microscopic image of an object. This deep learning-based technique rapidly eliminates...
Tunable Metalens Can Change Its Focus in Real Time, Like a Human Eye Researchers have demonstrated electrically tunable large-area metalenses controlled by artificial muscle technology. The adaptive metalens simultaneously controls for three of the major contributors...
Nanocarbon Shows Promise for Fluorescent Bioimaging An international team from Nagoya University and Boston College has developed a flexible, water-soluble warped nanographene molecule that is biocompatible. The molecule was also found to induce cell...
LED-Based Headlight Meets US Safety Requirements, Reduces Energy Consumption Researchers have designed an LED-based train headlight that uses one-tenth of the energy required for headlights that use conventional light sources. If operated eight hours every day, the...
Researchers Create Light-Emitting Nanoantennas Using Perovskite A research team has used hybrid perovskite to create light-emitting nanoantennas with enhanced photoluminescence. The nanoantenna and light source are combined in a single nanoparticle. The new...
Tomography System Could Help Determine Who Will Respond Best to Chemo A new optical imaging system uses red and NIR light to identify breast cancer patients who could benefit most from chemotherapy. The dynamic diffuse optical tomography system could be able to predict...
Multiple Resonators Can Improve Signal Transmission Scientists have developed a light wave isolation method for efficient signal transmission that is less costly and more versatile than use of a single resonator to induce light waves to travel in just...
Spectroscopy Explores Photoinduced Reactions in Anticancer Drug Using IR spectroscopy researchers have gained fresh insight into how a platinum-based chemotherapy drug candidate functions when activated by light. Completely inactive and non-toxic in the dark, the...
Team Demonstrates Three-Photon Bound States, Advancing Quantum Computing Scientists have observed traveling three-photon bound states in a quantum nonlinear medium, a phenomenon that could help further the use of photons in quantum computing. Researchers from the...
Quantum Computing Advances With Demo of Spin–Photon Interface in Silicon Researchers have experimentally demonstrated a way to use light to connect silicon quantum bits (qubits) of information that are not immediately adjacent to each other. Their work could advance...
Lowering Fusion Temperatures Costs for Nano-Based Manufacturing A new method of processing materials for nano-based manufacturing allows intense pulsed light sintering (IPL) to be used at a lower temperature, enabling low-cost, temperature-sensitive plastic...
Team Uses Plasmonics to Improve QD LED Efficiency Researchers have designed metallic nanostructure substrates that can lower production cost while improving the efficiency of quantum dot (QD) LEDs. For their design, the team exploited the phenomenon...
Silicon Quantum Chip Brings Quantum Computation Closer Scientists have shown that a single electron spin and a single microwave photon can be coupled on a silicon chip. This coupling theoretically could make it possible to transfer quantum information...
Quantum Dots Catalyze Polymer Creation Using semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) as a catalyst for light-mediated radical polymerization, materials scientists are exploring a stable and economical method for making polymers that could be...
Far-UVC Light Could Safely Limit Spread of Flu, Other Airborne Viruses Continuous low doses of far-UVC light have been shown to kill airborne flu viruses without harming human tissue. Far-UVC light could offer a low-cost solution to controlling airborne microbial...
Enhanced Magnetic Dipole Source, Glass Fiber Tailor Radiation in THz Region Researchers have demonstrated an enhanced magnetic dipole source in the terahertz frequency range, a necessary step to harness the magnetic nature of light for terahertz devices. Collaborating...
Welding System Could Help Extend Lives of Nuclear Power Plants A system for welding highly irradiated metal alloys has been developed by researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). The system, designed and...
VNIR HSI Technology Can be Integrated With Consumer Devices A cost-efficient hyperspectral imaging (HSI) technology has been developed that could enable new artificial intelligence applications to be introduced into mobile devices, allowing for use in smart...
F-VLEDs Reduce Heat Generation, Opening Way for Biomedical Applications Flexible vertical micro-LEDs (f-VLEDs) have been developed using anisotropic conductive film (ACF)-based transfer and interconnection technology. Thermal reliability and lifetime was improved by...
RF Reference Transmitted Over Fiber Optics Could Reduce Reliance on Atomic Clocks Researchers from a consortium of Australian institutions have demonstrated that a stable radio-frequency (RF) reference can be reliably transmitted more than 300 kilometers over a standard fiber...
Remote System Uses Video, Algorithms to Monitor Baby’s Heart Rate and Breathing A technology that estimates heart rate using a video camera and software could lead to new applications in the medical equipment and consumer markets. But first, the technology will be used to help...
Magneto-Optical Q-Switched Laser Generates Unpolarized Light By using a technique — called q-switching — that utilizes short but high-powered pulse outputs, a laser one-tenth of the size of an American penny produced a beam that is 10 times more powerful than...
PRODUCTS
CMOS Cameras MÜNSTER, Germany, Feb. 28, 2018 — Ximea GmbH has announced two new 3500-fps CMOS cameras. The CB013 camera features the LUX13HS high-speed sensor from Luxima with 13.7-µm pixels and fast data throughput at full resolution of 1280 × 864. Both aspects are beneficial for high-speed, low-exposure-time applications. The CB019 uses the LUX19HS high-speed, global shutter CMOS sensor from Luxima. The camera can...
XIMEA GmbH
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Vacuum Tweezer COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Feb. 28, 2018 — The TWEEZER-VAC ELITE (TV-1500-ELITE) from Virtual Industries Inc. is a vacuum tweezer developed in response to customer concerns about firmly grasping critical components and not dropping them...
Virtual Industries Inc.
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Light Measurement System OXFORD, England, Feb. 28, 2018 — The WaveGo pocket-size light measurement system from Wave Illumination offers simple, accurate measurement for characterization of light sources. Paired with a smartphone app, the handheld...
Wave Illumination
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Parabolic Mirrors BARRINGTON, N.J., Feb. 28, 2018 — TECHSPEC Low Scatter Off-Axis Parabolic (OAP) Mirrors from Edmund Optics Inc. are designed for low scatter in the visible spectrum. The devices provide a surface figure of λ/8 rms and a...
Edmund Optics Inc.
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Small Parts Handling System COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Feb. 27, 2018 — The ADJUST-A-VAC ESD Safe Kit from Virtual Industries Inc. features AV-6000-SP8-BD-110 ESD-Safe Delrin Small Parts Tips and ESD-Safe Vacuum Tips in response to customer concerns regarding the manual...
Virtual Industries Inc.
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White Light Source IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 27, 2018 — The Mighty Light Plus (ML+) from Spectrolight Inc. is a high-power white light source designed for microscopy, white light interferometry, machine vision, and precision inspection applications. ...
SPECTROLIGHT Inc.
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VIS-SWIR Camera LARNE, Northern Ireland, Feb. 27, 2018 — The Ninox 1280 VIS-SWIR camera from Raptor Photonics Ltd. offers HD resolution for high-end scientific and astronomy applications. Using a 1280 × 1024 InGaAs (indium gallium arsenide)...
Raptor Photonics Ltd.
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AR/VR Lens REDMOND, Wash., Feb. 27, 2018 — An AR/VR Lens for measuring near-eye displays within headsets has been announced by Radiant Vision Systems LLC for ProMetric imaging photometers and colorimeters. The AR/VR lens features a...
Radiant Vision Systems, Test & Measurement
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Pyroelectric Flame-Sensing Module GYEONGGI-DO, South Korea, Feb. 26, 2018 — Trueyes Co. Ltd. has announced the world’s smallest pyroelectric flame-sensing module using Pyreos Ltd.’s ezPyro chip. Trueyes’ TF100 module measures just 16 × 16 mm and...
Pyreos Ltd.
Pulse Diode-Pumped Lasers RONKONKOMA, N.Y., Feb. 26, 2018 — The DP Series of pulsed diode-pumped lasers from Photonics Industries Inc. feature 5 to 10 × lower power consumption. The devices feature high pointing stability and better pulse-to-pulse...
Photonics Industries International Inc.
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Measurement Software CAMARILLO, Calif., Feb. 23, 2018 — OptoTest Corp. has announced an update to the OP1021 Launch Condition Analyzer software, allowing for mode field diameter (MFD) measurement per TIA/EIA-455-191A and IEC 60793-1-45. The update...
Santec California Corp.
High-Power Blue Laser CENTENNIAL, CO, January 23, 2018 — The AO-150 high-power blue laser from Nuburu combines high power and short wavelength for metal processing speed. Compared to IR lasers, high-power blue laser light offers improvements in...
Nuburu Inc.
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MIR Spectrometer STAEFA, Switzerland, Feb. 23, 2018 — The IRisF1 dual-frequency comb mid-IR spectrometer from IRsweep AG offers user-exchangeable laser modules. The device features microsecond time resolution and bright quantum cascade laser...
IRsweep
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Low Light CMOS Camera ST. LOUIS, Feb. 23, 2018 — E-con Systems Inc. has announced the Sony STARVIS series IMX290 CMOS sensor-based MIPI CSI-2 camera module for Nvidia’s e-CAM21_CUTX2 Jetson TX2 developer kit. The STARVIS features...
e-con Systems Inc.
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Scan Lenses SAXONBURG, Pa., Feb. 22, 2018 — II-VI Inc. has announced its scan lenses for micromaterials processing in the NIR and MIR spectrum. By combining optics based on zinc sulfide multispectral and fused silica materials, smaller...
Coherent Corp.
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Flicker Test System TÜRKENFELD, Germany, Feb. 22, 2018 — The BTS256-EF flicker test system from Gigahertz-Optik GmbH is a universal measuring device for the determination of all relevant light parameters in general lighting. Combined with an...
Gigahertz-Optik GmbH
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SWIR Platform SAN DIEGO, Feb. 22, 2018 — The SpectralLED RS-7-SWIR platform from Gamma Scientific Inc. incorporates nine SWIR wavelengths for synthesis of commercially available light sources or based on imported spectra. The product...
Gamma Scientific
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IP Core TAUFKIRCHEN, Germany, Feb. 22, 2018 — The SLVS-EC RX IP Core from Xilinx has been announced by FRAMOS GmbH for easy sensor interfacing with field-programmable gate arrays. The proprietary module, available with an evaluation board,...
FRAMOS GmbH
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Fluorescence, Absorbance Spectrometer EDISON, N.J., Feb. 21, 2018 — The Duetta two-in-one fluorescence and UV-VIS absorbance spectrometer from Horiba Scientific eliminates the need for multiple scanning instruments. In addition to traditional fluorescence and...
HORIBA Scientific
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Continuous-Wave UV Laser GRAEFELFING, Germany, Feb. 21, 2018 — The TopWave 266 continous-wave UV laser from Toptica Photonics AG is available with 300-mW output power at 266 nm. TopWave 266 is a turnkey system driven by a fully digital control electronic,...
Toptica Photonics AG
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Line Scan Cameras CHELMSFORD, England, Feb. 21, 2018 — The ELiiXA+ trilinear color range of high-resolution line scan cameras from Teledyne e2v Ltd. are ideal for industrial applications that require high color resolution and image sharpness, such as...
Teledyne e2v - UK
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Aberration Corrector Optics DALGETY BAY, Scotland, Feb. 21, 2018 — PowerPhotonic Ltd.’s new family of custom and semicustom aberration corrector optics can be used to correct and manipulate aberration errors in both single-mode and multimode laser beams. ...
PowerPhotonic Ltd.
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Inverted Metallurgical Microscope The GX53 inverted metallurgical microscope from Olympus SA features MIX observation for clear imaging of structures and surface features, an LED light source for true-to-life images with consistent...
Olympus Europa SE & Co. KG
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Spectral Focuser ANDOVER, Mass., Feb. 20, 2018 — The Newport Spectral Focusing Timing and Recombination Unit (SF-TRU) has been announced by MKS Instruments Inc. The second-generation device has been upgraded to add grating pairs for...
MKS/Newport
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Spectrophotometer ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 19, 2018 — The SpectraNova D8-M2 spectrophotometer from FluxData Inc. offers high-accuracy, noncontact color measurement. The measurement head is sealed to protect the integrating sphere from the factory...
FluxData Inc.
Miniaturized Imaging Platform JENA, Germany, Feb. 19, 2018 — The SYIONS miniaturized imaging platform from Jenoptik Optical Systems GmbH is a digital image capture, processing and analysis platform that quickly and efficiently generates image data from in...
Jenoptik Optical Systems GmbH, Optical Systems
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Cyan-Green Superluminescent LEDs SCHLIEREN, Switzerland, Feb. 16, 2018 — Cyan-green superluminescent LEDs (SLEDs) from Exalos AG represent a major step toward a complete RGB SLED illumination source for micro-displays in augmented reality applications, head-up display...
Exalos AG
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Light-Curable Adhesives TORRINGTON, Conn., Feb. 16, 2018 — The Dymax 215-CTH-UR-SC family of light-curable adhesive products from Dymax Corp. are ideal for the fast bonding of difficult-to-bond plastic substrates typically used in specialty catheter devices....
Dymax, Headquarters
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Picosecond Laser BESANÇON, France, Feb. 16, 2018 — The PIXEA-analytics high-performance picosecond laser from Aurea Technology is based on a gain-switched laser diode. Available for a large variety of center wavelengths from 375 to 1990 nm, the...
Aurea Technology
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Laser Beam Monitoring System ANDOVER, Mass., Feb. 16, 2018 — MKS Instruments Inc. has announced the Ophir Focal Spot Analyzer, a laser beam monitoring system that measures the focus spot and power of high-power lasers in real time. The Focal Spot...
MKS Instruments Inc.
MKS Ophir, Light & Measurement
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Distributed Feedback Lasers OSAKA, Japan, Feb. 15, 2018 — The distributed feedback quantum cascade laser (DFB-QCL1) CAN module from Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. can oscillate in a single mode under continuous-wave conditions up to a device temperature...
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.
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Rack Switch MUNICH, Feb. 15, 2018 — The Ruggedcom RST2228 from Siemens AG is an Ethernet 19-in. rack switch. The device features four integrated 1/10-Gbps uplinks and up to 24 field modular 10-, 100-, or 1000-Mbps interfaces...
Siemens AG, Process Industries and Drives
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OEM Custom Lens Assemblies CHESHAM, England, Feb. 15, 2018 — OEM custom lens assemblies from Resolve Optics Ltd. include complex high-speed imaging, material sorting inspection and radiation resistant lenses for critical medical and nuclear applications. ...
Resolve Optics Ltd.
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Thermal Camera WILSONVILLE, Ore., Feb. 15, 2018 — The FLIR T1030sc thermal camera from Flir Systems Inc. combines a sensitive detector with HD-ready optics to detect temperature differences of <20 mK at 30 °C. The camera delivers 1024...
Teledyne FLIR Systems Inc.
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Calibration Slide Rochester, N.Y., Feb. 15, 2018 — Developed with input from bright-field microscopy experts, the IAM-9C-SECCAL color transmission calibration slide from Applied Image Inc. offers NIST-traceable color integrity of digitally captured...
Applied Image Inc.
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LED Solutions POWAY, Calif., Feb. 14, 2018 — The DSM7T Series of rugged and efficient LED solutions from Visual Communications Co. LLC are thin, numeric displays ideal for a wide range of applications including industrial devices, light...
VCC (Visual Communications Co.)
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UV-Hardened Spatial Light Modulator KOMAKI, Japan, Feb. 14, 2018 — The SLM150 UV hardened spatial light modulator from Santec Corp. is based on liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) technology. The SLM150 is a 2D spatial light modulator with 42× higher UV...
Santec Corp.
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Radio Frequency Spectrum Analyzers FAIRPORT, N.Y., Feb. 14, 2018 — Saelig Co. Inc. has announced the Rigol Technologies’ RSA5000 Series of radio frequency spectrum analyzers. The real-time devices scan a complete frequency spectrum of 9 kHz to 3.2 or 6.5...
Saelig Co. Inc.
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Single-Mode Laser Diode Module SANTA ROSA, Calif., Feb. 14, 2018 — Electro Optical Components Inc. has announced the single-mode laser diode module from IMM Photonics GmbH. The device features stable performance across a wide range of temperatures without...
Electro Optical Components Inc.
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Laser Wavelength Meter MEYLAN, France, Feb. 13, 2018 — The LW-10 high-resolution laser wavelength meter from Resolution Spectra Systems provides robust calibration with a 20-MHz resolution and 200-MHz absolute accuracy within a compact package. ...
Resolution Spectra Systems
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Flux-Grown Crystals ROSH HAAYIN, Israel, Feb. 13, 2018 — SKTP flux-grown Potassium Titanyle Phosphate (KTP) crystals from Raicol Crystals Ltd. are High Gray Track Resistance flux grown KTP crystals, enabling a higher average power density for the...
Raicol Crystals Ltd.
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Single-Axis Positioning Stages VAN NUYS, Calif., Feb. 13, 2018 — Optimal Engineering Systems Inc. (OES) offers the high-precision AQ110 Series of low-cost, low-profile motorized single-axis positioning stages. The compact four cross roller linear stages have...
Optimal Engineering Systems Inc.
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Laser Head Series SAXONBURG, Pa., Feb. 12, 2018 — The QOMO laser head series from II-VI Inc. is designed for analytical instruments in the life sciences field including for flow cytometers, confocal microscopes and biomedical imaging applications....
Coherent Corp.
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Fume Hoods INDEPENDENCE, Mo., Feb. 12, 2018 — UniFlow FM Fume Hoods from Hemco Corp. are designed for synthesis, distillation and other reactor or rack type operations where a tall apparatus is used or large-diameter equipment is rolled into the...
HEMCO Corp.
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Near Eye Display SAN DIEGO, Calif., Feb. 12, 2018 — The GS-1290 NED Near Eye Display from Gamma Scientific Inc. is designed to accurately capture spectral measurements of virtual reality, mixed reality, augmented reality and helmet-mounted displays as...
Gamma Scientific
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Handheld Barcode Scanner SYRACUSE, N.Y., Feb. 9, 2018 — The Flexpoint HS-1E handheld barcode scanner from Jadak scans 1D and 2D barcodes with high reliability. Backward-compatible with the company’s Flexpoint HS-1M, the HS-1E offers customers...
JADAK
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UV Fluorescence Filters SAXONBURG, Pa., Feb. 9, 2018 — A line of UV fluorescence filters designed for life sciences and biomedical instrumentation has been announced by II-VI Inc. The filters feature spectral profiles with high transmission, steep...
Coherent Corp.
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Microspectrophotometer SAN DIMAS, Calif., Feb. 9, 2018 — The 20/30 PV microspectrophotometer from Craic Technologies Inc. gives users the ability to collect UV-VIS-NIR absorbance, reflectance, fluorescence and Raman spectra of microscopic sample areas with...
CRAIC Technologies
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Oscilloscope Options ONNA, Japan, Feb. 9, 2018 — Anritsu Corp. has introduced clock recovery, PAM4 analysis and jitter analysis options for its BERTWave MP2110A sampling oscilloscope tp help shorten inspection times, increase production-line yields...
Anritsu Corp., Test & Measurement
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Polymer Nanoparticles DURHAM, England, Feb. 8, 2018 — Conjugated polymer nanoparticles (CPNs) from Stream Bio Ltd. have all the beneficial features of existing fluorescent markers while avoiding the use of heavy metals. A polymer-based, nontoxic...
Stream Bio Ltd.
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Graphene Photodetectors ESPOO, Finland, Feb. 8, 2018 — Graphene photodetectors from Emberion Oy convert light to an electronic signal using graphene charge transducers combined with a nanocrystal light absorber. The photodetectors provide...
Emberion Oy
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I/O Machine Vision Solution WOBURN, Mass., Feb. 8, 2018 — The BitBox from BitFlow Inc. is an input/output (I/O) device for machine vision and the industrial Internet of Things, providing 36 inputs and 36 outputs in a compact, DIN-rail-mounted form factor...
BitFlow Inc.
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CMOS Cameras AHRENSBURG, Germany, Feb. 8, 2018 — Basler AG has announced the ace U and ace L CMOS cameras with high values for dynamic range, dark noise and quantum efficiency in low-light and high-speed applications. The ace U cameras with...
Basler AG
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Line Scan SWIR InGaAs Detectors LEUVEN, Belgium, Feb. 7, 2018 — The XLIN-FC series of line scan SWIR indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) detectors from Xenics NV are suitable for applications in machine vision and spectroscopy. Using flip-chip (FC)-type...
Xenics
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CMOS Camera WATERLOO, Ontario, Feb. 7, 2018 — Genie Nano cameras built around ON Semiconductor Inc.’s Python P3 1.3M CMOS image sensors have been announced by Teledyne Dalsa. The models feature a global shutter, with 1280 ×...
Teledyne DALSA, Machine Vision OEM Components
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Multispectral Sensor Chipset PREMSTAETTEN, Austria, Feb. 7, 2018 — The AS7265X from AMS AG is an 18-channel multispectral sensor solution for emerging spectral sensing applications such as horticulture, fluid quality/spectral component analysis, and complex spectral...
ams OSRAM
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Deep UV Lens TOKYO, Feb. 7, 2018 — The quartz lens from Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. (AGC) is designed for deep UV LEDs. Deep UV LEDs have a low impact on the environment and strong disinfectant action. They are expected to be the...
AGC
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Multiaxis Precision Motion Controller AUBURN, Mass., Feb. 6, 2018 — The A-82× multiaxis precision motion controller from Physik Instrumente LP is designed to handle 4, 6 or 8 axes of PIglide air- bearing positioning stages and precision automation subsystems....
PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, Motion Control, Air Bearings, Piezo Mechanics
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LED Flood Lamp NEW BRITAIN, Conn., Feb. 6, 2018 — The Incure L1044-365 UV LED Flood Lamp from Incure Inc. offers users the benefit of lower cost per joule, made possible with 144 high-power LEDs for the curing of Incure UV, VIS light curing...
Incure Inc.
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OEM Custom Lens Assemblies CHESHAM, England, Feb. 6, 2018 — OEM custom lens assemblies have been announced by Resolve Optics Ltd. Custom lens assemblies include devices that range from complex high-speed imaging lenses and material sorting inspection...
Resolve Optics Ltd.
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Intelligent Software and Sensor KARLSRUHE, Germany, Feb. 5, 2018 — EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH has announced the combination of EyeVision 3D software and the Intel RealSense 3D sensor for intelligent and interactive systems. With the image processing...
EVT Eye Vision Technology GmbH
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Autofocus Camera Board ST. LOUIS, Feb. 5, 2018 — E-con Systems Inc. has launched the e-CAM80_IMX7, 8-MP Full HD Autofocus MIPI Camera Board for NXP i.MX7. The e-CAM80_IMX7 is a CSI-2 MIPI camera that can be interfaced with the NXP SABRE...
e-con Systems Inc.
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Laser Attenuator HØRSHOLM, Denmark, Feb. 5, 2018 — A laser attenuator developed by Delta Optical Thin Film AS utilizes an ultrahard-coated, laser optical multilayer attenuator (LOMA) filter. The laser attenuator enables computer-controlled...
Delta Optical Thin Film A/S
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Neutral-Point-Clamped Power Modules UNTERHACHING, Germany, Feb. 1, 2018 — The flowNPC 2 from Vincotech GmbH is a neutral-point-clamped (NPC) power module featuring insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) technology for three-phase solar, uninterruptible power and energy...
Vincotech GmbH
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SWIR InGaAs Sensors PALISEAU, France, Feb. 1, 2018 — The Snake SW Tecless high-resolution shortwave IR (SWIR) detector from Sofradir is designed for use in high-volume industrial, scientific and surveillance applications such as inspection, sorting,...
Lynred
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